Populism and (Pop) Music

"This engaging and important book examines how political actors from Matteo Salvini to the Five Star Movement rely on common taste in music to generate feeling of national emotion. Researchers on populism should read this careful and fast paced analysis and learn that music is constitutive of p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Caiani, Manuela, Padoan, Enrico (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 4.1 Music at the Lega Events: Building a ‘Partisan Culture’ Through Music
  • 4.2 Music atthe 5SM Events: A Different Process of Partisan Culture-Building
  • 4.3 Conclusion: Different Populisms, Different Usages of Pop Music
  • References
  • 5 The Interactions Between Populist Actors and Popular Music in the Public Sphere
  • 5.1 Average Italian Fan: Matteo Salvini and the Politicization of His Music Tastes
  • 5.2 Salvini Versus Pop Artists: Flattering and Bullying
  • 5.3 Pop Music Artists Versus Salvini: Reproducing the Populism/Anti-Populism Divide
  • 5.4 Five Star Movement: Too Little Frivolous to Play Pop-Politics in a Credible Way
  • 5.5 Between the Political Roles of Singers and Music Appropriation by Politicians: Voices from Experts
  • 5.6 Conclusions
  • References
  • 6 Between Music and Politics: The Reception of (‘Populist’) Music by Fans and Citizens
  • 1 Populism, Popular Culture and (Pop) Music: An Introduction
  • 1.1 Why Study Populism and (Popular) Culture
  • 1.2 Music and Politics
  • 1.3 (Pop) Music and Populism: ‘Mind the Gap’
  • 1.4 Populism, Populisms: A Definition (and Its Boundaries)
  • 1.5 Populism and (Pop) Music Between Opportunities and Resources: Research Design
  • 1.6 Our Case: Italy
  • 1.7 Data and Methods
  • 1.8 The Content of the Volume
  • References
  • 2 Populism and (Pop) Music: Multiple Opportunity Structures in Italy
  • 2.1 Music-Market Opportunity Structure in Italy
  • 2.2 Political Opportunities
  • 2.3 Discursive-Cultural Opportunities
  • 2.4 Conclusions
  • References
  • 3 Pop Music and Populist Messages
  • 3.1 A Surprising Populist Hype in Contemporary Italian Pop Music
  • 3.2 Musicological Group Analysis: ‘Playing Italianness in Italian Pop Music’
  • 3.3 Conclusions
  • References
  • 4 The Use of (Pop) Music by Populist Parties
  • 6.1 ‘I Like Him Because He Got What He Wanted’: Authentic, Rebel, ‘Not Political’ (i.e. Not Ideological or Partisan)
  • 6.2 Pop Artists and Politics in Fans’ Daily Lives
  • 6.3 Music as a Collective Ritual
  • 6.4 “Populists Seek the Vote of Those Listening to This Kind of Music”: Cementing the Anti-Populist– Populist Divide Through Pop Music
  • 6.5 Music, Politics and Audiences: Conclusion
  • References
  • 7 Conclusion: Challenges and Opportunities of (Pop) Music for Populism
  • 7.1 Music ‘as Action’: Speaking Out Versus Speaking As
  • 7.2 Music as Action: ‘Organizing’
  • 7.3 Between Music and Politics (in Italy): Towards an Explanation?
  • 7.4 Populism and Pop Music: Scientific Added Value and Some Normative Reflections
  • References