Résumé
The Center for the Study of Political Change is a research laboratory created in June 1997 at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the U of Sienna, Italy, at the initiative of a core of Italian politologists, in conjunction with jurists, historians, sociologists, & linguists, many of whom have rejoined the laboratory. The Center focuses on comparative politics & European politics, particularly these themes: comparative analysis of political elites & institutions, theory of the political class, & analysis of political language; public opinion, political behaviors, & international relations, & European studies. This paper reviews the Center's accomplishments during its first decade of operation. Tables. Adapted from the source document.