Volume 4, Number 2, Winter 2012

EDITORIAL
Italy on the Eve of the 2013 General Elections 
Maurizio Carbone and James L. Newell           

ARTICLES
The DC and the PCI in the Seventies: A Complex Relation Supervised by the United States
Roberto Fornasier

The PDS-DS Parliamentary Discourse on Europe (1992-2005): The Cultural Challenge
Valeria Camia

The Rise of Unconventional Political Participation in Italy: Measurement Equivalence and Trends, 1976-2009
Mario Quaranta

The Northern League in the 'Red Belt' of Italy
Giovanni Barbieri

DEBATES AND CONTROVERSIES
The Legislative Activity of Technocrats: An Updating of Indicators at the (Early) End of the Monti Government
Francesco Marangoni

Forecasting in the Politics of Spectacle, from Berlusconi to Grillo: The Narrative of Impolite Politics
Christian Ruggiero

BOOK REVIEWS
Book Reviews Winter 2012

NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
Notes on Contributors Winter 2012