The chapter analyzes the dynaimcs of the Italian political system and in particular its evolution over the last two decades or so. It starts with a long-term view on the birth of Italy as a State, as the past carries an important weight in Italian politics. It then analyzes the party system, the institutional structures, and the importance of culture. All this is crucial in understanding the rise of the Movimento Cinque Stelle in the 2013 General election, and the creation of a tri-polar political space, in which the latter movement has joined the Centre-left, built around the Partito Democratico, and Silvio Berlusconi's centre right.
GIANFRANCO BALDINI (2014). Italy: Still the Age of Berlusconi?. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield.
Italy: Still the Age of Berlusconi?
BALDINI, GIANFRANCO
2014
Abstract
The chapter analyzes the dynaimcs of the Italian political system and in particular its evolution over the last two decades or so. It starts with a long-term view on the birth of Italy as a State, as the past carries an important weight in Italian politics. It then analyzes the party system, the institutional structures, and the importance of culture. All this is crucial in understanding the rise of the Movimento Cinque Stelle in the 2013 General election, and the creation of a tri-polar political space, in which the latter movement has joined the Centre-left, built around the Partito Democratico, and Silvio Berlusconi's centre right.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
