Unit

Course
Government and administration
Study-unit Code
A006027
Curriculum
Innovazione e trasparenza delle amministrazionbi
Teacher
Enrico Carloni
Teachers
  • Enrico Carloni
Hours
  • 60 ore - Enrico Carloni
CFU
8
Course Regulation
Coorte 2025
Offered
2025/26
Learning activities
Caratterizzante
Area
Formazione giuridica
Sector
IUS/10
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
talian. For foreign students it is possible to agree on a program with the independent study of texts in English indicated by the teacher.
Contents
The course aims to provide (a) advanced knowledge on the profiles of administrative activity in relation to interests and on the related rules of organization and responsibility; (b) in-depth knowledge on the issues of administrative transparency, anti-corruption and public decision-making processes in relation to citizens and stakeholders; (c) advanced knowledge on issues relating to the proper functioning of public administrations and on the balance between the needs of legality and results/efficiency. Specific contents of the lessons will be shared with attending students at the beginning of the course.
Reference texts
For all students, attending and non-attending: E. Carloni, L'anticorruzione. Politiche, regole, modelli, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023. Also, for non-attending students: E. Carloni, Il paradigma trasparenza. Amministrazioni, informazione, democrazia, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2022. Also, for attending students, additional materials will be indicated, reported in class and made available through the Unistudium page of the course.
Educational objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with: (a) updated elements of understanding of the administration and its transformations; (b) in-depth skills relating to administrative activity and its complexity (between secrecy/confidentiality and transparency, between legality and efficiency; between care of general interests and pressure of particular interests; between bureaucratic traditions and changes (regulatory/cultural/multilevel); (c) in-depth skills relating to specific areas of administrative law (anti-corruption/transparency/digitalization/participatory procedures/controls and compliance systems, their influence on administrative action)
Prerequisites
No specific prerequisites are required other than those related to the course of study. The previous substantial knowledge concerns a basic knowledge of public law and administrative law. During the lessons the teacher will try to ensure an alignment of the basic knowledge
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons, exercises, group or individual work, even with the analysis of specific cases
Other information
It is recommended to check the unistudium website for any updates or specific instructions that may be necessary due to regulatory changes. For further information, you can contact the teacher by email.
Learning verification modality
The exam will be verified with an oral test (oral interview, with three questions on different topics of the course). During the course, for those attending, written exams may be provided (with mixed modality: partly closed-ended quizzes, partly open questions to be developed in one page) and individual and group work, subject to specific evaluation.
Extended program
The program includes the study of the themes of anti-corruption, transparency and public value and in particular therefore the in-depth study of the following topics: Anti-corruption and corruption; Prevention of corruption; The development of the anti-corruption system and its governance; Corruption prevention strategies and plans; Conflicts of interest and pressure of interests; Integrity and duties of behavior of the official; Transparency in the anti-corruption system; Public contracts and prevention of corruption; Transparency: principles and roots; Transparency and access to information; Information duties and publication obligations; Transparency, secrecy and privacy; The digitalization of public administrations; Automated decision-making processes. The integration between compliance tools and efficiency objectives. The concept of public value and its tools.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
Objectives 11 and 16
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