Introduction : a guide to the election and 'instructions for use' / James L. Newell
The political context 2006-2008 / Alfio Mastropaolo
The economic context / Michele Capriati
The EU and international contexts / Giovanna Antonia Fois
The parties of the centre left / Ilaria Favretto
The parties of the centre right : many oppositions, one leader / Daniele Albertazzi and Duncan McDonnell
The processes of alliance formation / Mark Donovan
Campaign issues and themes / Donatella Campus
The low intensity media campaign and a vote that comes from far back / Franca Roncarolo
The new technologies : the first Internet 2.0 election / Cristopher Cepernich
Italian voters : Berlusconi's victory and the 'new' Italian party system / Alessandro Chiaramonte
A different legislature? The parliamentary scene following the 2008 elections / Ferderico Russo and Luca Verzichelli
The formation of the fourth Berlusconi government / Gianfranco Pasquino
Conclusion : a watershed election? / James L. Newell.
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The Italian general election of 2008 : Berlusconi strikes back. ISBN 9780230224070. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
