Nemo profita in patria: The difficult impact of Italian political science on the public sphere
Abstract
The paper aims to discuss the current public image of political science in a country with a strong tradition in political discourse has been, where the empirical study of politics has been present since the end of XIX century if not longer, when the Italian elitist school paved the way for a new direction political science. Over the past two decades, political scientists have had the chance to reverse their scarse visibility, and have clearly attempted to take advantage of the new demand for change from within Italian society, by trying to achieve greater visibility outside the academic community and to play a stronger role in public debate. What our analysis reveals is that, notwithstanding the institutionalization of the subject within university curricula, and the relatively promising level of internationalisation of research, the «political» and «social» roles of Italian political science continue to be of a substantially limited entity.
About the Authors
G. . Capano
Институт гуманитарных и социальных наук Высшей школы в Пизе (Италия)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
L. . Verzichelli
университет Сиенны (Италия)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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