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Replication Data for: Politics by other means: An analysis of the discourses of Italian technocratic Prime Ministers |
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doi:10.7910/DVN/24KLEG |
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Harvard Dataverse |
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2023-09-04 |
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Giannone, Diego; Cozzolino, Adriano, 2023, "Replication Data for: Politics by other means: An analysis of the discourses of Italian technocratic Prime Ministers", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/24KLEG, Harvard Dataverse, V1 |
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Replication Data for: Politics by other means: An analysis of the discourses of Italian technocratic Prime Ministers |
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doi:10.7910/DVN/24KLEG |
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Giannone, Diego (Università della Campania "L. Vanvitelli") |
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Cozzolino, Adriano (Università della Campania "L. Vanvitelli") |
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Harvard Dataverse |
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Cozzolino, Adriano |
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Cozzolino, Adriano |
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2023-06-19 |
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https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/24KLEG |
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Social Sciences, Technocratic government, Italian political system, transformation of the state, critical discourse analysis, technocracy |
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Technocracy is becoming increasingly relevant in Western democracies and particularly in Italy, a country characterised by four technocratic governments in three decades. Despite the growing number of dedicated studies, there is a persistent gap in the existing literature concerning the discursive dimension of technocracy – namely, how technocrats frame the historical context, legitimise their policy agendas and, more broadly, the establishment of their governments. This study aims to fill this gap by analysing the speeches given by four Italian technocratic Prime Ministers to the parliament when asking for the vote of confidence. Methodologically, we perform first the content analysis to map the themes addressed in the speeches, their quantitative relevance and variation over time. Then, we turn to critical discourse analysis to understand the specific argumentative strategies that legitimise policy action in five key and interrelated dimensions: context, legitimation, the state, European Union and political economy. The analysis seeks to answer three research questions: What are the main discursive strategies of legitimation used by technocrats? Do they change significantly between governments and over time? Do partisan policy options and worldviews emerge clearly, or do they remain under the surface? The paper aims to contribute to the theoretical conceptualisation and empirical analysis of technocracy by highlighting the subjective, performative and overall political dimensions of the phenomenon. |
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Technocracy is becoming increasingly relevant in Western democracies and particularly in Italy, a country characterised by four technocratic governments in three decades. Despite the growing number of dedicated studies, there is a persistent gap in the existing literature concerning the discursive dimension of technocracy – namely, how technocrats frame the historical context, legitimise their policy agendas and, more broadly, the establishment of their governments. This study aims to fill this gap by analysing the speeches given by the four Italian technocratic Prime Ministers to the parliament when asking for a vote of confidence. Methodologically, the study first performs a content analysis to map the themes addressed in the speeches, their relevance and variation over time. Then, we resort to Critical Discourse Analysis to understand the specific argumentative strategies that legitimise policy action in five key and interrelated dimensions: context; legitimation; the state; European Union; political economy. The analysis seeks to answer three research questions: What are the main discursive strategies of legitimation used by technocrats? Do they change significantly between governments and over time? Do partisan policy options and worldviews emerge clearly, or do they remain under the surface? Finally, the paper aims to contribute to the theoretical conceptualisation and empirical analysis of technocracy by highlighting the subjective, performative, and political dimensions of the phenomenon, and thus by politicising technocracy. |
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Giannone D, Cozzolino A (2023). Politics by other means: an analysis of the discourses of Italian technocratic Prime Ministers. Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1017/ipo.2023.16 |
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10.1017/ipo.2023.16 |
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Bibliographic Citation: |
Giannone D, Cozzolino A (2023). Politics by other means: an analysis of the discourses of Italian technocratic Prime Ministers. Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1017/ipo.2023.16 |
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Resoconto stenografico_Ciampi.pdf |
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Resoconto stenografico_Dini.pdf |
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Resoconto stenografico_Draghi .pdf |
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Resoconto stenografico_Monti.pdf |
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