Advanced Introduction to Theories in the Social Sciences I. Democracy and Society

04 Nov 2022 (3h 00m)

Donatella Alessandra Della Porta - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Session 1. Liberal democracy and its discontent This session introduces various conceptualization of democracy, singling out the development of conceptions and practices of liberal democracy and its challenges.

07 Nov 2022 (3h 00m)

Donatella Alessandra Della Porta - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Session 2. Participatory and deliberative conceptions of democracy This session discusses alternative visions of democracy with particular attention to participatory and deliberative conceptions and practices, in civil society and public institutions.

14 Nov 2022 (3h 00m)

Donatella Alessandra Della Porta - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Session 3. Democratization and democratic deepening This session looks at recent innovations in democracy, with particular attention to constitutional processes and direct democracy.

21 Nov 2022 (4h 00m)

Donatella Alessandra Della Porta - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Session 4. Social Movements and Democracy This session will address the interactions between social movements and democracy. In this context, the 3rd edition of Social Movements: An Introduction will be presented by the authors and discussed

25 Nov 2022 (4h 00m)

Donatella Alessandra Della Porta - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Session 5 . Inequalities and democracy This session discusses a) the interactions between politics and the market, with particular attention to the interactions between democracy and capitalist developments, and b) the challenge of gender equality and its relation to democracy.

28 Nov 2022 (3h 00m)

Donatella Alessandra Della Porta - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Session 6. Democracy and the public sphere This session looks at the role of the public sphere for democratic developments at national and transnational levels.