1st Edition

The Challenge of Coalition Government The Italian Case

Edited By Nicolò Conti, Francesco Marangoni Copyright 2015
174 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

Since the advent of the Second Republic in Italy in the mid-1990s, a new generation of politicians has announced a shift in the system toward greater governmental leadership, policy innovation, government accountability and responsiveness to the citizens. Yet in recent years government has experienced frequent crises and deadlocks, policy blockades and undisciplined parliamentary majorities. Has... Read more

Introduction Nicolò Conti and Francesco Marangoni 1. The government and its hard decisions: how conflict is managed within the coalition Francesco Marangoni and Michelangelo Vercesi 2. Party priorities, government formation and the making of the executive agenda Enrico Borghetto and Marcello Carammia 3. From words to facts: the implementation of the government agreement Nicolò Conti 4. Looking beyond the aggregate figures: An investigation of the consensual approval of Italian government bills Andrea Pedrazzani 5. Governing by revising: A study on post-enactment policy change in Italy Enrico Borghetto and Francesco Visconti 6. The support and popularity of the government Vincenzo Memoli Conclusions Nicolò Conti and Francesco Marangoni

Biography

Nicolò Conti is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome.

Francesco Marangoni is Research fellow at the University of Siena.