Offerta didattica - 42° ciclo

Crediti dottorali: 6
Anno di corso: primo
Periodo di svolgimento delle lezioni: da novembre 2026 a maggio 2027
Durata: 30 ore
Lingua: inglese
Modalità di verifica: esame finale

The course provides the tools necessary to understand the challenges facing contemporary governance, with a view to ensuring its more effective management and organization, in synergy with the ongoing processes of digitalization and innovation at the local, national, and international levels.

Crediti dottorali: 6
Anno di corso: primo
Periodo di svolgimento delle lezioni: da novembre 2026 a maggio 2027
Durata: 30 ore
Lingua: inglese
Modalità di verifica: esame finale

The course reviews the essential elements of social research methodology and methods and provides the foundations for applying statistical methods in support of public policies.
By the end of the course, students:
- are familiar with the fundamental components of a research report, including from a methodological perspective;
- know the characteristics and contents of the main official national and international statistical sources;
- are able to design an empirical study involving direct data collection through sample surveys;
- understand the basic principles of statistical inference and have the foundations to learn causal inference techniques;
- recognize the distinction between monitoring the outcomes of public policies and conducting impact evaluation using causal inference tools.

Crediti dottorali: 6
Anno di corso: primo
Periodo di svolgimento delle lezioni: da novembre 2026 a maggio 2027
Durata: 30 ore
Lingua: inglese
Modalità di verifica: esame finale

The course aims to understand how the political-institutional framework influences economic policies. The impact of different electoral laws and forms of government will be analysed, with a focus on how the democratization process can influence fiscal and redistributive policies as well as economic performance. Additionally, the course aims to study the historical evolution of spending and taxation capacity in different states, with a particular reference to the European experience. By the end of the course, it is expected that students will have acquired the methodological foundations of positive analysis and be able to critically evaluate issues related to the aggregation of individual preferences and institutional changes.

Crediti dottorali: 6
Anno di corso: primo
Periodo di svolgimento delle lezioni: da novembre 2026 a maggio 2027
Durata: 30 ore
Lingua: inglese
Modalità di verifica: esame finale

The aim of the course is to provide the knowledge necessary for managing organizations that are directly or indirectly involved in the design and delivery of public services. In particular, the course offers different analytical perspectives on critical aspects representing specific research streams.
Specifically, by the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- identify the critical success factors of organizations operating within and for public administration, and the conditions under which they are achieved;
- recognize the main areas of inquiry in public management;
- develop critical thinking regarding possible research questions that have not yet been addressed in the literature and that are significant for the impact their resolution would have on the implementation of public services and public policies.