Arianna Giovannini
Senior Lecturer in Local Politics in the Department of Politics and Public Policy, De Montfort University
England’s local elections 2018: the unusual case of Sheffield City Region’s mayoral contest
Arianna Giovannini - 01 May 2018On 3 May, the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority will elect its first ‘metro mayor’. Although the mayor will preside over a devolution deal with no powers and funding (yet), this is a contest that is worth watching.
The 2018 Italian election: old faces, new parties, familiar uncertainty
Daniele Albertazzi & Arianna Giovannini - 14 February 2018Over the coming weeks a new blog series with the PSA Italian Politics Specialist Group will look ahead to the Italian election on March 4th and analyse the results
Italy after the referendum: when change leads to immobility
Arianna Giovannini - 24 January 2017A month after the Italian constitutional referendum and nothing has really changed. The country has a new government and Prime Minister, yet the political and significant economic challenges remain
The uneven path of City Deal devolution in the North of England
Arianna Giovannini - 28 January 2016The view from Yorkshire reveals growing tension and rising pressures from below
The Scottish Indyref, one year on
Arianna Giovannini - 22 September 2015Devolution in England ignores the key lessons from Scotland’s referendum