Curriculum Vitae
DANIELA GIANNETTI
Contact details
Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali
Università di Bologna
Via dei Bersaglieri 6
40125 Bologna (Italy)
Tel. +39 0512092728
Fax +39 051 234036
E-mail: daniela.giannetti@unibo.it
www: http://www.dsps.unibo.it/it
Current appointment:
Full Professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of
Bologna.
Professional and academic service
Department of Political Science, Chair from November 1rst 2009
to October 15 2012
School of Political Scienes, Dean, October 16 2012 -
Director of course programming : Scienze
dell'Organizzazione; Scienze Politiche e dell'Organizzazione (first
degree); Scienze dell'Organizzazione e del Governo;
Politica, Amministrazione e Organizzazione (second degree)
from 2007 to 2008.
Official Representative of the Dipartimento di Scienza Politica,
University of Bologna at the ECPR (European Consortium for
Political Research) 2008-present
Research Interests:
Rational choice approach to political institutions,
coalition theory, philosophy of social sciences, public policy.
Teaching interests
Political science, comparative politics, organization
theory.
Education
Dottorato di ricerca (Italian equivalent of PhD) in
Political Science, University of Florence, Academic Year
1987/1988. Rational choice approach to the study of
political bargaining.
Degree in Philosophy, University of Genoa, Faculty of Literature
and Philosophy, Academic Year 1980/1981. Intensive Specialization
in Philosophy of Science.
Other
ICPSR Summer School in quantitative methods, Ann
Arbor, University of Michigan, July 19-August 21 2001.
ICPSR Summer School in quantitative methods, Ann
Arbor, University of Michigan, July 19-August 23 2000.
ICPSR Summer School in quantitative methods, Ann
Arbor, University of Michigan, July 19-August 23 1999.
TMR Winter School in Electoral Research, Amsterdam, January
17-24 1999.
TMR Winter School in Electoral Research, Louvain, January 14-21
2000.
Academic positions held
University of Bologna, Dipartimento di Organizzazione e Sistema
Politico, Research Associate 1999-2003; Associate Professor
2004-2006; Full Professor 2006- present
Other
Department of Public Policy, UCLA Visiting Professor,
October- December 2006; November 2007.
Trinity College, Dublin, Research Fellow, TMR Program
Political Representation in Europe, 1998-1999.
University of Genoa, Research Fellow, Department of Political
and Social Sciences, 1991-1993.
Center in Political Economy, Washington University, St. Louis.
MO, Visiting Scholar, 1997 (March-April).
Department of Political Science, University of Rochester,
Visiting scholar, 1996 (April-September). Short periods
in 1994, 1992, 1990 and 1989.
Teaching
Theories ad Models in Political Science, Academic Year
2010-2011; 2009-2010; 2008-2009.
Complexity Theory And Social Science (C.I.) ( prof. Scott E.
Page, University of Michigan) - Laboratory Course In Complexity
Theory And Social Science (Prof. Daniela Giannetti, Università of
Bologna), Academic Year 2009-2010.
Analysis of Political Institutions. University of Bologna,
Academic Year 2007-2008.
Analysis of Political Institutions. University
of Bologna, Academic Year 2006-2007.
Organization Theory. University of Bologna, Academic Year
2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007.
Science of Administration. University of Bologna, Academic Year
2004-2005.
Political Science. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,
Academic Year 2004-2005.
Comparative Politics (with G. Pasquino). Dickinson College,
Bologna, Academic Year 2004-2005.
Analysis of Political Decisions University of Bologna,
Academic Year 2003-2004.
Organization Theory (with P. Romei) University of Bologna,
2002-2003.
Analysis of Political Institutions (with G. Pasquino) University
of Bologna, Academic Year 2002-2003.
Science of Administration (with A. Di Virgilio). University of
Bologna, Academic Year 2000-2001.
Elections, Coalitions and Government Formation in Western Europe
(short course), University of Bologna/Buenos Aires, Master
program in International Relations “Europe-Latin America”
Academic years 2008-2009, 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 2004-2005,
2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2002-2001.
Rational Choice Approach to the Study of Public Policy (short
course), CERISDI, Palermo. Master program in public policy,
2002; 2003.
Political Analysis (short course) Libero Istituto Universitario
Carlo Cattaneo, Castellanza. Master program in Decision Theory.
1997;1998.
Political Analysis (short course) Politeia, Centro per la
formazione e la ricerca in politica ed etica, Milano. Master
program in Decision Theory and Applied Ethics ,
1992;1994.
Member of research teams on the following
projects:
Observatory on Political Parties. 2008 PRIN project, national
coordinator Prof. Marco Tarchi University of Florence, local
coordinator Prof. Aldo di Virgilio, University of Bologna.
“New forms of democracy? Change and Reform of
Democratic Institutions” , joint research project run by the
Department of Political Science, University of Bologna and
the Center for the Study of Democracy, University of
California Irvine, directed by Prof. G. Freddi, 2006-
2010.
“New Actors and Institutions in Policy-Making: a Comparative
Analysis of Environmental and Health Policies”. Directed by
Prof. G. Freddi, University of Bologna. 2004-2006.
“Innovative Methodogical Strategies for the Study of Public
Policy” . Directed by Prof. G. Freddi, University of Bologna.
2003.
"Reforming Public Administration in Italy", directed by Prof. L.
Sacconi, CELE, Libero Istituto Universitario Carlo Cattaneo,
Castellanza 1998.
“Political Competition and Multiparty Coalition Governments”,
directed by Prof. N. Schofield, Center in Political Economy,
Washington University, St. Louis, MO. 1997.
“The Reform of Public Administration and Decentralization in
Italy”, directed by Prof. F. Forte, Politeia, Centro per la
formazione e la ricerca in politica ed etica, Milano and
CNR.1997-1998.
“Ethical Codes in Public Administration”. Istituto San Raffaele,
Centro di Ricerca in Etica degli affari, delle professioni e della
politica, directed by Prof. L. Sacconi, Milano. 1994-1995.
“Observatory on Applied Ethics”. Politeia, Centro per la
formazione e la ricerca in politica ed etica, Milano. 1994.
“Social Policies Against Poverty”, directed by Prof. E.
Granaglia, Politeia, Centro per la formazione e la ricerca in
politica ed etica Milano 1992.
“Foreign Immigration in Italy”, directed by Prof.G.
Urbani, Poleis, Università Bocconi, Milano, 1991-1992
“Managerial Ethics and Public Enterprise Economic Strategies”,
directed by Prof. L. Sacconi, Università Bocconi, Milano.
1991-1992
Conference supervisor, seminar series
coordinator:
"Excessive ambitions? Explanation and Prediction in Economics
and Political Science", roundtable at the Faculty of Political
sciences, University of Bologna April 23 2010.
"Long term Consequences of Electoral Rules Change: Comparing
Italy and Japan", International Conference, Dipartimento di Scienza
Politica, Università di Bologna, 28-29 novembre 2008.
“Strumenti della democrazia”, Conference held at the University
of Bologna, Dipartimento di Organizzazione e Sistema politico,
Novembre 25 2005.
Seminar series on National Elections in France, Germany and
Ireland, held at the University of Bologna, Dipartimento di
Organizzazione e Sistema Politico, May-June 2002 (with G.
Pasquino).
“Elections, Coalitions and Government Formation”. Conference
held at the University of Bologna, Dipartimento di
Organizzazione e Sistema Politico, May 24-25 2001.
Seminar series on Rational choice approach to Politics held by
B. Grofman (University of California, Irvine) at the University
of Bologna, Dipartimento di Organizzazione e Sistema
Politico, May-June 2001.
Seminar on Formal Theory and Comparative Politics: a
Dialogue, held by J. Blondel (European University Institute,
Florence) and I. Sened (Tel Aviv University and Washington
University in St. Louis, MO), Politeia, Milan, June 15
1998.
“Federalism: Economics and Politics”, Seminar series held at
Politeia, Centro per la formazione e la ricerca in politica ed
etica, Milano 1995.
“Economics, Philosophy and Applied Ethics”. Seminar series held
at Politeia, Centro per la formazione e la ricerca in politica ed
etica, Milano 1994.
“Ethics, Markets, and Political Institutions” Conference
held at Politeia / ISPI, Milan, January 28-29 1993.
“The Italian Political System”. Seminar series held at Politeia.
Centro per la formazione e la ricerca in politica ed etica, Milano
Milan, 1995.
Translations
Tsebelis G. [Veto Players, How Political Institutions
Work]. Bologna, Il Mulino, 2004.
Scharpf, F. [The problem solving capacity of
european multilevel governance] Bologna, Il Mulino, 1998.
Ordeshook, P.C. [Lessons to the citizens of a new
democracy]. Milano, Edizioni di Comunità, 1998.
Buchanan J.M e G. Tullock. [The Calculus of Consent
], Bologna, Il Mulino, 1998.
Riker W.H., [Liberalism against Populism. A Confrontation
between the Theory of Democracy and the Theory of Social
Choice] Milano, Edizioni di Comunità, 1996.
Editorship
1992-present Member of the editorial board of the journal
Notizie di Politeia
2004-present Member of the editorial board of the journal
Rivista Italiana di Politiche
Pubbliche2008- present Member of the scientific
committee of the journal Revista de Investigaciones Políticas y
Sociológicas (RIPS)
Referee for American Political Science Review,
American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Theoretical
Politics, Political Studies, European Journal of Political
Research, European Journal of Public Policy, European Political
Science Review, Legislative Studies Quaterly, Rivista Italiana di
Politiche Pubbliche, Rivista di Comunicazione politica, Homo
oeconomicus
International affiliation
2008- present International affiliate of
the Center for the Study of Democracy, University of
California, Irvine.
Selected conferences and
presentations
European Political Science Association 1rst Conference, Dublin
16-18 June 2011, paper presented "Parliamentary rules and
intra-party politics".
ECPR Joint Session of Workshop, St. Gallen April 12-17
2011, co-chair of the Workshop 20 "Cohesion, Dissent and
Partisan Politics in European Legislatures" (with Francoise
Boucek).
Conference "Nazione come destino comune:Minghetti e l'Italia
contemporanea", Bologna, Faculty of Political Sciences, March 11-12
2011, chair of the session Federalism.
Società Italiana di Scienza Politica, Annual Meeting
Venezia Sept 16-18 2010 paper presented "La
selezione dei candidati nei partiti italiani. Le opinioni degli
attivisti" (with A. Di Virgilio)
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting,
Washington D.C. Sept 2-5 2010 discussant in panel 34-2
Voters and candidates: Special interests, Diverse Interests and
Pork and Chair in panel 34-7 Evaluating the
Long run consequences of 1990s Electoral Reform in Italy and
Japan, paper presented "The Changing Bases of party
support in Italy and Japan: Similarities and Differences" (with
N. Taniguchi).
Collège de France, Paris, partecipazione al Colloque annuale
su Rationalité et Sciences Sociales organized by Prof. Jon
Elster. Paper presented "Secret Voting in the Italian Parliament",
June3-4 2010.
Trinity College Dublin , Department of Political Science,
Graduate Seminar Series Series., October 30 2009 Paper
presented "Democratization of Italian Political Parties:
Middle-level Party Elite Members' Attitudes toward Candidate
Selection" (coauthor A. Di Virgilio)
ECPR II General Conference, Potsdam 10-12 settembre 2009. Ho
presentato due
ECPR II General Conference, Potsdam September 10-12 2009; papers
presented: “William H. Riker and the Building of a Genuine Science
of Politics”, panel 566 Maestri of Political Science,
Chairs Gianfranco Pasquino, University of Bolognaand e
Martin Bull, University of Salford; Factional Politics in
Italy and Japan (with M. Thies), Panel 465 Intra-party
conflict and Factionalism, Chairs Francoise Boucek,
University of London Queen Mary, and Richard Katz, Johns Hopkins
University.
International Conference Reforming the French
Presidential Election System: Experiments on Electoral reform,
CEVIPOF-Sciences Po, Paris, June 15-16 2009, Chair Bernard Grofman,
University of California, Irvine. Discussant.
ECPR Joint Session of Workshops, Lisbona, April 14-19 2009
workshop 21 Promoting Internal Party Democracy: A Selling Point, A
Serious Danger or a Redundant Exercise? Chairs Ruud Koole
(Universiteit Leiden) and Pat Lyons (Czech Academy of
Sciences) paper presented : “Intra-party Democracy in Italy:
Middle Level party Elite members' Attitudes toward Candidate
Selection” (with A. Di Virgilio).
ECPR Summer School on Political Parties, EUI, San Domenico di
Fiesole. Talk on "Parties and coalitions" September 17
2008.
129 Comparative Law and Politics Forum, the University of Tokyo
June 13 2008. Presented paper “Party competition and coalition
formation in Italy 1993-2001”.
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association,
Chicago, Aug 30-Sept 2 2008. Panel discussant.
University of Bologna, May 23 2006, Conference on
Deliberative democracy in practice: recent developments from
Australia, Italy and the Netherlands.
Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. Annual Meeting , Bologna
September 2006. Presented paper: ‘Inclusione, efficacia e qualità
della deliberazione: uno studio di caso' (con R. Lewanski)
ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshop, Nicosia April 25-30 2006.
Presented paper “Deliberation in Practice: Evidence from Italy”
Workshop Director (with K. Benoit) Intraparty politics
and its effects on government formation and duration in
parliamentary systems, ECPR Joint Session of Workshop, Granada,
April 2005.
University of Bologna, Dipartimento di Organizzazione e Sistema
Politico seminar series. Presented paper“Policy positions and roll
call voting in the Italian DS party”.
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association,
Chicago, September 3-5 2004. Presented paper “Policy positions and
roll call voting in the Italian DS party”.
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association,
Boston Mariott Copley Place and Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers,
August 26-September 1 2002. Presented paper “Portfolio allocation
and ministerial policy positions”.
Washington University in St. Louis, Center in Political
Economy seminar series, September 13 2002. Presented paper
“Portfolio allocation and ministerial policy positions”.
Società Italiana di Scienza Politica. Annual Meeting.
Genova, September 2002. Presented paper “Party system dynamics and
the making and breaking of Italian governments.”
European Public Choice Society. Annual Meeting, Belgirate
Como April 4-7 2002. Presented paper “Strategic Voting
in Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: The Italian Case.”
European Public Choice Society. Annual Meeting Paris April 2001.
Presented paper “Minority Governments: an Empirical
Analysis”.
European Consortium for Political Research General Conference,
University of Kent, Canterbury, September 6-8, 2001.
Presented paper “Estimating parties and ministers' policy
positions: a computerized content analysis approach”.
Midwest Political Science Association. Annual Meeting Hilton
Palmer House. Chicago, April 15-18 1999. Presented
paper “Institutional Change and Coalition Politics in Italy: the
1996 Elections”.
Trinity College , Dublin Department of Political Science seminar
series, April 9 1999. Presented paper “Estimating party
policy positions: a preliminary analysis of Italian political
documents using computerized content analysis”.
European Consortium for Political Research Conference. Mannheim,
March 27-31 1999.Presented paper “The computer coding of
Italian political texts”.
Società Italiana di Scienza Politica, Annual Meeting.
Milan , June 18-20 1998. Presented paper "Ticket splitting
and the cohesion of electoral coalitions in the 1996 Italian
Parliamentary Elections",
Conference on "Constitutional Issues in Modern Democracies",
Messina, Faculty of Economics, September 25-27 1997.
Presented paper "Ticket splitting in the 1996 Italian Parliamentary
Elections”.
University of Siena, Department of
History, Social and Political Sciences, October 1997. Talk on
“Theoretical and Empirical Developments in the Analysis of
Political Coalitions”.
University of Siena , Department of History, Social and
Political Sciences, January 1997. Talk on "Electoral Behavior in
the 1996 Italian Elections" .
University of Milano , Department of Political Science.
November 19 1996. Talk on “Recent Developments in the
Analysis of Institutional Choice ".
Università Bocconi, Milano, January 30 1996. Talk on
"The Structure of Electoral Preferences. Some Evidence from A
Survey".
Politeia, Milano, June 15 1995. Talk on "The Theory of
Federalism in the Writings of William H. Riker”.
University of Genoa , Department of Economics, May 23 1995. Talk
on "The Rational Choice Approach to the Analysis of
Political Institutions ".
American Political Science Association. Annual Meeting
Washington D.C. 1993.Panel discussant.
Società Italiana di Scienza Politica, Annual Meeting Siena
June 10 1993. Presented paper “Agency Theory and
the Analysis of Bureaucracy”.
European Public Choice Society. Annual Meeting, Portrush,
EIRE, 14-17 April 1993. Panel Discussant.
American Political Science Association. Annual Meeting
Chicago 1992. Panel discussant.
European Public Choice Society. Annual Meeting, Torino,
April 22-25, 1992. Panel Discussant.
University of Bologna , Department of Politics, History and
Institutions, April 23 1991. Seminar series on
"Self-Interested Actors and Collective Choices". Talk on "The
Rational Choice Approach to the Analysis of Political
Institutions ".
Politeia, Milano, March 8 1991. Seminar series on "Positive and
Normative Aspects of the Rational Choice Approach". Talk on "New
Institutionalism and Political Science: A Critical Survey".
Politeia, Milano, May 2 1988. Talk on "Rational Choice
Theory and the Analysis of Political Bargaining".
Language skills
Fluent English reading and speaking; French.