04871 - Italian Political System

Academic Year 2019/2020

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in International relations and diplomatic affairs (cod. 8048)

Learning outcomes

The course provides students with substantial knowledge of actors, structures and processes that feature the Italian political system, its historical origins and subsequent evolution. By the end of the course students will be familiar with the main dynamics and phenomena of Italian politics (especially those regarding the interactions between political actors, institutions and electorate). Students are also expected to master the principal scientific tools enabling them to develop their own informed views about the topical issues of the contemporary political debates in Italy. 

Course contents

The political system and the contemporary approaches to its study. The party system. The institutional setting: the legisaltive and executive branches, the President of the Republic.The electoral system. Political culture and behaviours. The public administration. Justice and politics. 

Readings/Bibliography

M. Cotta and L. Verzichelli, Il sistema politico italiano, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2016, third edition.

Istituto Carlo Cattaneo, Il vicolo cieco, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2018 (Introduction, chapters 2, 4, 5).

G. Tintori, Ius soli all'italiana. La strada lunga e tortuosa per riformare la legge sulla cittadinanza, in C. Forestiere e F. Tronconi (a cura di), Politica in Italia. I fatti dell'anno e le interpretazioni, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2018, pp. 213-234.

Teaching methods

Lectures. Depending on the number of students, seminars on specific topics could be held with the active collaboration of participants.

Assessment methods

First written exam (test based on open-ended questions): 40%. Second written exam (computer-based; students will be required to elaborate the proposed subject in 2 hours): 40%. Oral exam on the whole syllabus: 20%.

Teaching tools

Slides

Office hours

See the website of Patrizia Pederzoli

SDGs

Quality education Gender equality

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.