Who Isn’t Corrupt as Italy’s Election Nears?
Daniele Albertazzi of the University of Birmingham writes for The Conversation: Those in charge of auditing Italy's capital Rome have said that the budget should not be approved as it does not “truthfully and correctly” reflect the municipality’s financial situation....
Populists Are Not Taking Over Europe — But They’re Not Leaving Either
Daniele Albertazzi writes for The Birmingham Perspective: The political developments of the last year have inspired a flurry of articles and analyses on the future of populism in Europe. However, too often the deployment of “populism” is inconsistent, loose, and...
Could the Five Star Movement be Italy’s Next Government?
In a year of European election wild cards, will Italy's Five Star Movement be the joker in the pack? Amid a series of important elections in Europe --- The Netherlands in March, France this month, the UK in June, and Germany in September --- Italy may take its place....
