Electoral Systems in Context
Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23615347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gianluca Passarelli (0000-0002-3300-0790, Sapienza University of Rome, corresponding author) |
| Editors | Erik S Herron (0000-0002-6263-6464), Robert J Pekkanen (0000-0002-4634-0954), Matthew S Shugart |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 850-870 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190258658.013.35 |
| OpenAlex | W2792376315 |
| ISBN | 9780190258658 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Italy stands out among advanced industrialized democracies because of its frequency of major electoral reforms. In the postwar period, Italy has experienced four major electoral systems: the proportional representation (PR) system of the First Republic (1948–1992), mixed-member majoritarian (MMM, 1993–2005), and two varieties of PR with majority bonus (2005–2015, 2015–). In addition, there have been many failed attempts at electoral reform through legislation or referendum. The frequency of electoral reform makes Italy an important case for investigating the causes and effects of electoral system change. However, the path to each change has been somewhat idiosyncratic: the major reform of 1993 came against the backdrop of revelations of massive corruption, while the 2005 reform can be understood as an attempt to engineer divided government by an incumbent coalition expecting losses in the next election. The effects of the electoral reforms have also not always been as expected.
Context (archaeology) · Democracy · Economics · Electoral geography · Electoral reform · Electoral system · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Language change · Legislation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proportional representation · Referendum · Representation (politics) · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |