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CODE 104888
ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SPS/04
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

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

The aim of the course is to analyze the birth and evolution of the parties politicians in contemporary democracies through a genetic and ed organizational. Particular attention is paid to organizational change e the functions of the parties in dealing with representative institutions e adaptation processes to environmental challenges (elections, new actors politicians). At the end of the course students will be able to evaluate the role of various parties in different political regimes and the ability to innovate for reassert its legitimacy in public opinion.

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

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
11/01/2022 15:00 GENOVA Orale
25/01/2022 14:00 GENOVA Orale
01/06/2022 14:00 GENOVA Orale
27/06/2022 14:00 GENOVA Orale
13/07/2022 14:00 GENOVA Orale
06/09/2022 14:00 GENOVA Orale