Ricerc@Sapienza

The 2018 Italian General Elections can be recognized as one of the most relevant case studies in the contemporary political communication researches for many reasons. In particular, it’s crucial for the success of two populist parties (M5S and Lega Nord) and for the complexity of the recent scenario characterized by a political and social instability that was reflected in the alliance between the winner parties and in the disappearance of the “classic” party system.

The current political scenario show how that composed kind of political proposals and strategies that might be called “populist” seem to meet the request for political change characterizing Western electorate (Inglehart, Norris, 2016). In particular, Italy has been the theatre of a trend that can be summarized in the Urbinati’s formula “populism golden age” (Urbinati, 2015).

The current political scenario shows how that composed kind of political proposals and strategies that might be called “populist” seem to meet the request for political change characterizing Western electorate (Inglehart, Norris, 2016). In particular, Italy has been the theatre of a trend that can be summarized in the Urbinati’s formula “populism golden age” (Urbinati, 2015).