SOCIOLOGY OF ADMINISTRATION

Course objectives

1. Knowledge and understanding: after having passed the exam students will have acquired in-depth knowledge and skills of critically systematize the principal theories concerning public administration reforms 2. Applying knowledge and understanding: after having passed the exam students should be able to use methodologies and techniques for the analysis of the processes of public sector reform, looking at actors, laws and restrictions, resources, relationship and interests 3. Critical faculties should be developed applying knowledge and understanding to the management of empirical researches 4. Communications skills. The ability to communicate what was learned should be developed improving writing and public speaking 5. Learning skills. The ability to continue studying the topics should be developed performing bibliographic researches and focusing on the most relevant policy makers: institutions, associations and group of interest

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LAURA FRANCESCHETTI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- Course contents- Part 1 – The reform of the public administration: birth and development of modern bureaucracy - Paradigms and Public Administration Reform – Public Sector Reform in Italy – Public Policy: an introduction Part 2 – The ICT for a new relationship between Public Administration and citizens: from eGovenment to Digital Agenda - Working groups on the quality of the public eServices
Prerequisites
No specific requirements.
Books
- References/Bibliography - The following texts are to be considered basic and compulsory reference: 1) Di Mascio F., Natalini A. (2022) Pubbliche amministrazioni. Tradizioni, paradigmi e percorsi di ricerca, Il Mulino 2) Pommier Vincelli D. (2017), “La “riforma Madia” della Pubblica Amministrazione: contesto politico, analisi teorica e implementazione“, Rivista trimestrale di Scienza dell'Amministrazione, n. 3/2017 (Stable URL: http://rtsa.eu/RTSA_3_2017_Pommier.pdf) 3) Vecchi G. (2019) Progettare il passato? I disegni di riforma amministrativa in Italia negli ultimi decenni: dalle idee di modernizzazione all’incrementalismo senza strategia", Rivista italiana di Politiche Pubbliche n.3/2019 pp. 383-410 (Stable URL: https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1483/95210) 4) Moini G. (2017), New Public Management e neoliberismo. Un intreccio storico. pp.71-79. In ECONOMIA & LAVORO - ISSN:0012-978X vol. 2 (Anno LI) 5) Giannelli, N. (2022). Il cammino delle riforme della pubblica amministrazione nella svolta pragmatica del PNRR. Studi Urbinati, A - Scienze Giuridiche, Politiche Ed Economiche, 72(3-4), 25–56. (Stable URL: https://journals.uniurb.it/index.php/studi-A/article/view/3254) 6) L.Franceschetti (2019) "Depoliticizzazione: il caso delle nuove tecnologie nelle amministrazioni pubbliche italiane" in d’Albergo E., Moini G. (a cura di) “Politica e azione pubblica nell’epoca della depoliticizzazione Attori, pratiche e istituzioni”, Sapienza Università Editrice, Roma, pp.143-164. (Stable URL: http://www.editricesapienza.it/node/7867) (u.a. 16/09/2025)
Teaching mode
Lectures, classroom exercise, personal e group review
Frequency
Attendance is strongly recommended but not mandatory.
Exam mode
Students who have attended the lessons will be evaluated by: a written exam at the end of the first part of the course an final essay carried out in group, on the recent processes of the digitalization of the PA, described in the second part of the course. Non-attending students have to take a written exam, in the form of an essay questions.
Lesson mode
Lectures, classroom exercise, personal e group review
  • Lesson code1012702
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseSociology
  • CurriculumPolitiche e Governo
  • Year3rd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDSPS/11
  • CFU6