Global Challenges and Local Contexts: Environmental Crisis, Violence and Social Mobilization in Times of Pandemic
A.Y. 2021/2022
Learning objectives
The course is aimed at providing a critical understanding of phenomena related to the processes of globalization through a key to understanding the existing connections between global issues and local contexts. In particular, the lessons will focus on the analysis of phenomena and dynamics of a global nature such as the forms of inequality, violations of rights, the environmental crisis, migration, transnational organized crime, but also the forms of activism and mobilization represented by new social movements. By studying geographically located case studies, the course aims to offer an overview of some of the main challenges posed to the international community by globalization processes, encouraging reflection that also considers the current pandemic context.
Expected learning outcomes
- Knowledge of the key concepts and theories of globalization
- Knowledge of the main global phenomena analyzed
- Ability to carry out research on a case study, linking global phenomena to the effects on local contexts
- Knowledge of the main global phenomena analyzed
- Ability to carry out research on a case study, linking global phenomena to the effects on local contexts
Lesson period: Third trimester
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Third trimester
The course will take place in person and also in online mode through the Microsoft Teams platform. Information and updates on the Ariel site of the course.
Course syllabus
- Globalization: a toolbox for orientation
- The risk society, global challenges
- Globalization and environmental crisis
- Social movements, the environment and the pandemic
- Extractivism, indigenous peoples and human rights defenders
- Globalization and organized crime
- War on drugs, criminal violence and human rights mobilizations in Latin America
- The global anti-racist movement: the case of Black Lives Matter
- Migration and violence. The Latin American case
- Final discussion and concluding reflections
- The risk society, global challenges
- Globalization and environmental crisis
- Social movements, the environment and the pandemic
- Extractivism, indigenous peoples and human rights defenders
- Globalization and organized crime
- War on drugs, criminal violence and human rights mobilizations in Latin America
- The global anti-racist movement: the case of Black Lives Matter
- Migration and violence. The Latin American case
- Final discussion and concluding reflections
Prerequisites for admission
there are no prerequisites required
Teaching methods
- Frontal lesson
- Seminars with experts
- Group discussion
- Review of literature
- Recommended reading
- Seminars with experts
- Group discussion
- Review of literature
- Recommended reading
Teaching Resources
Papers and others materials will be provided to supplement what was discussed in class.
Assessment methods and Criteria
At the end of the course, students will be asked to write a short paper (in Italian) about a case study regarding a global phenomena. Those who have at least 80% attendance (8 lessons out of 10) will be considered an attending-student.
SPS/07 - GENERAL SOCIOLOGY - University credits: 3
Laboratories: 20 hours
Professor:
Aureliani Thomas
Professor(s)