par Vittori, Davide 
Référence Political Parties and Deliberative Democracy in Europe: A Convenient Relationship?, Taylor and Francis, page (277-291)
Publication Publié, 2024-01
Référence Political Parties and Deliberative Democracy in Europe: A Convenient Relationship?, Taylor and Francis, page (277-291)
Publication Publié, 2024-01
Partie d'ouvrage collectif
| Résumé : | This chapter focuses on the process preferences among the voters of one of the most relevant Italian parties in the last decade, the Five Star Movement (FSM). The literature on the relationship between process preferences and voting behaviour has been growing in recent years, but some gaps still remain which need to be filled. This chapter analyses the relationship between process alternatives to representative democracy (such as technocracy, direct democracy, and deliberative democracy) and support for the FSM, a party that has been defined as techno-populist, and which has advocated for direct democracy while also trying (without success) to implement deliberative democratic practices within its own party organisation. Using data from a 2021 survey and comparing FSM voters with voters of the main Italian political parties, the results indicate that, contrary to expectations, support for FSM is positively correlated with support for deliberative democracy, while direct democracy and technocracy are not significant predictors of the FSM vote. |
