Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali | POLITICAL SCIENCE

cod. 1212100046

POLITICAL SCIENCE

	1212100046
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
	EQF6
	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2017/2018

CURRICULUM STORIA E CULTURA POLITICA

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SPS/04	6	40	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THIS COURSE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE BASIC CONCEPTS AND ISSUES OF THE DISCIPLINE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAIN FACTORS THAT AFFECTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ITALIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES. IN PARTICULAR, IT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POLITICAL PARTIES - AND PARTY SYSTEMS – AND: 1) ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR AND POLITICAL CHOICE; 2) MEDIA AND PUBLIC OPINION, AND, 3) INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT. BY EXAMINING SEVERAL DIFFERENT CONCEPTS, STUDENTS GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSITY OF POLITICAL LIFE AND THE MANY WAYS IN WHICH POLITICS AFFECTS CITIZENS.

THIS COURSE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE BASIC CONCEPTS AND ISSUES OF THE DISCIPLINE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAIN FACTORS THAT AFFECTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ITALIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES. IN PARTICULAR, IT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POLITICAL PARTIES - AND PARTY SYSTEMS – AND: 1) ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR AND POLITICAL CHOICE; 2) MEDIA AND PUBLIC OPINION, AND, 3) INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT.

BY EXAMINING SEVERAL DIFFERENT CONCEPTS, STUDENTS GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSITY OF POLITICAL LIFE AND THE MANY WAYS IN WHICH POLITICS AFFECTS CITIZENS.

	Prerequisites
	PUBLIC LAW

	Contents
	THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES THAT HAVE CHARACTERIZED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISCIPLINE. IN PARTICULAR, IT WILL ADDRESS THE CONCEPTS AND THE POLITICAL PHENOMENA RELATED TO THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS: 1.PARTIES AND PARTY SYSTEMS; 2.ELECTIONS AND ELECTORAL SYSTEMS; 3.REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION; 4.PARLIAMENTS; 5.GOVERNMENTS; 6.PUBLIC OPINION. THROUGH A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ITALIAN AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, THE COURSE WILL HIGHLIGHT HOW THE CHANGES ARE GENERATED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE DIFFUSION OF MASS-MEDIA LOGIC: TV AND DIGITAL NETWORKS, IN PARTICULAR.

Contents

THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES THAT HAVE CHARACTERIZED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISCIPLINE. IN PARTICULAR, IT WILL ADDRESS THE CONCEPTS AND THE POLITICAL PHENOMENA RELATED TO THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS:

1.PARTIES AND PARTY SYSTEMS;
2.ELECTIONS AND ELECTORAL SYSTEMS;
3.REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION;
4.PARLIAMENTS;
5.GOVERNMENTS;
6.PUBLIC OPINION.

THROUGH A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ITALIAN AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, THE COURSE WILL HIGHLIGHT HOW THE CHANGES ARE GENERATED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE DIFFUSION OF MASS-MEDIA LOGIC: TV AND DIGITAL NETWORKS, IN PARTICULAR.

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 40 HOURS OF LECTURES. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL WILL BE USED IN ORDER TO BETTER EXPLAIN CONCEPTS AND EVENTS WHICH ARE RELEVANT FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE. DUE TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURSE, THE FREQUENCY IS RECOMMENDED.

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAM WILL CONSIST OF AN ORAL TEST ON THE COURSE AND TEXTBOOKS CONTENTS. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO DISCUSS A RESEARCH REPORT.

	Texts
	G. SARTORI, ELEMENTI DI TEORIA POLITICA, IL MULINO (EXCEPT THE CHAPTERS: IDEOLOGIA, MERCATO E TECNICHE DECISIONALI). ALTERNATIVELY, CAPANO, G., RANIOLO, F. E VERZICHELLI, L., MANUALE DI SCIENZA POLITICA, IL MULINO, 2014 M. WEBER, LA POLITICA COME PROFESSIONE, EINAUDI (OR OTHER EDITIONS) AMORETTI, F., LA COSTITUZIONE DEL CYBERSPAZIO, EGEA, 2017 RECOMMENDED LECTURES AMORETTI, F. (A CURA DI), THE HYPERREALITY OF ITALIAN DEMOCRACY. THE BERLUSCONI YEARS: 1994-2014. COMUNICAZIONE POLITICA, N. 3, 2014 CALISE, M., IL PARTITO PERSONALE, LATERZA, 2010 O CALISE, M., LA DEMOCRAZIA DEL LEADER, LATERZA, 2016

Texts

G. SARTORI, ELEMENTI DI TEORIA POLITICA, IL MULINO (EXCEPT THE CHAPTERS: IDEOLOGIA, MERCATO E TECNICHE DECISIONALI). ALTERNATIVELY, CAPANO, G., RANIOLO, F. E VERZICHELLI, L., MANUALE DI SCIENZA POLITICA, IL MULINO, 2014
M. WEBER, LA POLITICA COME PROFESSIONE, EINAUDI (OR OTHER EDITIONS)
AMORETTI, F., LA COSTITUZIONE DEL CYBERSPAZIO, EGEA, 2017

RECOMMENDED LECTURES

AMORETTI, F. (A CURA DI), THE HYPERREALITY OF ITALIAN DEMOCRACY. THE BERLUSCONI YEARS: 1994-2014. COMUNICAZIONE POLITICA, N. 3, 2014
CALISE, M., IL PARTITO PERSONALE, LATERZA, 2010 O CALISE, M., LA DEMOCRAZIA DEL LEADER, LATERZA, 2016