CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Belli, Sharon |
|---|---|
| Title | The Rise Of Populism In South Of Europe:Negativity Bias Of Society And Economic Distress? |
| Summary | Why do newly populist parties appeal to the core of middle-class voters regardless of ideology since 2008? Who are the supporters of new populist parties in Italy and Spain? Focusing on the Five Star Movement in Italy and Podemos in Spain, respectively, the study examines how welfare state changes and the impact of fiscal squeeze have affected middle-class voting preferences over parties. The analysis sheds light on the individual preferences towards social protection and the kind of crisis perceived and resentment felt by supporters of Podemos and Five Star Movement since 2008. The study offers a perspective on the micro-foundations of populist voting behaviour European polities for the period following the financial crisis of 2008-9. Findings suggest that the perception of economic developments are among the driven factors of the vote for POD, while in Italy the mains driven factors of the M5S electorate seem to be the negative perception of the all mainstream parties. While POD electorate aim is to actively replace and punish the left, M5S are punishing the entire elite because of corruption and privileges. In both countries, the elite is perceived as scarifying the public elements of the welfare state, which do not fit with the sense of community and social cohesion. |
| Supervisor | Borbála Kovács |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/belli_sharon.pdf |
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