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cjers-2530	Pazzini, Eugenio	Grillo and the Vacuum: Understanding the Project of the Five Stars Movement	2020	17	.pdf	application/pdf	8818	434	50	In addition, utilizing novel digital technologies, the actor questions contemporary party systems and, by claiming to override the mediation of political parties in favour of a direct form of online participation, it brings back old concerns about democracy and the critical role of political parties (Ostrogorski, 1964; Berger, 2017). The stated goal is to achieve a direct democracy where people rule without intermediaries such as politicians and political parties, an objective that is accordingly achievable through means of information and communication technology.	cache/cjers-2530.pdf	txt/cjers-2530.txt