30513 - GEOPOLITICS
Department of Social and Political Sciences
Course taught in English
Go to class group/s: 31
CLEAM (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SPS/04) - CLEF (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SPS/04) - CLEACC (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SPS/04) - BESS-CLES (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SPS/04) - WBB (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SPS/04) - BIEF (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SPS/04) - BIEM (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SPS/04) - BIG (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SPS/04) - BEMACS (6 credits - II sem. - OP | SPS/04)
Course Director:
ANDREA COLLI
ANDREA COLLI
Suggested background knowledge
Students in Geopolitics would benefit of some knowledge in the fields of political science and international relations.
Mission & Content Summary
MISSION
Geopolitics focuses on the spatial dimensions of power and in particular on States’ policies and strategies designed to establish and secure control over areas and resources. Geopolitics studies the dynamics of the establishment of spheres of influence at the international level, and has close relations with disciplines as geography and international relations. The World’s geopolitical multiple equilibria are continuously evolving and recombining, making political geography also a field concerned with the longitudinal, historical dimension. The Twentieth century has witnessed an outstanding acceleration in the transformations in the World’s geopolitical framework, starting from the break-up of the old geopolitical order precedent the Great War, the rise of new powers, the Cold War, until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Today, the global geopolitical order is again under radical transformation. The course gives an overview of the key issues in contemporary geopolitics placing them within a broad historical context, and also focuses on critical areas and players.
CONTENT SUMMARY
Part 1: Introduction and basic concepts:
- Introduction to geopolitics.
- The history of Geopolitical thought.
- Global Geopolitics in the 20th century.
- The cultural and political dimension of geopolitics.
Part 2: Current topics in geopolitics:
- World geopolitics in the 21st centuries.
- Topic 1: Geopolitics of Space
- Topic 2: Geopolitics of Natural Resources
- Topic 3: New dimensions of Geopolitics
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course student will be able to...
- Better evaluate the status of the current geopolitical equilibria.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course student will be able to...
- Understand the future evolution and transformation patterns of geopolitical strategies of World's countries.
Teaching methods
- Face-to-face lectures
- Online lectures
- Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
- Case studies /Incidents (traditional, online)
- Individual assignments
- Group assignments
- Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)
DETAILS
The course is mostly interactive in different ways, including lectures and seminars by professionals and researchers, both online and in presence.
Assessment methods
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ATTENDING STUDENTS
The student's evaluation are based upon a multiple number of items, included a final written exam, and individual and collective workgroups.
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
The non-attending students' evaluations are based on a final exam, written in the form of open questions, and on the review of two additional books decided with the instructor.
Teaching materials
ATTENDING STUDENTS
Readings indicated by the instructors.
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Readings plus a 15 pages review of a book indicated by the instructor, one for each part of the course.
Last change 10/12/2020 10:20