Academic year 2016-2017 (1st year students - Doctoral cycle XXXII)
First Semester
Kick-off Week (see the schule here)
Pisa, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
5-11 October 2016
1. International relations: state of the art (Prof. F. Strazzari) (First Module) 10h, 1 ECTS (C)
2. Qualitative Methods I (Prof. E. Pizzimenti and A. Russo) (First Module), 10hrs, 1 ECTS (C)
3. Internet as a research environment (Dr. F. Di Donato) 10hrs 1 ECTS (C)
Fall term
Siena, 17 October – 13 January
4. Political science: the state of the discipline (Prof. M. Cotta) 20hrs - 2 ECTS (C)
5. Introduction to Political Research: Measurement issues and Data-Gathering Techniques (Prof. P.Isernia, L. Basile, F. Marangoni, A. Innocenti), 20hrs - 2 ECTS (C)
Crash Courses / Seminars:
Second Semester
Winter term
Siena, 23 January – 7 April 2017
6. Comparative politics (Prof. L. Verzichelli and Prof. A. Chiaramonte) 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C)
7. Quantitative methods (Dr. F. Olmastroni), 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C)
8. European Union politics (Prof. L. Bardi and S. Cavatorto), 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C)
Crash Courses / Seminars:
At the end of the term student decide the topic of their dissertation (and the area of the discipline) and are assigned to one of the four universities.
Easter : 16 April
Spring Term
23 April – 23 June 2017
(Option A: Political Science and European Politics – Siena)
9. Comparative political behaviour (Prof. P. Bellucci), 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C)
10. A choice between one of the two following courses
Representation at national and European level (prof. F. Marangoni, and F. Russo), 20 hrs. 2 ECT (C)
The Politics of European policies (Prof. D. Natali) 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C) (in Pisa)
11. One among the following courses:
Public opinion research and…. (P. Isernia) 10 hrs. 1ECTS (O) or
Qualitative methods II (Prof. E. Pizzimenti and A. Russo), 10hrs, 1 ECTS (O) (in Pisa)
At least 2 ECTS from crash courses and seminars
Crash Courses / Seminars (2 days, intensive):
9. Emerging fields and perspectives in IR (Prof. F. Strazzari) (Second Module) 20 hrs, 2 ECTS (C)
10. The Politics of European policies (Prof. D. Natali) 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C) (in Pisa)
11. Qualitative methods II(Prof. E. Pizzimenti and A. Russo), 10hrs, 1 ECTS (C) (in Pisa)
12. A choice among courses offered by the PhD in Politics, Humans Rights & Sustainability, 2 ECTS(O)
At least 1 ECTS from crash courses and seminars
Crash Courses / Seminars (2 days, intensive):
ECTS
ECTS are weighted as follows: 10 hours = 1 ECTS
Students should reach a total of 70 ECTS within the three years according to the following distribution:
First Semester
Kick-off Week (see the schule here)
Pisa, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
5-11 October 2016
1. International relations: state of the art (Prof. F. Strazzari) (First Module) 10h, 1 ECTS (C)
2. Qualitative Methods I (Prof. E. Pizzimenti and A. Russo) (First Module), 10hrs, 1 ECTS (C)
3. Internet as a research environment (Dr. F. Di Donato) 10hrs 1 ECTS (C)
Fall term
Siena, 17 October – 13 January
4. Political science: the state of the discipline (Prof. M. Cotta) 20hrs - 2 ECTS (C)
5. Introduction to Political Research: Measurement issues and Data-Gathering Techniques (Prof. P.Isernia, L. Basile, F. Marangoni, A. Innocenti), 20hrs - 2 ECTS (C)
Crash Courses / Seminars:
- Crash Course STATA (L. Basile) 2 days (1 ECTS) (C)
- Intensive Research seminar (Intune, Euengage, Transworld) (1ECTS) (C)
- Jean Blondel Tuesday Seminar (weekly) (1 ECTS) (C)
Second Semester
Winter term
Siena, 23 January – 7 April 2017
6. Comparative politics (Prof. L. Verzichelli and Prof. A. Chiaramonte) 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C)
7. Quantitative methods (Dr. F. Olmastroni), 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C)
8. European Union politics (Prof. L. Bardi and S. Cavatorto), 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C)
Crash Courses / Seminars:
- Dissertation jam session (including a session on “How to write a Dissertation in political science”)
- Jean Blondel Tuesday Seminars (1ECTS) (C)
- Interviewing in political science: elites and public (1 ECTS)
At the end of the term student decide the topic of their dissertation (and the area of the discipline) and are assigned to one of the four universities.
Easter : 16 April
Spring Term
23 April – 23 June 2017
(Option A: Political Science and European Politics – Siena)
9. Comparative political behaviour (Prof. P. Bellucci), 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C)
10. A choice between one of the two following courses
Representation at national and European level (prof. F. Marangoni, and F. Russo), 20 hrs. 2 ECT (C)
The Politics of European policies (Prof. D. Natali) 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C) (in Pisa)
11. One among the following courses:
Public opinion research and…. (P. Isernia) 10 hrs. 1ECTS (O) or
Qualitative methods II (Prof. E. Pizzimenti and A. Russo), 10hrs, 1 ECTS (O) (in Pisa)
At least 2 ECTS from crash courses and seminars
Crash Courses / Seminars (2 days, intensive):
- Text Analysis (1 ECTS)
- Models of local governance in the European Union (org. Università di Firenze) (1ECTS)
- Etc.
9. Emerging fields and perspectives in IR (Prof. F. Strazzari) (Second Module) 20 hrs, 2 ECTS (C)
10. The Politics of European policies (Prof. D. Natali) 20hrs, 2 ECTS (C) (in Pisa)
11. Qualitative methods II(Prof. E. Pizzimenti and A. Russo), 10hrs, 1 ECTS (C) (in Pisa)
12. A choice among courses offered by the PhD in Politics, Humans Rights & Sustainability, 2 ECTS(O)
At least 1 ECTS from crash courses and seminars
Crash Courses / Seminars (2 days, intensive):
- Text Analysis (1 ECTS)
- Models of local governance in the European Union (Università di Firenze) (1ECTS)
- Etc.
ECTS
ECTS are weighted as follows: 10 hours = 1 ECTS
Students should reach a total of 70 ECTS within the three years according to the following distribution:
- Min. 18 max 26 ECTS from successfully attending compulsory and optional courses (C: Compulsory Courses; O: Optional Courses)
- Courses may be offered in collaboration of other PhD programs that are organized by the 4 universities that contribute to the PEI consortium
- Min. 10 Max 18 ECTS from ‘seminars package’ (+ summer schools and/or seminars that may be chosen from partner programs with the agreement of the supervisor, who will assess the corresponding ECTS)
- Min. a lower-intermediate certified knowledge of a language other than English (Italian strongly recommended for non-Italian speakers.
- 4 CFU from ‘Phd colloquia’ at the end of first and second year.
- 36 ECTS: thesis
