“Vote Yes for a Safe Italy” or “Vote No to Defend the Constitution”: Italian Constitutional Politics between Majoritarianism and Civil Resistance
<p>In the run-up to the constitutional referendum in October, the Italian government meets considerable resistance towards its plans for a comprehensive reform of the Constitution of 1948. Both Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Constitutional Reform Minister Maria Elena Boschi regularly sustain...
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| description | <p>In the run-up to the constitutional referendum in October, the Italian government meets considerable resistance towards its plans for a comprehensive reform of the Constitution of 1948. Both Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Constitutional Reform Minister Maria Elena Boschi regularly sustain that in case of a ‘No’ vote, chaos will rule. Public debate seems trapped in a Manichean game between yes-proponents that accuse the opposition of conservatism, and no-proponents that accuse the government of authoritarian leanings.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-6414772248df45368353234bd6500e492022-12-22T00:45:40ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044“Vote Yes for a Safe Italy” or “Vote No to Defend the Constitution”: Italian Constitutional Politics between Majoritarianism and Civil ResistancePaul Blokker<p>In the run-up to the constitutional referendum in October, the Italian government meets considerable resistance towards its plans for a comprehensive reform of the Constitution of 1948. Both Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Constitutional Reform Minister Maria Elena Boschi regularly sustain that in case of a ‘No’ vote, chaos will rule. Public debate seems trapped in a Manichean game between yes-proponents that accuse the opposition of conservatism, and no-proponents that accuse the government of authoritarian leanings.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/italy-constitution-referendum-renzi-blokker/Constitutional referendum, Election law, federalism, Maria Elena Boschi, Matteo Renzi, popular constitution making |
| spellingShingle | Paul Blokker “Vote Yes for a Safe Italy” or “Vote No to Defend the Constitution”: Italian Constitutional Politics between Majoritarianism and Civil Resistance Verfassungsblog Constitutional referendum, Election law, federalism, Maria Elena Boschi, Matteo Renzi, popular constitution making |
| title | “Vote Yes for a Safe Italy” or “Vote No to Defend the Constitution”: Italian Constitutional Politics between Majoritarianism and Civil Resistance |
| title_full | “Vote Yes for a Safe Italy” or “Vote No to Defend the Constitution”: Italian Constitutional Politics between Majoritarianism and Civil Resistance |
| title_fullStr | “Vote Yes for a Safe Italy” or “Vote No to Defend the Constitution”: Italian Constitutional Politics between Majoritarianism and Civil Resistance |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Vote Yes for a Safe Italy” or “Vote No to Defend the Constitution”: Italian Constitutional Politics between Majoritarianism and Civil Resistance |
| title_short | “Vote Yes for a Safe Italy” or “Vote No to Defend the Constitution”: Italian Constitutional Politics between Majoritarianism and Civil Resistance |
| title_sort | vote yes for a safe italy or vote no to defend the constitution italian constitutional politics between majoritarianism and civil resistance |
| topic | Constitutional referendum, Election law, federalism, Maria Elena Boschi, Matteo Renzi, popular constitution making |
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