Fostering Tolerance in Europe: Issues of Migration and Populism in Italy

... anti-immigrant League but also The Five Star Movement. On the other hand, Euroscepticism has been typical for classical Italian communists—the heirs of the Communist party of Italy. Besides, old populism of Berlusconi is more euro-optimistic than the new populism of Salvini. Particularities of the relations between Italy and the European Union are based on a disagreement in two key issues: immigration policy and the social economic policy. Populists vs. Traditional Political Parties One of the results of this political crisis is the growth of social and political populism. Weinstein noted that there are a few approaches to the phenomenon ...