02492 - Comparative Politics

Learning outcomes

The course intends to develop the knowledge acquired in the basic courses of Political Science, Contemporary History, History of the European Political Systems. Student must have a solid knowledge in these fields before taking this course.

In the course students will learn the different paths and the different outcomes of the process of democratization in Europe, and their effect on the various national party systems.

At the end of course students should become confident with these processes as well as with the institutions and the party systems of the countries analyzed.

Course contents

The course analyses the process of democratization and its institutional outcomes with particular reference to the party and party systems in Europe.   

The first part of the course offers the theoretical backgrounds for the analysis. The second part focuses on the single country-cases of consolidated democracies in Europe. 

Specific attention will be devoted to the changes in parties and party systems since the 1980s.

Readings/Bibliography

The first three texts are for all students. Students which attend regularly the course could take the class minutes ; students which do not attend regularly should take the other two texts instead of the minutes.

Students will declare themselves at the exam which category they belong to.

For all the students:

 

 S. Rokkan, Stato Nazione e Democrazia in Europa . il Mulino, 2002, limitatamente alle pagine  321-343  e 361-446.

 

P.Grilli di Cortona e O. Lanza (a cura di) Tra vecchio e nuovo regime. Il peso del passato nella costruzione della democrazia. Il Mulino,  2011, esclusi i capitoli VII e VIII.

 

 

 L. Bardi (a cura di di)  Partiti e sistemi di partito. il Mulino, 2006, limitatamente alle pagine 7-122, 145 170 , 245-286

 

 

For students regularly attending the course:

 

  appunti lezioni seconda parte del corso sui sistemi politici europei

 

 

For students not attending the course:

 

S. Fabbrini  La politica comparata.Laterza, 2008, limtatamente alle pagine 26-190.

 

P. Grilli di Cortona e G. Pasquino (a cura di)  Partiti e sistemi di partito nelle democrazie europeeil Mulino, 2007 (escluso il caitolo  VIII)

Teaching methods

Lectures.  Comments, questions and whatever clarification is needed are always welcomed during class.

Assessment methods

Written examination (four to five questions). If they want, Erasmus/Overseas students are allowed to write in English, French or Spanish.

Teaching tools

transparencies

Office hours

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