Contemporary political systems, in Europe and beyond, are going through relevant processes of change. The rise of populist and euro-sceptic political forces is one of the key factors of such transition, let alone the crisis of traditional political forces, both social-democratic and conservative. While political science has extensively dealt with populism and euro-scepticism, the overall context in which such phenomena arise has been conceptualized much less in systematic terms. This essay aims to fill this gap by resorting to Gramsci’s concept of ‘organic crisis’, the explicatory value of which can be of great relevance to understand contemporary political processes. Through an approach based on history and political science, this essay (i) presents Gramsci’s interpretation of the rise of fascism, (ii) describes the main elements of the category of organic crisis, (iii) offers, in the political science section, an empirical overview of the transformations of the Italian political system since the crisis of 2008. In the conclusions, the article argues if, and to what extent, the present times can be conceived as a moment of organic crisis.
Crisi organica e trasformazioni del sistema politico in Italia dopo la crisi del 2008: un approccio gramsciano tra storia e scienza politica
Adriano Cozzolino
2020
Abstract
Contemporary political systems, in Europe and beyond, are going through relevant processes of change. The rise of populist and euro-sceptic political forces is one of the key factors of such transition, let alone the crisis of traditional political forces, both social-democratic and conservative. While political science has extensively dealt with populism and euro-scepticism, the overall context in which such phenomena arise has been conceptualized much less in systematic terms. This essay aims to fill this gap by resorting to Gramsci’s concept of ‘organic crisis’, the explicatory value of which can be of great relevance to understand contemporary political processes. Through an approach based on history and political science, this essay (i) presents Gramsci’s interpretation of the rise of fascism, (ii) describes the main elements of the category of organic crisis, (iii) offers, in the political science section, an empirical overview of the transformations of the Italian political system since the crisis of 2008. In the conclusions, the article argues if, and to what extent, the present times can be conceived as a moment of organic crisis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
