POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY I

The course is inserted as a choice exam in the Bachelor's degree in History (FT5)
It integrates into the course of study by providing the spatial interpretative tools associated with the action of political and economic actors from the Middle Ages to the contemporary era

The expected results consist of:
- in the ability to learn the stages of geopolitical thought between the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries
- the ability to identify the subsequent global forces that have questioned their effectiveness.

A good knowledge of history from the Middle Ages to the contemporary era

The course is structured in 4 points:

1) The formation of the Nation-State
2) Imperial geographies
3) The geopolitical thought between the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries
4) The denationalization processes
5) The transformations of the territory and the role of digital networks

1)M. Graziano, Geopolitica. Orientarsi nel grande disordine internazionale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019
2)A. Graziosi, Occidenti e modernità, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023
3)Materiali Moodle/ISA

Exam based on a test with written questions/answers relating to the texts and Moodle material. The sheet will be provided by the Professor.

written

The instructor is responsible for ensuring the authenticity and originality of all examinations and coursework. In cases of suspected academic misconduct, an additional on-site assessment may be required during the exams, which may differ from the standard format.

Evaluation:
27-30 cum laude: excellent knowledge of the syllabus with the ability to analyse the texts in depth; organic vision of the themes addressed in class and/or studied in the texts; excellent disciplinary language and adequate semantic register

23-26: good knowledge of the syllabus and ability to analyse correctly but with some imperfections; fair ownership of disciplinary language with some uncertainty in exposition and/or imprecision

18-22: sufficient but sketchy knowledge of the syllabus; superficial understanding of texts and limited ability to analyse; expression not always appropriate.

negative: poor knowledge of the programme; inadequate ability to analyse; incorrect or inappropriate written expression

Frontal lectures with use of video and photographic material