A long quest in vain

Institutional reforms in Italy

Bibliographic Data

ID6408512
AuthorsMartin J Bull (0000-0003-2612-3183), Martin Bull, G Pasquino (0000-0001-7458-158X)
Year2007
Volume30
Issue4
Pages670-691
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)
DOI10.1080/01402380701500223
OpenAlexW2067006888
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited13

Of all the issues that have been regarded as necessary to stabilising Italian politics following the dramatic upheaval of the 1990s, none has been more important than constitutional and institutional reforms. Yet, there has been an unqualified failure of the political class over a thirty year period to achieve constitutional reform (whilst not overlooking electoral reform which is outside of the Constitution). This is not to suggest that Italian institutions remain totally unreformed or unchanged; on the contrary, the principal institutions have all experienced change and piecemeal reform, notably in the past 15 years. However, these changes have never been regarded as sufficient to meet the needs of Italian democracy and root-and-branch reform has thus far eluded the political class. The failed attempted to achieve this in 2005-06 has increased the dilemma of achieving root-and-branch reform in the future

Constitution · Democracy · Devolution (biology · Dilemma · Federalism · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Political system · Politics · Prime minister · Prism · Referendum · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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