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Italy
Western Europe
Latin America

Issues
Italian Politics
Italian Economy
European Integration
Comparative Politics
Terrorism
Nation Building and Democracy

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Gianfranco Pasquino
Senior adjunct professor of European Studies
Professor of political science, University of Bologna

Background and Education
Member of the Italian Senate (1983-1996); parliamentary observer for the plebiscite and presidential elections in Chile (1988 and 1989); M.A. in international relations, SAIS; Laurea, University of Torino (Italy); honorary degrees in political science, University of Buenos Aires and the University of La Plata (Argentina)

Publications
Le parole della politica (2010); Una splendida cinquantenne. La Quinta Repubblica Francese (2010) co-edited with S. Ventura; Il Partito Democratico, Elezione del segretario, organizzazione e potere, editor (2009); Nuovo corso di scienza politica – 4th edition (2009); Le primarie comunali in Italia, co-editor (2009); Maestri della Scienza Politica, European Consortium of Political Research, co-editor (2009); Prima lezione di scienza politica (2008); "Italy: the Never Ending Transition of a Democratic Regime," in Comparative European Politics, 3rd edition (2008); Strumenti della democrazia, editor (2007); Le istituzioni di Arlecchino (2007); Los poderes de los jefes de gobierno (2007); Sistemi politici comparati (2003, revised in 2004 and 2007); Il sistema politico italiano (2002); frequent contributor of articles and reviews to academic journals, policy forums and news outlets; regular contributor to La Rivista dei Libri and Il Mulino

Awards and Affiliations
Elected to the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (2005)

Languages
English
Italian
French
Spanish

Classes
Political Systems of the Developing World
Contemporary Italian Politics