"This title was first published in 2000: A guide to the changing place of political parties within the Italian political system, seeking to shed light on how the parties operate and their role in the country's politics. Starting from a recognition of the traditional centrality of parties in Italian political life, the book's main focus is on the consequences and causes of the transformation in the party system which began to unfold from 1989 onwards. Arguing that the latter has its roots in the specific choices made by the traditional parties as they attempted to adapt to change in their electoral environment, the book then proceeds to examine what effects the changing party system is having on such traditional, ""party-driven"" features of Italian politics such as ""sottogoverno"" and ""lotizzazione"" and on the functioning of such institutions as parliament and the executive. The book concludes by attempting to assess whether parties are still central to political and civil society or whether their role has diminished in importance."
By:
James Newell
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138722651
ISBN 10: 1138722650
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 21 December 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Figures, List of Tables, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, 1. Introduction: The Revolution in Italian Party Politics, 2. The Collapse of the Old and the Birth of the New, 3. Clientelism, Corruption and Tangentopoli, 4. Electoral Change and the Growth of the Northern League, 5. The Referendum Movement and the New Electoral System, 6. The New Party System, 7. Institutional Consequences, 8. Policy Consequences, 9. Conclusion: The Vices and Virtues of Italian Democracy, References, Glossary of Parties, Political Movements and Electoral Alliances, Index
