The Party Politics of Decentralization The Territorial Dimension in Italian Party Agendas /

• Main Author: Basile, Linda (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Comparative Territorial Politics
• Subjects: Europe-Politics and government.; Political science.; Public policy.; European Politics.; Governance and Government.; Public Policy.

This book addresses the process of decentralization in Italy, examined from the perspective of political parties. In particular, it assesses whether and to what extent the dynamics of party competition are likely to shape policy agenda and affect policy change. The author starts by providing a thoro...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 - The Party Politics of Decentralization - Theory, Definitions, Research Design, and Methods
• Chapter 2 - Setting the Scene: The Direction and Pattern of Decentralization In Italy. Chapter 3 - Salience - Putting Decentralization on the Agenda: The Role of Political Parties
• Chapter 4 - Position - Sharp Conflict Or Shared Consensus?
• Chapter 5 - Frames - The Art of Justifying Preferences
• Concluding Remarks.