SCIENZE POLITICHE E SOCIALIGlobal Politics and Euro-Mediterranean RelationsAnno accademico 2022/2023

9795263 - COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY

Docente: DAVIDE LUCA ARCIDIACONO

Risultati di apprendimento attesi

Knowledge of the operating mechanisms of the main economic systems

Knowledge of the relevance of the institutional and social dimensions of regulatory processes

Development of critical capacity of the phenomena of the main economic policy phenomena at the global level

Development of analytical skills in a comparative perspective

Modalità di svolgimento dell'insegnamento

Lectures on introductory basic concepts for comparative analysis of socio-economic institutions and policies. Workgroups in class to discuss emerging or related issues, also taking inspiration from international press articles. Students will be also involved in the analysis and discussion of European directives and Reports on related issues, in particular about innovation policies, digital and green transitions.

Prerequisiti richiesti

NONE. There aren't specific prerequisites to participate.

Frequenza lezioni

Mandatory presence at lectures and facultative participation in group works

Contenuti del corso

The course will examine the main features of the sociological analysis of economic phenomena and of the main differences in the organization of the capitalist system between convergence and diversity through the conceptual and analytical categories of economic sociology and in particular comparative political economy. Moreover, the course aims at providing students with the theoretical and methodological basis for the analysis of labor policies (models, features, objectives, effects). The perspective of Economic Sociology and the organization of the capitalist system Varities of Capitalisms Capitalism and Ecological Transition Notions, indicators, data sources, etc. of labour market and policies Occupational models and welfare regimes in transition The European Employment Strategy and “flexicurity" Digital Transition and Labour market regulation in the EU

Testi di riferimento

Trigilia C., Economic Sociology, Blackwell, 2002, from page 1 to 35, from page 119 to 134, from page 237 to 255 Crouch C., Capitalist Diversity and Change, Oxford, 2005, from page 1 to 45. Hancke, Debating Varieties of Capitalism, Oxford UP, 2009 (only chapter 1, 2, 8 and 9) P. De Beer, T. Schils, The labour market triangle. Employment Protection, Unemployment Compensation and Activation in Europe, Edward Elgar, 2009, pp. 1-25 (C. 1) and 198-220 (C. 9). F. Berton, M. Richiardi, S. Sacchi, The political economy of work security and flexibility, The Policy Press, 2012, pp. 1-60 (Cs. 1-3) and 147-153 (C. 8). Clasen Clegg, Regulating the Risk of Unemployment, Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. 1-12 (C. 1) and pp. 333-345 (C. 17)

Programmazione del corso

 ArgomentiRiferimenti testi
1•Trigilia C., Economic Sociology, Blackwell, 2002, from page 1 to 35, from page 119 to 134, from page 237 to 255
2Crouch C., Capitalist Diversity and Change, Oxford, 2005, from page 1 to 45
3•Hancke, Debating Varieties of Capitalism, Oxford UP, 2009 (only chapter 1, 2, 8 and 9)
4P. De Beer, T. Schils, The labour market triangle. Employment Protection, Unemployment Compensation and Activation in Europe, Edward Elgar, 2009, pp. 1-25 (C. 1) and 198-220 (C. 9
5F. Berton, M. Richiardi, S. Sacchi, The political economy of work security and flexibility, The Policy Press, 2012, pp. 1-60 (Cs. 1-3) and 147-153 (C. 8)
6—Clasen Clegg, Regulating the Risk of Unemployment, Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. 1-12 (C. 1) and pp. 333-345 (C. 17)

Verifica dell'apprendimento

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

Oral presentation/debate and a final written essay on a specific topic assigned.

Esempi di domande e/o esercizi frequenti

What is the peculiarity of the Varieties of Capitalism's Approach (VOCs)?

What are the main comparative dimensions in  VOCs?

What are the differences between LMEs and CMEs countries?

What are the main features of the Mediterranean Model of Capitalism?

What are the main indicators to compare labor market structures in different countries?

What are the differences between active and passive labor market policies?

What is the European Employment Strategy?

What is Flexicurity?




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