- Docente: Rodolfo Lewanski
- Credits: 8
- SSD: SPS/04
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Politics Administration and Organization (cod. 8784)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Public and Corporate Communication (cod. 8840)
Course contents
Involving citizens is a way to make decisions consensually
in the public sphere, and to revitalize and legitimate democratic
systems. To this end a variety of participatory approaches in
which citizens and stakeholders are involved have been
developed and applied in many countries, including Italy, over the
last decades; special emphasis is on deliberative theory, and the
approaches and methods used to structure dialogic-deliberative
processes. The course allows students to learn and think
critically about such approaches, used to tackle complex and often
intractable and conflictual issues/decisions.
Readings/Bibliography
Lewanski, R., La prossima democrazia. Dialogo -delierbazione - decisione, 2016. The volume can be downloaded without costs frpm www.laprossimademcorazia.com, or bought on demand from www.lulu.com
Held, D., Modelli di democrazia, Il Mulino, Bologna, 1997 (pp. 1-102; 368-382; other parts might be indicated during classes) (for students who do not have a political science backgound, reading the entire book is useful to get acquainted with democratic theory) (published also in English)
Sintomer, Y., Il potere al popolo, Dedalo, Bari, 2009 (220 pp) (published also in other languages)
Fishkin, J., La nostra voce, Marsilio, Padova, 2003 (in English: The Voice of the People, Yale University Press, 1995) ( 200 pp.) (also available in English: The Voice of the People)
Teaching methods
Active participation and discussions is welcome; reading texts before classes is highly recommended.
Assessment methods
Written examination: 15-20 open questions.
Foreign students are allowed to write in Italian, in English or French, whichever they feel more comfortable with; they may also study the texts in other languages if available. However, please note that a good level of language competence is absolutely necessary to pass the exam.
Teaching tools
Power Point files of lectures will be made available on the website (please note: the files in no way substitute the texts nor are they sufficient to pass the final examination).
Links to further information
http://www.laprossimademocrazia.com
Office hours
See the website of Rodolfo Lewanski