Candidate Selection, Personalization and Different Logics of Centralization in New Southern European Populism
The Cases of Podemos and the M5S
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7786458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manuela Caiani (0000-0002-2174-6579, Scuola Normale Superiore, corresponding author), Enrico Padoan (0000-0002-1292-5428, Scuola Normale Superiore), Bruno Marino (0000-0002-9256-5556, University of Bologna) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 404-427 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Government and Opposition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-257X • E-ISSN: 1477-7053 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/gov.2021.9 |
| OpenAlex | W3154722533 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 47 |
In this article, we focus on the candidate selection processes of Podemos in Spain and the Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S – Five Star Movement) in Italy, processes which are related to intra-party democracy. With a mixed-methods approach (including novel data from the expert survey PoPES, 31 semi-structured interviews with party representatives and militants, and analysis of party documents, statutes and leader speeches) and a comparative perspective, we explore candidate selection in the context of the broader organizational party structures over time. We find that: (1) Podemos functions like a typical centralized party, whereas M5S is a deviant case with strong and centralized control over party organization but decentralized mechanisms for candidate selection; (2) both these logics of centralization of power undermine the parties’ democratic credentials but have different consequences in terms of cohesion (expulsions/departures in M5S and splintering in Podemos); and (3) in both cases, the parties’ organizational culture and symbolic tools legitimate their top-down features
Business · Cohesion (chemistry · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Geography · Personalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Selection (genetic algorithm · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
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| Citations per year | 5,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |