{"product_id":"from-berlusconi-to-monti-9781782382195","title":"From Berlusconi to Monti","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIn 2011, Silvio Berlusconi’s government fell amid a severe financial crisis that called into question the sustainability of Italy’s enormous public debt. But Italy’s entire political class suffered a downgrade at the hands of Europe, the markets, national elites, and many Italian citizens. From the beginning of 2011, the parties appeared weak and lacking in any vision, capable only of reacting poorly to events and interpreting them within the tired pro-\/anti-Berlusconi frame that had dominated politics for two decades. Throughout the year, those shaping the key events came from outside the main parties: the president of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano; the new president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi; the leader of Confindustria, Emma Marcegaglia; the new mayors of Milan and Naples; the promoters of the referendums in June; and, last but by no means least, the European Union, foreign leaders, and the markets. In November, the downgrade of Italy’s parties was made official by the installation of a technocratic government, led by Mario Monti. By the year’s end, it therefore seemed clear that while the Third Republic had not yet begun, the Second was breathing its last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChronology of Italian Political Events, 2011\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tCompiled by Rinaldo Vignati\u003c\/p\u003e  \tARTICLES \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: The Monti Government and the Downgrade of Italian Parties\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tAnna Bosco and Duncan McDonnell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eEnd of an Era: The Disintegration of the Italian Party System\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tLuigi Ceccarini, Ilvo Diamanti and Marc Lazar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eThe Formation of the Monti Government and the Role of the President of the Republic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tCarlo Fusaro\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eThe Transformation of Party Leadership\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tMauro Barisione\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2011 local elections: Berlusconi lost. But who won?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tGuido Legnante\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eFederal Reform: The End of the Beginning or the Beginning of the End?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tEmanuele Massetti\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eThe Italian Candidate: The Appointment of Mario Draghi to the Presidency of the European Central Bank\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tKenneth Dyson and Lucia Quaglia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eThe Berlusconi Government and the Sovereign Debt Crisis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tErik Jones\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eItaly and the International Intervention In Libya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tOsvaldo Croci and Marco Valigi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eThe Womens’ Protest: A Success with Many Shadows\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tChiara Saraceno\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConfindustria in Opposition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tGiuseppe Berta\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eThe June Referendums. A Partial Victory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tChiara Carrozza\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eItaly’s 150th Anniversary: Commemorating the Past in a Divided Country\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tJohn Foot and Samantha Owen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eDocumentary Appendix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tCompiled by Valentina Sartori\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Editors and Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042212413783,"sku":"9781782382195","price":43.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-berlusconi-to-monti-9781782382195","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}