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The man who never was? The Italian transition and 2008 election (2009)
Journal Article
Newell, J. (2009). The man who never was? The Italian transition and 2008 election. Journal of Modern Italian Studies, 14(4), 395-412. https://doi.org/10.1080/13545710903281862

The implications for the co-called Italian transition of the 2008 election initially seemed significant – but have since become increasingly uncertain as Berlusconi's conflict of interests has risen higher up the political agenda. This underscores th... Read More about The man who never was? The Italian transition and 2008 election.

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.