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As Italians are about to vote in what some have dubbed 'the most important election in 30 years', the future of the country is as uncertain as ever.
Stuck between an industrialist North and a poorer South, torn apart by merciless markets and internal dysfunction, trapped between a failed 'Super Mario' technocratic government and Italian politics-as-usual - it's impossible to predict what Italy will look like in a year – or a week.
Is Beppe Grillo's 'anti-politics' movement losing its novelty effect? Could Berlusconi make a predictable, yet spectacular comeback? Will Monti enter a coalition with Bersani's Democrats? Will a rise of smaller parties contribute to the fractionalisation of Italian politics? And could extreme factions benefit from the overall cacophony?
In short - how did Italy get here, and can it get back on track?A selection of our articles on Italy from the last year.
In the wake of the Italian elections, this
excerpt from ‘Spotlight on Cyprus
A selection of our best articles on Cyprus.
Previously: Italy | Rebuilding Greece | The Icelandic Experiment | Spain and Catalonian independence
A selection of our best articles on Cyprus.
Previously: Italy | Rebuilding Greece | The Icelandic Experiment | Spain and Catalonian independence
Spotlight on Greece
What will it take to rebuild the most hard-hit country in the eurozone?
Previously: The Icelandic Experiment
What will it take to rebuild the most hard-hit country in the eurozone?
Previously: The Icelandic Experiment
Europe 2.0
The media in Europe
From Murdoch and Berlusconi to the new Hungarian media law, the media is the first theme of our new Joining the dots series.
From Murdoch and Berlusconi to the new Hungarian media law, the media is the first theme of our new Joining the dots series.
Reinventing the left
Tributaries of the right
How did right-wing populist parties change our self-conceptions in Europe?
How did right-wing populist parties change our self-conceptions in Europe?
Europe and the world
Building a common foreign policy in crisis Europe: mission impossible?
Building a common foreign policy in crisis Europe: mission impossible?
Gem from our archive
A selection of our best articles on Europe.
There and back again? Media freedom and autonomy in Central and Eastern Europe
A selection of our best articles on Europe.
There and back again? Media freedom and autonomy in Central and Eastern Europe
Elections 2013
What to expect from European ballot boxes in 2013?
What to expect from European ballot boxes in 2013?
Euro: Writing on the wall?
Can Europe make it? Editors
Rosemary Bechler is Editor of openDemocracy
David Krivanek is Editor of Can Europe make it?
Francesca E.S. Montemaggi is Associate Editor of Can Europe make it?
Rosemary Bechler is Editor of openDemocracy
David Krivanek is Editor of Can Europe make it?
Francesca E.S. Montemaggi is Associate Editor of Can Europe make it?
Reinventing democracy in Europe
Ash Amin and Pep Subirós' June 2012 guest week on reinventing democracy in Europe.
Reclaiming democratic demands from the populists
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Ash Amin and Pep Subirós' June 2012 guest week on reinventing democracy in Europe.
Reclaiming democratic demands from the populists
JORDI VAQUER
Who we are
Can Europe make it? is a digital space to debate the achievements and shortcomings of the European project, from an open-minded yet critical perspective.
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Can Europe make it? is a digital space to debate the achievements and shortcomings of the European project, from an open-minded yet critical perspective.
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Highlights
Thinkers from across the continent respond to Etienne Balibar's call to build a more democratic, more equal and more social Union.
Our authors debate the murky past, stormy present and uncertain future of the Eurozone.
Thinkers from across the continent respond to Etienne Balibar's call to build a more democratic, more equal and more social Union.
Our authors debate the murky past, stormy present and uncertain future of the Eurozone.
Editors' blog
German Europe
Reluctant radicals
In their new pamphlet on Europe's 'Reluctant Radicals', experts from the Counterpoint group explore the cultural conditions that have enabled populist forces to emerge (or fail to emerge) in many European countries.
In their new pamphlet on Europe's 'Reluctant Radicals', experts from the Counterpoint group explore the cultural conditions that have enabled populist forces to emerge (or fail to emerge) in many European countries.
Subterranean Politics
Mary Kaldor’s team at the LSE, working with partners across Europe on new political parties and public protests, finds that these phenomena share not only opposition to austerity, but also frustration with politics as usual. The team reports in a series of articles for Can Europe make it?
Mary Kaldor’s team at the LSE, working with partners across Europe on new political parties and public protests, finds that these phenomena share not only opposition to austerity, but also frustration with politics as usual. The team reports in a series of articles for Can Europe make it?
Drifting apart?
Are Britain and the rest of Europe on two irreconcilably different courses?
Are Britain and the rest of Europe on two irreconcilably different courses?
Inter Alia
Europe at a glance
Europe at a glance is a collection of visual thoughts on Europe and where it is heading - if anywhere.
Europe at a glance is a collection of visual thoughts on Europe and where it is heading - if anywhere.
Oecumene
In this editorial partnership, experts from the Oecumene project at the Open University explore the ongoing redefinition of citizenship - in Europe and beyond.
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In this editorial partnership, experts from the Oecumene project at the Open University explore the ongoing redefinition of citizenship - in Europe and beyond.
