Bush & Berlusconi: The Rise of the Patrimonial Executive" September 28, 2006

The Institute for the Study of Social Change (ISSC) presents:
"Bush & Berlusconi: The Rise of the Patrimonial Executive"

Dr. Lawrence Rosenthal (Visiting Scholar, Institute for the Study of Social Change)

Thursday September 28, 2006 12:00-1:30pm ISSC Conference Room, 2420 Bowditch (at Haste)

Seminar Abstract:

This paper treats the profound similarities between the recently ended government of Silvio Berlusconi in Italy and the government of George Bush in the US. I argue that these governments represent a disjuncture from the range of options familiar to us in the industrialized West, and have, to date, taken power only in Italy and the US. The paper examines the novel aspects of these governments in three areas: the relationship between political and economic power; the nature of the party; and ideology.

Speaker Bios:

Lawrence Rosenthal is a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for the Study of Social Change. He has taught at the University of California and San Francisco State University. He specializes in Modern Italian Society and Politics. His work has appeared in Foreign Policy and the Nation, as well as the SF Chronicle and the Sacramento Bee.

This brown bag colloquium is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.
For wheelchair access, call 642-0813 before the date of event

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For more information contact ISSC Seminar Series Coordinator Mahad Ibrahim, 642-0813; [email protected]

Institute for the Study of Social Change University of California, Berkeley 2420 Bowditch Street Berkeley, CA 94720-5670
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