The Territorial Representativeness of Italian Ministerial Elites: From the Regional 'Parity Norm' to the Rise of Technocrats
| Autor: | Luca Verzichelli, Filippo Tronconi |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Tronconi, Filippo, Verzichelli, Luca |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Norm (group) Geography Planning and Development technocracy Technocracy government political elites technocracy Italy territorial representation Government political elites technocracy Italy territorial representation Representativeness heuristic territorial representation political elites Italy Government Political economy Political science Political Science and International Relations Parity (mathematics) |
| Popis: | The territorial composition of governments (that is, the geographical origin of its members) has received little attention from political scientists. However, prime ministers, ministers, and junior ministers clearly have a territorial characterization and preferential attachments to specific places that can potentially affect the way decisions are made and resources are allocated. In this article, we focus on these aspects, showing the evolution of the territorial representativeness of Italian governmental elites over the last four decades and proposing some interpretations of its changes. In particular, we describe the transition from a balanced regional representation (the “parity norm”) to a multitude of different patterns of territorial representation that we observe across parties nowadays. We propose three explanations for such changes: the first is based on the transformation of the party system in the nineties, with the emergence of parties such as the Northern League, with a specific regional focus; the second is based on the regionalization of the Italian state and its consequences on political career paths; the third is based on the increasing recruitment of technocrats in ministerial offices. |
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