Populism and anti-liberal thought: Lega and M5S in the Italian context

Abstract

Representation, according to the populist rationale and the way how the relationship between démos and power is established, is the core issue of this article. ~us, it discusses how the populist challenge can a|ect, directly and indirectly, the way the representative and liberal democracy works. ~at is, the focus lies on how the populists build their own audience and on the institutional reshu e they propose to enforce the people’s will.