Current Political Phenomena
Università Bocconi, 2018 - 2019
The course aims at discussing current political phenomena in a workshop setting. Students are divided in groups and encouraged to critically present the assigned materials after a general lecture from the instructor.
The course deals with current political phenomena from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a blend of theoretical and empirical discussion. The covered topics include:
- Political polarization in the US
- The economic and cultural determinants of populist movements
- The "trust" crisis of the European Union
- Political selection in representative democracies
- Going negative in political campaigns
