Southern European Challenger Parties against the Mainstream

This book focuses on the rise of new challenger parties and the magnitude of their impact on political systems and the existing political order in Southern Europe in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

Autorentext

Davide Vittori is postdoctoral researcher at the Unviersité Libre de Bruxelles. He works on political parties, voting behaviour, populism, citizens' attitudes towards democracy, democratic innovations, and technocracy. He has published on these topics on several international political science journals.

Inhalt

1 Challenging the tradition(s)?: An introduction 2 How do Challenger parties compete, organize, and articulate their ideologies? 3 A political success in turbulent times 4 Defining political success: The rise of Podemos, SYRIZA, and M5S5 Podemos 6 SYRIZA 7 Five Star Movement 8 Conclusion