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CODE 108686
ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SPS/04
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester

OVERVIEW

The comparative Method is the only scientific approach of Political Science in order to understand and explain political phenomena, trying to serch for similarities and differences among the case studies and to control theoretical hypotheses.

Comparative Politics analyzes: political institutions, party systems, European political parties, electoral systems, electoral behaviour, types of democracies, democratizazion processes, non democratic regimes and other topics. of contemporary politics.

 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

To be able to analyze contemporary politics in comparative perspective.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

To be able to analyze contemporary politics in comparative perspective.

PREREQUISITES

Good knowledge of political science theories.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures, debates and written essay.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

It will be provided opn Aulaweb.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

To be developed during the seminars on aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARA MORINI (President)

MARCO DI GIULIO

GIAMPIERO CAMA (Substitute)

FABRIZIO COTICCHIA (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Second Semester

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written essay of 5000-7000 carachters.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Attendance and Written essay of 5000-7000 carachters.

"Students with disabilities or other special educational needs are advised to contact both the Prof. Aristide Canepa (aristide.canepa@unige.it), and the lecturer at the beginning of the course, to agree on the teaching methods and examinations that, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools.

To request compensatory tools or dispensatory measures, students with disabilities or SLD must fill in the dedicated Webform available at https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa, at least 7 working days before the exam.
Students with SEN may instead send their request by e-mail to the lecturer, copying the Department Representative, Prof. Aristide Canepa (aristide.canepa@unige.it) and the Inclusion Office (inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it).
Requests from students will be assessed by the lecturer and may be approved or rejected".