Populism in Europe : lessons from Umberto Bossi's Northern League /
Daniele Albertazzi and Davide Vampa.
- 1 online resource (x, 180 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- The ideology -- The electoral arena: North, peripheries, cross-class appeal and shifting alliances -- The party in office -- The Northern League as a mass party -- Umberto Bossi's leadership -- Participation without power -- Conclusion: populism in Europe -- lessons from Umberto Bossi's Northern League.
This timely volume analyses the Northern League under its founder Umberto Bossi (1991-2012). As a well-led mass party, the League has much to teach political scientists today on the reasons behind populist growth, endurance and success.