Patterns of Consensual Law-making in the Italian Parliament

The transformation of the Italian political system, which began in the early 1990s, should have had an impact upon internal parliamentary dynamics, and in particular upon the degree of consensualism within the legislative process. In this article we are going to examine this hypothesis in the light...

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Published in:South European society & politics 2008-03, Vol.13 (1), p.61-85
Main Author: Giuliani, Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Consensualism
Consensus
Empirical research
Italy
Legislation
Legislative Bodies
Legislative Process
Parliament
Political structure
Political Systems
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Summary:The transformation of the Italian political system, which began in the early 1990s, should have had an impact upon internal parliamentary dynamics, and in particular upon the degree of consensualism within the legislative process. In this article we are going to examine this hypothesis in the light of the new empirical evidence we have regarding the analysis of Italy's legislative process, and we shall provide a series of explanations for the unexpected degree of persistence of those legislative patterns characteristic of the so-called 'first republic'.
ISSN:1360-8746
1743-9612
DOI:10.1080/13608740802005777