1,721,031 research outputs found
La mobilitazione inattesa. Le primarie del centrosinistra: geografia, politica e sociologia
No full text
The Casa delle Liberta`: A House of Cards?
No full textThe Italian centre-right was ‘constructed’ by Silvio Berlusconi in the run-up to the 1994 general
election, which marked the beginning of the Second Republic. It includes Forza Italia, the
National Alliance, the Northern League and the Union of Christian Democrats (UDC), parties
which are all very different in terms of their political identities, histories, geographies and social
composition. The centre-right thus looks like a complex mosaic, whose pieces stay together only
thanks to the role of the leader and his ‘personal party’, Forza Italia, and to the use of the media
and political marketing to communicate with the electorate. These are the twin pillars of ‘the
Berlusconi model’. This article contends that Berlusconi represents both a resource and a limit for
the centre-right, as it is difficult for such a heterogeneous coalition to define a common identity
and pursue coherent political projects and policies while relying so heavily on the role of the
leader. This explains the cyclical alternation within the coalition of phases of integration and
rapprochement with others of tension and open conflict. Since the coalition’s election victory in
2001, it has found it difficult to meet the contrasting demands of its diverse electorate for neoliberalism,
devolution, major public works, infrastructure creation and tax cuts. This task has
been made more problematic by the international instability and economic stagnation of recent
years. This article puts forward the hypothesis that ‘the Berlusconi model’, which gave life to the
centre-right, now appears to be worn out and will prove difficult to revive
Fra programmazione e adattamento. Appunti sul rapporto tra enti locali e sviluppo economico
No full textLe incertezze della Grande Europa: atteggiamenti dell’opinione pubblica nei confronti dell’allargamento e dell’integrazione europea
No full text
- …
