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'The man who never was? The Italian transition and the 2008 election’ (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2009, April). 'The man who never was? The Italian transition and the 2008 election’. Presented at 59th Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association, Manchester, UK

Paper presented at the panel, ‘Italian Politics after the 2008 Election: Another Turning Point?’, held at the 59th Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association, Manchester 7-9 April 2009.

Corruption and public perceptions: Lessons from the British case (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2009, March). Corruption and public perceptions: Lessons from the British case. Presented at ‘The Economics of Corruption in Contemporary Developed Societies’, Centro de Estudos de População, Economia e Sociedade, Porto, Portugal

paper presented at the Symposium, ‘The Economics of Corruption in Contemporary Developed Societies’, Centro de Estudos de População, Economia e Sociedade, Porto, Portugal, 26-27 March 2009.

The Italian general election of 2008: Berlusconi strikes back (2009)
Book
(2009). J. Newell (Ed.), The Italian general election of 2008: Berlusconi strikes back. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

In this book leading academics provide comprehensive analysis of an election whose outcome has been perhaps the most dramatic in Italian history. Covering the political, economic and foreign-policy background, the campaign and the outcome, the book o... Read More about The Italian general election of 2008: Berlusconi strikes back.

Has 2008 been a watershed? The significance of the election for Italian domestic politics (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2009, February). Has 2008 been a watershed? The significance of the election for Italian domestic politics. Presented at ‘The year after. Has Italy entered a new Berlusconi era?’, University of Birmingham

Paper prepared for delivery at the workshop, ‘The year after. Has Italy entered a new Berlusconi era?’, University of Birmingham, 27 February 2009.

A new revolution? The Italian case (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2009, February). A new revolution? The Italian case. Presented at ‘A New Revolution? Greece, Europe and the Crisis of Political Legitimacy’, University of Manchester, UK

Paper presented at the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence-sponsored seminar, ‘A New Revolution? Greece, Europe and the Crisis of Political Legitimacy’ University of Manchester, 25 February 2009

Still the anomalous democracy? Politics and institutions in Italy (2009)
Journal Article
Bull, M., & Newell, J. (2009). Still the anomalous democracy? Politics and institutions in Italy. Government and Opposition, 44(1), 42-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-7053.2008.01275.x

Until the early 1990s, the Italian political system was regarded as anomalous among advanced democracies because of its failure to achieve alternation in government. Since then, that problem has been overcome, but Italy has been popularly viewed as c... Read More about Still the anomalous democracy? Politics and institutions in Italy.

The parties of opposition in the aftermath of the election (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2008, November). The parties of opposition in the aftermath of the election. Presented at Politica in Italia, Bologna, Italy

‘The parties of opposition in the aftermath of the election’, paper presented to the seminar, ‘Politica in Italia’, of the Istituto Carlo Cattaneo, Bologna, Italy, 8 November 2008.

Towards the end of a long transition? Bipolarity and instability in Italy’s changing political system (2008)
Journal Article
Carbone, C., & Newell, J. (2008). Towards the end of a long transition? Bipolarity and instability in Italy’s changing political system. Politics, 28(3), 138-149. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9256.2008.00322.x

This article analyses the significance of the 2008 general election for the prospects of an early conclusion to Italy's transition from a First to a Second Republic. The election saw not only the return of Berlusconi to power, but also a radical simp... Read More about Towards the end of a long transition? Bipolarity and instability in Italy’s changing political system.

The Italian transition and the general election of 2008 (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2008, August). The Italian transition and the general election of 2008. Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, Mass

Paper prepared for presentation to the panel, ‘Italy in Transition: The Long Path to a Second Republic’, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, Mass., 27-31 August 2008.

The Prodi government of 2006 and 2007 (2008)
Journal Article
Paolucci, C., & Newell, J. (2008). The Prodi government of 2006 and 2007. Modern Italy, 13(3), 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/13532940802184983

Now that the fifteenth legislature has come to an end, it is appropriate to assess the performance of the government whose fall was responsible for this event, as well as the coalition's significance for the trajectory of Italian politics generally.... Read More about The Prodi government of 2006 and 2007.

Introduction: Corruption and democracy in Western Europe (2008)
Journal Article
Newell, J. (2008). Introduction: Corruption and democracy in Western Europe. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 9(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/15705850701825352

Public perceptions and attitudes are central to an understanding of the significance of corruption in Europe and in democracies generally – this for a number of reasons including the meaning of the term ‘corruption’ itself. But the investigation of p... Read More about Introduction: Corruption and democracy in Western Europe.

Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so far (2008)
Journal Article
Newell, J. (2008). Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so far. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 9(1), 39-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/15705850701825444

This paper takes its point of departure from the importance for stable democracy of citizens' confidence in the probity of public office holders and from the growing public concerns in this area since the early 1990s. Against this background, the pap... Read More about Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so far.

The Italian general election of 2006: Romano Prodi’s victory (2008)
Book
(2008). J. Newell (Ed.), The Italian general election of 2006: Romano Prodi’s victory. Manchester: Manchester University Press

This book brings together leading academics to provide a comprehensive analysis of one of the most closely fought general elections in Italian history. Covering the political, economic and foreign-policy background, the campaign and the outcome, the... Read More about The Italian general election of 2006: Romano Prodi’s victory.

Di lotta e di governo: The Lega Nord and Rifondazione Comunista in coalition (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Albertazzi, D., McDonnell, D., & Newell, J. (2007, April). Di lotta e di governo: The Lega Nord and Rifondazione Comunista in coalition. Presented at 57th Annual Conference of the UK Political Studies Association, University of Bath, UK

Paper co-authored with Daniele Albertazzi (University of Birmingham) and Duncan McDonnell (University of Turin) and presented to the panel, ‘Outsider parties in Western Europe: the opposition in government? I’, at the 57th Annual Conference of the UK... Read More about Di lotta e di governo: The Lega Nord and Rifondazione Comunista in coalition.

Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so Far (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Newell, J. (2007, March). Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so Far. Presented at ‘Corruption and Democracy in Europe: Public Opinion and Social Representations’, University of Salford

‘Ethical Conduct and Perceptions of Public Probity in Britain: the Story so Far’, paper presented to the workshop on ‘Corruption and Democracy in Europe: Public Opinion and Social Representations’, University of Salford, 29-31 March; and to the works... Read More about Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so Far.