POLITICAL SCIENCE

Course objectives

1. Knowledge and understanding: The student will deepen the concepts of politics, as well as the functioning of contemporary political systems, Italian and international. 2. Applying knowledge and understanding: The student will acquire the tools to better understand the contemporary political context and activate forms of participation. 3. Making judgements: The student will develop critical and judgmental skills through the organization of discussion forums in the classroom, with political scholars and political consultants. 4. Communication skills: The communication skills are expressed in the organization of study groups for the preparation of papers that will be presented in the classroom and will be the subject of debates among the students. 5. Learning skills: At the end of the course, the student will be able to autonomously explore the issues analyzed through the consultation of political sources and reports of specialized research institutions.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The first part will focus on approaches, empirical concepts, theories, research findings, and changes in the main spheres of contemporary politics: democracy, regime change, political participation and interest groups, political parties, parliament and representation, governance, elections and voting behavior, and public policy. The second part will attempt to apply the theoretical models to Italian and international case studies, using a comparative approach.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Books
For attending students: 1. G. Pasquino, Nuovo corso di scienza politica, Bologna, il Mulino, 2023 V edizione; 2. V. Mete, D. Tuorto, Il partito che non c'è. L'astensionismo elettorale in Italia e in Europa, Bologna, il Mulino, 2025; For non-attending students: 1. G. Pasquino, Nuovo corso di scienza politica, Bologna, il Mulino, 2023 V edizione; 2. V. Mete, D. Tuorto, Il partito che non c'è. L'astensionismo elettorale in Italia e in Europa, Bologna, il Mulino, 2025; 3. S. Ventura, I leader e le loro storie, Bologna, il Mulino, 2019.
Teaching mode
The course will develop on lectures which will be supported by the MOOC of Political Science (Gianfranco Pasquino) accessible through the multimedia platform www.federica.eu. The part relating to the study of the matrices will also be supported by the Hyperpolitics.net multimedia platform.
Frequency
Optional. Registration for the course is required in the first two weeks of lessons.
Exam mode
An oral exam will be held in addition to a final written exam. The exam will consist of three open-ended questions related to the general section of the program (Pasquino's volume and topics covered in class); the oral exam will focus on the specialized section (Mete/Tuorto's volume for attending students; Mete/Tuorto and Ventura's volumes for non-attending students). Attending students who have no more than four total absences will be eligible for the written exam. The written exam grade, if accepted by the student, may be increased by up to a maximum of four grades during the oral exam. Non-attending students will take the exam entirely orally.
Lesson mode
The course will develop on lectures which will be supported by the MOOC of Political Science (Gianfranco Pasquino) accessible through the multimedia platform www.federica.eu.
  • Lesson code1022309
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseInternational cooperation and development
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDSPS/04
  • CFU6