Leader Polarisation: Conflict and Change in the Italian Political System

Fabio Bordignon

South European Society and Politics, 2020, vol. 25, issue 3-4, 285-315

Abstract: Polarising issues, polarising narratives, polarising leaders: this is the picture suggested by Italian politics in the 2018–20 time-frame. The article introduces the concept of leader polarisation and suggests a Leader Polarisation Index (LPI) to trace the recent evolution of the Italian party system. After the 2018 general election, the Italian political space experienced rapid change marked by the weakening of tripolarism, the re-emergence of bipolarism and the rise of elite-driven polarisation. The analysis of voters’ perspective through use of survey data reveals the increasingly divisive role of the Lega’s leader, Matteo Salvini.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2020.1821464

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