The course provides specific knowledge and a comparative approach on all issues related to democratization processes, with a particular focus on the most recent ones of the so-called ‘’third wave’’. It also provides students with the knowledge related to the conditions that facilitate and allow the democratization of institutions and have determined differences in their outcomes.
teacher profile teaching materials
P. Grilli di Cortona e O. Lanza (a cura di), Tra vecchio e nuovo regime. Il peso del passato nella costruzione della democrazia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2011.
The 6 credits program for non-attending students excludes chapters VII, VIII, IX and X of the book P. Grilli di Cortona e O. Lanza (a cura di), Tra vecchio e nuovo regime. Il peso del passato nella costruzione della democrazia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2011.
Attending students who discuss a paper in the classroom will agree the 6 credits program with the teacher.
Programme
The course is divided into two parts. The first provides a theorical framework of the transition process and analyzes the conceptual debate about democratic foundation and the challenges of democratic consolidation. The second part moves from the theory to practice and explores the specific democratization trajectories in Southern and Eastern Europe during the Second and the Third Wave emphasizing the legacies of the former non democratic regimes.Core Documentation
P. Grilli di Cortona, Come gli stati diventano democratici, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2009.P. Grilli di Cortona e O. Lanza (a cura di), Tra vecchio e nuovo regime. Il peso del passato nella costruzione della democrazia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2011.
The 6 credits program for non-attending students excludes chapters VII, VIII, IX and X of the book P. Grilli di Cortona e O. Lanza (a cura di), Tra vecchio e nuovo regime. Il peso del passato nella costruzione della democrazia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2011.
Attending students who discuss a paper in the classroom will agree the 6 credits program with the teacher.
Reference Bibliography
For further details see: L. Morlino, Democracy between Consolidation and Crisis. Parties, Groups and Citizens in Southern Europe, Oxford, Oxford University Press 1998; J.J Linz and A. Stepan, Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Southern Europe, South America and Post-Communist Europe, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press 1996; S.P. Huntington, The Third Wave. Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century, Norman-London, University of Oklahoma Press 1991.Type of delivery of the course
The course is essentially based on lectures but student participation in the discussion is encouraged.Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory. Paper presentation is reserved for attending students.Type of evaluation
Written and oral examination. The written examination consists of a paper on a specific topic agreed with the teacher, discussed in the classroom and reserved for attending students. During the COVID-19 emergency period, the examination will be carried out in accordance with current regulations.