- Docente: Cindy Lynn Skach
- Credits: 4
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Politics Administration and Organization (cod. 9085)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in International Relations (cod. 9084)
Learning outcomes
The course aims at introducing students to the utilization of one of the main statistical packages for data analysis and presenting to them the basic elements of micro-data management and analysis. By the end of the course students will be familiar with the statistical package interface and be able to: load different types of data and different file formats into the statistical package, perform basic data management operations and conduct monovariate and multivariate statistical analyses using the software introduced during the course.
Course contents
This workshop will simulate a constitution writing experience.
Readings/Bibliography
There is one key text: Giovanni Sartori, Comparative Constitutional Engineering. This book will be used in addition to excerpts from actual constitutions. A fuller reading list will be posted soon.
Teaching methods
We will meet as a group in two long sessions. The first session will explore the structure of a constitution with group discussion of readings and small group exercises. Students will then be given a description of a hypothetical country and be asked to draft an outline constitution. We will meet again as a group to discuss the drafts and debate their merits. Assessment will be based on class participation and the final draft document.
Assessment methods
Final brief paper, and class participation.
Office hours
See the website of Cindy Lynn Skach