Centre

PRESENTATION

The Observatory on Political Parties “Aldo Di Virgilio” was founded to gather the heritage of studies and research on Italian political parties conducted by Aldo Di Virgilio (1957- 2015) and to valorise the work and research conducted at the Department of Political and Social Sciences by those concerned with comparative politics on the following topics: political representation, electoral systems, parties in the electoral arena, electoral competition, political culture, electoral behaviour, parties in the parliamentary arena, party transformations and party systems.

The Observatory organises periodic scientific conferences and seminars on political parties but also aims to promote research projects of its members and favour discussion among those interested in the topics proposed. The Observatory aims to be a reference point and a place (albeit virtual) where scholars of Italian parties and comparative politics can meet and exchange ideas. 

 

The founding membersof the Observatory on Political Parties "Aldo Di Virgilio" belong to the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, and are:

Gianfranco Baldini,

Paola Bordandini,

Donatella Campus,

Roberto Cartocci,

Daniela Giannetti,

Piero Ignazi,

Rosa Mulé,

Filippo Tronconi,

Salvatore Vassallo,

Sofia Ventura.

 

The additional membersof the Observatory on Political Parties "Aldo Di Virgilio" are:

 Stefano Camatarri (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Department of Political Science and Public Law - Institute of Government and Public Policy),

Bernard Dolez (Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique - CESSP - Université Paris 1)

Luciano Fasano (Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali e Politiche Università degli Studi di Milano)

Annie Laurent (French National Centre for Scientific Research - CNRS · Political science)

Bruno Marino (Scuola Normale Superiore, Department of Political and Social Sciences),

Nicola Martocchia Diodati  (Scuola Normale Superiore, Department of Political and Social Sciences),

Andrea Pedrazzani (Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali e Politiche - Università degli Studi di Milano),

Luca Pinto (Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali  - Università di Bologna),

Paolo Segatti (Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali e Politiche- Università degli Studi di Milano).