Conference Group on Italian Politics and Society

CONGRIPS is the Conference Group on Italian Politics and Society. CONGRIPS was formally initiated on September 2, 1975, at the American Political Science Association (APSA) convention in San Francisco, California. Norman Kogan of the University of Connecticut spearheaded the effort which, in the first year, garnered 117 members. The original purpose of the organization was to encourage and support academic research and writing on current and past Italian political issues and practices. That charter was expanded in 1986 to include Italian social issues, hence the name change that year to the Conference on Italian Politics & Society ( CONGRIPS ). During its first year, CONGRIP also adopted a Constitution and Bylaws .

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Government ideology and party priorities: the determinants of public spending changes in Italy

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Contemporary Italian Politics 1/2016 Special Issue: Ten years after: a balance sheet of the Italian primaries

Ten years after: a balance sheet of the Italian priT-53cba639de27274aefcbb1d6a0932c82-155x220maries

After 10 years of primaries the articles included in this special issue offer an analysis of the impact of such inclusive selection procedures on Italian politics.

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