EUPopLink country report – Italy

Lorimer, Marta ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9214-3898 2026. EUPopLink country report – Italy. Open Research Europe 6 , 131. 10.12688/openreseurope.23499.1

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Abstract

Italy has often been described as a ‘laboratory of populism’, however, its Eurosceptic turn is more recent. This country report, prepared as part of the EUPopLink COST Action, traces the relationship between populism and Euroscepticism in the Italian party system. It introduces the main populist and Eurosceptic actors in Italy, and considers the nexus between populism and Euroscepticism in the Italian context. It also considers mainstream responses to the rise of populist euroscepticism.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Cardiff Law & Politics
Additional Information:	Version 2 published 29 May 2026 -https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.23499.2
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
Related URLs:	https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.2...
Last Modified:	01 Jul 2026 14:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/186868

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