FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSICAL POLITICAL SCIENCE: CONCPETS, METHODS AND THEORIES
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Fundamental actors and processes of the political systems are analyzed: structures, institutions, movements, groups, parties, at both the domestic and international level
9 credits exam:
Cotta, M., Della Porta, D. and Morlino, L., Scienza politica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2008.
6 credits exam:
Cotta, M., Della Porta, D. e Morlino, L., Scienza politica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2008 (except for chapters 3-14-15-16-17).
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DEFINITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC POLITICAL SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE ON THE MAIN TOPICS OF POLITICS BY REVIEWING THE MOST RELEVANT CONCEPTS AND THEORIES
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BASIC HIGH SCHOOL KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND GEOGRAPHY
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None
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INTERACTIVE FRONTAL LECTURES
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Lectures
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ATTENDANCE IS NOT COMPULSORY, BUT RECOMMENDED IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE THE LANGUAGE AND MINDSET OF A SUBJECT COMPLETELY NEW TO SCHOOL STUDIES AND, ABOVE ALL, TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH EXAMPLES AND EMPIRICAL CASES
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INDIVIDUAL ORAL EXAMINATION AT THE END OF THE COURSE
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The final exam is oral and based on 5-6 short answers within a 20-30 minutes time frame. Attending students may have the opportunity to take some tests during the semester and earn bonus grades for the final exam
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1. DEFINITION OF POLITICS, POLITY AND POLICY
2. DEMOCRATIC AND NON-DEMOCRATIC REGIMES, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
3. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: MOVEMENTS, PARTIES, GROUPS, POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
4. REPRESENTATION, ELECTORAL SYSTEMS, PARLIAMENTS AND GOVERNMENTS
5. BUREAUCRACIES AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM
6. PUBLIC POLICIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
7. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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The scientific analysis of politics: definitions and methods. Political regimes: democracies and autocracies. Political participation: movements, groups, parties. Political communication. Elections, electoral systems and party systems. Parliaments and representation. The government. Public policies. Burocracy. Local politics. The Judicial system. International politics.
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