{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-italian-politics-paperback","title":"The Oxford Handbook of Italian Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErik Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGianfranco Pasquino\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Italian Politics\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive look at the political life of one of Europe's most exciting and turbulent democracies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder the hegemonic influence of Christian Democracy in the early post-World War II decades, Italy went through a period of rapid growth and political transformation. In part this resulted in tumult and a crisis of governability; however, it also gave rise to innovation in the form of Eurocommunism and new forms of political accommodation. The great strength of Italy lay in its constitution; its great weakness lay in certain legacies of the past. Organized crime--popularly but not exclusively associated with the mafia--is one example. A self-contained and well entrenched 'caste' of political and economic elites is another. These weaknesses became apparent in the breakdown of political order in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This ushered in a combination of populist political mobilization and experimentation with electoral systems design, and the result has been more evolutionary than transformative. Italian politics today is different from what it was during the immediate post-World\u003cbr\u003eWar II period, but it still shows many of the influences of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErik Jones, \u003cem\u003eProfessor and Director of European Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University\u003c\/em\u003e, Gianfranco Pasquino, \u003cem\u003eJames Anderson Senior Adjunct Professor, School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eErik Jones is Professor of European Studies and Director of European and Eurasian Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGianfranco Pasquino is the James Anderson Senior Adjunct Professor at the School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University, and was Professor of Political Science at the University of Bologna until 2012. He was a member of the Italian Senate (1983-1992: 1994-1996); has served as a parliamentary observer for the plebiscite (1988) and presidential elections (1989) in Chile; was awarded the laurea honoris causa from the Catholic University of Cordoba, University of Buenos Aires and University de La Plata; and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Enciclopedia Italiana, President of the Societa Italiana di Scienza Politica and a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 800\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.5 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44274216403083,"sku":"9780198833970","price":121.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/bW8zQnpoVnMva3YxNFpwV3FEa0xhQT09.webp?v=1758516926","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-oxford-handbook-of-italian-politics-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}