A message from CONGRIPS (Conference Group on Italian Politics and Society)
(with apologies for cross-posting)
CONGRIPS SHORT COURSE AT 2004 APSA, CHICAGO, 1 SEPTEMBER 2004
The Conference Group on Italian Politics and Society (CONGRIPS) is
sponsoring a short course at the 2004 Annual Meetings of the American
Political Science Association (APSA), to be held in Chicago. The short
course is scheduled for Wednesday, September 1, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Information on the APSA Meetings may be found at
http://www.apsanet.org/mtgs/ . Details on the CONGRIPS short course
follow.
Title: "INTEGRATING THE 'NEW' ITALIAN POLITICS INTO
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AND COMPARATIVE RESEARCH"
Date: Wednesday, September 1, 1:00-5:00 pm
Chair: Carolyn M. Warner, [log in to unmask], Arizona State
University
Roundtable participants:
· Martin Bull, European University Institute
· Jonathan Hopkin, London School of Economics
· Carol Mershon, University of Virginia
· Raffaella Nanetti, University of Illinois, Chicago
Course description:
This short course is the place to learn about current developments in
Italian politics, whether your interest stems from a concern to enrich your
undergraduate teaching, add Italian case materials to your comparative
research, prepare for your qualifying exams, or just know more about
apparent anomalies. This course will acquaint you with a variety of ways of
analyzing and explaining the upheavals in, and transformation of, Italian
politics since the early 1990s. How did Italy wind up with a billionaire
media magnate as Prime Minister--twice? How prominent is neo-fascism? Or
has neo-fascism been "tamed," and, if so, why? What is the status of
organized crime? How has the state's role in the economy changed? How do we
understand Italy's place and evolving role in the EU? Course instructors
will emphasize comparisons between Italy and other advanced industrial
democracies, and will highlight how the aspects of Italian politics that
students tend to view as surprising or puzzling can be used to drive home
general themes and lessons in comparative politics. Course instructors will
provide sample syllabi, reading lists, and information on useful web
resources. This short course will be of interest to scholars and teachers
of European politics and also to political scientists working on
comparative parties and party systems, political economy, comparative
legislatures, corruption, and the media and politics.
TO REGISTER: Fee is $10 for faculty, $5 for graduate students. Make check
payable to CONGRIPS and send to Professor Richard Katz, Department of
Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218.
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