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SOCIOLOGY OF PUBLIC OPINION AND INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION

CODE 61520
ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
CREDITS
  • 6 cfu during the 1st year of 8769 INFORMAZIONE ED EDITORIA (LM-19) - GENOVA
  • 6 cfu during the 2nd year of 8772 AMMINISTRAZIONE E POLITICHE PUBBLICHE (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 (“Historical-social, juridical-economic, political and international relations disciplines) 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 is aimed at providing students with: the specific knowledge through which the sociological approach analyses the public opinion as a process of interaction between the civil society and the sphere of strategic decisions as well as the basic knowledge for institutional communication’s analysis; the ability to understand the most relevant contemporary transformations in the reference fields in relation to the ongoing social change; the ability to apply knowledge and understanding skills to other specific contexts or case-studies aimed at critical and autonomous analysis.

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    At the end of the course, the Student, who has actively attended and participated in the planned exercises, will have acquired:

    1) The specific knowledge with which the sociological perspective analyzes public opinion as a process of interaction between civil society and the sphere of binding strategic decisions;

    2) The basic knowledge for the analysis of institutional communication;

    3) The ability to understand the most relevant contemporary transformations in the areas of reference in relation to ongoing social change;

    4) The ability to apply knowledge and understanding to specific contexts or case studies aimed at critical and autonomous analysis.

    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 be structured integrating distance learning synchronous and asynchronous distance videolessons (Teams and Aulaweb tools wil be used).

    Team: Sociologia dell'opinione pubblica e comunicazione istituzionale - lezioni. Teams Code: 1yev0a6

    In addition, regular face-to-face meetings are scheduled for freshmen,
    in a manner that will be detailed at the beginning of the lessons, in order
    to create a path of introduction and knowledge of the environment
    university university, also making contact with the headquarters of the Dispo
    at the "Albergo dei Poveri".

    Futher detail are available on Aulaweb: students are asked to register to Aulaweb prior to the begining of the lessons. 

     

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    The Course is organized into five Didactic Units (UD):

    UD1 – The object of study

    UD2 – Patterns of public sphere

    UD3 – Political-electoral communication

    UD4 – The digitalization of public sphere

    UD5 – Institutional communication

    UD6 - Presentation and discussion of case studies

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    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.

     

    Suggested handbooks:

    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

    or

    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

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    LUCA RAFFINI (President)

    ANDREA FABRIZIO PIRNI

    STEFANO BONABELLO (Substitute)

    ANDREA CATANZARO (Substitute)

    MARCO LIBBI (Substitute)

    AGOSTINO MASSA (Substitute)

    STEFANO MONTI BRAGADIN (Substitute)

    PAOLO PARRA SAIANI (Substitute)

    ANNA REGGIARDO (Substitute)

    DOMENICO ANDREA SCHIUMA (Substitute)

    ANDREA SCOLARI (Substitute)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    The course will begin on 13 September 2021

     

    Team: Sociologia dell'opinione pubblica e comunicazione istituzionale - lezioni. Teams Code: 1yev0a6

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    The exam will be held orally. The exam must be taken in Italian. The Commission is designated by the Department Council and chaired by the course professor.

    ERASMUS students can take the exam in English, Spanish or French. The Commission is designated by the Department Council and chaired by the course professor.    

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    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.

    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.

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    13/01/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    27/01/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    25/05/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    15/06/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    13/07/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    07/09/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale

    FURTHER INFORMATION

    Non-attending students are asked to contact the teacher at least three months before the exam session they decide to take the exam.