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Interviews Roy Medvedev. Looks at what left forces remain in Russia and what has emerged following the dissolution of the CPSU. (SJK)

"Women have made a difference in every field imaginable, and they continue to do so today. Women's Lives in History introduces readers to dozens of these remarkable people. Women in Politics and Government features groundbreaking activists, senators, judges, prime ministers, and many other political figures. Compelling text and vivid photographs bring these women to life."--Publisher's website

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 The Nexus between Socio-Economic and Political Change in Italy: Why Does Italy Matter? -- Why the Government and Politics of Italy Are Important -- Italy as a Case Study for Developing Countries and Democratization -- Italy's Vanguard Role in the Unification of Europe -- Italy's Alternative System of Power: The Non-Westminster Model -- 2 The Impact of Economic Challenges on Italy's Political System -- The Sovereign Debt Crisis and Its Impact on the Italian Government -- The Reform of the Pension System (Fornero Reform) -- The Reform of the Labour Market: The Renzi Jobs Act -- Italicum: Electoral Reform -- Partial Constitutional Reform: The Aborted Attempt to Abolish the Senate -- 3 Parliament: Democratization of Representative Institutions -- The Institutionalization of Parliament and the Parliamentarization of Parties -- The Changing Role of Parliament and the Role of the Charismatic Leader -- Parliamentary Elites: Who Gets Elected and Where? -- How Parliament Legislates: The Role of Standing Committees -- The Gatekeepers of Democracy: The Role of the Floor -- 4 The Executive Branch: Who Rules Italy? -- Italy's Dual Executive and the Presidentialization of the Political Process -- The Prime Minister and the Dynamics of Coalition Government -- The Prime Minister: Primus Inter Pares or Delegated Governance? -- Executive Decrees as a Substitute for Parliamentary Initiatives -- The Long Road to Implementation -- 5 The Judicial System: The Delivery of Justice under the Separation of Powers -- The Penal, Civil and Administrative Court Systems -- The Governance of the Judiciary -- The Judiciary's Response to Terrorism and Organized Crime -- The Struggle against Corruption: The Role of the Judiciary -- Reform of the Judiciary.

Breathing and politics are not usually considered relevant to one another. Is it therefore possible to engage with breathing as a force of social justice? What kinds of atmospheres can corpomaterial dynamics of breathing help envision for the possibility for individuals and social groups to live breathable lives? It is my aspiration here to argue that politics can take place not only in terms of governance, social movements, identity politics, and biopolitics but also in terms of quotidian bodily actions—such as breathing. By working with breath as a force that is common to all living and breathing (in this chapter, human) beings yet differential in its enactments, I propose a rethinking of politics in which corpomaterial actions matter—politics not based on universalizing, homogenizing, or essentializing understandings of embodiment or subjectivity but conceptualized and enacted intersectionally in their specific situatedness and dispersal in the individual and structural dynamics of power relations. This chapter of the volume, therefore, explores the possibility of such politics in relation to the quotidian practices of breathing

The past several decades have seen the emergence of a vigorous ongoing debate about the 'politics of recognition'. The initial impetus was provided by the reflections of Charles Taylor and others about the rights to cultural recognition of historically marginalized groups in Western societies. Since then, the parameters of the debate have considerably broadened. However, while debates about the politics of recognition have yielded significant theoretical insights into recognition, misrecognition has been relatively neglected.

"Public Opinion in European Union Politics" published on by Oxford University Press.