Insegnamento a.a. 2014-2015

20470 - ISTITUZIONI, GOVERNO E SOCIETA' - MODULO II / INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY - MODULE II


DES-ESS

Dipartimento di Scienze sociali e politiche / Department of Social and Political Sciences


Per la lingua del corso verificare le informazioni sulle classi/
For the instruction language of the course see class group/s below
Vai alle classi/Go to class group/s: 20 - 21
DES-ESS (6 cfu - II sem. - OB  |  SECS-P/07)
Docente responsabile dell'insegnamento/Course Director:
GIOVANNI FATTORE

Classi: 20 (II sem.)
Docenti responsabili delle classi:
Classe 20: GIOVANNI FATTORE

Classe/i impartita/e in lingua italiana

Obiettivi formativi del corso

Obiettivo del corso è la comprensione del ruolo fondamentale delle istituzioni nella vita economica e sociale. Il corso è organizzato in due blocchi: il primo approfondisce la relazione tra istituzioni, cultura ed economia; il secondo blocco aiuta gli studenti a costruire un progetto di ricerca nell’ambito delle scienze sociali.

Programma sintetico del corso

Primo blocco: Il ruolo delle istituzioni nei sistemi economici
  • Istituzioni formali: sistemi politici, giuridici e regolamentazione
  • Istituzioni informali: capitale sociale, fiducia e senso civico 
  • Istituzioni e sviluppo economico: interazioni tra istituzioni formali e informali, l’endogenità delle istituzioni e la persistenza nel lungo periodo
Seconda parte: Progettazione di una ricerca
  • Esempi di ricerche nelle scienze sociali e per l’analisi delle istituzioni
  • Affiancamento nella preparazione delle proposte di ricerca 
  • Presentazione e discussione delle proposte di ricerca

Descrizione dettagliata delle modalità d'esame

Attending students
  • Written exam (70%)
  • Presentation of a research proposal (group-work) (30%)

Non attending students
Non attending students take a written exam on the reading material (70%) and submit and individual research project proposal (30%).

Testi d'esame

Attending students
  • Most of the course is based on articles from scientific journals and working papers. A complete and up-to-date list with an indication of the compulsory readings is provided at the beginning of the course.

Non- attending students
  • Most of the course is based on articles from scientific journals and working papers. A complete and up-to-date list with an indication of the compulsory readings is provided at the beginning of the course.

Testi d'esame & Articoli on line (verifica disponibilità in Biblioteca) / Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)

Prerequisiti

Nessuno
Modificato il 26/03/2014 18:37

Classes: 21 (II sem.)
Instructors:
Class 21: PAOLO PINOTTI

Class group/s taught in English

Course Objectives

The purpose of the course is to enable students to appreciate the role of institutions in economic and social systems. The course is organized into two blocks. The first discusses the relationships between institutions, culture and economic systems. The second block supports students in building a research project for social sciences.

Course Content Summary

First part: The role of institutions in economic systems
  • Formal institutions: political institutions, legal systems and regulations
  • Informal institutions: social capital, trust and civicness 
  • Institutions and economic development: interactions between formal and informal institutions, the endogeneity of institutions, long-term persistence
Second part:Elaboration of a research project for social sciences
  • Examples of research projects in the social sciences and of institutional analyses
  • Supervision in the elaboration of a research proposal 
  • Presentation and discussion of the research project

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Attending students
  • Written exam (70%)
  • Presentation of a research proposal (group-work) (30%) 

Non attending students
Non attending students take a written exam on the reading material (70%) and submit and individual research project proposal (30%).

Textbooks

Attending students
  • Most of the course is based on articles from scientific journals and working papers. A complete and up-to-date list with an indication of the compulsory readings is provided at the beginning of the course.

Non- attending students
  • Most of the course is based on articles from scientific journals and working papers. A complete and up-to-date list with an indication of the compulsory readings is provided at the beginning of the course.

Testi d'esame & Articoli on line (verifica disponibilità in Biblioteca) / Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)

Prerequisites

None
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