Course teached as: B000262 - GOVERNO LOCALE 3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in POLITICAL SCIENCE Curriculum STUDI POLITICI
Teaching Language
Italian - Local Government
Course Content
The course is divided into two parts. In the first will be discussed the relationship between politics and territory. Will be studied, in particular, the relationship between national political system and two emblematic local societies, such as the "white" Veneto and the "red" Tuscany. In the second part will be discussed the recent development of the local government and the political class in Tuscany, with specific reference to the case of Firenze and Matteo Renzi.
ATTENDING STUDENTS:
Marco Almagisti, La qualità della democrazia in Italia, Carocci Editore, Roma, 2011, capp. 3-6.
Altri testi verranno indicati dal docente all'inizio del corso.
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS :
Marco Almagisti, La qualità della democrazia in Italia, Carocci Editore, Roma, 2011 (tutto).
C. Baccetti, Il popolo in Comune. Politica e amministrazione a Empoli dal 1946 al 1980. Pacini Editore, Pisa, 2011 (tutto).
Learning Objectives
KNOWLEDGE: subcultures and local territorial bases of Italian political parties; Political and Territory; parties in the first Republic; the long transition in Italian politics; Veneto and Tuscany in the long transition; social capital and parties at the local level; the renewal of the local political class in Tuscany; a local politician to great success: Matteo Renzi. SKILLS: Ability to recognize and analyze the territorial specificity of the Italian political system; Ability to analyze the changes in the local politics in Italy; Ability to analyze the style of government and communication of the new Italian politicians. DETAILED PROGRAM: social capital and the political system; subcultures and local territorial bases of Italian political parties; social capital and intermediate bodies; Politics and territory; the long italian transition; the territory of Tuscany and Veneto in the long transition; tests of rapprochement between social capital and political parties; in addition to the long transition: risks and opportunities for the democratic quality.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Type of Assessment
Oral examination
Course program
Social capital and the political system; subcultures and local territorial bases of Italian political parties; social capital and intermediate bodies; Politics and territory; the long italian transition; the territory of Tuscany and Veneto in the long transition; tests of rapprochement between social capital and political parties; in addition to the long transition: risks and opportunities for the democratic quality.