Italian Politics Emerging Themes and Institutional Responses

Italian politics continue to chart new institutional paths. As governments change without the apparent instability of previous decades, political parties transform themselves and personalist modes of governance emerge. New policy concerns - immigration and highway safety - join with perennial concerns - health reform, regional governments, and economic policy. A former Prime Minister, Roman Prodi, now serves as President of the European Commission, highlighting Italy's deepening integration into the European Union. The volume addresses core themes in the institutional transformation of the Italian Republic.

About the author

Mario Caciagli is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Florence.

Summary

Italian politics continue to chart new institutional paths. As governments change without the apparent instability of previous decades, political parties transform themselves and personalist modes of governance emerge. New policy concerns - immigration and highway safety - join with perennial concerns - health reform, regional governments, and economic policy. A former Prime Minister, Roman Prodi, now serves as President of the European Commission, highlighting Italy's deepening integration into the European Union. The volume addresses core themes in the institutional transformation of the Italian Republic.

Product details

• Assisted by: M. Caciagli (Editor), Mario Caciagli (Editor), Alan S. Zuckerman (Editor)
• Authors: Istituto Carlo Cattaneo
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.01.2008
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9781571813381
• ISBN: 978-1-57181-338-1
• Series: Italian Politics > 16; Italian Politics
• Subjects: History: 20th Century to Present