ABSTRACT
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Italy provides a comprehensive account of Italy and Italian politics in the 21st Century. Featuring contributions from many leading scholars in the field, this Handbook is comprised of 28 chapters which are organized to deliver unparalleled analysis of Italian society, politics and culture. A wide range of topics are covered, including:
- Politics and economy, and their impact on Italian society
- Parties and new politics
- Regionalism and migrations
- Public memories
- Continuities and transformations in contemporary Italian society.
This is an essential reference work for scholars and students of Italian and Western European society, politics, and history.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |143 pages
Old and new tensions in contemporary Italian society
chapter |14 pages
Fratelli D'italia
Differences and similarities in social values between Italian macro-regions
chapter |12 pages
From Manpower to Brain Drain?
Emigration and the Italian state, between past and present
chapter |12 pages
New Generation at a Crossroads: Decline or Change?
Young people in Italy and their transformation since the nineties
part |14 pages
Democratic life and institutions
part |82 pages
Politics
part |56 pages
Italian welfare and economy
chapter |11 pages
The Impact of Political Calculus on the Reform of Institutions and Growth
Old and new examples
part |45 pages
Memories
chapter |11 pages
The Risorgimento in Contemporary Italy
History, politics and memory during the national jubilees (1911–1961–2011)
