Contemporary Italian Politics – Thu, September 15, 8:00 to 9:30am, TBA
Chair/Discussant: Erik Jones (European University Institute)
Italian politics changed dramatically in the last four years, starting with the March 2018 parliamentary elections and continuing through the Presidential elections of February 2022. Given the importance of Italy to the stability of European financial markets and the future of the euro as a common currency, understanding how and why that change has taken place is essential to understanding Europe’s future.
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Donatella Bonansinga (University of Birmingham) & Daniele Albertazzi (University of Birmingham)
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Fulvio Venturino (University of Cagliari) & Stefano Rombi (University of Cagliari)
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Salvatore Vassallo (University of Bologna)
‘The Italian Communist Party and the Meltdown of the Italian Party System’
Martin Bull (University of Salford)