Gianfranco Pasquino
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Gianfranco Pasquino is an Italian
political scientist, currently professor of political science
at the University of Bologna
. He is also a professor at the "Bologna Center" at Dickinson College
and at the SAIS Bologna center of Johns Hopkins University
. He studied at the University of Turin
under Norberto Bobbio
and specialized under Giovanni Sartori
at the University of Florence
. In his professional life, he has been associated with the University of Florence, Harvard University
, University of California, Los Angeles
and the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC.
He was the editor of the journal "Il Mulino" between 1980 and 1984, and "The Italian Review of Political Science" between 2001 and 2003. He was a senator in the Italian Senate
between 1983 and 1992 and 1994 and 1996 as a representative of the Independent Left and the Alliance of Progressives
, respectively. In 2005 he was elected member of the Italian National Academy of Sciences.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
political scientist, currently professor of political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at the University of Bologna
University of Bologna
The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna is the oldest continually operating university in the world, the word 'universitas' being first used by this institution at its foundation. The true date of its founding is uncertain, but believed by most accounts to have been 1088...
. He is also a professor at the "Bologna Center" at Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...
and at the SAIS Bologna center of Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. He studied at the University of Turin
University of Turin
The University of Turin is a university in the city of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy...
under Norberto Bobbio
Norberto Bobbio
Norberto Bobbio was an Italian philosopher of law and political sciences and a historian of political thought. He also wrote regularly for the Turin-based daily La Stampa....
and specialized under Giovanni Sartori
Giovanni Sartori
Giovanni Sartori is an Italian political scientist specialized in the study of democracy and comparative politics.-Biography:Born in Florence in 1924. Sartori began his academic career as a lecturer in the History of Modern Philosophy...
at the University of Florence
University of Florence
The University of Florence is a higher study institute in Florence, central Italy. One of the largest and oldest universities in the country, it consists of 12 faculties...
. In his professional life, he has been associated with the University of Florence, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
and the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC.
He was the editor of the journal "Il Mulino" between 1980 and 1984, and "The Italian Review of Political Science" between 2001 and 2003. He was a senator in the Italian Senate
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
between 1983 and 1992 and 1994 and 1996 as a representative of the Independent Left and the Alliance of Progressives
Alliance of Progressives
The Alliance of Progressives was a left-wing electoral coalition in Italy in 1994.It was composed of:*the Democratic Party of the Left ;*the Communist Refoundation Party ;...
, respectively. In 2005 he was elected member of the Italian National Academy of Sciences.