The course aims to deal with the most important topics and concepts of political communication: theoretical frameworks, actors, tools, evolution and new challenges for research.
The first part of the course will be focused mainly on some crucial concepts of political science, useful to introduce the political communication topics and to contextualize the political systems that we'll talk about. in this first part, the main topics are: the concept of politics, the political regimes, the political parties and the electoral systems.
The second part of the course will explore and will be focused on the handbook of political communication: theoretical frameworks, main actors, tools and trends of political communication, recent evolution of the discipline in the digital era.
The third part will be dedicated to an in-depth analysis of the numerous factors that make communication so crucial in politics. We will explain the recent cultural and psycho-social dynamics that have led us to permanent campaigning.

Mazzoleni G. (ed.), "Introduzione alla comunicazione politica", Il Mulino.
Di Gregorio L., "Demopatìa. Sintomi, diagnosi e terapie del malessere democratico", Rubbettino.