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Mattia Zulianello
@mattiazulianello.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Trieste

Populism ▪ Radical & Extreme Right ▪ Parties & Party Systems ▪ Comparative Politics #FirstGen
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Mattia Zulianello @mattiazulianello.bsky.social · May 22
🎏 Just published in @environmentalpol.bsky.social with Mirko Crulli.

Are populist radical right voters less concerned about climate change?

✅ Yes — and context matters.

Find out more in our comparative analysis of 22 countries:

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Not really concerned? Populist radical right voters and climate change
Despite the increasing attention to the relationship between populist radical right (PRR) parties and environmental issues, we still know little about the demand-side of the phenomenon. Are PRR vot...
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📚 SESP #ArticleCollections 🗳️➡️
The #RadicalRight in Southern Europe

2⃣1⃣ #FreeAccess Articles
🎯Introduction by N. Conti, @bonniefield.bsky.social and
@mattiazulianello.bsky.social

Read and download here ⬇️
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November 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Antonella Seddone & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social explore populist radical right (PRR) mainstreaming -- if and to what extent these parties are considered to be legitimate democratic players by voters -- using survey data from Italy. Currently free access
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Perceptions of populist radical right mainstreaming as a threat to democracy: evidence from Italian voters
This paper explores a little-studied side of populist radical right (PRR) mainstreaming: if and to what extent these parties are considered to be legitimate democratic players by voters. Using surv...
www.tandfonline.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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bonniefield.bsky.social
Take a look at recent @sespjournal.bsky.social articles on populism. On Italy, @mattiazulianello.bsky.social investigates the communication strategies of the populist radical right parties that govern together. Currently free access doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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sespjournal.bsky.social
📚 In our #Collection on The #RadicalRight in Southern Europe

Perceptions of populist radical right mainstreaming as a threat to democracy: evidence from Italian voters

🆓Read the #FreeAccess article by A. Seddone & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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We will present our book 'Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party' (Oxford UP) at Queen Mary University of London on Thursday, November 20th, 5-6:30pm GMT. Corina Lacatus will discuss, and there will be a reception. Register via 👉 tinyurl.com/382xbuy5
October 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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🍎🍊 The “far right” is often treated as a single family—but it isn’t.

🪄 The radical right is increasingly entering mainstream politics, while the extreme right remains isolated.

This distinction matters for understanding today’s party systems.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The “far right” label and the study of party systems: problems, limitations – and a way out | Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica | Cambridge Core
The “far right” label and the study of party systems: problems, limitations – and a way out
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October 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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The deadline for #PSA26 is tomorrow! Our group @psa-italian.bsky.social is accepting proposals on:

🇮🇹 Italian politics
🖼️ Visual populism - collab with @populismpsa.bsky.social
🚜 Rural politics - with @psagreekpol.bsky.social
🌐 Populism & IR - with @psainter-relations.bsky.social

Direct links below:
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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populisminaction.bsky.social
This is tomorrow and you can still sign up to attend online!
dralbertazziuk.bsky.social Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · Oct 8
Join me, @stijntvankessel.bsky.social & Isabelle Hertner next week as we present "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" (Oxford University Press), available Open Access here:

academic.oup.com/book/60532

If you or your library prefer a printed copy, you can find a discounted code below.
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Italy: M. Zulianello. “Populist Radical Right Vs Populist Radical Right in Power: Signalling Ideological Commitment Or Competence?” In: South European Society and Politics online first (2025), pp. 1-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2025.2477092.
September 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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dbonansinga.bsky.social
Check out our plans for #PSA26:
- Open panels on Italian Politics
- Visuals in populist communication
- Rural politics and EU policies (with @psagreekpol.bsky.social)
- Populism and the international (with @psainter-relations.bsky.social)

‼️ Submit your paper proposals by October 17
psa-italian.bsky.social PSA Italian Politics @psa-italian.bsky.social · Sep 24
📣 Italian Politics at PSA26 (Oxford, March 30 - April 1, 2026)

Here is a list of the exciting activities we are preparing for you (deadline for paper proposals Oct 17)
September 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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We are pleased to invite to you to the book launch of "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party” (Oxford University Press).

🗓️ October 15th, 15:30
📍 King’s College London (and online!)

Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
Book launch - Populist Radical Right Parties in Action
Join us for this exciting book launch at King's College London, where you can meet the authors and enjoy some refreshments!
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September 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
mattiazulianello.bsky.social
I’m delighted to share that my article ‘The “Far Right” Label and the Study of Party Systems: Problems, Limitations – and a Way Out’ has been accepted for publication in a special issue on Sartori’s legacy, in the journal he founded, the Italian Political Science Review. Coming soon & open access!
September 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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populisminaction.bsky.social
While our team member @mattiazulianello.bsky.social has just announced winning a prestigious prize (with Mirko Crulli) for the best paper presented at last year’s Conference of the Italian Political Science Association 👏

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September 8, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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⚡️I’m delighted to share that Mirko Crulli and I have been awarded the Annual “Carlo Maria Santoro” Prize for the best paper presented at last year’s Conference of the Italian Political Science Association 🎉
September 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
mattiazulianello.bsky.social
⚡️I’m delighted to share that Mirko Crulli and I have been awarded the Annual “Carlo Maria Santoro” Prize for the best paper presented at last year’s Conference of the Italian Political Science Association 🎉
September 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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The Economist again making the mistake of treating what they call "hard right" as a unitary actor pursuing broadly consistent policies. Yet this is only true (to an extent) about "wokeness" & migration. On everything else they are very divided.

www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
How Europe’s hard right threatens the economy
At best, the continent should expect stagnation, at worst a bond-market rout
www.economist.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Glad to see that my article “Populist radical right vs populist radical right in power: signalling ideological commitment or competence?” now has page numbers @sespjournal.bsky.social! 📄✨

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SI8VE...
Populist radical right vs populist radical right in power: signalling ideological commitment or competence?
This article investigates the communication strategies of the populist radical right (PRR) focusing on the co-existence of different actors of this party family in power. Methodologically, it carri...
www.tandfonline.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
mattiazulianello.bsky.social
It’s real! 🤩 So exciting to have the print copies in hand. Just a reminder that the book is also fully open access for everyone to read at the link below. Enjoy!

academic.oup.com/book/60532
July 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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dralbertazziuk.bsky.social
Very nice to meet you, printed version of our book... :-)
July 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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populisminaction.bsky.social
In the final chapter of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party" we provide our comparative conclusions, after discussing party organisation & activism within 4 radical right parties in Europe.

The book is free to download:
academic.oup.com/book/60532
Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party
Abstract. This book investigates why and how several contemporary populist radical right parties (PRRPs) in Western Europe adopt the supposedly outdated ma
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July 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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populisminaction.bsky.social
In chapter 5 of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action” we provide an account of the lived experiences of the active members of four radical right parties in Europe. What motivates them to stay in these organisations?

The book is free to read: academic.oup.com/book/60532/c...
Why Do Party Members Offer Their Commitment?
Abstract. This chapter presents the results derived from interviews with active members from the following populist radical right party (PRRP) parties: the
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July 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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populisminaction.bsky.social
In chapter 4 of our new book “Populist Radical Right Parties in Action” we explain why party elites within the radical right often choose to preserve the mass party organisational model.

Interested? The book is open access (free to read):

academic.oup.com/book/60532/c...
Why Do Party Elites Preserve the Mass Party?
Abstract. This chapter evaluates the organizational life within the selected parties from the perspective of party elites, based on 125 interviews with rep
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July 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Finally got the printed copy! Thanks again @petraguasti.bsky.social and @mattiazulianello.bsky.social for the meticulous editorship!
June 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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stijntvankessel.bsky.social
Our book is out and available to read open access online: academic.oup.com/book/60532. It is dedicated to Niko.
June 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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populisminaction.bsky.social
Interested in the key ideological features & organizational structures of League for Salvini Premier, Vlaams Belang, Finns Party, & Swiss People’s Party?

See Chapt 3 of our new monograph for Oxford University Press, which is Open Access (free to read):

academic.oup.com/book/60532/c...
Party Organizations Mapped
Abstract. The aim of this chapter is to provide an assessment of the key ideological features and organizational structures of each of the parties selected
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June 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM