HomeAuthorsMarc Lazar Marc Lazar Senior Fellow - Italy, Democracy and Populism Senior FellowMarc Lazar is Director of the History Center of Sciences Po, and a President of the LUISS school of government in Rome. He is a specialist of the History of left-wing parties, and Italian politics. He created and moderates the GREPIC (a pluri-disciplinary research group on contemporary Italy) at the International Research Center of Sciences Po. He is the author of multiple books focusing on Italy, most of which have been translated into Italian. He graduated from the School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS). PublicationsExplainersApril 2024National-Populist Surge in Europe: Implication for European Decision-Making11/10/2022What Can the New Italian Government Achieve Politically and Economically? Marc Lazar Eric Chaney 07/27/2022The Mattarella-Draghi Italian Duo Marc Lazar 04/26/2022 What Does It Take To "Win" a Divided Country? Marc Lazar 04/11/2022 French Presidential Election: What can we learn from the first round? Marc Lazar 02/04/2022 In Italy, Not All Roads Lead to Stability Marc Lazar 11/10/2021 European Populism, From Left to Right Marc Lazar 10/21/2021 What a Center-Left Victory Means for Italian Politics Marc Lazar 02/23/2021 Mario Draghi, a Savior in the Land of Miracles? Marc Lazar 02/02/2021Anger puts Covid-19 measures to the test Marc Lazar 12/11/20202020, A Turning Point for European Populists? Marc Lazar 09/25/2020 Italian Elections: Conte Supported at Salvini’s Expense Marc Lazar 09/01/2020 Leaders Revealed by Covid-19: The Curious Giuseppe Conte Marc Lazar 03/19/2020 Italy, Coronavirus and the European Union Marc Lazar 06/13/2019 Italy – On The Verge of Breaking With Europe? Marc Lazar 04/02/2019 China and Europe: Divorce Italian Style? François Godement Marc Lazar 01/09/2019 The Persistence of the "Yellow Vest" Movement Marc Lazar 12/21/2018 Portrait of Matteo Salvini - Italian Minister of the Interior Marc Lazar 12/12/2018 What Future for the Yellow Vests? Marc Lazar 06/11/2018 The First Steps of the Italian Government Marc Lazar 12/08/2017 Mediterranean Regionalisms: Same, Same… But Different? Marc Lazar 11/14/2017 The Request for More Autonomy in Times of Representation Crises Marc Lazar