Contact Details
Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna (Italy)
Via Bersaglieri, 6 – 40125 Bologna (Italy)
telephone number: +39 051 2092714
e-mail: paola.bordandini@unibo.it [mailto:paola.bordandini@unibo.it]
https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/paola.bordandini/
CURRENT POSITION
Since October 2014 she is associate professor in Political Science at the University of Bologna - Department of Political and Social Sciences
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Political culture, Social Capital and Trust;
- Quality of Democracy and Responsiveness;
- Political Parties Transformation
- Methodology of Social and Political Sciences.
EDUCATION:
2002 – Ph.D in Political Science, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Florence. Dissertation title: “Political Culture and Small Business-owners in Italy”. Supervisor: Prof. Roberto Cartocci, University of Bologna. Defended in February 2002.
1996 – M.A. in Political Sciences, Faculty of Political Sciences “Cesare Alfieri” at the University of Florence with a dissertation in Methodology of Social Sciences, under the supervision of Prof. Alberto Marradi. Dissertation title: “Particularism and Universalism. Constructing a Typology of Attitudes through an Analysis of Non‑structured Interviews”. Grade: 110/110, cum laude (with honours). Defended in June 1996.
PRINCIPAL TRAINING EXPERIENCES:
Januari 2012: Workshop "Migration from SPSS to STATA". Faculty of Sociology - University of Trento. Director: Ivano Bison.
May 2005: Workshop “Giornate non standard” in Text analysis: the Use of Hermeneutics in a Mixed Methods Design organized and held at the Catholic University “Sacro Cuore” of Brescia. Directors: Prof. Rita Bichi (University of Milan) and Prof. Daniele Nigris (University of Milan).
April-May 2005: Workshop in Correspondence Analysisin Practice (Prof. Michael Greenacre - Universitat Pompeu Fabra) organized by the Fundaciòn BBVA in Madrid (Spain).
May 2004: Workshop “Giornate non standard” in Participant Observation Methods Design organizedand held at the Catholic University “Sacro Cuore” of Brescia. Directors: Prof. Rita Bichi (University of Milan) and Prof. Daniele Nigris (University of Milan).
February 2002: Winter School in Methodology of Human Sciences in "Principles of Questionnaire Construction." Director: Prof. Alberto Marradi (University of Florence).
March 2002: Spring Seminar in Quantitative Methodsorganized by the ZA-Eurolab of Koeln (Germany).
July-August 2002: ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research - Ann Arbor, Michigan University (USA)
January - April 2001: Workshop in "Focus Groups Organization" organized by SoIS of Pordenone. Prof. Gianpietro Gobo (University of Milan).
July-August 2000: Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis & Collection - Essex University – Colchester (GB)
September 1999: Summer School in Sociological Theory and Methods in Viterbo. Methodological Issue: Factor and Principal Component Analysis. Director: Prof. Alberto Marradi (University of Florence).
July-August 1998: Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis & Collection - Essex University – Colchester (GB)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Academic year 2015/ 2016- present: Teach Lecture advanced in “Italian Political System” (40 hours) for the Second cycle degree programs in Politics Administration and Organization and COMPASS at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna.
Academic year 2009/2010 - present: Teach Lecturer in “Methodology of Political and Social Sciences” (60 hours) for the First cycle degree programin Political, Social and International Sciences at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna.
Academic year 2018/19 - present: Teach Lecturer in “Social Sciences Methodology” (20 hours) for the Second cycle degree program in COMPASS at the of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna.
Academic year 2013/2014 to 2017/18: Teach Lecturer in “Social Sciences Methodology” (20 hours) for the Second cycle degree program in Sociology and Social Work at the Department of Sociology, Economics, and Law, University of Bologna.
2009 - 2019: Undertake numerous undergraduate and Ph.D short courses at the University of Bologna and the University of Florence in Methodology of Social and Political Science (Research Design, Scaling Techniques and Questionnaires) and in Italian Political System (Political culture issues such as trust, social capital, and civic culture).
GRANTS:
April-September 2006: Research Grant - Department for Organization and Political System, University of Bologna, Italy. Project title: “Trust like Trait d'Union between Social Capital and Political Culture”. Supervisor: Prof. Roberto Cartocci, University of Bologna.
2002 – 2006: Research Grant - Department for Organization and Political System, University of Bologna, Italy. Project title: “Social Capital in Italy and UE”. Supervisor: Prof. Roberto Cartocci, University of Bologna
September-October 2005: European Research Visiting Grant - ZA-Eurolab of Koeln (Germany). Project title: “Trust, Social Capital and Political Culture in Italy and Other EU Countries”
May-June 2001: European Research Visiting Grant - ZA-Eurolab of Koeln (Germany). Project title: “The Political Culture in Italy and in Other EU Mediterranean Countries”.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD:
February-May 2008: Visiting Scholar at the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland(USA). Project title: “Trust, Social Capital and Quality of Democracy: an Analytical In-depth Comparative Perspective”.
2002 – 2006: Research Fellow at the Department for Organization and Political Systems, University of Bologna.
SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS PARTICIPATION:
2013 - present: Research Project Coordinator for the research on “Italian National Party Delegates" at the “Observatory on Political Parties Aldo Di Virgilio” - University of Bologna
2017 – 2019: Research Project co-Director at the Istituto Cattaneo of Bologna for the research on "Consumers and Producers Cooperative in Italy Today"
2016 - 2018: Research Project co-Director for the research on "Social Capital and Inequalities in Italy" at the Istituto Cattaneo of Bologna
2012-2015: Research member for the Interuniversity Research Project (Dimension Responsiveness) on "Economic crisis and Democratic Quality in Europe." National project coordinator: Leonardo Morlino (LUISS - Rome)
2012-2014: Italian fieldwork co-Director for the "European Social Survey (ESS) - round 6"
2003/2012: Research member for the Interuniversity research project on "Political Parties Transformation in Italy." Four Universities involved with the projects: University of Bologna, University of Calabria, University of Florence, University of Trieste.
2006/2007: Coordinator for the research project on "Immigration and Urban Development in the Ferrara Area." Co-director: Prof. Roberto Cartocci (University of Bologna)
2004/2006: Research member for the "Social Capital in Italy" research project. Istituto Cattaneo, Bologna. Director: Prof. Raimondo Catanzaro (University of Bologna).
2002/2004: Research member for the "Social Capital in Emilia Romagna" research project. Istituto Cattaneo Bologna. Director: Prof. Raimondo Catanzaro (University of Bologna)
