27897 - Communications of Public Institutions (LM)

Learning outcomes

This course has a double aim. First, Get the students to master the conceptual map that refers to public communication, meant as a specific intervention field aside politic and commercial communication. The second aim is to identify the diverse methodologies applied to public communication texts' analysis as well as those applied to Public Institutions' intervention in their communication activity.

Course contents

This course has a double aim. First, get the students to master the conceptual map that refers to public communication, meant as a specific intervention field aside politic and commercial communication. The second aim is to identify the diverse methodologies applied to public communication texts' analysis as well as those applied to Public Institutions' intervention in their communication activity.

Readings/Bibliography

Testi/Bibliografia:

1. R. Grandi, 2007 (Nuova Edizione Aggiornata) La comunicazione pubblica. Teorie, casi, profili normativi. Roma: Carocci .
2. S. Rodotà. (nuova edizione 2004) Tecnopolitica. La democrazia e le nuove tecnologie della comunicazione. Bari: Laterza (Introduzione e Capp. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
3. Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica – Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, 2004 Il piano della Comunicazione nelle amministrazioni pubbliche. Napoli: Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane. (chapters 2; 3; 4; 5). Free in: www.innovazione.gov.it/dipartimento and then the voices: Documentazione, Pubblicazioni, Comunicazione.
4. Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica - Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Cantieri, 2004 A più voci. Amministrazioni pubbliche, imprese, associazioni e cittadini nei processi decisionali inclusivi. Napoli: Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane (the cases reported in the book are usufel to understand better the meaning of the book, but these cases will not be part of the questions). Free in: www.innovazione.gov.it/dipartimento and then the voices: Documentazione, Pubblicazioni, Innovazione.
5. Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica - Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, 2007 Luigi Bobbio (a cura di) Amminsitrare con i cittadini. Viaggio tra lepreatiche di partecipazione in Italia (this book has to be considered as a sort of up-dating of the previous text. That the reason why I encourage a parallel reading of the two books). The questions will deal with the "introduzione", "analisi comparata", "strumenti glossario dell'appendice" and the cases related to the following chapters:  5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13. Free in: www.innovazione.gov.it/dipartimento and then the voices: Documentazione, Pubblicazioni, Innovazione.
6. Another case of "participated democracy" you will get on Iperbole, the civic net of the city of Bologna: www.comune.bologna.it/laboratoriomercato/index.htm You must read the documents related to the "Laboratorio per la ri-progettazione partecipata dell'area Ex-Mercato Ortofrutticolo - Quartiere Navile". This case  is very similar to the cases in books 4), 5).
7. R. Grandi  C. Vaccari 2007 Elementi di Comunicazione Politica. Marketing elettorale e strumenti per la cittadinanza. Roma: Carocci (Chapter 3, Conclusions and another chapter at your choice). In the conclusions you will find many of the themes on "partecipated democracy" wghich are considered in the books  4) 5) 6), In this case the point of view is the crisis of the forms of the rapresentative democracy.  

Teaching methods

The course will be based on frontal lessons as well as on the presence of testimonies for specific interesting case histories. Considering that this is a new discipline, the study of case histories and best practices appears as the best approach

Assessment methods

For all the students: a test in written form with  essay questions also referring to case histories, there will be the possibility to undertake an oral exam as well.

Teaching tools

Considering that the case histories and the best practice are available in the web, this will be the main support for the lessons. Audiovisual texts will be showed as well.

Office hours

See the website of Roberto Grandi