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Désintermédiation et populisme: L’emploi d’internet par le Mouvement 5 Étoiles
Disintermediation and Populism: The Use of the Internet of the Five Star Movement
[journal article]
Abstract Disintermediation, that is the process of removing an intermediary from a
relationship, is an increasingly relevant phenomenon in contemporary
societies, also fostered by the diffusion of new technologies. In the
political field, disintermediation processes can be seen in the trend
towards (appa... view more
Disintermediation, that is the process of removing an intermediary from a
relationship, is an increasingly relevant phenomenon in contemporary
societies, also fostered by the diffusion of new technologies. In the
political field, disintermediation processes can be seen in the trend
towards (apparently) more direct and immediate forms of political
mediation. The adversity towards mediations, whether of structural or
procedural nature, is an invariant feature of populist manifestations:
populists seem to be the best interpreters of disintermediation processes,
because of the correspondence between certain features of populism and
the characteristics of new technologies. The aim of this article is three- fold. First, it will define the concept of political disintermediation. Second, it
will analyse the connection between the concept of disintermediation and
populism, and the relationship between the internet and populism.
Finally, through this interpretative framework, it will examine the case of
the Five Star Movement, in particular its use of the Internet.... view less
Keywords
populism; Internet; Italy; mediation; political communication; new media; participation; formulation of political objectives
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
populism; disintermediation; Five Star Movement; Internet; Italy
Document language
French
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 541-559
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 17 (2017) 4
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0