Redazione CISE

With the new year, the CISE Seminar Series is back.  The new series will run from September to December 2019. The CISE Seminar Series was born from: 1) the need and interest of the CISE to establish a practice of open discussion for the work in progress of its researchers; 2) the aim to establish and consolidate a network of scientific interaction relating the CISE within the LUISS research community (both in the Department of Political Science and in other departments) and with other universities in the Rome area. As a result, it is open to any researcher wishing to present their...

Introduction: Understanding the European Parliament elections of 2019 Luana Russo, Mark N. Franklin, Lorenzo De Sio Part I − Comparative Overview Much ado about nothing? The EP elections in comparative perspective Davide Angelucci, Luca Carrieri, Mark N. Franklin Party system change in EU countries: long-term instability and cleavage restructuring Vincenzo Emanuele, Bruno Marino Spitzenkandidaten 2.0: From experiment to routine in European elections? Thomas Christiansen, Michael Shackleton Explaining the outcome. Second-order factors still matter, but with an exceptional turnout increase Lorenzo De Sio, Luana Russo, Mark N. Franklin Impact of issues on party performance Nicola Maggini, Lorenzo De Sio, Diego Garzia, Alexander H. Trechsel Part II − Results...

The European Parliament Elections of 2019 edited by Lorenzo De Sio, Mark N. Franklin and Luana Russo The first European Parliament elections after the Brexit referendum; the first after the election of Donald Trump and the success of populist parties (and the instalment of “populist” governments) around Europe; the first EP elections testing the institutionalization of the Spitzenkandidaten mechanism – the innovation that sought to link EP elections to the choice between candidates for President of the European Commission. The European Parliament elections of 2019 were a first in many aspects, pointing to relevant questions that might be answered once the...

A triple victory for Salvini: numerical (he becomes the center of gravity of the government); geographical (its party is now truly national, with a homogenous electoral support), strategic (he now has several options). Tab. 1 – Electoral results in Italy, 2014 and 2019 EP elections, 2018 legislative elections The geography of Salvini's success is in three numbers: compared to its 2018 results, the League multiplies its votes by 1.5 in the North, by 2 in the Center, and by more than 3 in the South and on the Islands. Thus, the current geographical profile of the League appears to be more nationalized,...

Una vittoria triplice per Salvini: numerica (diventa il baricentro del governo); geografica (diventa un partito uniformemente nazionale), strategica (ora ha diverse opzioni). Tab. 1 – Risultati elettorali in Italia nelle elezioni europee 2014, 2019 e nelle elezioni politiche 2018 La geografia del successo di Salvini sta in tre numeri: rispetto ai suoi risultati 2018, moltiplica i suoi voti per 1,5 al nord, per 2 al centro, e per più di 3 al sud e nelle isole. Quindi, il profilo geografico di oggi della Lega appare più nazionalizzato, mentre il calo del Movimento 5 stelle (più forte nelle regioni del Nord, meno...