Research Catalog

Title

The Oxford handbook of Italian politics / edited by Erik Jones and Gianfranco Pasquino.

Publication

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press 2015.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jones, Erik
• Pasquino, Gianfranco, 1942-

Description

xxvii, 760 pages; 25 cm

Summary

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.0Italian 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.

Series Statement

Oxford handbooks in politics & international relations

Uniform Title

Oxford handbooks in politics & international relations.

Alternative Title

• Handbook of Italian politics
• Italian politics

Subjects

• Italy
• Italy > Politics and government > 1945-1976
• Politics and government
• Italy > Politics and government > 1976-1994
• Italy > Politics and government > 1994-
• Political culture > Italy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I: Core concepts -- La classe dirigente / James L. Newell -- The Risorgimento / Anthony L. Cardoza -- Trasformismo / Marco Valbruzzi -- Partitocracy : parties and their critics in Italian political life / Maurizio Cotta -- A tale of two Italys? The "Southern Question" past and present / John A. Davis -- Part II: Political institutions -- The Constitution / Giuliano Amato -- The Presidents of the Republic / Gianfranco Pasquino -- Government and Prime Minister / Mauro Calise -- Parliament / Salvatore Vassallo -- The courts / Carlo Guarnieri -- Electoral systems / Marta Regalia -- Party systems in post-World War II Italy / Carol Mershon -- Bureaucracy / Simona Piattoni -- Part III: Political traditions -- Christian Democracy : the Italian party / Gianfranco Baldini -- Communists / Paolo Bellucci -- Socialists, Republicans, and Radicals / Nicolò Conti -- Fascists and post-fascists / Piero Ignazi -- Populism and the Lega Nord / Gianluca Passarelli -- Liberalism and Liberals / Giovanni Orsina -- Part IV: Political periods -- Christian Democracy in power, 1946-1963 / Paolo Pombeni -- The "Opening to the Left" / Ilaria Favretto -- The compromesso storico / Stephen Hellman -- The Pentapartito / Martin J. Bull -- Tangentopoli : more than twenty years on / Martin Rhodes -- Bipolarity (and after) / Jonathan Hopkin -- Part V: Major figures -- Alcide De Gasperi and Palmiro Togliati / Aldo Agosti -- Gianni Agnelli and Enrico Mattei / Valerio Castronovo -- Aldo Moro and Enrico Berlinguer / Emanuele Bernardi -- Bettino Craxi and Giulio Andreotti / Antonio Varsori -- Silvio Berlusconi and Romano Prodi / Mark Donovan and Mark Gilbert -- Part VI: Religion and politics -- The Italian Catholic hierarchy / Alberto Melloni -- The Catholic Right / Paolo Acanfora -- Religious differentiation and new religions in Italy / Roberto Cipriani and Verónica Roldán -- The laity / Massimo Teodori -- Part VII: Economic institutions, associations, and interests -- Trends and tensions within the Italian family / Chiara Saraceno -- Industry and the firm / Giuseppe Berta -- The labour market / Patrick Vesan -- The welfare state : pensions and health care / Maurizio Ferrera and Matteo Jessoula -- The Bank of Italy / Lucia Quaglia -- Trade unions / Marino Regini -- Liberal and licensed professions / Carlo Carboni -- The cooperative movement / Vera Zamagni -- Part VIII: Politics, culture, and society -- Cinema and television / Stephen Gundle -- The press / Paolo Mancini -- Intellectuals / Nadia Urbinati -- Public ethics and political corruption in Italy / David Hine -- Women in politics / Donatella Campus -- Immigration / Giuseppe Sciortino -- Social movements / Donatella della Porta -- Terrorist movements / Anna Cento Bull -- Mafia, Camorra and 'Ndrangheta / Letizia Paoli -- Part IX: External relations -- Italy and the Atlantic Alliance / Mario Del Pero -- Gli esami non finiscono mai : Italy and the European Union / Vincent Della Sala -- Italy and the Mediterranean after WWII / Roberto Aliboni.

Call Number

JFF 16-685

ISBN

• 9780199669745
• 0199669740

LCCN

2015947358

OCLC

908334523

Title

The Oxford handbook of Italian politics / edited by Erik Jones and Gianfranco Pasquino.

Publisher

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press 2015.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Oxford handbooks in politics & international relations

Oxford handbooks in politics & international relations.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Jones, Erik, editor.

Pasquino, Gianfranco, 1942- editor.

Research Call Number

JFF 16-685