ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS Lucio Baccaro is a researcher at the International Institute for Labor Studies (ILO) in Geneva. Massimiano Bucchi is a researcher in the Faculty of Sociology at the University of Trento, where he teaches the sociology of science. Osvaldo Croci is Associate Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science at Memorial University of New- foundland in Canada. Donatella della Porta is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the European University Institute in Fiesole. Vincent Della Sala is Associate Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Sociology at the University of Trento. Mario Diani is Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Sociology at the University of Trento, and he is Visiting Research Professor at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. Mark Donovan is Senior Lecturer in European Politics in the School of European Studies at the University of Cardiff, and he is editor of the journal Modern Italy. Sergio Fabbrini is Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Soci- ology at the University of Trento, and he is editor of the journal Riv- ista Italiana di Scienza Politica. Editors and Contributors 269 Matthew Hibberd is Director of the Online Masters in Public Rela- tions and Vice-Director of the Department of Cinema and Media Stud- ies at the University of Stirling in Scotland. Guido Legnante conducts research and teaches sociology at the Uni- versity of Pavia. Francesc Morata is Professor of Political Science at the Free Univer- sity of Barcelona, where he teaches policy and multi-level governance in the European Union. Federico Neresini is Associate Professor of Methodology of Social Research and the Sociology of Science in the Faculty of Political Sci- ence at the University of Padova. Gaspare Nevola is Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy in the Faculty of Sociology at the University of Trento. Nicola Porro is Associate Professor of Sociology and Methodology of Social Research in the Faculty of Kinetic Sciences at the University of Cassino. Pippo Russo is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Flo- rence, where he also teaches the sociology of local communities and social policy. Michele Salvati is Professor of Political Economy in the Faculty of Political Science at the State University of Milan. Marco Simoni is currently a doctoral candidate at the London School of Economics. PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF ITALIAN POLITICS 1985, Volume 1, Raffaella Y. Nanetti and Robert Leonardi (eds.), London and New York, Pinter Publishers, 1986. Chronology of Italian Political Events, 1985. – 1. Sidney Tarrow, Introduction. – 2. Piergiorgio Corbetta and Arturo Parisi, 1985 Local Government Elections. – 3. Peter Lange, The End of an Era: The Wage Indexation Referendum of 1985. – 4. Stephen Hellman, The Italian Communist Party between Berlinguer and the Seventeenth Congress. – 5. Judith Chubb, The Christian Democratic Party: Reviving or Surviving? – 6. Raimondo Catanzaro, The Mafia. – 7. David Hine, The Craxi Premiership. – 8. Gianfranco Pasquino, The Debate on Institutional Reform. – 9. Silvio Ferrari, The New Concordat between Church and State. – 10. Frank J. Piason, Italian Foreign Policy: The Achille Lauro Affair. – 11. Renato Manheimer and Giacomo Sani, Electoral Trends and Political Subcultures. 1986, Volume 2, Raffaella Y. Nanetti, Robert Leonardi and Piergiorgio Cor- betta (eds.), London and New York, Pinter Publishers, 1988. Chronology of Italian Political Events, 1986. – 1. Raffaella Y. Nanetti, Robert Leonardi and Piergiorgio Corbetta, Introduction – 2. Vincent Della Sala, Gov- ernment by Decree: The Craxi Government and the Use of Decree Legislation in the Italian Parliament. – 3. Sandro Magister, Catholic Action and Internal Conflicts in the Catholic Church. – 4. Joan Barth Urban, The PCI’s 17th Con- gress: A Triumph of the ‘New Internationalism’. – 5. Douglas A. Wertman, DC Congress: The End of Factions? – 6. Paolo Ceri, The Nuclear Power Issue: A New Political Cleavage within Italian Society? – 7. Michelle B. Miller, Finan- cial Markets in 1986: The Paradox of Liberalization. – 8. Patrizio Bianchi, Pri- vatization of Industry: The Alfa Romeo Case. – 9. Albert Z. Guttenberg, The Condono Edilizio Debate. – 10. Lawrence Gray and Paolo Miggiano, The Lampedusa Incident and Italian Defense Policy. – 11. Pietro Barrera, Military Service and Military Reform. – 12. Carlo Marletti, Parties and Mass Commu- nication: The RAI Controversy, Previous Editions of Italian Politics 271 1987, Volume 3, Robert Leonardi and Piergiorgio Corbetta (eds.), London and New York, Pinter Publishers, 1989. Chronology of Italian Political Events, 1987. – 1. Robert Leonardi and Pier- giorgio Corbetta, Introduction – 2. Enzo Balboni, Who Governs? The Crisis of the Craxi Government and the Role of the President of the Republic. – 3. Giuseppe Di Federico, The Crisis of the Justice System and the Referendum on the Judiciary. – 4. Lorenzo Bordogna, The Cobas: Fragmentation of Trade Union Representation and Conflict. – 5. Raimondo Cagiano de Azevedo and Leonardo Musumeci, The New Immigration in Italy. – 6. John L. Harper, The Venice Summit. – 7. Genevière Bibes and Jean Besson, The Resurgence of Christian Democracy and the Search for New ‘Rules of the Game’. – 8. Mar- tin Rhodes, Craxi and the Lay-Socialist Area: Third Force or Three Forces? – 9. Donald Sassoon, The 1987 Elections and the PCI. – 10. Michael M. Harri- son, The Italian Navy in the Gulf. – 11. Pier Vincenzo Uleri, The 1987 Refer- endum. – 12. Luigi Accatoli, The Popular Movement: The Strengths and Limits of Political Messianism. 1988, Volume 4, Raffaella Y. Nanetti and Raimondo Catanzaro (eds.), Lon- don and New York, Pinter Publishers, 1990. Chronology of Italian Political Events, 1988. – 1. Raffaella Y. Nanetti and Rai- mondo Catanzaro, The 1988 Events in Perspective: the Apex of the Conserv- ative Trend. – 2. Pietro Barrera, The First Institutional Reform: New Discipline in Government Activity. – 3. Filippo Cavazzuti, Public Finance and Public Administration: Characteristics and Limitations of the New Finance Bill. – 4. Patrizio Bianchi, The Political Limits of European Economic Integration. – 5. Angelo Pichierri, Crisis and Restructuring in the Steel Industry. – 6. Anthony C. Masi, The Bagnoli Steel Complex: Too Little Too Late or Too Much Too Soon? – 7. Luca Lanzalaco, Pininfarina, President of the Confederation of Industry, and the Problems of Business Interest Associations. – 8. Giovanni Tassani, The Italian Social Movement: from Almirante to Fini. – 9. Grant G. Amyot, The PCI and Occhetto’s New Course: the Italian Road to Reform. – 10. Tamar Pitch, Rape Reform in Italy: the Endless Story. – 11. Filippo Sabetti, The Mafia and the Antimafia: Moments in the Struggle for Justice and Self-Gov- ernance in Sicily. – 12. Eugene D. Price, Jr., The Decision to Provide a Base for Us F-16s and Italy’s Role in Nato. 1989, Volume 5, Filippo Sabetti and Raimondo Catanzaro (eds.), London and New York, Pinter Publishers, 1991. Chronology of Italian Political Events, 1989. – 1. Filippo Sabetti and Raimondo Catanzaro, The 1989 Events in Perspective: the End of an Era or the Past as the Future? – 2. Mario Caciagli, The 18th DC Congress: From De Mita to For- lani and the Victory of ‘Neodoroteism’. – 3. Martin J. Bull, The Unremarkable Death of the Italian Communist Party. – 4. Gianfranco Pasquino, The De Mita Government Crisis and the Powers of the President of the Republic: Which Form of Government? – 5. Gherardo Colombo, The New Code of Criminal Pro- cedure. – 6. David Moss, Combating Drug Use in the Aids Decade: The 1989 Campaign in Context. – 7. David Alexander, Pollution, Policies and Politics: 272 Previous Editions of Italian Politics The Italian Environment. – 8. Pier Paolo Giglioli and Giampiero Mazzoleni, Concentration Trends in the Media. – 9. Joan Barth Urban, Gorbachev’s State Visit to Italy and the Vatican. – 10. Luciano Bardi, The Third Elections to the European Parliament: A Vote for Italy or a Vote for Europe? 1990, Volume 6, Robert Leonardi and Fausto Anderlini (eds.), London and New York, Pinter Publishers, 1992. Chronology of Italian Political Events, 1990. – 1. Robert Leonardi and Fausto Anderlini, Introduction. – 2. Gianfranco Pasquino, The Electoral Reform Ref- erendums. – 3. Luciano Vandelli, The New Local Government Law. – 4. Carlo Cardia, The Financing of Church Activities in Italy. – 5. David Hine, Italy and Europe: The Italian Presidency and the Domestic Management of European Community Affairs. – 6. David I. Kertzer, The 19th Congress of the PCI: The Role of Symbolism in the Communist Crisis. – 7. Frank Belloni, The Italian Communist Party: Towards Dissolution and the Unknown. – 8. Dwayne Woods, Regional ‘Leagues’ in Italy: The Emergence of Regional Identification and Representation Outside of the Traditional Parties. – 9. Alfio Mastropaolo, Machine Politics and Mass Mobilization in Palermo: Epitaph for a Failed Revolt. – 10. Paolo Segatti, The 1990 Student Protest. – 11. Pierre Lanfranchi, Italy and the World Cup. – Documentary Appendix Compiled by Sara Romano. 1991, Volume 7, Gianfranco Pasquino and Stephen Hellman (eds.), London and New York, Pinter Publishers, 1992. Chronology of Italian Political Events, 1991. – 1. Gianfranco Pasquino and Stephen Hellman, Introduction – 2. Patrick McCarthy, The Referendum of 9 June. – 3. Franco Ferraresi, A Secret Structure Codenamed Gladio. – 4. Enzo Balboni, The President of the Republic, Judges, and Superior