Massimo PENDENZA | SOCIOLOGY OF EUROPE
Massimo PENDENZA SOCIOLOGY OF EUROPE
cod. 0322900086
SOCIOLOGY OF EUROPE
| 0322900086 | |
| DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI | |
| EQF7 | |
| SOCIOLOGY AND POLICY-MAKING FROM A TERRITORIAL PERSPECTIVE | |
| 2022/2023 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPS/07 | 6 | 40 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP IN THE STUDENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING THAT ALLOW HIM TO DEVELOP CORRECT INTERPRETATIONS. THE AIM OF THIS COURSE IS TO DEVELOP IN THE STUDENT THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THE ANALYSIS, VERIFICATION AND APPLICATION OF THE MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES IN THE FIELD OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND STUDENTS MUST HAVE ACQUIRED ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISCIPLINES OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AREA AND BE ABLE TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE ANALYZES OF THE PHENOMENA THEY STUDY BY EFFECTIVELY APPLYING PARADIGMS AND CONCEPTS OF EUROPEAN STUDIES. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE COURSE AIMS TO FOSTER IN STUDENTS THE ABILITY TO CRITICALLY APPLY THE THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL TOOLS LEARNED, ALSO WITH REFERENCE TO THE METHOD AND TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS AND TO KNOW HOW TO PLAN, ORGANIZE AND MANAGE DATABASES OF INFORMATIVE AND DOCUMENTAL DATA. AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATE THE HEURISTIC CAPACITY OF THE THEORIES OF GLOBALISATION AND THE RELATED MODIFICATION OF ASSOCIATED LIFE, IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE CRITERIA THAT REGULATE THEIR FUNCTIONING AND REPRODUCTION. COMMUNICATION SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD CONVERSATIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF GLOBALISATION USING APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY AND THE TOOLS FOR ANALYSING THE MAIN PHENOMENA DESCRIBED. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES |
| Contents | |
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| THE ‘SOCIOLOGY OF EUROPE’ COURSE PROPOSES TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF STUDENTS THE CONTRIBUTION THAT THE SOCIAL THEORY OFFERS IN THE UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY AND OF THE UNDERLYING PROCESSES OF EUROPEANIZATION. IN PARTICULAR, THE THEME OF THIS COURSE IS TO DEVELOP A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE ON SOME OF THE KEY THEMES IN THE BUILDING OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL SPACE, THROUGH THE USE OF A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH. IT IS STRUCTURED IN TWO PARTS: FIRST PART: HERE ARE DESCRIBED THE DIFFERENT NARRATIONS OF THE EUROPEANIZATION PROCESSES THAT CHARACTERIZE THE STORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS OF EUROPEAN SOCIETY: THE TRIUMPHANT, BANAL, EUROSCEPTIC AND CRISIS EUROPEANIZATION SECOND PART: HERE IS THE READING OF THE PROCESS OF EUROPEANIZATION IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN INTERPRETATIVE PARADIGM, THE 'COSMOPOLITAN' PARADIGM |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| THE COURSE WILL USE TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHODS, ORAL EXPOSITION OF THE TOPICS, AS WELL AS INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES, WITH THE HELP OF ELECTRONIC TOOLS. IT WILL, HOWEVER, ALSO PROMOTE COMMUNICATION IN THE CLASSROOM BY STRONGLY SUPPORTING DISCUSSION AND THE INTERVENTION OF THE STUDENTS, SO AS TO FACILITATE THEIR ACTIVE AND ENGAGING SKILLS. FINALLY, THE COURSE AIMS TO FACILITATE STUDENTS' LEARNING ABILITY BY ACTIVATING THE POSSIBLE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION TO ENHANCE THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND LAND INCREASE THEIR LEVEL OF ATTENTION. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| THE EVALUATION OF LEARNING WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE ORAL INTERVIEW ON THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE. THE VOTE, EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS MORE EVENTUAL 'DISTINCTION', IS DETERMINED BY THE LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS OF THE ORAL EXPOSITION: COMMUNICATION SKILLS, CRITICAL-DESCRIPTIVE SKILLS OF THE QUESTIONS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION, APPROPRIATENESS OF DEFINITIONS AND THEORETICAL REFERENCES, MASTERY OF CONTENTS. THE 'DISTINCTION' IS GIVEN WHEN THE CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT MASTERY OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS AND SHOWS REMARKABLE OWNERSHIP OF LANGUAGE AND AUTONOMOUS PROCESSING SKILLS. IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRESENT PAPERS BY THE STUDENTS, TO BE SUBMITTED FOR FINAL EVALUATION AND WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE FINAL VOTE. |
| Texts | |
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| HANDOUTS DISTRIBUTED IN THE CLASSROOM AND AVAILABLE ONLINE ON THE TEACHING SITE |
| More Information | |
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| Contatti: pendenza@unisa.it Pagina Web:https://docenti.unisa.it/005270/home |
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