SL2003  GEOPOLITICS (A.A. 2023/2024)

• Unità Accademica

  Facoltà di Scienze Sociali

• Corso

  Licenza in Leadership and Management

Objectives: As a result of taking this course, the students should be able to analyse key theories and ideas that have shaped and are shaping the contemporary geopolitical debate; assess the role and the actions of key national, international and transnational state and non-state actors; and discuss and critically evaluate the on-going debate surrounding the strengths and weaknesses of the geopolitical approach. Students are expected to finish this class with a greater knowledge on how to assess geopolitical issues, improve their understanding of foreign policy and international system analyses.

Contents: This course aims at providing the students with a greater understanding of the International Politics subfield of “Geopolitics”. The course offers an in-depth understanding of the theories and ideas that have shaped the contemporary debate on geopolitics. It is a critical analysis of the current discourse on geopolitics, how it works, how it can be used to assess the capabilities of a state, a region, or a union of states in terms of their domestic and foreign policy orientations. It will assess the role and actions of the main state and non-state actors in the global politics. Different aspects of the geopolitical approach will be analysed considering geographical, cultural, and temporal differences. Students will become cognizant of the current trends regarding the direction of the geopolitical debate as it is influenced by the changing linkages among power, identity, space and technology in an increasingly globalized world.

Methodology: In congruence with the learning and teaching strategy of the faculty, classes will consist of lectures, video presentations, discussions revolving around the content of the assigned readings, problem solving exercises. Attendance is a must for the quality of the class will depend on student contribution and in-class discussions as much as the required readings.

Means of evaluation: The course evaluation will consist of class attendance, an 8–10-page essay, a class presentation and a final exam.

• Informazioni
• Docenti
• Orario lezioni/Aula
• Bibliografia

Informazioni

• Semestre: 1° Semestre
• ECTS: 4

Docenti

Paul TANG ABOMO

Orario lezioni/Aula

Semestre	Giorno	Dalle	Alle	Aula	Piano	Palazzo	Note
1° Semestre		0.00	0.00	TBD	0		Dal 4 ottobre al 20 dicembre 2023

Bibliografia

• Black, J. (2016 ) Geopolitics and the Quest for Dominance (Indiana: Indiana University Press); Cohen, B., S. (2015) Geopolitics: The Geography of International Relations, 3rd Edition (Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield); Agnew, J. (2003) Geopolitics: Re-visioning World Politics, 2nd Edition, (London: Routledge); Fukuyama, F (2006) The End of History and the Last Man (Free Press); Huntington, P., S. (2011) The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (Simon & Schuster); Kissinger, H. (1995) Diplomacy (Simon & Schuster). Additional resources will be provided during the course.