GLOBAL ASIAN STUDIES 1: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

The course of Political and Economic Geography (Minor in Global Asian Studies) provides geographical tools and historical-political-cultural contents to analyze the territorial processes that affect Asia, not only as a geographical space, but also as an actor in the current global dynamics.

The student is able to interpret the localization of economic activities and political actions, on both a local and global scale, in a cause-effect relationship with the geography of the territories, with particular regard to globalization, the emergence of new productive realities, the North-South imbalances, the impact of environmental problems as well as the sustainable development strategies.

Being able to orient yourself in the global space; knowing and knowing how to search for the main global phenomena.

Nations, States, Borders, Boundaries
Development, Underdevelopment, Emerging Countries
Poverty and environmental disasters
Migration
Cities and urbanization
Tourism, culture and promotion of the territory

The lessons will also refer to the following texts (during the first lesson study indications will be provided):
• Marshall T., Prisoners of Geography. Ten maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics, Elliott & Thompson, London, 2015

• Marshall T., Divided: Why We're Living in an Age of Walls, Elliott & Thompson, London, 2018

• Gambhir Helene, Isis’s Global Strategy: a Wargame, Institute for the Study of War, Report 28, June 2015 (PDF)

• El Hedi Arouri M., Youssef A. B., Nguyen-Viet C., Soucat A., Effects of urbanization on economic growth and human capital formation in Africa, Archives-Ouvertes, 2014 (PDF)

• Wolff S., Migration and Refugee Governance in the Mediterranean: Europe and International Organisations at a Crossroads, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Working Paper 15/42, 2015 (PDF)

• Sassen S., Globalization or Denationalization?, Review of International Political Economy 10:1, Routledge, 2003 (PDF)

• Csapó J., The Role and Importance of Cultural Tourism in Modern Tourism Industry, Strategies for Tourism Industry – Micro and Macro Perspectives, 2012 (PDF)

- Partial oral exam on a research agreed with the teacher
- Final oral exam on scheduled lessons

Frontal lessons (power point, video ...), integrated with laboratory lessons, as well as reflection and exposure of researches on study-cases by students.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development