The landmark 1996 elections in Italy
(1997)
Journal Article
Bull, M., & Newell, J. (1997). The landmark 1996 elections in Italy. Representation, 34(3/4), 233-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/00344899708523018
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Party organisations and alliances in Italy in the 1990s : a revolution of sorts (1997)
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Newell, J., & Bull, M. (1997). Party organisations and alliances in Italy in the 1990s : a revolution of sorts. West European Politics, 20(1), 81-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402389708425176This study analyses the changes which have taken place in Italian political parties and the alliances they have formulated in the 1990s, changes which are visible at three levels: the disappearance of old parties and their replacement with new organi... Read More about Party organisations and alliances in Italy in the 1990s : a revolution of sorts.
Between crisis and transition : Italian politics in the 1990s (1997)
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Bull, M., & Rhodes, M. (1997). Between crisis and transition : Italian politics in the 1990s. West European Politics, 20(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402389708425172The Italian political system is both dynamic and sclerotic, adaptable and blocked, and with a surprising degree of institutional inertia. While some aspects of the system are adjusting to the new challenges of the decade, other areas are adapting muc... Read More about Between crisis and transition : Italian politics in the 1990s.
The April 1996 Italian general election : the left on top or on tap? (1996)
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Newell, J., & Bull, M. (1996). The April 1996 Italian general election : the left on top or on tap?. Parliamentary Affairs, 49(4), 616-647
The roots of the Italian crisis (1996)
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Bull, M. (1996). The roots of the Italian crisis. South European Society and Politics, 1(1), 131-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/13608749608454721This Review Article reviews several books which attempt to explain the origins of the dramatic crisis in Italian politics of the early 1990s
Electoral reform in Italy : when consequences fail to meet expectations (1996)
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Bull, M., & Newell, J. (1996). Electoral reform in Italy : when consequences fail to meet expectations. Representation, 34(1), 53-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/00344899608522987The authors find that four defects of Italian politics attributed to the old electoral system have not been remedied by the two‐vote system
Italy changes course? The 1994 elections and the victory of the right (1995)
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Bull, M., & Newell, J. (1995). Italy changes course? The 1994 elections and the victory of the right. Parliamentary Affairs, 48(1), 72-99
The West European communist movement in the late twentieth century (1995)
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Bull, M. (1995). The West European communist movement in the late twentieth century. West European Politics, 18(1), 78-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402389508425058This article evaluates the impact of the revolutions in central and eastern Europe in 1989 on west European communist parties, identifying three broad different trajectories of development that these parties have pursued, and signalling the end of th... Read More about The West European communist movement in the late twentieth century.
The PDS, the Progressive Alliance and the Crisis (1995)
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Bull, M. (1995). The PDS, the Progressive Alliance and the Crisis. Modern Italy, 1(1), 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/13532949508454756This article analyses the role the Democratic Party of the Left and the Progressive Alliance played in the dramatic upheaval in Italian Politics in the late 1980s and early 1990s
The crisis of socialism in Europe : Searching for a (really) big idea (1993)
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Bull, M. (1993). The crisis of socialism in Europe : Searching for a (really) big idea. West European Politics, 16(3), 413-423. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402389308424982This Review Article reviews a number of books which are a product of the collapse of communism in central and eastern Europe in 1989. The article evaluates the impact of the revolutions in central and eastern Europe not only on the regimes themselves... Read More about The crisis of socialism in Europe : Searching for a (really) big idea.
Italian politics and the 1992 elections : from ‘stable instability’ to instability and change (1993)
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Bull, M., & Newell, J. (1993). Italian politics and the 1992 elections : from ‘stable instability’ to instability and change. Parliamentary Affairs, 46(2), 203-227
The Italian referenda of April 1993 : real change at last? (1993)
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Newell, J., & Bull, M. (1993). The Italian referenda of April 1993 : real change at last?. West European Politics, 16(4), 607-615. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402389308424994
Villains of the peace : terrorism and the security services in Italy (1992)
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Bull, M. (1992). Villains of the peace : terrorism and the security services in Italy. Intelligence and National Security, 7(4), 473-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/02684529208432181This Review Article reviews works which analyse the murky role of the security services in far right terrorism in Italy as well as their alleged manipulation of far left terrorist groups.
The corporatist ideal-type and political exchange (1992)
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Bull, M. (1992). The corporatist ideal-type and political exchange. Political Studies, XL(2), 255-272. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1992.tb01383.xThis article challenges the consistency and coherence of the concept of neo-corporatism by exploring its characteristics as an ideal-type and relating it to the concept of political exchange. It argues that, in its existing form, it has limited use v... Read More about The corporatist ideal-type and political exchange.
Distant thunder at a picnic : the Sicilian regional elections of June 1991 (1992)
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Bull, M. (1992). Distant thunder at a picnic : the Sicilian regional elections of June 1991. Regional and Federal Studies, 2(3), 76-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597569208420850This article analyses the outcome of the Sicilian regional elections of June 1991 which, it is argued, were a harbinger of the dramatic changes that would occur in the Italian general election nearly a year later, and which would mark the biggest uph... Read More about Distant thunder at a picnic : the Sicilian regional elections of June 1991.
Whatever happened to Italian communism? Explaining the dissolution of the largest communist party in the west (1991)
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Bull, M. (1991). Whatever happened to Italian communism? Explaining the dissolution of the largest communist party in the west. West European Politics, 14(4), 96-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402389108424878This article, by analysing three different approaches to west European communism in the political science literature, attempts to explain how and why the largest communist party in the West, the Italian Communist Party, took the decision to dissolve... Read More about Whatever happened to Italian communism? Explaining the dissolution of the largest communist party in the west.
The Italian Communist Party's twentieth congress and the painful birth of the Democratic Party of the left (1991)
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Bull, M. (1991). The Italian Communist Party's twentieth congress and the painful birth of the Democratic Party of the left. Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 7(2), 257-264. https://doi.org/10.1080/13523279108415087This article analyses the final congress of the largest communist party in the West (the Italian Communist Party), marking its transformation into the non-communist Democratic Party of the Left. The article analyses the transformation process as well... Read More about The Italian Communist Party's twentieth congress and the painful birth of the Democratic Party of the left.
A new era for the non-rulers too : West European communist parties, Perestroika and the revolution in Eastern Europe (1991)
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Bull, M. (1991). A new era for the non-rulers too : West European communist parties, Perestroika and the revolution in Eastern Europe. Politics, 11(1), 17-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9256.1991.tb00188.xThe revolutions in central and eastern Europe have naturally focused attention on the collapse of the ruling parties of these regimes and the regimes themselves. This has tended to overlook the impact of this collapse on the non-ruling communist part... Read More about A new era for the non-rulers too : West European communist parties, Perestroika and the revolution in Eastern Europe.
The 'new beginning' : the Italian Communist Party under Achille Occhetto (1990)
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Bull, M., & Daniels, P. (1990). The 'new beginning' : the Italian Communist Party under Achille Occhetto. Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 6(3), 22-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/13523279008415035This article analyses the ongoing transformation of the Italian Communist Party into a non-communist party of the left under the leadership of Achille Occhetto following the collapse of communist regimes in central and eastern Europe. The article ana... Read More about The 'new beginning' : the Italian Communist Party under Achille Occhetto.
Perestroika is catching : the Italian Communist Party elects a new leader (1989)
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Bull, M. (1989). Perestroika is catching : the Italian Communist Party elects a new leader. Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 5(1), 79-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/13523278908414956This article analyses the election in 1988 of Achille Occhetto to the leadership of the Italian Communist Party and the implications of this event for unprecedented reform (in a liberal direction) of the party and for Italian politics more generally