POLITICAL SCIENCE

Francesco AMORETTI POLITICAL SCIENCE

1212100046
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
2015/2016



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
540LESSONS
Objectives
THIS COURSE IS MAILNY DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE FIELD OF POLITICAL SCIENCE. IT ADDRESSES THEORETICAL CONCEPTS SUCH AS PARTY, ELECTIONS AND ELECTORAL SYSTEMS, REPRESENTATION, DEMOCRACY, DICTATORSHIP, PUBLIC OPINION, PARTICIPATION, PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, AND POLLING.
Prerequisites
NONE.
Contents
THE COURSE IS DESIGNED MAINLY ON THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES WHICH HAVE CHARACTERIZED THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THIS RESEARCH FIELD. IT ADDRESSES CONCEPTS AND POLITICAL PROCESSES RELATED TO THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACIES GENERATED BY THE DIFFUSION OF MEDIA LOGIC: PRESIDENTIALIZATION PROCESSES, PUBLIC OPINION, ELECTIONS AND ELECTORAL SYSTEMS,PARTICIPATION, PARTY AND PARTY SYSTEMS.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE FORESEES FRONTAL LECTURES AND SEMINARS WITH THE AID OF ONLINE DATA BASES.
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAM.
Texts
G. SARTORI, ELEMENTI DI TEORIA POLITICA, IL MULINO (EXCEPT THE CHAPTERS: IDEOLOGY, MARKET AND DECISON-MAKING TECHNIQUES). AS AN ALTERNATIVE:
CAPANO, G., RANIOLO, F. E VERZICHELL, L., MANUALE DI SCIENZA POLITICA, ED. IL MULINO, 2014
M. WEBER, LA POLITICA COME PROFESSIONE, EINAUDI (OR OTHER EDITIONS)
M. CALISE, IL PARTITO PERSONALE, LATERZA, 2010
More Information
STUDENTS MAY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROFESSOR, AGREE UPON ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS.
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