Silvio Berlusconi : a study in failure / James L. Newell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newell, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politicians--Italy--Biography.

Politicians.

Italy--Politics and government--1994-2018.

Italy.

Genre:

Biografie.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This book is about one of the most remarkable European politicians of recent decades, Silvio Berlusconi, and about his contribution to the dramatic changes that have overtaken Italian politics since the early 1990s. From the vantage point of 2017, would Italian political history of the past twenty-five years look substantially different had Berlusconi not had the high-profile role in it that he did? Asking the question makes it possible to contribute to a broader debate of recent years concerning the significance of leaders in post-Cold War democratic politics. Having considered Berlusconi's legacy in the areas of political culture, voting and party politics, public policy and the quality of Italian democracy, the book concludes by considering the international significance of the Berlusconi phenomenon in relation to the recent election of Donald Trump, with whom Berlusconi is often compared. --.

Contents:

Introduction: a remarkable politician?

Part I: Emergence

1. From childhood, through business career to political debut, 1936-93

2. Berlusconi's political message

Part II: Berlusconi the politician

3. Forza Italia and national politics, 1994-2001

4. Berlusconi the party leader

Part III: Berlusconi the Prime Minister

5. Berlusconi in office, 2001-11

6. Berlusconi's relations with the political class

Part IV: Berlusconi's legacy

7. Berlusconi and cultural change in Italy

8. Berlusconi's electoral impact

9. Berlusconi as head of government

10. Berlusconi's legacy for the quality of Italian democracy

Conclusion: the Berlusconi story and Donald Trump

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781526133946

1526133946

OCLC:

1057341733