The Italian General Election of 2008: Berlusconi Strikes Back

ISBN-13: 9780230224070 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 266 str.

James Newell

Opis

The War of Ideas is being fought both within Islamic societies and between some Muslim voices and the West. The War of Ideas is a struggle between moral claims, political philosophies, and historical interpretations that compete for assent within a society and across borders. Like the ideological component of the Cold War, the War of Ideas is about the fundamental principles of human society, from the basis for law and structures of governance to gender relations and the nexus of religion and politics. It is a global War: the foes have resorted to arms to protect and promote their worldview. This book brings together some of the most important voices from different partisan, theoretical and religious perspectives to argue and forecast the next phase in the War of Ideas.

Spis treści

Introduction: A Guide to the Election and 'Instructions for Use'; J.L.Newell PART I: THE CONTEXT The Political Context 2006 – 2008; A.Mastropaolo The Economic Context; M.Capriati The EU and International Contexts; G.A.Fois PART II: THE RUN-UP TO THE ELECTION The Parties of the Centre Left; I.Favretto The Parties of the Centre Right: Many Oppositions, One Leader; D.Albertazzi & D.McDonnell The Processes of Alliance Formation; M.Donovan PART III: THE CAMPAIGN Campaign Issues and Themes; D.Campus The Low Intensity Media Campaign and a Vote That Comes From Far Back; F.Roncarolo The New Technologies: The First Internet 2.0 Election; C.Cepernich PART IV: THE OUTCOME Italian Voters: Berlusconi's Victory and the 'New' Italian Party System; A.Chiaramonte A Different Legislature? The Parliamentary Scene Following the 2008 Elections; F.Russo & L.Verzichelli The Formation of the Fourth Berlusconi Government; G.Pasquino Conclusion: A Watershed Election?; J.L.Newell

O autorze

JAMES L. NEWELL is Professor of Politics at the University of Salford, UK. His recent books include Parties and Democracy in Italy; Italian Politics: Adjustment under Duress (with M. Bull); The Italian General Election of 2006 (ed.). He is co-editor of European Political Science and co-convenor of the UK Political Studies Association's (PSA's) Italian Politics Specialist Group.