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Representation in the Italian Parliament

2020
Within the framework of comparative analyses of representative elites and institutions, the Italian case has always received significant attention due to the centrality of the legislature within Italy’s parliamentary democracy: namely, its bicameral form and the expectations raised as a result of the change of the party system in the early 1990s ...
Russo, F., Verzichelli, L
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The Italian parliament: In search of a new role?

The Journal of Legislative Studies, 2003
The consolidation of Italian democracy dates back to the early 1950s. This half-century – a rather long period compared to the other Southern European countries – is now traditionally perceived as being composed of two different time intervals. The first 40 years were marked by continuous crises but even more by an overall political stagnation, and the
CAPANO, GILIBERTO, Giuliani M.
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The Italian Parliament at work, 1861–1876

Parliaments, Estates and Representation, 2005
SUMMARY Francesco Soddu examines the composition and the procedure of the two Italian chambers during the period of the so-called Destra storica (the Historical Right) (1861–76). The Italian Parliament was composed of an elective chamber, whose members were elected by a narrow electorate, and an upper chamber, whose members were appointed by the king ...
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The Italian parliament in the European Union

Contemporary Italian Politics, 2020
Elected parliaments are the core and one of the fundamental institutional pillars of modern representative democracies.
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Italian Parliament Passes Controversial University Reforms

Science, 2010
The latest attempt to reform Italy's archaic university system passed an important milestone last week when the Italian Parliament's lower house approved a proposed law aimed at eliminating nepotism in academic appointments as well as improving the quality of teaching and research.
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Religion at the European Parliament: the Italian case

Religion, State and Society, 2014
Italy is a predominantly Catholic country that developed historically on the basis of a strong, dominant religion and weak state institutions. Yet, openly clerical parties, direct advocates of the interests of the Catholic Church, have nowadays virtually disappeared and the relevance of the religious cleavage is decreasing, in favour of a more indirect
Braghiroli, Stefano, Sandri, Giulia
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