Publication Type
Working Paper
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2012
Abstract
We apply the Optimal Classification method to a newly created dataset to provide a spatial map of the Italian Second Republic (1996-2008). We find a bi-dimensional political space in the XIII Legislature and virtually a one dimensional political space in the XIV and XV Legislatures. In addition, the main dimension is explained along the dimension government opposition rather than on the traditional left and right dimension. During the Second Republic, Italy experienced changes in electoral system and in the format of the parties. We use our data to discuss the implications of either change on the dimensionality space. We find that the format of the party system was a more important determinant of the dimensionality of the political space than changes in the electoral system.
Discipline
Political Economy
Research Areas
Applied Microeconomics
Volume
01-2012
First Page
1
Last Page
45
Publisher
SMU Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, No. 01-2012
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
LANDI, Massimiliano and PELIZZO, Ricardo.
A Spatial Analysis of the Italian Second Republic, Second Version. (2012). 01-2012, 1-45.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1323
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Authors
Creative Commons License
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Comments
Published in Journal of Legislative Studies, 2013, 19 (3), 328-350. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2013.812342