The paper studies - in a policy tracing perspective - the dynamics influencing the genesis of public policies in Italy. Particularly, it studies the definition of the anti-corruption law (Law 190/2012), produced in 2012 by the Monti's government to explicitly fight corruption. The question is which forces - both internal and external - have influenced its definition. The main claim is the openness of opportunity spaces has been particularly driven by the changes of political conditions and by the attempt of politics recovering its legitimacy (reduced by the continue explosion of corruptive scandals). Despite a sense of urgency, the different political forces (overall the block which still constituted the majority in the Italian parliament, i.e. the centre-right forces) have continued to influence this process, trying to contain the law efficiency. To realize this study, several articles by the main newspapers and the parliamentary debate will be systematically analyzed.
