Il populismo nelle regioni alpine tra nativismo e bisogno di riconoscimento: il caso della Lega Nord in Valle d'Aosta e Trentino Alto Adige

The recent political results of Northern League in Trentino and Valle d’Aosta show the integration of Right-wing populism in a peculiar setting, characterised by high density of mountain territories and a strong autonomism tradition. The paper, in relation to the Lega Nord’s phenomenon in the Alpine regions, adopts a multi-disciplinary perspective focusing on the discursive patterns of populism, nativism and recognition drive. Moreover, describing the contextual and setting variables, including economic crisis, migrations and local adop- tion of neoliberal politics