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Tag Archives: Italy
May 31 2013
On Italy’s streets, Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement still twinkles
Leave a commentLocal elections in Italy this week saw reduced results for Beppe Grillo’s Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) party, when compared to its stunning national election performance in February. In the aftermath, the Italian media has been quick to write off the … Continue reading
Posted by: May 31, 2013
Tagged with: Beppe Grillo, Enrico Letta, Italy, M5S, politics
May 9 2013
Local government areas that are controlled by the same party as national governments receive larger grants and have lower taxes.
1 CommentWhat are the implications if parties that control local municipalities are the same as those that are in government nationally? Using data from Italy, Emanuele Bracco, Francesco Porcelli and Michela Redoano find that municipalities which are politically aligned with central … Continue reading
Posted by: May 9, 2013
Tagged with: elections, Italy, local government, parties, taxes
May 1 2013
Italy’s fragile new government is unlikely to stay for the long haul.
1 CommentThis week a new Italian government was finally sworn in and approved by Italy’s Parliament, following months of uncertainty after the country’s elections in February. James Walston assesses the new cabinet, noting that it is intentionally dominated by low profile … Continue reading
Posted by: May 1, 2013
Tagged with: 2013 Italian elections, elections, Enrico Letta, Italy
Apr 28 2013
Book Review: Modern Italy in Historical Perspective
Leave a commentEurope has paid close attention to Italy in recent months, in the wake of an inconclusive election that created much uncertainty. In Modern Italy in Historical Perspective, Nick Carter takes a close look at Italy’s troubled history, tracing the roots … Continue reading
Posted by: April 28, 2013
Tagged with: corruption, democracy, Italy, politics
Apr 26 2013
Italian journalism is the real loser from Italy’s elections
Leave a commentItaly’s elections in February produced parliamentary deadlock and months of negotiations over the formation of a new government. Jacopo Genovese assesses the role of the Italian media in the campaign, noting that they failed to anticipate one of the key … Continue reading
Posted by: April 26, 2013
Tagged with: 2013 Italian elections, Beppe Grillo, Italy, journalism, mass media, online campaigning
Apr 23 2013
The real innovation in Beppe Grillo’s campaigning is not his use of social media, but his success in using the Internet to bring together activists at the grassroots level.
2 CommentsThe success of Beppe Grillo’s Five-Star Movement in February’s Italian elections has focused attention on his use of the Internet as a campaigning tool. Duncan McDonnell argues that many of the techniques he has adopted, such as using social media … Continue reading
Posted by: April 23, 2013
Tagged with: 2013 Italian elections, Beppe Grillo, Italy, M5S, online campaigning, political campaigning, social media
