Scienze dello sviluppo e della cooperazione internazionale - Development and International Cooperation Sciences

COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Obiettivi formativi

Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione Gli studenti saranno in grado di comprendere il funzionamento dei diversi sistemi politici, con particolare attenzione al funzionamento di partiti, istituzioni, gruppi di interesse e think tank. Capacità di applicare conoscenze e comprensione Lo studente sarà messo in condizione di comprendere il funzionamento dei diversi regimi politici: democratici, autoritari, totalitari. Autonomia di giudizio Lo studente dovrà possedere la abilità fondamentali che gli permettano di analizzare in modo autonomo e critico un processo decisionale e il funzionamento delle istituzioni.

Canale 1

MARCO MORINI Scheda docente

Programmi - Frequenza - Esami

Programma

Donald Trump’s presidency has raised an alarming question: Is democracy in danger? Focusing on the U.S. case, this class illustrates the backsliding of democracy, the gradual erosion of long-standing political norms. It covers the characteristics of Trump's political communication before and after campaign and the peculiar use of 'nostalgia' into politics.

Prerequisiti

No pre-requirements. However, having attended a Political Science class is useful.

Testi di riferimento

Mandatory readings: 1. Levitsky, Steven; Ziblatt, Daniel. How Democracies Die. New York: Crown, 2018. 2. Bauman, Zygmunt. Retrotopia. New York: Wiley, 2017. 3. Morini, Marco, Lessons from Trump's Political Communication. How to Dominate the Media Environment. London: Palgrave, 2020. 4. The U.S. Constitution (with comments) - any edition, online and printed.

Modalità insegnamento

The course is designed to teach students how to think comparatively and theoretically about the world they live in. It presents an introduction to the study of comparative politics through a survey of the main concepts, theoretical debates, and methodological approaches of the field. The instruments acquired will be used for comparing European democracies. After defining democracy we will examine democracy with adjectives (electoral democracy, hybrid/partial democracy, the democratic status of the EU). The focus will then be placed on certain features of European studies: Theories of Integration, Europeanization, Euroscepticism. Finally, there will be a single-subject study on comtemporary (populist) political communication.

Frequenza

Full attendance is highly-recommended

Modalità di esame

Attending students: midterm exam plus final written exam Non-attending students: final written exam

Bibliografia

Modalità di erogazione

Lectures and seminar-style lectures