Table of Contents

Introduction
1: The Italian Polity and its Long-Term Transformations
2: The Republic of Parties
3: Electoral Systems and Elections
4: The Executive
5: The Parliament
6: Local Government
7: Bureacracy and Regulatory Bodies
8: Judicial Power

About the Author

Maurizio Cotta is Professor of Political Science and Comparative Politics at the University of Siena. Luca Verzichelli is Associate Professor of Political Science and Italian Politics at the University of Siena.