The Jubilee of the Catholic Church is the most frequently mentioned event in the chronology that ... more The Jubilee of the Catholic Church is the most frequently mentioned event in the chronology that precedes this introduction to the sixteenth edition of Politics in Italy. It could not have been otherwise, in light of its impact on Italian public life and visibility in the mass media throughout the year 2000. The "first planetary and media jubilee," as Gianfranco Brunelli terms it in his contribution to this volume, stands at the center of this book's section on Italian society. Consider only some of the salient events that marked this celebration: May Day, which the trade unions left nearly entirely for the Pope to celebrate; the Gay Pride demonstration and the attendant protests from the Vatican; Haider's visit; the arrival of tens of millions of pilgrims to the Eternal City, the impressive amount of public works brought to completion in Rome, and the added visibility of Rome's mayor Francesco Rutelli. In the imagination of most Italians, the year 2000 will remain the Jubilee year. In spite of the Pope's many meetings with social groups, however, the Jubilee had much less of an impact on the political imagination. As a result, Brunelli's essay concentrates on the external aspects of Jubilee, emphasizing the worldwide attention that the Church gave to the event and its internal aspects, especially the uneasy compromises that emerged within the Church's different currents and groups as it designed and managed the event.
Italian politics continue to chart new institutional paths. As governments change without the app... more 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. Mario Caciagli is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Florence. Alan S. Zuckerman is Profesor Political Science at Brown University.
The Italian regional elections, which occuredin april 16th 2000, took for the first time into acc... more The Italian regional elections, which occuredin april 16th 2000, took for the first time into account an electoral reform which consists in vote for the individual candidates to the présidence of Regions. This one was part of a more general trend toward the reinforcment of regional powers, which are often considered as rather weak in Italy. After an assessment of the detailed dynanmics which have marked these elections, the authors analyse, region by region, Berlusconi 's relatively modest victory. They consider that the weigh of changes affecting the system of coalitions is largely dominant in order to explain the contemporary landscape and to understand next political goals. Résumé Le scrutin régional italien du 16 avril 2000 prenait en compte, pour la première fois, la réforme électorale tendant à désigner personnellement les candidats à la présidence. Ce dispositif faisait partie d'un mouvement plus global destiné à renforcer le poids des régions, souvent considérées comme assez faibles en Italie. La personnalisation du pouvoir n'est pas très perceptible pour ce scrutin, marqué par un succès politique du centre-droit. Après avoir évalué en détail les dynamiques politiques qui ont marqué ces élections, les auteurs analysent, région par région, l'étendue, numériquement modeste, de la victoire de Berlusconi. Ils considèrent le poids des mutations dans le système d'alliance comme largement dominant pour expliquer la situation actuelle et les perspectives qui s'ouvrent pour 2001. Dernière étape avant Rome? Les élections régionales italiennes du 16 avril 2000
During the last decade, there has been in Italy an important debate about the weekness of the Ita... more During the last decade, there has been in Italy an important debate about the weekness of the Italian national belief. It was the consequence of the defiance of the Lega Nord towards the Italian State, as well as the break down of the First Republic. A lot of historical and political scientists have scrutinized the nature and the origines of such a problem: the backward unification, the exteriority of the State among the people, economical and social disparities as well as the survival of regional dialects, mentalities and political behaviors. However, investigations and sample surveys assess that such a weekness of national identity is not so intense. Moreover, they show a gap between State and Nation among italian people. Finally, this low sense of belonging to a Nation-State could be considered as a positive perspective, in the framework of the European integration process.
trascendencia del que fuera Canciller de la República Federal ale mana, el Dr. W illy Brandt. Si ... more trascendencia del que fuera Canciller de la República Federal ale mana, el Dr. W illy Brandt. Si como demostraron ante este Claus tro universitario estos Profesores eran dignos tributarios de tal ' / 5 3 \ * UNIVERSIDAD DEGRANADA
Klaus von Beyme, 1934 geboren und inzwischen emeritierter Professor an der Universitat Heidelberg... more Klaus von Beyme, 1934 geboren und inzwischen emeritierter Professor an der Universitat Heidelberg, ist als Angehoriger der ersten in Deutschland ausgebildeten Generation von Politikwissenschaftlern einer der produktivsten und renommiertesten Vertreter der Disziplin und eines ihrer internationalen Aushangeschilder. Als „Parteien in westlichen Demokratien“ 1982 erschien, lagen bereits 15 von Beyme allein verfasste Monografien vor, darunter ein Werk uber das „presidentielle Regierungssystem der Vereinigten Staaten“ (1967) und seine monumentale Habilitationsschrift uber die „parlamentarischen Regierungssysteme in Europa“ (→ Beyme 1970). Das als Einfuhrungs- und Uberblicksdarstellung angelegte vergleichende Werk uber die Parteien hat trotz seines Pioniercharakters nur eine Neuauflage erlebt (1984). 1985, 1986 und 1987 folgten englische, spanische und italienische Ubersetzungen.
The centre-left opposition won the Italian elections of 9-10 April 2006 by only 24,000 votes, whi... more The centre-left opposition won the Italian elections of 9-10 April 2006 by only 24,000 votes, which is 0.6 percent of the 38 million voters. It has also won the majority of seats in the Senate thanks to the votes of Italians living overseas. Since the majority in the Senate is only by two seats and the Senate has the same powers as the lower chamber, Prodi's government, which has Berlusconi after 5 years taken over from, may have a very difficult time. In regard to the party system that has emerged from the elections, a model of "fragmented bipolarity is confirmed": a changeover in power has occurred for the third consecutive time and many parties, perhaps at odds with one another, have remained within the two coalitions.
The Jubilee of the Catholic Church is the most frequently mentioned event in the chronology that ... more The Jubilee of the Catholic Church is the most frequently mentioned event in the chronology that precedes this introduction to the sixteenth edition of Politics in Italy. It could not have been otherwise, in light of its impact on Italian public life and visibility in the mass media throughout the year 2000. The "first planetary and media jubilee," as Gianfranco Brunelli terms it in his contribution to this volume, stands at the center of this book's section on Italian society. Consider only some of the salient events that marked this celebration: May Day, which the trade unions left nearly entirely for the Pope to celebrate; the Gay Pride demonstration and the attendant protests from the Vatican; Haider's visit; the arrival of tens of millions of pilgrims to the Eternal City, the impressive amount of public works brought to completion in Rome, and the added visibility of Rome's mayor Francesco Rutelli. In the imagination of most Italians, the year 2000 will remain the Jubilee year. In spite of the Pope's many meetings with social groups, however, the Jubilee had much less of an impact on the political imagination. As a result, Brunelli's essay concentrates on the external aspects of Jubilee, emphasizing the worldwide attention that the Church gave to the event and its internal aspects, especially the uneasy compromises that emerged within the Church's different currents and groups as it designed and managed the event.
Italian politics continue to chart new institutional paths. As governments change without the app... more 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. Mario Caciagli is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Florence. Alan S. Zuckerman is Profesor Political Science at Brown University.
The Italian regional elections, which occuredin april 16th 2000, took for the first time into acc... more The Italian regional elections, which occuredin april 16th 2000, took for the first time into account an electoral reform which consists in vote for the individual candidates to the présidence of Regions. This one was part of a more general trend toward the reinforcment of regional powers, which are often considered as rather weak in Italy. After an assessment of the detailed dynanmics which have marked these elections, the authors analyse, region by region, Berlusconi 's relatively modest victory. They consider that the weigh of changes affecting the system of coalitions is largely dominant in order to explain the contemporary landscape and to understand next political goals. Résumé Le scrutin régional italien du 16 avril 2000 prenait en compte, pour la première fois, la réforme électorale tendant à désigner personnellement les candidats à la présidence. Ce dispositif faisait partie d'un mouvement plus global destiné à renforcer le poids des régions, souvent considérées comme assez faibles en Italie. La personnalisation du pouvoir n'est pas très perceptible pour ce scrutin, marqué par un succès politique du centre-droit. Après avoir évalué en détail les dynamiques politiques qui ont marqué ces élections, les auteurs analysent, région par région, l'étendue, numériquement modeste, de la victoire de Berlusconi. Ils considèrent le poids des mutations dans le système d'alliance comme largement dominant pour expliquer la situation actuelle et les perspectives qui s'ouvrent pour 2001. Dernière étape avant Rome? Les élections régionales italiennes du 16 avril 2000
During the last decade, there has been in Italy an important debate about the weekness of the Ita... more During the last decade, there has been in Italy an important debate about the weekness of the Italian national belief. It was the consequence of the defiance of the Lega Nord towards the Italian State, as well as the break down of the First Republic. A lot of historical and political scientists have scrutinized the nature and the origines of such a problem: the backward unification, the exteriority of the State among the people, economical and social disparities as well as the survival of regional dialects, mentalities and political behaviors. However, investigations and sample surveys assess that such a weekness of national identity is not so intense. Moreover, they show a gap between State and Nation among italian people. Finally, this low sense of belonging to a Nation-State could be considered as a positive perspective, in the framework of the European integration process.
trascendencia del que fuera Canciller de la República Federal ale mana, el Dr. W illy Brandt. Si ... more trascendencia del que fuera Canciller de la República Federal ale mana, el Dr. W illy Brandt. Si como demostraron ante este Claus tro universitario estos Profesores eran dignos tributarios de tal ' / 5 3 \ * UNIVERSIDAD DEGRANADA
Klaus von Beyme, 1934 geboren und inzwischen emeritierter Professor an der Universitat Heidelberg... more Klaus von Beyme, 1934 geboren und inzwischen emeritierter Professor an der Universitat Heidelberg, ist als Angehoriger der ersten in Deutschland ausgebildeten Generation von Politikwissenschaftlern einer der produktivsten und renommiertesten Vertreter der Disziplin und eines ihrer internationalen Aushangeschilder. Als „Parteien in westlichen Demokratien“ 1982 erschien, lagen bereits 15 von Beyme allein verfasste Monografien vor, darunter ein Werk uber das „presidentielle Regierungssystem der Vereinigten Staaten“ (1967) und seine monumentale Habilitationsschrift uber die „parlamentarischen Regierungssysteme in Europa“ (→ Beyme 1970). Das als Einfuhrungs- und Uberblicksdarstellung angelegte vergleichende Werk uber die Parteien hat trotz seines Pioniercharakters nur eine Neuauflage erlebt (1984). 1985, 1986 und 1987 folgten englische, spanische und italienische Ubersetzungen.
The centre-left opposition won the Italian elections of 9-10 April 2006 by only 24,000 votes, whi... more The centre-left opposition won the Italian elections of 9-10 April 2006 by only 24,000 votes, which is 0.6 percent of the 38 million voters. It has also won the majority of seats in the Senate thanks to the votes of Italians living overseas. Since the majority in the Senate is only by two seats and the Senate has the same powers as the lower chamber, Prodi's government, which has Berlusconi after 5 years taken over from, may have a very difficult time. In regard to the party system that has emerged from the elections, a model of "fragmented bipolarity is confirmed": a changeover in power has occurred for the third consecutive time and many parties, perhaps at odds with one another, have remained within the two coalitions.
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