The Lega Nord Back in Government
The Lega Nord Back in Government
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DOI：
10.1080/01402382.2010.508911
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
McDonnell, Duncan
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作者：
Albertazzi, Daniele;McDonnell, Duncan
2008年大选后，意大利地方主义民粹主义政党北方联盟（Lega Nord）作为西尔维奥•贝卢斯科尼（Silvio Berlusconi）领导的中右联盟的一部分重返政府。自那以后，该党得以蓬勃发展，这要归功于其对关键部委的控制，以及在联邦改革和移民/法律与秩序等主要议题上巩固的“议题所有权”。在此期间，它还在2009年欧洲议会和2010年地区选举中取得了重大进展。本文分析了联盟党自2008年以来的成功，考虑了该党的行动（特别是它发起的立法和它在政府执政期间的叙述）以及中层领导人和活动家的反应。作者认为，与学者们的预期相反，作为初级联盟伙伴的民粹主义者不一定注定要驯服他们的言论，面临分裂或看到他们的选举支持下降。相反，由于集中注意选定的主题和政策，并采取有效的宣传战略，联邦院在选举中继续取得成功，其成员也不断增加。因此，这篇文章的结论是，关于民粹主义者天生无法在政府中生存并享受成功的说法似乎为时过早。
Following the 2008 general election, the Italian regionalist populist party Lega Nord returned to government as part of a centre-right coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi. Since then, the party has been able to thrive thanks to its holding of key ministries and its consolidation of 'issue ownership' over its main themes of federal reform and immigration/law and order. In this period, it has also made major gains in the 2009 European Parliament and 2010 regional elections. This article analyses the Lega's success since 2008 by considering the actions of the party (in particular the legislation it has sponsored and the narrative offered of its time in government) as well as the reactions of mid-ranking leaders and activists. The authors argue that, contrary to the expectations of scholars, populists serving as junior coalition partners are not necessarily destined to tame their rhetoric, face splits or see their electoral support decline. On the contrary, by focusing on selected themes and policies and adopting effective communication strategies, the Lega has continued to enjoy electoral success and seen its membership grow. The article concludes, therefore, that claims about populists being inherently unable to survive in government and enjoy success seem to have been premature.