Gli studi di Scienza politica

This chapter outlines the history of Political Science at Florence's "Cesare Alfieri". It focuses on Giovanni Sartori's foundational role from 1956, establishing it as a distinct, empirical discipline influenced by American political science. Sartori promoted rigorous methods, conceptual analysis, comparison, and an applied "engineering" approach. "Cesare Alfieri" became crucial for the discipline's institutionalization and training the first generation of scholars in sub-disciplines like comparative politics, international relations, and public administration. The discipline grew, evolved in the 2000s with generational change and diversification, but Sartori's legacy as the founder and "maestro" remains central.