Government, Scandals and Political Support in Italy

Authors

  • Vincenzo Memoli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1285/i20398573v1n2p127

Abstract

What are the political implications of government scandals? This article examines the impact of political scandals on the popularity of the Italian government. The literature on scandals shows that there is a strong relationship between scandals and the popularity of individual politicians and government leaders. Yet, the question of how scandals influence support for governments remains open. Exploring the case of Italy through the use of different data series, the article shows how sex and economic scandals have affected government popularity in 2005-2010

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Published

05-11-2011

Issue

Vol 1, No 2 (2011)

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Research Articles

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