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Characterising the Italian parliament: legislative change in longitudinal perspective (2006)
Journal Article
Newell, J. (2006). Characterising the Italian parliament: legislative change in longitudinal perspective. Journal of Legislative Studies, 12(3-4), 386-483. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330600877437

Despite the emergence of a bipolar party system following the introduction of a new electoral law in 1993, the Italian parliament remains an exception to the rule that legislatures have little influence over policy. It was reasonable to think that pa... Read More about Characterising the Italian parliament: legislative change in longitudinal perspective.

The Italian election of 2006: myths and realities (2006)
Journal Article
Newell, J. (2006). The Italian election of 2006: myths and realities. West European Politics, 29(4), 802-813. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402380600842437

The general election of 9 and 10 April was one of the closest fought in Italy’s history. In the Chamber of Deputies, the centre-left Unione coalition emerged ahead of the centre-right Casa delle liberta` (House of Freedoms, Cdl) by just 24,755 votes... Read More about The Italian election of 2006: myths and realities.

The organisation of crime for profit: conduct, law and measurement (2006)
Book
(2006). P. van Duyne, A. Maljevic, M. van Dijk, K. von Lampe, & J. Newell (Eds.), The organisation of crime for profit: conduct, law and measurement. Wolf Legal Publishers

This edited volume contains a selection of peer-reviewed papers originally prepared for the 7th Cross-border Crime Colloquium, held in Sarajevo in October 2005. Petrus van Duyne provides an introduction. Klaus von Lampe, Maarten van Dijck, Rob Hornsb... Read More about The organisation of crime for profit: conduct, law and measurement.

Scandal in past and contemporary politics (2005)
Book
(2005). J. Garrard, & J. Newell (Eds.), Scandal in past and contemporary politics. Manchester: Manchester University Press

There have been many books on individual ‘affairs’ of various kinds, but considerably fewer on the social and historical significance of political scandal in general. Yet, the phenomenon has recently emerged as a key new area of study. This is partly... Read More about Scandal in past and contemporary politics.

Corruption-mitigating policies : the case of modern Italy (2005)
Journal Article
Newell, J. (2005). Corruption-mitigating policies : the case of modern Italy. Modern Italy, 10(2), 163-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/13532940500284192

One of the circumstances likely to be associated with the intensity of both investigative and legislative efforts designed to curb political and bureaucratic corruption is institutional reform. Since the characteristics of electoral and party systems... Read More about Corruption-mitigating policies : the case of modern Italy.

Struggling to protest : the Italian Communist party and the protest cycle, 1972-77 (2005)
Thesis
Edwards, P. Struggling to protest : the Italian Communist party and the protest cycle, 1972-77. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

My thesis traces the interaction between the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and a series of social movements which emerged in Italy between 1972 and 1977: the 'area of Autonomia\ which pioneered new forms of workplace and community activism between... Read More about Struggling to protest : the Italian Communist party and the protest cycle, 1972-77.

Politica in Italia: I fatti dell'anno e le interpretazioni (2005)
Book
(2005). C. Guarnieri, & J. Newell (Eds.), Politica in Italia: I fatti dell'anno e le interpretazioni. Bologna: il Mulimo

"Italian Politics" examines, first, the election results, European, local, and the evolution of power relations within the two major camps, paying specific attention to Forza Italy, the functioning of the coalition government and the role of the Mini... Read More about Politica in Italia: I fatti dell'anno e le interpretazioni.

Organised crime economy: managing crime markets in Europe (2005)
Book
(2005). P. van Duyne, M. van Dijk, K. von Lampe, & J. Newell (Eds.), Organised crime economy: managing crime markets in Europe. Wolf Legal Publishers

This edited volume contains a selection of peer-reviewed papers prepared for the sixth Colloquium on Cross-border Crime, held at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Berlin, Germany, in September 2004. Tom Vander Beken, Karen Verpoest, Annemie Bucquoye... Read More about Organised crime economy: managing crime markets in Europe.

Quo vadis? (2005)
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(2005). C. Guarnieri, & J. Newell (Eds.), Quo vadis?. Bologna: Istituto Cattaneo

2004 was a year that threw into sharp relief the principal features of the present political conjuncture, that is, one in which the Italian political transition shows few signs of coming to a conclusion. 2004 was, therefore, a year of limited change,... Read More about Quo vadis?.

Interpretive approaches and the study of Italian politics (2004)
Journal Article
Newell, J. (2004). Interpretive approaches and the study of Italian politics. Modern Italy, 9(2), 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1080/1353294042000304983

This article asks why, despite their doubtful utility, the categories used in accounts of contemporary Italian politics are almost universally negative in character. It is suggested that at least part of the explanation has to do with the ontological... Read More about Interpretive approaches and the study of Italian politics.

Threats and phantoms of organised crime, corruption and terrorism: critical and European perspective (2004)
Book
(2004). P. van Duyne, K. von Lampe, M. Jagar, & J. Newell (Eds.), Threats and phantoms of organised crime, corruption and terrorism: critical and European perspective. Wolf Legal Publishers

In this fourth volume of the European Colloquium Group on Cross-border Crime, expert researchers from Central and Western Europe critically examine these anxieties, the underlying threats and the feasibility of adequate responses. They raise crucial... Read More about Threats and phantoms of organised crime, corruption and terrorism: critical and European perspective.

Political corruption in Italy (2003)
Book Chapter
Newell, J., & Bull, M. (2003). Political corruption in Italy. In M. Bull, & J. Newell (Eds.), Corruption in Contemporary Politics (37-49). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Corruption in Italy presents something of a paradox. On the one hand, it is perceived as extensive. In the mid-1990s, for example, Paul Ginsborg branded the country as 'one of the most corrupt democracies in Europe'; on the other hand, notwithstandin... Read More about Political corruption in Italy.

Aspects of the Italian transition (2003)
Journal Article
Allum, F., & Newell, J. (2003). Aspects of the Italian transition. Journal of Modern Italian Studies, 8(2), 182-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/1354571032000078275

The second Berlusconi government came to power at the end of a period of unprecedented change in Italian politics to which the term 'Italian transition' is frequently applied. While the new government's arrival has not brought the transition to an en... Read More about Aspects of the Italian transition.

Criminal finances and organising crime in Europe (2003)
Book
(2003). P. van Duyne, K. von Lampe, & J. Newell (Eds.), Criminal finances and organising crime in Europe. Wolf Legal Publishers

This edited volume contains a selection of ten peer-reviewed papers originally prepared for the Third Colloquium on Cross-border Crime, held in Bratislava, Slovakia, at the National Police Academy in October 2001. Petrus van Duyne provides an introd... Read More about Criminal finances and organising crime in Europe.