Overview
- Tells the remarkable story of the Italian General Election of 2018
- Provides an in-depth analysis of the vote
- Draws out the significance of the election for Italy and political developments elsewhere
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About this book
This book provides a lively and comprehensive account of the unprecedented Italian general election of 2018 and of its profound significance for Italy and beyond. The contributions in this volume cover the political, economic and international contexts in which the vote took place, and consider the main election contenders in the run-up to the election as well as the campaigns. The book further examines the election outcome, analysing the votes and discussing the impact of the election on the turnover of parliamentary personnel as well as examining the outcome from the viewpoint of government formation.
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Keywords
- Forza Italia
- five-star movement
- Italian government
- globalisation
- economic policy
- income distribution
- labour market policy
- Italian general election
- Eurozone crisis
- refugee crisis
- migration crisis
- Henry Drucker
- Matteo Renzi
- Berlusconi
- League
- party strategies
- populism
- political communication
- digital campaigning
- de-institutionalisation
Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Context
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The Run-Up to the Election
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Back Matter
Reviews
“An insightful overview of contemporary Italian politics by some of the leading experts in public opinion, media, and parties. Highly recommended for international readers wishing to understand where the Lega/M5S populist government comes from, and why.” (Mauro Barisione, University of Milan, Italy)“Italian politics has often provided a portent of the possible transformations of other established democracies. The 2018 election was no exception, producing the first elected populist government since WWII. This book offers a clear, comprehensive and compelling account of the context, conduct, outcomes and broader significance of the campaign. Required reading for Italian specialists, it is accessible to, and should be read by, anyone interested in the future of democracy more generally.” (Richard Bellamy, European University Institute, Fiesole, Italy)
“A very important book, one essential for understanding the real tsunami in Italian Politics brought on by the elections of March 2018, written by excellent political scientists. The authors provide many data and a range of analyses covering the election campaign, the result of the vote and the political parties taking into account the economic, European and international contexts.They also discuss the new Parliament and the new government. An extremely useful volume.” (Marc Lazar, Sciences Po, Paris, France)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Luigi Ceccarini is a researcher for the Laboratory of Political and Social Studies, LaPolis, at the University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Italy, where he teaches society and politics. He is co-editor of Comunicazione Politica and the author of La cittadinanza online (2015) and Tra politica e società (with I. Diamanti, 2018).
James L. Newell is a former professor of politics at the University of Salford, UK, and currently a visiting professor at the University of Turin, Italy. He is co-editor of Contemporary Italian Politics and the author of Corruption in Contemporary Politics(2018) and Silvio Berlusconi: A Study in Failure (2018).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Italian General Election of 2018
Book Subtitle: Italy in Uncharted Territory
Editors: Luigi Ceccarini, James L. Newell
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13617-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13616-1Published: 01 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13617-8Published: 15 April 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 341
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Electoral Politics, European Politics, Legislative and Executive Politics, Governance and Government