Outputs (63)

Beating Covid-19: the problem with national lockdowns (2020)
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Bull, M. (2020). Beating Covid-19: the problem with national lockdowns

Lockdowns have now become a fact of life for many countries across the world, but even if they succeed in halting the spread of Covid-19, are they sustainable? This piece argues that lockdowns pose major challenges for European countries and the appr... Read More about Beating Covid-19: the problem with national lockdowns.

Italy’s “Darkest Hour” – how coronavirus became a very real political problem (2020)
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Bull, M. (2020). Italy’s “Darkest Hour” – how coronavirus became a very real political problem

An experiment in following China's lead while trying to respect democratic norms is causing tensions.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the ghosts of West European communism live on (2019)
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Bull, M. (2019). Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the ghosts of West European communism live on

Germany marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 2019. This article argues that alongside the sweeping changes that occurred in central and eastern Europe, the end of the Cold War also had a lasting legacy for western... Read More about Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the ghosts of West European communism live on.

Parliament has breached the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliament Act, rendering it meaningless (2019)
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Bull, M. (2019). Parliament has breached the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliament Act, rendering it meaningless

By calling an early election, government and parliament have effectively breached both the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act. The implications of this outcome are significant and suggest that the act is unlikely to survive another l... Read More about Parliament has breached the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliament Act, rendering it meaningless.

Whatever happened to the Westminster Model? The 'Italianisation' of British politics (2019)
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Bull, M. (2019). Whatever happened to the Westminster Model? The 'Italianisation' of British politics

The UK was once viewed by political scientists as embodying a distinct majoritarian form of politics – the ‘Westminster Model’ – that stood in contrast to the ‘consensus’ democracies found elsewhere in Europe. Several of the countries in the latter g... Read More about Whatever happened to the Westminster Model? The 'Italianisation' of British politics.

Introduction : towards a better understanding of corruption and anti-corruption (2018)
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Bull, M., & Heywood, P. (2019). Introduction : towards a better understanding of corruption and anti-corruption. European Political Science, 18, 185-188. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-018-0152-0

Despite widespread interest in corruption and how to root it out, the problem continues to grow. Anti-corruption strategies and methods have proved ineffective in achieving lasting reductions in corruption. Anti-corruption academic research has not b... Read More about Introduction : towards a better understanding of corruption and anti-corruption.

Italy election : how populist Five Star Movement is wrecking government hopes for the mainstream (2018)
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Bull, M. (2018). Italy election : how populist Five Star Movement is wrecking government hopes for the mainstream

Italy's political future hangs in the balance – will it see another chaotic grand coalition, or take an anti-EU populist step into the unknown?

Italian politics in an era of recession : the end of bipolarism? (2018)
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Bull, M., & Pasquino, G. (2018). Italian politics in an era of recession : the end of bipolarism?. South European Society and Politics, 23(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2018.1436493

Italian politics have undergone momentous change in the 2007–2017 decade under the impact of the eurozone crisis, whose peak in 2011–2013 could be equated to the earlier watershed years of 1992–1994. The lasting impact of the upheaval in Italian poli... Read More about Italian politics in an era of recession : the end of bipolarism?.

In the eye of the storm : the Italian economy and the eurozone crisis (2018)
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Bull, M. (2018). In the eye of the storm : the Italian economy and the eurozone crisis. South European Society and Politics, 23(1), 13-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2018.1433477

The eurozone crisis had a more significant and longer-lasting impact on Italy than on virtually any other member state, with the effects still visible a decade after. The extent of the shock was surprising in view of progress Italy had apparently mad... Read More about In the eye of the storm : the Italian economy and the eurozone crisis.

Matteo Renzi just killed off Italy's centre left (2017)
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Bull, M. (2017). Matteo Renzi just killed off Italy's centre left

Former prime minister Matteo Renzi resigned as leader of the Italian Democratic Party (PD) in February 2017 in a move that left the country’s centre left in ruins. His party was split as a result of his action, giving the far right an opportunity to... Read More about Matteo Renzi just killed off Italy's centre left.