Anti‐party sentiment and party system change in Italy

Bardi, Luciano

doi:10.1111/j.1475-6765.1996.tb00656.x

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“…In Italy, dissatisfaction with the functioning of political parties (Bardi 1996;Morlino 1996) has always run very high. It was less visible and less publicly articulated at the time of the Cold War confrontation between the Christian Democrats and the communists.…”

Section: To Make a Long And Not Entirely Interesting Story Shortmentioning

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Primary elections in Italy. An episode in institutional imitation

Pasquino

2011

Journal of Modern Italian Studies

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Section: To Make a Long And Not Entirely Interesting Story Shortmentioning

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Primary elections in Italy. An episode in institutional imitation

Pasquino

2011

Journal of Modern Italian Studies

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“…Indeed, detailed studies have already outlined how anti-party sentiment permeated the entire political spectrum, obliging many actors to emphasise their break with the past, and creating the conditions for new and sometimes anomalous coalitions (Bardi 1996). In more general terms, the 'renewal of politic' became the buzz-words shared by proposals for overcoming the crisis as well as by the competing actors -ranging from the newest to even some of the most experienced leaders of the old order who sought refuge from the decimation of the early 1990s.…”

Section: -1996: a Complex Period Of Renewalmentioning

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The parliamentary elite in transition

Verzichelli

1998

European J Political Res

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Only two years after the critical elections of 27 March 1994, the Italian parliamentary election of 1996 marks another important step in the transformation of the political class. The extent of turnover is declining, and the renewal of the parliamentary elite shows some signs of stabilization. This article inquires into the differences in the sociological configuration of the new elite, and whether this means that new consolidated pathways to the parliamentary elite now already exist. The article analyzes the distribution of freshmen in the political class, the return of old backbenchers in the new political parties, the social and occupational background of MPs and, finally, their local and political experiences. In the final section, the article discusses some hypotheses about the perspectives on the recruitment of Italian MPs, focusing in particular on the effects of the structural crisis of political parties and the introduction of the plurality system. An empirically-derived typology of professionalization patterns is also provided. 1994-1996: A complex period of renewalThe recent Italian transition has re-opened questions that in recent years had been ignored by political analysis, such as the transformation of the political class and of its selection and career models. The central question to be posed here is whether a new political class already exists, and if so, what are its characteristics? The difficulty in finding answers to such questions appears paradoxical in a country where, for almost half a century, the degree of continuity recorded in the characteristics of political elites often frustrated the researcher's work (Mastropaolo 1994). Moreover, it is a complex problem, whose solution must be sought in social and political phenomena far removed from the beginning of the Italian transition. These phenomena have, in fact, been identified by analysts, and the theoretical framework of reference can be divided into three major arguments. First, the link between parliamentary change and the decline of mass parties -a phenomenon already evident at the end of the last decade -which has impelled analysts to propose new theoretical models of party forms (e.g. Katz & Mair 1995). The second and third streams are linked to the evolution of the Italian case in particular, and refer respectively to interpretations of the recent crisis and the transition that followed, and the effects of the electoral reforms.

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“…The fact that cartel parties were remote from civil society made them more sensitive to public criticism. Clear manifestations of antiparty sentiment in Italy triggered institutional changes in the Italian political system (Bardi, 1996). Lacking social strongholds, the parties' need for legitimacy increased.…”

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Bringing Society Back in

Yishai¹

2001

Party Politics

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The ~volution of parties portrays a shift from civil society to the state, the culmination of which is the cartel party. Previous research has noted the vulnerabilities of the cartel model, emanating from processes originating in civil society. This study, based on the Israeli case, relates the weakness of the cartel not to challenges from without, but to its own vulnerabilities. The shortage of resources, the fragmentation of the party system and the decline of established parties are inherent to the cartel. Solutions to these maladies are sought in civil society in the framework of the post-cartel party. Taking advantage of developments occurring in the post-individualistic society, parties penetrate civil society by allying with voluntary associations and by stimulating politics of identity. The new, post-cartel, type of party combines the organizational benefits of the cartel while at the same time returning to grassroots social forces.

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Anti‐party sentiment and party system change in Italy

Cited by 86 publications

References 10 publications

Primary elections in Italy. An episode in institutional imitation

Primary elections in Italy. An episode in institutional imitation

The parliamentary elite in transition

Bringing Society Back in

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