Comparative approaches are widely pursued in legal and non-legal domains. But how do they differ? Do they have something in common? These questions will be explored through interviews with prestigious scholars from several non-legal disciplines. The transcripts of the interviews will be published in a Special Issue of the Comparative Law Review. The recordings of the interviews will be made available on the website of the Faculty of Law.
In this webinar, prof. Giliberto Capano will engage in a dialogue with Comparative Law scholars about the methods of Comparative policy research. Topics dealt with will include the law-policy nexus, policy design strategies, policy mixes, theories of causation and the role of empirical data.
Giliberto Capano is full professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Bologna. He has been member of the Executive Committee of the International Political Science Association (2009-2014) and of the Executive Committee of the European Consortium of Political Research (2018-2024). In 2014 he has been one of the 12 founders of the International Public Policy Association. His research focuses on governance dynamics and performance in higher education and education, policy design and policy change, policy instruments’ impact and performance, the social role of political science, the policy impact of Covid-19, and leadership as an embedded function of policy making. Among its most recent books: G. Capano and L. Verzichelli, The Fate of Political Scientists in Europe. From Myth to Action, Palgrave, 2023; G. Capano et al., Trajectories of Governance: How States Shaped Policy Sectors in the Neoliberal Age, Palgrave, 2022; G. Capano and M. Howlett (eds.), A Modern Guide of Public Policy, Elgar, 2020; G. Capano et al. (eds.), Making Policies Work: First- and Second-Order Mechanisms in Policy Design, Elgar, 2019.
Scientific coordinators: prof. Giuseppe Bellantuono (University of Trento) and prof. Giuseppe Versaci (University of Insubria)
In order to receive the Zoom credentials, please send an e-mail to dottorato.sgce@unitn.it