Articles by Marco Improta

November 18, 2021

The Italian Five Star Movement takes a pro-European turn

Marco Improta

The Italian Five Star Movement is considering joining the ‘Socialists and Democrats’ grouping in the European Parliament. Andrea Capati and Marco Improta argue that this pro-Europeanist turn owes much to the party’s recent experience in government. It also marks a further stage in the ‘normalisation’ of the Five Star Movement

Marco Improta

PhD Candidate in Political Science, Luiss Guido Carli University, Rome

Marco is also a visiting research fellow at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

His research interests include governments, coalition lifecycle and political representation in comparative perspective.

His doctoral thesis investigates the determinants of government stability in 21 democracies from 1945.

Follow him on Twitter @mimprota95

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