To cite the article: Maggini, N. (2022). New Challenges for Representative Democracy: The Changing Political Space in Western Europe. Italian Journal of Electoral Studies QOE – IJES, Just Accepted. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/qoe-12629 The article is open access and can be accessed here. Abstract Globalisation and EU integration have reshaped political alignments in western Europe, with the emergence of new conflicts within a political space still ideologically structured in two dimensions (economic and cultural). However, recent challenger parties appear to question such alleged bi-dimensionality, e.g. combining anti-immigrant stances with progressive views on moral...

To cite the article: Emanuele, V., Marino, B., and Diodati, N. M. (2022) When institutions matter: electoral systems and intraparty fractionalization in Western Europe, Comparative European Politics, DOI: 10.1057/s41295-022-00319-z The article, published on Comparative European Politics, can be accessed here. Abstract The comparative study of intraparty divisions and their determinants has been a long-debated matter, but some issues remain unresolved. First, the problem of the empirical identification of intraparty groups. Second, the lack of comparative perspective and large-N cross-country and cross-time analyses, given intraparty divisions...

Uno degli aspetti più discussi in questi giorni sul voto di domenica 25 settembre riguarda il consenso dei partiti italiani sul territorio. La meridionalizzazione del Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S), l’arretramento verso Nord della Lega dopo l’espansione di questi anni a Sud del Po e perfino del Tevere e la debolezza del Partito Democratico (PD) al di fuori delle ZTL sono solo alcuni degli argomenti al centro del dibattito post-voto. Argomenti su cui vale la pena di fare chiarezza guardando empiricamente al rapporto fra voto e territorio sotto diversi aspetti: la nazionalizzazione della competizione, la dimensione demografica dei comuni e le zone geopolitiche. Fortissima territorializzazione...

To cite the article: Emanuele, V., Improta, M., Marino, B., and Verzichelli, L. (2022) Going technocratic? Diluting governing responsibility in electorally turbulent times, West European Politics, DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2022.2095494 The article, published on West European Politics, can be accessed here Abstract Technocracy has recently triggered growing scholarly interest, especially as an alternative form of ruling to both party government and populism. In the context of weakened parties-citizens links and increasing external constraints faced by Western European ruling parties, technocratic appointments might help deal with...

To cite the article: Trastulli, F. (2022). «Fence-Building» or «Preservation»: The Paths to Social Democratic Nationalist Position-Taking in Western Europe (2008-2018). Polis 2/2022, 189-218. The article was published on Polis can be accessed here. Abstract Nationalism is generally seen as an issue owned by «traditional-authoritarian-nationalist», typically right-wing parties. However, data on electoral manifestos by the Manifesto Project shows that other formations too adopt nationalist positions. This includes a party family such as Western European social democracy, which traditionally opposed such stances and, as a result, has...