John Garrard

James L. Newell

James Newell

Considers the social and historical significance of political scandal Examines the constant and changing features of political scandal over the past three centuries Offers an 'insider's account' of the role of the press in the reporting - and indeed manufacture - of some of the most memorable scandals of recent years Discusses the enduring.

Scandals in Past and Contemporary Politics

Carlo Guarnieri

2004 was a year that threw into sharp relief the principal features of the present political conjuncture, that is, one in which the Italian political transition shows few signs of coming to a conclusion. 2004 was, therefore, a year of limited change, one in which reforms were announced but not fully achieved and where the few that were achieved were noteworthy for the compromises that were necessary in order to make them possible at all. It was, too, a year in which there emerged a stalemate between the center-right and center-left coalitions which, pending the regional elections of 2005 and the general election of 2006, took almost equal shares of the vote at the elections for the European Parliament. This volume examines these elections, paying special attention to Forza Italia, the prime minister's party, and the workings of the governing alliance and gives a well-rounded overview over the year's most important developments regarding the government's approach to the European constitution, the new judicial system, and the pensions legislation – the only major reform actually completed during 2004. Carlo Guarnieri is Professor of Political Science, University of Bologna. James L. Newell is Reader in Politics, School of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Salford.

Quo Vadis?

Have you read all the self help books you can handle, but nothing ever changes? Do you feel like you deserve more than you have and don't know why you can't "breakthrough"? Do you watch everyone around you succeed and live a happy life whilst you remain stuck? Do you want practical ways to change your life- not perfect world theory and platitudes? YOU DESERVE IT was written to fundamentally change the notion of responsibility and ownership. We live in a world of blaming, entitlement and victims. When you spend your life blaming others, evading responsibility and believing your own sob stories - you get nowhere. It's only when you take responsibility for both the things you cause to happen and the things that happen to you, EVERYTHING changes. "Great self-help books just seem to make sense and this is one of them." If you're ready to accept that you deserve the life you have and pursue the life you want, then this is the book you have been waiting for. If you want to continue believing your own sob stories about how tough life is for you and how easy it is for everyone else, please don't buy this book - it's not for you. Take responsibility. Take action. Change your life. Buy this book; YOU DESERVE IT.

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You Deserve It

This innovative text offers a fresh approach to Italian politics and society, providing insight into subjects ranging from parliament to corruption and the Mafia. Using clear and simple language, its incisive analysis helps readers to see through common Italian stereotypes by means of a familiar comparative approach.

James Newell

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