Populists Are Not Taking Over Europe — But They’re Not Leaving Either
Daniele Albertazzi writes for The Birmingham Perspective: The political developments of the last year have inspired a flurry of articles and analyses on the future of populism in Europe. However, too often the deployment of “populism” is inconsistent, loose, and...
Could the Five Star Movement be Italy’s Next Government?
In a year of European election wild cards, will Italy's Five Star Movement be the joker in the pack? Amid a series of important elections in Europe --- The Netherlands in March, France this month, the UK in June, and Germany in September --- Italy may take its place....
Radio Open Source: The (Lack of) Resistance Under Silvio Berlusconi
As Donald Trump assumes the US Presidency, the University of Birmingham's Daniele Albertazzi looks at the failure of resistance under another businessman who became a political leader, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi. Broadcast by Radio Open Source: International pressure...




