CODE 75394 ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE INTERNAZIONALI E DELLA COOPERAZIONE 10177 (LM-52) - 6 cfu anno 1 AMMINISTRAZIONE E POLITICHE PUBBLICHE 8772 (LM-63) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SPS/04 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 1° Semester AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course will examines the following topics: 1) the comparative method; 2) the comparative study of contemporary democracies; 3) the comparative analysis of recent democratizations. TEACHING METHODS Lecturer SYLLABUS/CONTENT analysis of contemporary democracies: governments, parliaments, electoral systems, party and party systems, democratizations, quality of democracies, power, elites. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Vassallo S. Sistemi politici comparati, Bologna, ilMulino, 2016. A Reader to be found in a list on Aulaweb site. For those who do not attend the course: - L. Morlino, Introduzione alla ricerca comparata, Bologna, il Mulino, 2005. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARA MORINI Ricevimento: E-mail to: mara.morini@unige.it Exam Board MARA MORINI (President) MARIA ELISABETTA LANZONE LESSONS LESSONS START 18th September Class schedule COMPARATIVE POLITICS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION oral discussion Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 16/01/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 13/02/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 29/05/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 03/07/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 17/07/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale 04/09/2018 14:00 GENOVA Orale