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Tag Archives: Berlusconi
Mar 28 2018
Salvini, the Leader who Replaced Berlusconi
24 CommentsBy Alessandro Franzi Silvio Berlusconi no longer leads the Italian centre-right coalition. The outcome of the recent election has given this role to Matteo Salvini, the younger (ex-Northern) League leader who aspires to be the next prime minister. Mr Salvini has turned … Continue reading
Posted by: March 28, 2018
Tagged with: Berlusconi, Five star movement, Italian Election, Northern League, Salvini
Mar 9 2018
Italy’s Election: The Path to Political Radicalisation
3 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi The result of the Italian general election was extraordinary. Even if the most recent polls had anticipated the trend, the actual numbers were surprising, providing the immediate sense of a rather dramatic political shift. Three main and … Continue reading
Posted by: March 9, 2018
Tagged with: Berlusconi, elections, Five star movement, Italy, PD, populism, Renzi
May 17 2013
Intimate Fusion: Media and Political Power in Silvio Berlusconi’s Italy
1 CommentBy John Lloyd and Ferdinando Giugliano (reposted from openDemocracy) Key to the politics of public discourse about the crisis are media structures and their relationship with politics across Europe’s diverse media environments. This repost is the first in an occasional … Continue reading
Posted by: May 17, 2013
Tagged with: Berlusconi, Journalism, Media ownership, Media Systems, Public Sphere