Title:Majoritarian Miracles and the Question of Party System Change
Author(s):BARTOLINI, Stefano; D'ALIMONTE, RobertoDate:1998Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The 1996 elections in Italy may be evaluated using a dual means of inquiry: which novelties (or the absence thereof) appear with respect to 1994? And, how many and in what way (if any) do they contribute to the definition ...
Title:How to Lose A Majority: the Competition in Single-Member Districts
Author(s):D'ALIMONTE, Roberto; BARTOLINI, StefanoDate:1998Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Few observers expected that the 1966 elections in Italy would yield a clear-cut outcome. Even fewer people expected that, after the disastrous results of the previous elections, the centre-left coalition would be able to ...
Title:Plurality Competition and Party Realignment in Italy: the 1994 Parliamentary Elections
Author(s):BARTOLINI, Stefano; D'ALIMONTE, RobertoDate:1996Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper deals with the 1994 Italian elections to both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. It discusses: the new electoral system introduced for these elections; the realignment of the Italian party system since the ...