Italian Democracy

<p>This textbook from one of Italy's most eminent scholars provides broad coverage and critique of Italian politics and society. </p> <p>Providing the readers with the knowledge necessary to understand the working of the Italian political system it also offers answers to some of the most important challenges facing the country - and other contemporary democracies - today such as populism anti-politics and corruption. Critical but underpinned by thorough data and analysis it presents alternative views alongside the author's interpretation. Crucially the book uses a comparative framework to explain Italy's transformation and evaluate its performance. Comparing the rules institutions parties and actors at work in the most important European political systems - France Germany Great Britain - with those in Italy the Italian context is better understood and assessed in contrast.</p> <p>This text will be essential reading for students and scholars of Italian politics and European politics and more broadly for comparative politics and democracy.</p>