The literature has often used the term “populism” as a sensitizing concept to inquire the increasing relevance of right-wing political organizations in Western countries, specifically in rural areas and marginalized territories (e.g., deindustrialized districts). The spread of populism appears as a consequence of the multidimensional failure of globalized neoliberal capitalist promises of prosperity. In this frame, the current climate agenda is challenged because it is perceived as a source of socio-territorial marginalization and depletion. Local oppositions against green facilities in rural areas and right-populist political forces seem to converge in a common discursive frame. The paper proposes some considerations on the “energy populism” by exploring the phenomenon in France (in Occitanie) and Italy (in Basilicata). The comparison allows us to discuss and problematize the possible links between the reception of renewable policies in rural areas and the attempt of populist movements to become spokesmen for local resistance. The main hypothesis is that the sense of dispossession and non-involvement perceived by the rural population on renewables finds in the populist rhetoric a coherent and effective discursive framework to represent their issues. However, research suggests that the link between local opposition to renewables and populist organizations is weak and instrumental.

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狂风，社会风暴：农村的“能源民粹主义”？法国和意大利的探索性分析*

文献经常使用“民粹主义”一词作为一个敏感概念来探究西方国家的右翼政治组织日益增加的相关性，特别是在农村地区和边缘化地区（例如，去工业化地区）。民粹主义的蔓延似乎是全球化的新自由主义资本主义对繁荣的承诺在多方面失败的结果。在这种情况下，当前的气候议程受到挑战，因为它被视为社会领土边缘化和耗竭的根源。反对农村地区绿色设施的地方反对派和右翼民粹主义政治力量似乎汇聚在一个共同的话语框架中。本文通过探讨法国（奥克西塔尼）和意大利（巴西利卡塔）的现象，提出对“能源民粹主义”的一些思考。这种比较使我们能够讨论和质疑农村地区接受可再生政策与民粹主义运动试图成为当地抵抗运动的代言人之间可能存在的联系。主要假设是，农村人口对可再生能源的剥夺感和不参与感在民粹主义言论中找到了一个连贯且有效的话语框架来代表他们的问题。然而，研究表明，地方对可再生能源的反对与民粹主义组织之间的联系很薄弱，而且很重要。主要假设是，农村人口对可再生能源的剥夺感和不参与感在民粹主义言论中找到了一个连贯且有效的话语框架来代表他们的问题。然而，研究表明，地方对可再生能源的反对与民粹主义组织之间的联系很薄弱，而且很重要。主要假设是，农村人口对可再生能源的剥夺感和不参与感在民粹主义言论中找到了一个连贯且有效的话语框架来代表他们的问题。然而，研究表明，地方对可再生能源的反对与民粹主义组织之间的联系很薄弱，而且很重要。