OVERVIEW

The course aims at providing a general overview of the origin and development of political parties in comparative perspective.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course the student is able to: - master the main thematic nodes of the European party system from 1979 to 2019; - know the basic methodological tools for electoral and party system analyses; - develop critical judgment skills; - elaborate studies on specific themes on parties and party systems in different historical periods; - expose and argue with appropriate vocabulary researches of political science

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Comprehension of the origin and development of political parties;
• knowledge of the different types of political parties;
• expertise in methodological approaches;
• discussion and theoretical hypotheses to be developed;
• expertise in the field of European institution and public administration.

TEACHING METHODS

Discussions in rooms, seminars, readings with syllabus

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1) the origin og political parties: an overview;

2) types of political parties in literature;

3) the emrgence of new political parties: neopopulist, regionalist, digital parties;

4) parties in electoral competition;

5) party families in Europe

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ignazi Piero (2019), Partito e democrazia. L'incerto percorso della legittimazione dei partiti, Bologna, il Mulino.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARA MORINI (President)

MARCO DI GIULIO

STELLA GIANFREDA (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

14th September 2020

EXAMS

Exam schedule