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Politics of Left Populism in Power. The Institutional Challenge of Podemos
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Abstract This paper is inserted in the analytical framework that focuses on the participation of populist forces in governments. It aims to contribute to the scientific debate analysing the left-wing populist in power in Europe. One of the most exemplary case is undoubtedly ‘Podemos’that, since January 2020,... view more
This paper is inserted in the analytical framework that focuses on the participation of populist forces in governments. It aims to contribute to the scientific debate analysing the left-wing populist in power in Europe. One of the most exemplary case is undoubtedly ‘Podemos’that, since January 2020, has been part of the Sánchez II government in Spain. It is interesting to understand how this political subject that is born in response to the economic, political and social 2008 crisis and that defined itself as anti-system as to be the system. Further, starting from its integration into the institutional system, it will be analysed the role it covers within the government and the practical results achieved. Then, this will also allow the analysis of the change of left-wing forces in the European context. The analysis of the Podemos participation in government focuses on a particular moment of the European and world context, i.e., during and after the Covid-19 crisis. The aim is to show whether Podemos, once in government, carries out policies responsive to the main cleavages that characterise its discourse and what effects on the political context. The analysis will be carried out by comparing the most representative policies of Podemos’ ministries and through semi-structured interviews conducted between May and November 2022 with leading members of the party and Spanish government.... view less
Keywords
government; populism; political left; politics; Spain; political influence; epidemic
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Covid-19; left
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 89-100
Journal
Perspective Politice, 16 (2023) Special Issue
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25019/perspol/23.16.0.9
ISSN
2065-8907
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0