Unit 1 Introduction. Methodology. Definitions.
(Jan. 19 ,21) (assigned readings)
Unit 2 Italy: Historical and cultural overview. Territorial and economic development. The nation and the people.
(Jan. 26, 28) (Foot, p. 1-21; Mammone, p. 1-16; assigned readings)
Unit 3 The Italian state and the nation. The liberalism era. Political change and economic development. Fascist era.
(Feb. 2, 4) (Foot, p. 21-43; Newell, p. 1-46 assigned readings)
Unit 4 The republic and the nation. Architecture and development of the Italian state. The post-war economy.
(Feb. 9, 11) (Foot, p. 43-53; Mammone, p. 17-48; assigned readings)
Unit 5 Structures and institutions of the Italian state. The party system. Ideology and political culture.
(Feb. 16, 18) (Foot, p. 54-70; Newell, p. 47-72, assigned readings)
Unit 6 Justice, laws and the legal system. The Judiciary. The prison system. Multi-level government.
(Feb. 23, 25*) (Foot, p. 70-93; Newell, p. 73-107; Mammone, p. 49-98; assigned readings)
* MIDTERM EXAM
Unit 7 Policy-making and policy implementation. Bureaucracy. National and local institutions. Central-local relations.
(Mar. 2, 4) (Foot, p. 93-110; Newell, p. 108-142; Mammone, p. 99-113; assigned readings)
Unit 8 Italian economy and Italian society. Industrial Italy. The economic miracle. Political culture.
(Mar . 16, 18) (Foot, p. 111-132; Newell, p. 143-178 ; Mammone, p. 114-142; assigned readings)
Unit 9 “The southern question”. Informal Institutions. Pressure groups. The Italian Mafias. Freemasonry. The Vatican.
(Mar . 16, 18) (Foot, p. 132-158; Newell, p. 179-209; Mammone, p. 143-170; assigned readings)
Unit 10 The politics of transformism, consiciationism, and clientelism. Catholic, Communist, and Fascist political parties.
(Mar . 23*, 25) (Foot, p. 159-173; Newell, p. 210-250; Mammone, p. 171-198; assigned readings)
* PROJECT PROPOSAL
Unit 11 Governing the economy. The public-private divide. The big industry. New bipolarity. Welfare and rights.
(Mar. 30, Apr. 1) (Foot, p. 173-189; Newell, p. 251-317; Mammone, p. 199-228; assigned readings)
Unit 12 The second republic. Party replacement Italian style. Berlusconi’s Geographical success. Foreign policy.
(Apr. 13, 15) (Foot, p. 189-212; Newell, p. 318-357; assigned readings)
Unit 13 Current social and political issues in Italian society. Managing immigration and integration.
(Apr. 20, 22) (Mammone, p. 229-242; assigned readings)
Unit 14 Italy, the European Union, and Globalization. Conclusion. Review.
(Apr. 27, 29*) (Mammone, p. 243-252; assigned readings)
* FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT * PORTFOLIO
(Apr 30 - May 7 tba*)
* FINAL EXAM
NOTE: The syllabus schedule may undergo reasonable changes in relation to guest speakers, field trips, make-ups, discussions, events, and other contingencies.