Information on "Politics" and "Italy"
March 2013
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19 Mar 2013
Italy: Stuck Between the Necessity for Reform and Political Deadlock
Author: Paweł Tokarski
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This paper is concerned with the implications of political instability in Italy after the February 2013 elections failed to produce a stable government majority capable of continuing the country’s reform program. More on «Italy: Stuck Between the Necessity for Reform and Political Deadlock »
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Italian Missions Abroad: National Interests and Procedural Practice
Author: Federica Di Camillo, Paola Tessari
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
Italy has been increasingly active in international military missions since the end of World War II. More on «Italian Missions Abroad: National Interests and Procedural Practice»
December 2012
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Dec 2012
Southern Europe in Trouble
Author: Theodore Couloumbis, Andrea Dessì, Thanos Dokos, Paulo Gorjão, Ettore Greco, Dimitris Katsikas, Charles Powell, Dimitris A. Sotiropoulos
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) / German Marshall Fund of The United States (GMF)
This issue of the Mediterranean Paper Series focuses on four financially volatile Southern European countries: Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal. More on «Southern Europe in Trouble»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
The Image of Crisis-Ridden Europe and the Division Between Creditor and Debtor Countries
Author: Michele Comelli
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
This paper explores how a debtor country - Italy - has changed its political discourse on the EU as a result of the crisis, focusing on political elites, civil society and public opinion. More on «The Image of Crisis-Ridden Europe and the Division Between Creditor and Debtor Countries»
April 2012
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17 Apr 2012
¿Es que integración social y radicalización yihadista son compatibles?: una reflexión sobre el caso de Mohamed Jarmoune en Brescia
Author: Fernando Reinares
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
El presente trabajo analiza el primer ejemplo de “homegrown terrorism” detectado en Italia, en la provincia italiana de Brescia y que se concluyó con la detención de Mohamed Jarmoune. More on «¿Es que integración social y radicalización yihadista son compatibles?: una reflexión sobre el caso de Mohamed Jarmoune en Brescia»
January 2012
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2012
Public Procurement and Organized Crime – Illustrated with Examples from Bulgaria, Italy and Norway
Author: Jens Christopher Andvig
Publisher: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
The paper provides an exposition of the formulation of public procurement and privatization mechanisms and how they may be influenced by organized crime units. More on «Public Procurement and Organized Crime – Illustrated with Examples from Bulgaria, Italy and Norway»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
The Gloomy Scenario of Italy’s Default
Author: Diego Valiante
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This commentary outlines possible consequences if Italy is not able to implement structural reforms and if international institutions do not intervene with sufficient resources to prevent Europe’s second-largest economy from defaulting on its debt. More on «The Gloomy Scenario of Italy’s Default»
November 2011
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29 Nov 2011
¿Cuánto ha empeorado la imagen de España?
Author: Fernando Prado, Javier Noya
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
En este trabajo se analiza la evolución de la imagen de España entre 2009 y 2011. More on «¿Cuánto ha empeorado la imagen de España?» -
15 Nov 2011
What’s Wrong with Technocrats?
Author: Marco Incerti
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
The author of this commentary argues that the appointments of Lucas Papademos and Mario Monti as Prime Ministers-designate of Greece and Italy have sufficient democratic legitimacy and maintains that they will be judged by extent to which they are ab... More on «What’s Wrong with Technocrats?» -
8 Nov 2011
What is holding Italy back?
Author: Daniel Gros
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
The author of this paper lays the blame for Italy’s poor growth, which presently poses an existential threat to the entire eurozone, squarely on the country’s abysmal record on such governance factors as corruption and the rule of law. More on «What is holding Italy back?»
