Prof Martin Bull's Outputs (92)

Parliamentary democracy in Italy (2004)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2004). Parliamentary democracy in Italy. Parliamentary Affairs, 57(3), 550-567. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsh044

The Italian 'partitocrazia' or 'partitocratic regime' - known as the First Republic - effectively came to an end in the early 1990s under the pressure of a range of different factors, and political changes began about which most observers were, at th... Read More about Parliamentary democracy in Italy.

Corruption in contemporary politics (2003)
Book
Bull, M., & Newell, J. (2003). Corruption in contemporary politics. Palgrave Macmillan

Political corruption in Italy (2003)
Book Chapter

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.

Italy : the crisis of the left (2003)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2003). Italy : the crisis of the left. Parliamentary Affairs, 56(1), 58-74. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsg005

Despite the transformation of the Italian left in the past decade and its presence in government between 1996 and 2001, its shattering electoral defeat in the May 2001 general election represented a new nadir in what is a long-term decline. The princ... Read More about Italy : the crisis of the left.

Italian politics after the 2001 general election : plus ça change plus c’est la même chose? (2002)
Journal Article
Newell, J., & Bull, M. (2002). Italian politics after the 2001 general election : plus ça change plus c’est la même chose?. Parliamentary Affairs, 55(4), 626-642. https://doi.org/10.1093/parlij/55.4.626

Whatever happened to Italian communism? Explaining the dissolution of the largest communist party in the west (1998)
Book Chapter

This 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.

New avenues in the study of political corruption (1997)
Journal Article
Bull, M., & Newell, J. (1997). New avenues in the study of political corruption. Crime, Law and Social Change, 27(3/4), 169-183. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1008232802273

This article argues that the 1990s have witnessed a sea change in the study of political corruption, especially in political science. It explores the reasons for the relative neglect of corruption by political science in the past, and suggests that a... Read More about New avenues in the study of political corruption.

Party organisations and alliances in Italy in the 1990s : a revolution of sorts (1997)
Journal Article
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/10.1080/01402389708425176

This 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)
Journal Article
Bull, M., & Rhodes, M. (1997). Between crisis and transition : Italian politics in the 1990s. West European Politics, 20(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402389708425172

The 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 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

The April 1996 Italian general election : the left on top or on tap? (1996)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (1996). The roots of the Italian crisis. South European Society and Politics, 1(1), 131-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/13608749608454721

This 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)
Journal Article
Bull, M., & Newell, J. (1996). Electoral reform in Italy : when consequences fail to meet expectations. Representation, 34(1), 53-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/00344899608522987

The authors find that four defects of Italian politics attributed to the old electoral system have not been remedied by the two‐vote system

The West European communist movement in the late twentieth century (1995)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (1995). The West European communist movement in the late twentieth century. West European Politics, 18(1), 78-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402389508425058

This 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)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (1995). The PDS, the Progressive Alliance and the Crisis. Modern Italy, 1(1), 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/13532949508454756

This 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

Italy changes course? The 1994 elections and the victory of the right (1995)
Journal Article
Bull, M., & Newell, J. (1995). Italy changes course? The 1994 elections and the victory of the right. Parliamentary Affairs, 48(1), 72-99

The crisis of socialism in Europe : Searching for a (really) big idea (1993)
Journal Article
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/10.1080/01402389308424982

This 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)
Journal Article
Bull, M., & Newell, J. (1993). Italian politics and the 1992 elections : from ‘stable instability’ to instability and change. Parliamentary Affairs, 46(2), 203-227. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a052413

The Italian referenda of April 1993 : real change at last? (1993)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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/10.1080/02684529208432181

This 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.