CODE 104894 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI 11162 (LM-52) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SPS/04 TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: COMPARATIVE POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at analysing the contemporary political change, with particular attention to the evolution of democratic systems. On the one hand, the economic, social and cultural factors that favour the democratic processes will be examined, especially in the emerging countries and those that has just come out from a civil war. On the other, the events - economic crisis, globalization, technological innovation, migrations – that can threaten the stability of consolidated democracies and reduce their quality will be studied. The course aims to sharpen knowledge concerning the process of democratization, the crisis of liberal democracies, and the role of comparative methods, focusing on specific issues and case studies (first of all Turkey) TEACHING METHODS Teaching activities will be based also on active learning, role-playing (simulations) and seminars with scholars and experts in order to foster debates and a constant involvement of students. Movies, documents, blogs, papers will be adopted. The course will be entirely provided in English The course is "in person" but it can be given online. However, in accordance with the rules for access to university premises adopted to combat the spread of the COVID pandemic, the lessons can possibly be carried out on TEAMS. The TEAMS code will eventually be communicated via aulaweb SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course will focus on: 1) drivers, features, and consequences of democratization 2) causes and patterns of democratic backsliding 4) democracies, hybrid regimes and competitive authoritarianism 5) Some case studies: Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY The textbook is : J. Teorell, "The Deterninants of Democratization", Cambridge UP. In addition, for the monographic part, material will be delivered during the course of the lectures. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GIAMPIERO CAMA Ricevimento: Monday: from 3 to 5 pm GIANNI DEL PANTA Ricevimento: Tuesday 12,00-13,00 Exam Board FABRIZIO COTICCHIA (President) GIANNI DEL PANTA GIAMPIERO CAMA (President Substitute) GIULIO LEVORATO (Substitute) MATTEO MAZZIOTTI DI CELSO (Substitute) JEAN-MARIE REURE (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START first semester, lessons start: November 3 Teams gwqk299 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written exam (10 short open questions) and a breif oral exam, in the same day. In case on Online classes due to Covid pandemic the exam will be only oral. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 12/01/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 09/02/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 24/05/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 14/06/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 12/07/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale 06/09/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale