The Politics of Polarisation: Conflictual Competition in Italy, Spain and Greece
About this ebook
In recent years, polarisation has been a key feature of South European politics. Deep antagonism has moved party leaders against each other, hindered parliamentary and governmental cooperation, and triggered a cascade effect of harsh divisions among elites and citizens. Beyond the left-right axis, the chapters in this volume highlight multiple dimensions around which parties and voters polarise: the split around sovereign bailouts in Greece, the territorial cleavage in Spain, the divisions around immigration and European integration in Italy. This volume offers essential understanding of the specific features of polarisation in different national contexts and the consequences for political competition and government instability.
The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of South European Society and Politics.
About the author
Anna Bosco is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics and Politics of the European Union at the University of Florence and Editor of South European Society and Politics and the related Routledge book series.
Susannah Verney
is Associate Professor of European Integration and European Politics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Editor of South European Society and Politics and the related Routledge book series.
