La televisione cambia la testa degli italiani. Cancella la politica come progetto condiviso di
futuro e la sostituisce con un'arena di gladiatori. Cancella la storia e la sostituisce con un …

In the last 20 years Italy has experienced major political upheavals, which have been
explained by a variety of political and social processes. This paper analyses the role played …

In European Party Politics in Times of Crisis we shall study the transformation of national
party competition in the shadow of the great economic crisis that Europe underwent in the …

Recent sociological research has shown that in contemporary western societies social class
remains a relevant factor in the structuration of socio-economic inequalities and individuals' …

Scholars have shown a consistent decline in class voting over time, arguing that social class
no longer structures political competition. Yet, the loss of the explanatory power of social …

The article focuses on the feature of the Lega Nord's (LN) electoral advance into new Italian
regions, by stressing the similarities and differences with its historical bases of support. In …

To paraphrase Polanyi (1944), there are certain critical periods during which time expands.
Studying these exceptional periods opens an opportunity to shed light on the transforming …

There are many apparent similarities between the current political and economic situations
of France and Italy. The mainstream view is that at least part of the neo-liberal strategy could …

This paper explores the role played by job precariousness in political orientations, and
examines the extent to which job precariousness could represent a new political division in …

128 Emmanuele Pavolini partiti conservatori tradizionali, liberali, cristiano-democratici e
social-democratici), ed i nuovi movimenti. In numerosi paesi, ma non in tutti, i primi tendono …