Populism, Power and Foreign Policy by Dou Shi
This book examines the relationship between populism and foreign policy through two China-related episodes involving Italy’s Five Star Movement (M5S): the NoMesChina oppositional campaign and the 2019 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
It argues that the M5S's China policy was not just about China. Rather, China served as a flexible discursive resource. Through this lens, the movement constructed representations of 'the people' and 'the elite'. This also legitimised shifting political positions and signalled Italy's place between Brussels, Washington and Beijing. The concept of the 'illusion of pivot' is developed to capture how highly visible foreign-policy initiatives, such as the 2019 BRI MoU, are interpreted by different audiences as signals of a change in a state’s external orientation, even when their practical policy implications remain limited.
The book will appeal to scholars and students of critical discourse analysis, Italian studies and international relations.
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Dou Shi is a lecturer at the Department of Italian Language in Nankai University and holds a PhD in Linguistics and Literature from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. His teaching and research focus on Italian language and culture, Italian–Chinese translation and Italian party politics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781041237518 |
| Title | Populism, Power and Foreign Policy |
| Author | Dou Shi |
| Series | China Perspectives |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Number of pages | 154 |
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