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The Italian parties and their programmatic platforms: How alternative?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2016

Nicolò Conti
Nicolò Conti*
Affiliation:
University of Siena, Italy
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∗Email: Conti19@unisi.it
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Abstract

In the last decade, in spite of a large number of parties taking part in elections, the Italian party system has shown an increasing simplification in the programmatic supply, with two large coalitions showing a process of convergence of their policy platforms. This article shows that on the crucial themes characterising the confrontation between neo-liberalism versus regulated capitalism, the distance between the two coalitions has progressively reduced. The theory of the cartel party has predicted convergence in the policy positions of parties. Thus, the article will attempt to test the validity of this theory and of the predicted consequences on the Italian case. For this purpose, a longitudinal analysis will be presented grounded on party manifestos for the Italian general elections.

Keywords

partieselectionsmanifestos
Type
Research Article
Information
Modern Italy , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , November 2008 , pp. 451 - 464
Copyright
Copyright © Association for the study of Modern Italy 

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