The course deals with actors, processes and dynamics of interaction involved in the formation of public opinion (PO) by discussing the main normative models. The goal is to analyze the political function of the PO in the relationship between civil society and political society. Special attention is given to the transformation of this relationship by considering the social change of contemporary societies.
Combination of traditional lectures (approx. 30 hours) and classroom discussion of the project selected by each student (approx. 6 hours). Combination of traditional lectures (approx. 30 hours) and classroom discussion of the project selected by each student (approx. 6 hours). Combination of traditional lectures (approx. 30 hours) and classroom discussion of the project selected by each student (approx. 6 hours).
The course deals with actors, processes and dynamics of interaction involved in the formation of public opinion (PO) by discussing the main normative models. The goal is to analyze the political function of the PO in the relationship between civil society and political society by a comparative approach. Special attention is given to the transformation of this relationship by considering the social change of contemporary societies.
McCombs M. (2013), Setting the Agenda: The Mass Media and Public Opinion, Polity Press, Cambridge
Crespo, I., V. Martínez, A. Mora, C. Moreno y R. Rabadán (2016). Herramientas para la Investigación de la Opinión Pública, Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia
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Carabante Muntada J.M. (2013), Entre la esfera pública y la política discursiva, Difusión Juridica y Temas Actualidad S.A., Madrid
Daghmi F., Toumi F. et Amsidder A. (2015), Médias et changements. Formes et modalitès de l’agir citoyen, L’Armattan, Paris
ANDREA FABRIZIO PIRNI (President)
STEFANO BONABELLO
ANDREA CATANZARO
AGOSTINO MASSA
STEFANO MONTI BRAGADIN
PAOLO PARRA SAIANI
LUCA RAFFINI
II Semester
SOCIOLOGY OF PUBLIC OPINION
Oral examination. The evaluation criteria are: competence and fluency of argumentations, precision of scientific language, link capability between related subject, arguments in support of autonomous reasoning, synthesis capabilities.
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