Global Studies

Globalization is producing a growing interdependence of states, economies, societies, cultures, and people. The 2nd International Summer School in Global Studies focuses on globally shared issues such as global economies and inequalities, major trends that affect contemporary geopolitics and geo-economy, development and the environment from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

Programme

Through lectures and seminars, students will acquire the knowledge and competencies for understanding the complexity of today’s global system and its main implications for economic governance and policy. Moreover, a module on Leadership and Management, and a multidisciplinary laboratory on staff and communication skills will allow participants to become familiar with the most effective approaches to conflict management and leadership dynamics.

The Summer School also focuses on the most important economic and political implications of climate change and increasing migration flows, on both a regional and global scale. Finally, the School includes a “Country profile workshop”, where participants are required to actively participate in the analysis of the physical, political, economic and military profile of a Country of their choice.

The teaching staff includes lecturers from Ca’ Foscari University and the Maritime Military Studies Institute of the Italian Military Navy.

Dates and schedule

Lessons and workshops are scheduled over 3 weeks in July 2019, from 1st to 19th, for a total of 64 contact hours, amounting to 12 university credits to be recognized by the participants’ home university.

Course contents

Prerequisites: a background in the topics is not necessary, but a basic knowledge of economics (high school level) is assumed.

Geopolitics and Geoeconomy - 6 hrs

Prof. Stefano Soriani, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Globalization, new economic geography, and sustainability

Connectivity as the new geographical paradigm? The case of OBOR
Globalization and sustainability: the UN SDGs
The evolution of the North-South divide, the new “global South” and the new economic geography
Contesting vision on globalization in a geographical perspective: the Hyperglobalists, the Skepticals, the Transformationalists

The Economics of Globalization - 6 hrs

Prof. Giancarlo Corò, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Global economy: causes, gains and losses

Global economy: an historical perspective
The Big Push and the Scale economy of Knowledge
Trade, Global Value Chains, Digital Networks
Convergence, Divergence, and Inequalities
Does Protectionism help the poorest?
What way forward?

Global economy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The World is not flat: Innovation hubs and the Places that don’t matter
Capitalism without capital: Firms and human capital on the move
In search of the fittest Ecosystems
Genius Loci in the Knowledge Economy
Creating Shared Value: Firms, University, and Society

International Law and Globalization - 4 hrs

Prof. Fabrizio Marrella, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Sources, Actors and Dispute Settlement inContemporary International Law
The Law of Treaties
The EU Institutional architecture
EU Policies in a globalized world (Capita selecta)

Introduction to Micro and Macroeconomics - 6 hrs

Dott. Francesco Caloia,Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Microeconomics

Theory for producers and consumers
Market equilibrium

Macroeconomics

Models for the national product
IS/LM, AS/AD
Inflation and unemployment

Leadership and Management - 4 hrs

Prof. Andrea Pontiggia, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Cultures and Management: models to make sense of cultural similarities in the economic and managerial perspectives
Leadership in different organizational context: convergence or divergence
Experiences from the Emerging Economies: the integration efforts, behavioral reciprocity and economic complementarities

Globalization, Climate Change and International Policies - 4 hrs

Prof.ssa Enrica De Cian& Dr. Marinella Davide, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Climate Change: introduction to the basic science
Climate trends and policy scenarios from the IPCC
Climate policies and international negotiations
Mitigation and adaptation policy, energy transition scenarios

Globalization and Migration - 4 hrs

Dr. Teresa Randazzo, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

The main migration and remittance flows
Who migrate and who remit?
The impact of migration on origin and destination countries.
Do migration promote growth and development?

Military power and International relations - 4 hrs

Dr Francesco Zampieri, Naval College

The impact of military power on International Relations
Sea Power as a key factor in the “Blue Century”
The Second Nuclear Age: new trends in management of nuclear power

Staff and Communication skills - 6 hrs

Dr. Stefano Crementieri, Naval College

General aspects on communication
Business writing
Public speaking
Negotiation principles (Harvard Negotiation Project)
Practice exercises

Country profile workshop - 20 hrs

Dr. Francesco Zampieri, Naval College

Participants will analyze the physical, political, economic and military profile of the Country selected, focusing the power’s elements and the critical issues, the relations with the other Countries of the area and the possible geopolitical evolution. The output of this analysis will be a paper of 10 pp. focused on a country or an area of interest. The paper will analyze the impact of the physical, political, economic and military dimension. The sources for the application will be the contents of the lesson, the studies and the books of the Library of the Naval Staff College and the internet (a list of the sites of interests will be presented to the students).

Location

Venice: the beauty, history and magic of the city provide a unique setting. Classes will be held in the majestic buildings of the Arsenale of Venice, at the Italian Military Navy base (base della Marina Militare).

Fees and applications

Applications will open online in early 2019; information about fees will be available soon.