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Mauro Calise

Professor at University of Naples Federico II

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Mauro Calise is Professor of Political Science, University of Naples Federico II and the President of the Società Italiana di Scienza Politica (2008-10). He is the Editor and Director of the International Political Science Association Web Portal for Electronic Sources.

He has taught and lectured throughout Italy, Europe, and the United States.

His international activities include the International Political Science Association (Vice-President, 2000-2003); Visiting Professor, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris; Visiting Professor and Research Fellow, Cornell University; Research Fellow, Harvard Center for European Studies.

He has published books, journal articles and newspaper columns in several areas, including state theory, political parties, executive elites, political communication and concept analysis. His recent interests focus on Internet epistemology and culture. He has developed and directed several web projects. His latest web project is Federica, an innovative e-learning platform. He is the author, with Theodore J. Lowi, of Hyperpolitics An Interactive Dictionary of Political Science, University of Chicago Press, forthcoming. Among his latest Italian books: Fuorigioco. La sinistra contro i suoi leader, La Terza Repubblica, Partiti contro Presidenti and Il partito personale and La democrazia del Leader. He's been writing a weekly column for Il Mattino since 1995.

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Mauro Calise es Profesor de Ciencias Políticas en la Universidad de Nápoles Federico II, y presidente de la Società Italiana di Scienza Politica (2008-10). Es editor y director del portal web de la Asociación Internacional de Ciencias Políticas para fuentes electrónicas. Ha enseñado y dado conferencias en toda Italia, Europa y en los Estados Unidos. Sus actividades internacionales incluyen la Asociación Internacional de Ciencias Políticas (Vicepresidente, 2000-2003);

Profesor visitante, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris; Profesor visitante e investigador, Universidad de Cornell; Investigador, Centro de Estudios Europeos de Harvard. Ha publicado libros, artículos de revistas y columnas de periódicos en varias áreas, incluyendo teoría del estado, partidos políticos, élites ejecutivas, comunicación política y análisis de conceptos. Sus intereses recientes se centran en la epistemología y cultura de Internet. Ha desarrollado y dirigido varios proyectos web. Su último proyecto web es Federica.eu, una innovadora plataforma de aprendizaje electrónico. Es autor, junto con Theodore J. Lowi, de “Hyperpolitics An Interactive Dictionary of Political Science”, University of Chicago Press, de próxima publicación. Entre sus últimos libros italianos: “Fuorigioco. La sinistra contro i suoi leader”, “La Terza Repubblica, Partiti contro Presidenti” e “Il partito personale” y “La democrazia del Leader”. Desde 1995 escribe una columna semanal para Il Mattino.