Articles by Martin Bull

10 2021

Rome under assault: Italian fascism rears its ugly head

Martin Bull

Protests have broken out in Rome against the extension of Italy’s Covid Green Pass to the workplace. They quickly deteriorated into violence and assault, exploited by the fascist group Forza Nuova. This, argues Martin Bull, has reignited the debate about Italy’s fascist heritage, and led to calls on Prime Minister Draghi to dissolve the group

02 2021

Now it’s Draghi’s turn: once again Italy resorts to a technician to solve its problems

Martin Bull

The Italian President’s invitation to Mario Draghi to form the next government is the fourth time since 1994 that the country has resorted to a technician to get itself out of a hole dug by the parties’ failure to agree on a political government, writes Martin Bull. This has connotations that go beyond the current crisis, representing a damning indictment of Italy’s model of party government

09 2020

Welcome to the Loop

Martin Bull

The Loop marks ECPR’s leap into the political science blogosphere with, we hope, a splash!

Martin Bull

Associate Dean for Research & Innovation and Professor of Politics at the University of Salford

Martin is a specialist in Italian and comparative politics.

His recent publications include  Italy Transformed: Politics, Society and Institutions at the End of the Great Recession  (London: Routledge, 2019, edited with Gianfranco Pasquino).

He is an Academic Editor of The Loop, and has written regular pieces for academic blogsites The Conversation and LSE Blogs. He has also contributed articles to more mainstream media outlets.

Martin is a former Director of ECPR.

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