Corruption and anti-corruption

The political defeat of ‘Clean Hands’ in Italy

Bibliographic Data

ID6408151
AuthorsDonatella Della Porta (0000-0002-5239-8773), A Vannucci (0000-0003-0434-1323)
Year2007
Volume30
Issue4
Pages830-853
Publication date2007-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402380701500322
OpenAlexW2038248671
LanguageEN
Citations received44
References cited6

The apparent triumph of the 'revolution of the judges' ( which in the early 1990s led to talk of a 'Second Republic' in Italy) proved to be of short duration. Between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s the question of political corruption was intentionally demoted as a political priority by means of a 'bi-partisan' agreement. The 'Clean Hands' investigations do not seem to have led to the moral regeneration of Italian politics: available indicators on the diffusion of corruption instead signal high and constant levels. 'Clean Hands' opened a window of opportunity for overcoming the various 'anomalies' of Italian politics, but the political class was unable or unwilling to seize the moment. Not only is the balance sheet of actions against corruption rather meagre, but profound divisions have emerged in the relationship between the judiciary and the 'new' political class

Development economics · Economics · Elite · Language change · Political corruption · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Window of opportunity · Corruption and Economic Development · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law

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