Marco Damiani Associate Professor in Political Sociology Contributeur externeLes contributeurs externes de la plateforme Expressions ne s’expriment pas au nom de l’Institut Montaigne. À ce titre, leurs analyses et prises de position sont strictement personnelles et ne sauraient nous être attribuées.Marco Damiani is Associate Professor in Political Sociology at the University of Perugia (Italy). He is currently studying political parties and, in particular, the radical left parties in Western Europe and the populist parties. The most recent publications include: Radical Left-wing Populism and Democracy in Europe, in C. de la Torre (eds.), Global Populism (Routledge, 2018); La sinistra radicale in Europa. Italia, Spagna, Francia, Germania (Donzelli, 2016); Sinistra senza classi (Mondadori 2022). Since 2023 he is a member of the Scientific Council of the Political Sociology Section of the Italian Sociological Association. Since 2025, he has been leading a regional public research institute that focuses on economic and social issues.