The Scottish national party and the Italian lega nord: a lesson for their rivals?

Newell, JL

Abstract

As European regional autonomy parties, the Scottish National Party and the Italian Lega Nord present important similarities in the way they appeal to voters. Both parties, too, have recently been favoured by very similar social and political changes. Yet, of the two parties’ recent electoral advances, that of the Lega has been by far the more striking. This can be explained in terms of the relative inability of the Lega's main rival, the Democrazia Cristiana, to adapt to its challenge. The Scottish National Party's main rival, the Labour Party, is better able to adapt owing to the long-standing institutionalisation of regional conflict in Britain.

Citation

Newell, J. (1994). The Scottish national party and the Italian lega nord: a lesson for their rivals?. European Journal of Political Research, 26(2), 135-153. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6765.1994.tb00437.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 1994
• Deposit Date: Jul 25, 2011
• Journal: European Journal Of Political Research
• Print ISSN: 0304-4130
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 135-153
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6765.1994.tb00437.x
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6765.1994.tb00437.x