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The proletariat problem: general election 2017 and the class politics of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
The election continued the swing of working-class voters to the Conservative Party – but also the more important trend of working-class disengagement from politics. Can Labour respond without succumbing to populism? The general election was peculiar for a large number of reasons. One of those reasons, relatively overlooked to date, is that – amid some stunning victories in affluent areas … Continue reading
Brexit Britain and undemocracy: an epilogue
Paradoxically, the snap election is a further nail in the coffin of actually-existing British democracy – and reinforces the role of Brexit in the revival of conservative statecraft Theresa May’s decision to call a snap election for June continues Britain’s descent towards ‘undemocracy’, a trend crystallised in the 2016 EU referendum. While the notion of ‘post-democracy’ signals the marginalisation of … Continue reading
How a new electoral law could shape the 2018 Italian elections
Italy’s new electoral law – used for the first time in this weekend’s election – could have a wide-ranging impact on the country’s politics By the end of Sunday 4th March Italian voters will discover a lot more about themselves than they have known for years, thanks to their brand new electoral law whose main target is to represent them … Continue reading →
2 March 2018 by Dario Quattromani
Categories: SPERI Comment | Tags: Dario Quattromani, election, electoral law, Italian election 2018, Italian Politics Specialist Group, Italy | Leave a comment