Italy

From the 1st to the 2nd Republic
1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-19663-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

This textbook has been designed to provide students with an up-to-date and accessible introduction to the complexities of Italian politics during the 1990s. It will equip students with a sound understanding of the basics of Italian politics and government, and will provide clear and simple insights into the intricacies of Italian political behaviour.
The comprehensive coverage includes:

* an introduction to contemporary history, political geography and economic issues as well as Italian political values and attitudes.
* a section on political behaviour which explores political parties, interest groups and the electoral earthquakes of the 1990s.
* a section on government institutions and their roles, including discussion of the executive, the legislature, the judiciary and the subnational government.
* analysis of Italy's often stormy relationship with the European Union
* an exploration of recent events, such as attempts at institutional reform

Autoren/Hrsg.

Koff, Sondra Z.

Koff, Stephen P.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Italian politics: a framework of contradictions; 2. Italian political culture: a study in diversity; 3. Political behaviour: a changing party system; 4. Elections and electors; 5. Political behaviour: interest articulation and aggregation; 6. Parliament: a legislature in search of its role; 7. The executive power: the government and the President of the Republic; 8. the public administration; 9. The politics ofjustice; 10. The territorial distribution of power: the Italian regional state; 11. Italy and European Union; 12. Italy: difficulties in facing the millennium; 13. Postscript

Über Autor(innen)

Sondra Z. Koff is Professor Emerita at the State University of New York at Binghamton.