Il governo

The relationship of parliament to government is fundamental to each political system. In the case of Europe, the parliamentary form of government is the norm in most of western european democracies (Norton, 1998; Blondel, 2005; Laver, 2006). Governments derive their legitimacy from parliamentary elections. In this essay, we aim to understand the performance of Italian parliamentary form of government and especially the relations between Parliament and the executive in order to understand the stability/instability in the political system. The essay preceeds as follows. In the next section, we define some important concepts of the form of the state and form of government. Section III we confront the Westminster vs the Western European parliamentary systems and explores in some details the last one. Then we analyze the Italian parliamentary systems in detail. We, here, include the function of the parliament especially on the Comittees and the fragmentation and how this influence in the stability of the political system. Finally in Section IV presents the main conclusions. II.-Form of the State and Form of Government: Concepts and Definitions According to Max Weber a form historically determined of organization of the power or the structures of the authority holds the legitime monopoly 2 of the physical constraint. In other terms, the State <modern> it is characterized for the political monopoly, for which he can also speak of an identity between the State and the political one. (Matteuci, 2005 pp. 9) The term State, in his ancient meaning of imperium or modern of dominion (Herrschaft), it makes only road in Five hundred and it affirms with extreme slowness. In the political language it initially spoke of status publicus or of status rei publicae, where the word at times status meant the condition of the republic, others the constitution, other still the form of government or the species politiae (status regalis, optimatorum, popularis; is regal, of few popular). (Matteucci, 2005 pp. 23) The State differentiates from other forms of organization of the power 3 , for example the Greek Polis not only for the extension of their own territory, but also because the direct democracy of the ancient ones didn't know that weak and exiles vertical structures of power. For Amato (2006), State is the feudal arrangement, Absolute State, Liberal State, Fascist State, Socialist and Democrat-social State. So, when we analyze the State we have to see from the historical context and the way how the functions of law are exercized. This basically are : a) the repression of the socially dangerous behaviors; b) the allocation of good and services ; c) the institution and the allocation of the public powers and finally d) the rights and the liberties of the guaranteed citizens to forehead of all this. 1 Email. bismarck.arevilca@gmail.com 2 Questo monopolio viene escercitato attraverso procedure e mezzi razzionali : da un lato il diritto, che stabilisce norme astrate, generali e impersonali, per evitare ogni forma di arbitrarioe, dall'altro, un'amministrazione burocratica, basata sulla gerarchia e sulla professionalità : tutto questo garantisce la legalità, cioè l'obiettività e la prevedibilità del proceso politico-amministrativo. (Matteucci, 2005) 3 It differences from the Res publica romana, whose government was constituted by a multiplicity of collegial magistracies with specific assignments, limited in the time, free and responsible, with guarantees for the citizen offered by provocatio ad populum.

Italian Institutional Reforms: A Public Choice Perspective, 2008

Government and Opposition, 2009

Until the early 1990s, the Italian political system was regarded as anomalous among advanced democracies because of its failure to achieve alternation in government. Since then, that problem has been overcome, but Italy has been popularly viewed as continuing to be different to other democracies because it is ‘in transition’ between regimes. However, this position itself is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain because of the length of time of this so-called transition. Rather than focus on what is rather an abstract debate, it may be more fruitful to analyse what, in substance, is distinctive about Italian politics in this period: the manner in which a debate over fundamental institutional (including electoral) reform has become entangled in day-to-day politics. This can best be exemplified through an analysis of two key electoral consultations held in 2006: the national elections and the referendum on radically revising the Italian Constitution.

Pre-print Copy-Nor for Quotation, 2021

For several decades, Naples has exemplified the deficit of legitimacy that profoundly mars Italian public life. Drawing on ethnographic evidence, this article examines the increasing gap between rulers and the ruled. The discussion leads to the conclusion that in this major Italian city, as at national level, this gap and its ramifications are a substantial threat to democracy.

Bullettin of The Transilvania University of Brasovn. n. 2/2013

Przegląd Europejski-European Studies Quarterly, 2023

Italy is a state, standing at the crossroads of federalisation. This article traces the ideational and practical application of the federalisation process in Italy, from the lenses of the constructivist institutional theory by Colin Hay and with the application of process-tracing methodology. The research is concentred on the critical junctures and the ideas behind each stage of federalisation since the Tangentopoli crisis of the 1990s. The research findings demonstrate that, firstly, federalisation in Italy is an elite-driven process, where the politicians' interpretation of Italian federalism affects the outcome of institutional change. Secondly, federalism is a politicised idea, which Italian society and political elite interpret as "the tool for efficient governance" or "the remedy for corruption". Thirdly, federalism is a supplementary topic in the Italian discourse, which yields ideas connected with economic, social, and political reforms. However, federalism can be used to reinforce the policies from these three layers.

Italian Political Science, 2020

Ius gentium, 2022

The aim of this course is to explore the Italian political system and political parties as well as some politics related phenomena, such as the Italian media system, the Italian organized crime and the Italian unconventional political actors and informal political participation. Along the semester, the course is divided into three parts. The introductory lectures analyze the process of state-building in Italy and the consolidation of democracy in the early post-World War Two years. The focus will be on the rise and consolidation of mass political parties (Christian Democratic Party and Communist Party), the role of Italian unconventional political actors and the season of political terrorism. The second part of the course explains the current Italian political system. Starting from the Italian Constitution, lectures deal with the Italian government, parliament and the president; the judiciary power; the electoral system and the media system. The third part discusses the political upheavals that have characterized Italy since the early 1990s. Starting from the “Tangentopoli” political scandal, the remaining lectures deal with the origins and developments of the current Italian party system, the role of organized crime in contemporary Italy and the interaction between Italy and the European Union. The lecture program will also include slots for the showing of videos dealing with aspects of contemporary Italian government, politics, and issues in government and society.