Right-wing populism in Europe and Trump's America: a qualitative case study of Finland's Finns party amd Italy's Lega

Siltala, Ilmari Nikanor (A.A. 2024/2025) Right-wing populism in Europe and Trump's America: a qualitative case study of Finland's Finns party amd Italy's Lega. Tesi di Laurea in History and politics of USA, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Gregory Alegi, pp. 63. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Theoretical section. Theoretical framework. The Overton window and discursive normalization. Transatlantic diffusion of populist discourse. Methodology. Case selection: Lega and the Finns Party. Sources and data collection. Analytical approach and operationalization. The United States. Trump and his way of doing politics. Offensive realism-anarchy rules. Vance’s speech in München. US-Russian bilateral relation- a turnaround. Right-Wing Populism in Europe. Debates on definition and classification. Case study 1-Lega. Case study 2-Finns Party. Comparative reflections and transatlantic influence. Ideological and strategic similarities between Lega and the Finns Party. Structured comparison: Lega and the Finns Party. Contextual limitations: systems, scale and political cultures. Transatlantic influence. Trump and his administration as reference. From admiration to impact? Rhetorical alignment vs policy shift.

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Bibliografia: pp. 58-62.

Thesis Type: Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair: History and politics of USA
Thesis Supervisor: Alegi, Gregory
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Castellani, Lorenzo
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Session: Extraordinary
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 02 Jul 2026 07:25
Last Modified: 02 Jul 2026 07:25
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46294

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