- Exhaustive knowledge of the general lines of modern European history.
- General knowledge of the main institutional models.

- Understanding the peculiarities of the State building process in Central and eastern Europe.
- Examination of interactions between the political, economical and institutional sphere, considering the constitutional changes occurred during 19th and 20th century.
- Reflections regarding different models of "modernity" and "transition process".

- Traditional European institutional models: historical developments of political institutions in England and Germany.
- Historical development of Central and Eastern European States and Societies since the end of World War II untill today.
- Development of the major political ideologies (Nationalism, Communism) in the area and their impact on the institutional structure.
- The process of "modernization": industrial Revolution and urbanization, and their effects on political culture.
- The process of EU enlargement.

Course book required reading for attending students (8 cfu):
- Stephen White, Judy Batt, Paul G. Lewis (eds), "Developments in Central and East European Politics 4", Duke University Press, Durham, 2007,
- Lesson notes.

Course book required reading for non attending students (8 cfu):
- Stephen White, Judy Batt, Paul G. Lewis (eds), "Developments in Central and East European Politics 4", Duke University Press, Durham, 2007,
- Ivan Berend, "Central and Eastern Europe, 1944-1993. Detour from the Periphery to the Periphery", Cambridge university press, 1999.

• 1.  (A) Stephen White, Judy Batt, Paul G. Lewis (eds) Developments in Central and East European Politics 5 Duke University Press, Durham, 2013
• 2.  (A) Ivan T. Berend Central and Eastern Europe, 1944-1993. Detour from the Periphery to the Periphery Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999

I testi adottati si intendono utilizzabili sia per gli studenti frequentanti che per non frequentanti.

Coloro che hanno già acquistato il vecchio volume possono sostenere l'esame mantenendo la vecchia edizione 2007.

• Lezione frontale, seminari e letture guidate, ricerche degli studenti ed esposizone in aula.

• Verifica intermedia scritta: sarà giudicata la capacità dello studente di redigere due brevi saggi su argomenti chiave del corso.
  Verifica finale orale sulla base delle lezioni del corso, della letteratura indicata e delle ricerche condotte dagli studenti ed esposte in aula durante il corso.

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