CODE 95285 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 8 cfu anno 2 AMMINISTRAZIONE E POLITICHE PUBBLICHE 8772 (LM-63) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SPS/11 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course belongs to the characterizing activities of the MA in Administration and Public Policies (Decisional and Organizational Processes) and is held by a Professor of the Department of Political Sciences. The course belongs to the scientific field of Sociology of political phenomena. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to find the new opportunities for the involvement of groups and individuals by collective actors (both institutional and non-institutional) that emerge from the changed configuration of the collective dimension. Students who attend all classes and participate in the exercises provided during the course: a) will know the specific socio-political concepts related to the teaching focus; b) will be able to understand the transformations of relationships between individuals and collective actors (institutional and non) in contemporary societies; c) will be able to apply knowledge and understanding skills in the design and management of participatory processes (group involvement) and activation processes (individuals involvement) in concrete contexts. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course the student, who will have actively attended and participated in the planned activities, will be able to: 1) define and distinguish the concepts of: - collective actor (association, interest and pressure group, social movement, trade union, party, institution); - individual actor (individual, subject, citizen); - participation and activation; - asymmetry and hierarchy; - authority and trust; 2) to interpret the processes of horizontalization between individuals, groups and institutions connected to the social change of contemporary societies 3) analyse the structuring of individual and collective actors within specific contexts 4) evaluate the opportunities deriving from the adoption of participatory and activation processes 5) plan in preliminary way participatory processes (involvement of groups) and activation (involvement of individuals) in specific contexts. PREREQUISITES The basic knowledge of political sociology is suggested. For this purpose any edition of a Handbook of Political Sociology may be used. Suggested: M. Rush, Politics and Society. An Introduction to Political Sociology, Routledge. TEACHING METHODS The course will take place online in Teams and Aulaweb SYLLABUS/CONTENT The Course is organized into four Didactic Units (UD): UD1 - Modernity's radicalization UD2 - Administration and open government UD3 - Participatory processes UD4 - individual or group work RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY To take the exam, foreign students (Erasmus+ program or other international programs of mobility) must contact the Professor at least two months before the exam. Para tomar el examen, los estudiantes extranjeros (Programa Erasmus+ u otros programas internacionales de movilidad) deben contactar al Profesor como mínimo dos meses antes del examen. Pour passer l'examen, les étudiants étrangers (Programme Erasmus+ ou autres programmes internationaux de mobilité) doivent contacter le professeur au moins deux mois avant l'examen. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANDREA FABRIZIO PIRNI Ricevimento: During the first semester the reception will be on Tuesday from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm. During the remaining part of the academic year the reception will be by appointment. Exam Board ANDREA FABRIZIO PIRNI (President) STEFANO BONABELLO ANDREA CATANZARO MARCO LIBBI AGOSTINO MASSA STEFANO MONTI BRAGADIN LUCA RAFFINI ANNA REGGIARDO LESSONS LESSONS START The course will start September the 22. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION To take the exam, foreign students (Erasmus+ program or other international programs of mobility) must contact the Professor at least two months before the exam. Para tomar el examen, los estudiantes extranjeros (Programa Erasmus+ u otros programas internacionales de movilidad) deben contactar al Profesor como mínimo dos meses antes del examen. Pour passer l'examen, les étudiants étrangers (Programme Erasmus+ ou autres programmes internationaux de mobilité) doivent contacter le professeur au moins deux mois avant l'examen. ASSESSMENT METHODS Evaluation criteria To pass the exam, the candidate must demonstrate a level of learning that is at least sufficient for each of the Didactic Units. The evaluation criteria for the questions consist in: coherence of the answer with the commissioner's question, knowledge of the issues addressed, precision and ownership of the scientific language on the topic, ability to link related topics, argumentation supporting autonomous reasoning, synthesis capacity, effectiveness in proposing the reflections of the authors treated, synergistic use of the knowledge acquired from the texts and lessons. The Commission is designated by the Department Council and chaired by the course Professor. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 14/01/2021 09:30 GENOVA Orale 05/02/2021 14:30 GENOVA Orale 26/05/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale 16/06/2021 09:30 GENOVA Orale 14/07/2021 09:30 GENOVA Orale 08/09/2021 09:30 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION To take the exam, foreign students (Erasmus+ program or other international programs of mobility) must contact the Professor at least two months before the exam. Para tomar el examen, los estudiantes extranjeros (Programa Erasmus+ u otros programas internacionales de movilidad) deben contactar al Profesor como mínimo dos meses antes del examen. Pour passer l'examen, les étudiants étrangers (Programme Erasmus+ ou autres programmes internationaux de mobilité) doivent contacter le professeur au moins deux mois avant l'examen.
