Popularism (italian: popolarismo) is a political doctrine conceived by Don Luigi Sturzo as a middle way between Socialism and Liberalism and opposed to Fascism because of its stress on Democracy. It was the basis for the Italian People's Party (Italian: Partito Popolare Italiano) and, after World War II, contributed in the founding of european Christian Democracy. The European People's Party (Italian: Partito Popolare Europeo) was named after that in 1976. Although in a new meaning the term is still common in several european country to refer to conservative or centrist parties. Don Luigi Sturzo (Caltagirone, Italy, 26. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Note: This entry discusses liberalism as a world wide ideology, not its manifestations in any specific country. ... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Christian Democracy, (Democrazia Cristiana), the Christian democratic party of Italy, commonly called the democristiani or DC, dominated government for nearly half a century until its demise amid a welter of corruption allegations in 1992-94. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Liberal democracy History of democracy Referenda Representative democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by ideology... Logo of the European Peoples Party The European Peoples Party is a Christian democrat-conservative political party at European level founded in 1976. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes. ...

Sturzo's Popularism

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Christian Democracy

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New Popularism and European Popularism

From the mid 90s, the European People's Party started to receive conservative parties in his group in the European Parliament (among others the british Conservative Party, the spanish Partido Popular, the portugues Partido Social Democrata and the italian Forza Italia), with the aim of exceed in members the Party of European Socialists group. In July 1999 the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats group was founded and, with the joining of gaullist Rally for the Republic, it became the greatest group in the European Parliament. The consequent approachment to more conservative and euro-sceptic policies caused in 2004 the split of the europhile tendency to form the European Democratic Party. Logo of the European Peoples Party The European Peoples Party is a Christian democrat-conservative political party at European level founded in 1976. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... From the left: Mariano Rajoy, Josep Piqué and José María Aznar during the proclamation act of Josep Piqué in September 2003 The Peoples Party (Spanish: Partido Popular) is a large liberal-conservative political party in Spain. ... The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata) is a political party in Portugal. ... Forza Italia is an Italian political party. ... Logo of the Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists (PES) (French: Parti socialiste européen (PSE); German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Europas (SPE); Spanish: Partido socialista europeo (PSE); Italian: Partito socialista europeo (PSE)) is a European political party whose members are the social democratic, socialist and labour parties of... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... EPP-ED logo The European Peoples Party - European Democrats is a group in the European Parliament. ... Gaullism is a French political ideology based on the thought and action of Charles de Gaulle. ... The Rally for the Republic, also known by its French acronym RPR (Rassemblement pour la République), was a French political party. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... Euroscepticism is scepticism about, or disagreement with, the purposes of the European Union, sometimes coupled with a desire to preserve national sovereignty. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Europhile is a term for a person who wants to reduce government on the level of the nation-state and increase centralised government by the European Union. ... The European Democratic Party (EDP) is a centrist European political party very strongly in favour of European integration (europeanist). It was initiated on April 16, 2004 and formally founded on December 9 in Brussels. ...

Similarly in Italy, the most relevant heir of popularism, the Italian People's Party, dissolved in 2002 in the Daisy-Democracy is Freedom party which in turn in 2004 was among the founders of the European Democratic Party. Consequently Forza Italia, the party of Silvio Berlusconi, became the sole important party of european popularism in Italy. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daisy-Democracy is Freedom (full name in Italian: Democrazia è Libertà – La Margherita: Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy) is a political party in Italy. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The European Democratic Party (EDP) is a centrist European political party very strongly in favour of European integration (europeanist). It was initiated on April 16, 2004 and formally founded on December 9 in Brussels. ... Forza Italia is an Italian political party. ... Silvio Berlusconi   listen? (born September 29, 1936 in Milan) is the current Prime Minister of Italy and is the leader of the Forza Italia political movement, a party which was established for his entry into politics. ...

Therefore more and more frequently politologists speaks about a new popularism or european popularism as Christian Democracy contaminated by several doctrines as italian berlusconism, spanish aznarism, french gaullism and partially by british and american conservatism, neoliberalism and neoconservatism. The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Liberal democracy History of democracy Referenda Representative democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by ideology... Silvio Berlusconi   listen? (born September 29, 1936 in Milan) is the current Prime Minister of Italy and is the leader of the Forza Italia political movement, a party which was established for his entry into politics. ... Gaullism is a French political ideology based on the thought and action of Charles de Gaulle. ... For conservatism in the United States and Canada, see Conservatism in North America. ... Neoliberalism is usually a pejorative concept used for various different (and sometimes illiberal) ideologies or policies by the opponents of those policies. ... Neoconservatism describes several distinct political ideologies which are considered new forms of conservatism. ...

Silvio Berlusconi, José María Aznar López, José Manuel Durão Barroso and Nicolas Sarkozy can be seen as representative of that. Silvio Berlusconi   listen? (born September 29, 1936 in Milan) is the current Prime Minister of Italy and is the leader of the Forza Italia political movement, a party which was established for his entry into politics. ... José Manuel Durão Barroso (pronunced: IPA, ) (born in Lisbon, March 23, 1956) is a Portuguese politician. ... Nicolas Sarkozy, c. ...

Populism vs Popularism

The popularism of Don Luigi Sturzo can be roughly described to american readers as a democratic kind of agrarian populism or Silvio Berlusconi can be defined as a populist in the same way Ross Perot or George W. Bush are. Therefore popularism represents a more politically correct alternative term since in latin countries of Europe and the Americas populism is strongly derogatory and tipically equated to dictatorial policies or fascist regimes. Don Luigi Sturzo (Caltagirone, Italy, 26. ... Silvio Berlusconi   listen? (born September 29, 1936 in Milan) is the current Prime Minister of Italy and is the leader of the Forza Italia political movement, a party which was established for his entry into politics. ... Henry Ross Perot, known to most as Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930), is a billionaire American businessman from Texas best known as a candidate for President of the United States (in 1992 and 1996). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) // Personal life, service and education Bush is the son of George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush. ... Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The Americas (sometimes referred to as America) is the area including the land mass located between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, generally divided into North America and South America. ... Dictator was the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the state in times of emergency. ... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ...

See also

European People's Party Logo of the European Peoples Party The European Peoples Party is a Christian democrat-conservative political party at European level founded in 1976. ...

External links

• The Ethical Foundation of the Market Economy
• Les 400 coups du «popularisme»
• Sobre el Popularismo o Populismo (pdf)
• La nuova stagione del popolarismo europeo
• Popolarismo, una risorsa per il futuro dell'Italia (pdf)