political parties

Policy agendas in Italy: introduction to the special issue

Policy agendas studies analyse the dynamics of attention to policy issues over time and across actors and institutions to obtain insights into the functioning of political systems. The articles in this special issue draw on this approach to …

Populism, Blame Shifting and the Crisis: Discourse Strategies in Portuguese Political Parties

Populist parties have been gaining ground in European political systems. Against this backcloth, Portugal stands out as the only Southern European country in which traditional mainstream parties have not faced a sharp rise in populist challengers. …