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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Searching for a new debate on immigration in EuropeIn the current debate on immigration in Europe, confusion and populist bias came to the fore once again during the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Arrivederci, Veneto?What was behind the "unofficial" referendum on Venetian independence? Why was it so popular? And could we soon be...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Berlusconi: has the Artful Dodger met his match?Unlike Oliver Twist's friend, Berlusconi will not end up in a penal colony, or indeed in a prison cell, but will...
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Published in: HomeAll quiet on the Italian front?After the seemingly unending crisis that followed this February's elections, Italian politics seem to have finally...
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Published in: HomeThe Italian government's doomed quest for stabilityWhen the only thing holding a coalition together is fear of the voters, instability is just around the corner.
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Published in: HomeThe youngest face of Italy’s old politics: Enrico Letta’s “grand coalition”Does Enrico Letta's newly formed government have what it takes to get Italy out of its dire situation, or is it...
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Published in: HomeHow the Italian left ceased to existThe election of the new President of the Republic ended up in a mess for the Democratic Party, devastating both its...
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Published in: HomeItaly: the equivocal calm between stormsAfter several candidates failed to be elected to the presidency, the Italian parliament gave an unprecedented second...
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Published in: HomeNo country for wise menFrom PM Monti's technocracy to President Napolitano's ten 'wise men', Italy is turning to technical expertise to...
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Published in: HomeItaly wants change. But the time hasn't come yetThe last elections have shown that voters demand the beginning of a new political season. Unfortunately, what's...
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Published in: HomeItaly 2013: collapse, revolution or renaissance?It is a strange country that risks killing off Europe having been one of its founding and most reliable members. To...
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Published in: HomeLega Nord's last temptation: anti-politics in the time of Grillo
The rise of Grillo's 5 Star Movement marks Italy's ongoing disaffection towards its political caste. In the early...
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Published in: HomeHoping for an Italian Spring?
More widely, what the M5S’ success represents is a challenge to the approach to economic reform which has too often...
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Published in: HomeItaly's 'Perfect storm'More than a week after the elections, the situation in Italy is as hazy as ever, with no obvious way out of the...
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Published in: HomeThe Italian puzzle - austerity, corruption, and the man next doorThe chaos that followed the Italian elections might be the foretaste of bigger changes to come. But which ones?
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Published in: HomeAnd the winner is... Reflections on post-electoral politics in ItalyWith no clear winner emerging out of the election, a new era of uncertainty opens for Italian politics. How can the...
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Published in: HomeThe Front of the Ordinary ManIn the wake of the Italian elections, this excerpt from ‘Stagioni del populismo italiano’ examines populism in...
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Published in: HomeSowing the seeds of an Italian springThe Italian election resulted in a deadlock with no clear winner. But while Italy is stuck between politics as usual...
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Published in: HomeBeppe Grillo's Five Star revolutionThere is no telling what the outcome of today's remarkably uncertain Italian elections will be. But the real story...
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Published in: HomeSix characters in search of a country - the Italian vote elsewhere in EuropeAs Italy is heading to the polls on Sunday for ‘the most important election in 30 years’, the vote of Italians...
