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.

The course will consist of two parts. in the first one the study of comparative method will be developed through methodological tools (concepts, variables, correlations...) such as the quantitative and qualitative approaches.  in the second one some case study  will be selected and explred in a comparative perspective.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course will examines the following topics: 1) the comparative method; 2) the comparative study of contemporary democracies; 3) the comparative analysis of recent democratizations.

PREREQUISITES

Good knowledge of political disciplines.

TEACHING METHODS

Description, discussion: lectures

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Part I.

Democracies, Comparative Politics, Regime Types, Parties and Elections, Parliaments and Governments.

Part II.

United Kingdom; Germany; France, Italy, Spain; Poland.

Part III.

United States, Brazil, Japan, South Africa.

Part IV.

China and Russia.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Vassallo S. (2016), Sistemi politici comparati, Bologna, il Mulino.

Other documents on Aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARA MORINI (President)

FABRIZIO COTICCHIA

GIAMPIERO CAMA (Substitute)

MARCO DI GIULIO (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

On February 27th, 2023.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral discussion on topics and texys of the course.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Questions and analytical capacity.

Exam schedule