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POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

Teresa AMODIO POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
2023/2024

YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
636LESSONS
TERESA AMODIO T Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE GEOPOLITICAL AND GEO-ECONOMIC DYNAMICS TAKING PLACE ON A GLOBAL SCALE, IN RELATION TO THE PROSPECT OF STUDYING OR WORKING IN EXTRA-NATIONAL CONTEXTS OR, IN ANY CASE, OF INTEREST TO INTERNATIONAL SCENARIOS.
KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH
- THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS NECESSARY FOR GEOPOLITICAL AND GEOECONOMIC ANALYSIS;
- THE CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN THE GEOPOLITICAL SCENARIO OF THE WORLD ECONOMY;
- THE ECONOMIC-POLITICAL EVOLUTION OF CERTAIN WORLD MACRO-AREAS SUCH AS THE EUROPEAN UNION AND OTHER REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS, AND OF THE BRIC COUNTRIES;
- THE TRANSFORMATIONS TAKING PLACE IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE PLANET AND THE CONSEQUENT SEARCH FOR NEW WORLD ECONOMIC ORDERS.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- OUTLINE AN EXPLANATORY FRAMEWORK OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF THE ECONOMY AND THE GEOGRAPHICAL SPACES OF THE PLANET;
- ANALYSE THE EFFECTS AND PROPAGATION DYNAMICS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TERRITORIAL SCALES, FROM GLOBAL TO REGIONAL AND LOCAL, AND VICE VERSA;
- SHOW ANALYTICAL, INTERPRETATIVE AND CRITICAL CAPACITY, IN A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE, OF THE MAIN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD.
AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- COMPARE IDEAS AND HYPOTHESES WITH RESPECT TO THEMES OF REFLECTION AND STUDY;
- DEEPEN AND DISCERN RELEVANT THEMES WITH RESPECT TO MORE GENERAL PHENOMENA ADDRESSED;
- MAKE A SELECTION OF DATA OR SOURCES FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF RESEARCH AND STUDY OBJECTIVES.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO
- ORGANISE STUDY AND RESEARCH RESULTS IN DOCUMENTARY, GRAPHIC AND ICONOGRAPHIC VERSIONS SUITABLE FOR PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS;
- REPORT BRIEFLY ON THE RESULTS OF COLLECTIVE OR INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES;
- DEAL WITH PARTICIPATION IN GROUP WORK.
LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- IDENTIFY AND ACCESS OPEN SOURCE SOURCES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF DATA OF INTEREST;
- SYSTEMATISE AND PROCESS DATA AND DOCUMENTARY SOURCES;
- PRODUCE GRAPHICAL SUMMARIES.
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL GEOGRAPHY.
Contents
GLOBALISATION: ORIGINS, CONTENT AND IMPLICATIONS;
COMPETITION AND HEGEMONY OF THE GREAT SPACES;
DEMOGRAPHY, RELIGIONS AND CONFLICTS;
GEOPOLITICS OF RESOURCES;
FRACTURES AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN;
FAULTS AND EMERGENCES: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA;
CHINA AND THE SILK ROAD;
THE GEOPOLITICAL POTENTIAL OF CSI AND RUSSIA;
EUROPEAN GEOPOLITICS;
THE SPACES OF THE NEW CONTINENT.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE WILL CONSIST OF:
- LECTURES (SUPPORTED BY THE USE OF DOCUMENTARY, CARTOGRAPHIC, GRAPHIC AND PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS) AIMED AT THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK AND DISCUSSION OF THE TOPICS COVERED BY THE COURSE
- EXERCISES, RESEARCH AND GROUP WORK FOR THE IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE TOPICS DEALT WITH;
- SEMINARS ON TOPICAL CASES RELATING TO THE TOPICS COVERED.
THE WORK METHOD IS LABORATORY-BASED, IS CARRIED OUT IN THE COMPUTER ROOM AND PRESUPPOSES THE USE OF OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION AND CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS AS WELL AS THE USE AND MANAGEMENT OF SPATIAL DATA.
ATTENDANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
Verification of learning
THE EXAMINATION INCLUDES AN ORAL TEST DURING WHICH THE STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT HE/SHE
KNOW THE GEOGRAPHICAL DYNAMICS RELATING TO THE MACRO-AREAS OF THE WORLD ANALYSED DURING THE COURSE;
KNOW HOW TO READ AND INTERPRET MAPS RELATING TO GEOPOLITICAL PHENOMENA;
BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SOURCES, PROCESS AND REPRESENT STATISTICAL DATA;
KNOW HOW TO LINK THEORETICAL ISSUES TO SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXTS;
KNOW HOW TO INTERPRET AND COMMENT ON GEOPOLITICAL MAPS.
ASSESSMENT THRESHOLDS WILL BE GRADED ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL PREPARATION.
IN PARTICULAR, MINIMUM THRESHOLDS OF POSITIVE ASSESSMENT WILL BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO KNOW THE MAIN THEMES OF THE DISCIPLINE, THE WORLD'S ARTICULATION INTO LARGE GEOPOLITICAL MACRO-AREAS AND THE MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF THESE AREAS.
INTERMEDIATE ASSESSMENT THRESHOLDS WILL BE AWARDED TO STUDENTS WHO ARE ABLE TO RELATE THE GEOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS OF THE MACRO-AREAS TO THE SPECIFIC CONNOTATIONS OF THE TERRITORIES AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF A GLOBAL CHARACTER, USING GIVEN DATA AND MAPS.
OPTIMUM ASSESSMENT THRESHOLDS WILL BE AWARDED TO STUDENTS ABLE TO RECONSTRUCT DIACHRONICALLY AND AUTONOMOUSLY DATA AND SPATIAL INFORMATION AIMED AT REPRESENTING COGNITIVE FRAMEWORKS AT DIFFERENT SCALES.
Texts
TALIA I., AMATO V., SCENARI E MUTAMENTI GEOPOLITICI, PÀTRON, 2015
MARSHALL T., LE 10 MAPPE CHE SPIEGANO IL MONDO, GARZANTI
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