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Party System Change in Italy: Politicising the EU and the Rise of Eccentric Parties

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  • Daniela Giannetti
  • Andrea Pedrazzani
  • Luca Pinto

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Using expert survey data covering the 2001–13 period, this article investigates the changing shape and structure of the Italian policy space over time, as well as parties’ shifting policy positions. Our results show the emergence of a distinct pro-/anti-EU (European Union) dimension structuring party competition and a change in the meaning of EU related attitudes. The increasing importance of the pro-/anti-EU dimension is due to the entry of brand new parties in 2013. Our findings also speak to the Euroscepticism literature, as they question the hypothesis according to which Euroscepticism is confined to peripheral parties located at the extremes on the left–right scale.

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  • Daniela Giannetti & Andrea Pedrazzani & Luca Pinto, 2017. "Party System Change in Italy: Politicising the EU and the Rise of Eccentric Parties," South European Society and Politics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(1), pages 21-42, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fsesxx:v:22:y:2017:i:1:p:21-42
    DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2016.1174470
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