Università Roma Tre

It is monographic course. We will focus on the historical development of the relation between sociology and the forms of institutional regulation during modernity. The path will develop as follows:
- Socio-institutional regulation during modernity (horizontalism in the nineteenth century; verticalism and golden age of the State; contemporary neo-horizontalism);
- The criss-cross alternation law: forms of regulation and forms of social theory;
- Sociological verticalism in the classics of sociology;
- Horizontalism in twentieth century’s sociology;
- The paradigm delay.

After the long period analysis, in the second part we will focus on the present by examining a recent research about the changing influence of social peripherality on electoral behavior.

1. Romano O., "La libertà verticale. Come affrontare il declino di un modello sociale", Meltemi, Milano 2019.
2. Valbruzzi M. (a cura di), "Come votano le periferie", Il Mulino, Bologna 2021 [Solo la "Parte I: Prospettiva nazionale comparata", pp. 1-112].