The Oxford Handbook of Italian Politics

by Erik Jones (Editor), Gianfranco Pasquino (Editor)

Overview

The Oxford Handbook of Italian Politics provides a comprehensive look at the political life of one of Europe's most exciting and turbulent democracies.

Under the hegemonic influence of Christian Democracy in the early post-World War II decades, Italy went through a period of rapid growth and political transformation. In part this resulted in tumult and a crisis of governability; however, it also gave rise to innovation in the form of Eurocommunism and new forms of political accommodation. The great strength of Italy lay in its constitution; its great weakness lay in certain legacies of the past. Organized crime—popularly but not exclusively associated with the mafia—is one example. A self-contained and well entrenched 'caste' of political and economic elites is another. These weaknesses became apparent in the breakdown of political order in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This ushered in a combination of populist political mobilization and experimentation with electoral systems design, and the result has been more evolutionary than transformative. Italian politics today is different from what it was during the immediate post-World War II period, but it still shows many of the influences of the past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198833970
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/29/2019
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	800
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 6.60(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Erik Jones, Professor and Director of European Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Gianfranco Pasquino, James Anderson Senior Adjunct Professor, School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University

Erik Jones is Professor of European Studies and Director of European and Eurasian Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University.

Gianfranco Pasquino is the James Anderson Senior Adjunct Professor at the School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University, and was Professor of Political Science at the University of Bologna until 2012. He was a member of the Italian Senate (1983-1992: 1994-1996); has served as a parliamentary observer for the plebiscite (1988) and presidential elections (1989) in Chile; was awarded the laurea honoris causa from the Catholic University of Cordoba, University of Buenos Aires and University de La Plata; and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Enciclopedia Italiana, President of the Societa Italiana di Scienza Politica and a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.

Table of Contents

PrefaceI. Core Concepts1. La Classe Dirigente, James L. Newell2. The Risorgimento, Anthony L. Cardoza3. Trasformismo, Marco Valbruzzi4. Partitocracy: Parties and Their Critics in Italian Political Life, Maurizio Cotta5. A Tale of Two Italies? The 'Southern Question' Past and Present, John A. DavisII. Political Institutions6. The Constitution, Giuliano Amato7. The Presidents of the Republic, Gianfranco Pasquino8. Government and Prime Minister, Mauro Calise9. The Parliament, Salvatore Vassallo10. The Courts, Carlo Guarnieri11. Electoral Systems, Marta Regalia12. Party Systems in Post-World War II Italy, Carol Mershon13. Bureaucracy, Simona PiattoniIII. Political Traditions14. Christian Democracy: The Italian Party, Gianfranco Baldini15. Communists, Paolo Bellucci16. Socialists, Republicans, and Radicals, Nicolo Conti17. Fascists and Post-fascists, Piero Ignazi18. Populism and the Lega Nord, Gianluca Passarelli19. Liberalism and Liberals, Giovanni OrsinaIV. Political Periods20. Christian Democracy in Power, 1946-1963, Paolo Pombeni21. The 'Opening to the Left', Ilaria Favretto22. The Compromesso Storico, Stephen Hellman23. The Pentapartito, Martin J. Bull24. Tangentopoli - More than Twenty Years on, Martin Rhodes25. Bipolarity (and After), Jonathan HopkinV. Major Figures26. Alcide De Gasperi and Palmiro Togliati, Aldo Agosti27. Gianni Agnelli and Enrico Mattei, Valerio Castronovo28. Aldo Moro and Enrico Berlinguer, Emanuele Bernardi29. Bettino Craxi and Giulio Andreotti, Antonio Varsori30. Silvio Berlusconi and Romano Prodi, Mark Donovan and Mark GilbertVI. Religion and Politics31. The Catholic Hierarchy, Alberto Melloni32. The Catholic Right, Paolo Acanfora33. Religious Differentiation and New Religions in Italy, Roberto Cipriani and Veronica Roldan34. The Laity, Massimo TeodoriVII. Economic Institutions, Associations, and Interests35. Trends and Tensions within the Italian Family, Chiara Saraceno36. Industry and the Firm, Giuseppe Berta37. Labour Market Policy and Politics, Patrick Vesan38. The Welfare State: Pensions and Health Care, Maurizio Ferrera and Matteo Jessoula39. The Bank of Italy, Lucia Quaglia40. Trade Unions, Marino Regini41. Liberal and Licensed Professions, Carlo Carboni42. The Cooperative Movement, Vera ZamagniVIII. Politics, Culture, and Society43. Cinema and Television, Stephen Gundle44. Print Media, Paolo Mancini45. Intellectuals, Nadia Urbinati46. Public Ethics and Political Corruption in Italy, David Hine47. Women in Politics, Donatella Campus48. Immigration, Giuseppe Sciortino49. Social Movements, Donatella della Porta50. Terrorist Movements, Anna Cento Bull51. Mafia, Camorra and 'Ndrangheta, Letizia PaoliIX. External Relations52. Italy and the Atlantic Alliance, Mario Del Pero53. Gli Esami Non Finiscono Mai : Italy and the European Union, Vincent Della Sala54. Italy and the Mediterranean after WWII, Roberto Aliboni