International Relations and Supranational Institutions

After an introduction devoted to the disciplinary framework and the relationship between Geopolitics and related disciplines, the course develops by addressing all the main theorists and currents in the history of geopolitical thought, as well as a number of other influential thinkers who have made significant contributions of ideas and insights to the evolution of this intellectual tradition: Mackinder, Bowman, Spykman, Air Age, Aron, Fukuyama, Brzezinski, Kissinger, neo-con, Khanna, P. Kennedy, Ipcc, Mahan, Ritter, Ratzel, Haushofer, Schmitt, Bouthoul, Huning, Gramsci, Wallerstein, Lacoste, critical geopolitics, Agamben, jihadism, Vidal de la Blache, Hintze, Jabotinsky, Massi, Semënov-Tjan-Shanskij, Gumilëv, 'Aflaq, al-Qaradawi, al-Sadr, Huntington, Gujral.

Possession of adequate knowledge of the basic notions of geography and sufficient familiarity with the use of the geographical atlas is considered. Passing the "Theories and history of Geopolitics" exam will certify the possession of the skills needed to tackle the "Methodology for geopolitical analysis" course scheduled for the second year of the master's degree in "International Relations" (LM-52).

Boria E. - Marconi M. (a cura di), Geopolitica, dal pensiero all'azione. Spazio e politica in età contemporanea, Roma, Argos, 2022. The presentation of an oral thesis gives the right to a program reduction with the exclusion of the entire third part of the book (pp.476-679). This opportunity, optional and to be agreed in advance with the teacher, requires regular discussion with the teacher and therefore only those who attend in person can make use of it.

Attending the lessons is not compulsory and the teachers do not make any difference between attending and non-attending students. However, from what has been said it is clear that attending is a very useful aid to the best direct acquisition of the theories and history of Geopolitics.

The testing of skills and abilities will take the form of an oral discussion. This final examination lasts approximately 30 minutes and consists of questions relating to the theorists and currents of geopolitical thought addressed in the programme. Those who wish to avail themselves of the reduction of the programme by submitting an oral presentation are also entitled to be assessed on the basis of the results of this research activity.

J. AGNEW, The Territorial Trap, in «Review of International Political Economy» I (1994), 1, pp. 53-80.

The usual attention that Political Science students devote to international politics makes it possible to constantly solicit them to intervene in the classroom, even in the form of debates and discussions. In this way the ability to apply the acquired knowledge is facilitated. The lectures may then go with other didactic experiences (open debates, seminars, meetings with authors on recently published books, group and individual research activities) useful to bring the theoretical knowledge acquired so far into the concrete geopolitical situation. Attending the lessons is not compulsory and the teacher does not make any difference between attending and non-attending students. However, from what has been said it is clear that attending is a very useful aid to the best direct acquisition of the theories and history of Geopolitics.

Aim of the course is to reconstruct the different ways of representing the space of international relations elaborated in the history of Western political theory, in a time span that goes from the genesis of the modern 'society of states' to the advent of the global order and its crisis. The course will focus, in particular, on the following topics: The 'Westphalian System' and its conceptual foundations The philosophical roots of modern international law: Vitoria, Grotius, Vattel French Revolution and International Order War and International Law in the 19th century The First World War and its intellectual legacy Carl Schmitt and political realism Kelsen and the origins of legal cosmopolitanism The Second World War and its intellectual legacy Hannah Arendt and the 'right to have rights Late 20th-century philosophical debate and its impact on international relations theory: Rawls, Habermas, Foucault; Sovereignty and human rights in the debate on the 'new global order' The UN laboratory: human security and the responsibility to protect Critical security studies and their conceptual foundations

No cultural or curricular prerequisites.

1) Uno a scelta dei seguenti testi: - F. M. Di Sciullo, F. Ferraresi, M.P. Paternò, Profili del pensiero politico del Novecento, Capp. 4-11, Roma, Carocci, 2015; - Critical Theorists and International Relations, a cura di Jenny Edkins e Nick Vaughan-Williams, London/New York, Routledge, 2009 (Introduzione e Capp. 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 29); 2) Uno a scelta dei seguenti testi: - G. Gozzi, Diritti e civiltà. Storia e filosofia del diritto internazionale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2011, Cpp. I-VIII; - O. A. Hathaway, S. J. Shapiro, Gli internazionalisti. Come il progetto di bandire la guerra ha cambiato il mondo, Neri Pozza, 2018; 3) Uno a scelta dei seguenti testi: - L. Scuccimarra, Proteggere l’umanità. Sovranità e diritti umani nell’epoca globale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2016; - D. Archibugi, A. Pease, Delitto e castigo nella società globale, Roma, Castelvecchi, 2017; Pier Paolo Portinaro, La metamorfosi degli imperi. Nuove guerre e catastrofe del diritto, Solferino, 2025; - David andersen-Rodgers, Kerry F. Crawford, Human security: Theory and Action, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018; - Robert J. Hanlon & Kenneth Christie, Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want. An Introduction to Human Security, University of Toronto Press, 2016; - Columba Peoples & Nick Vaughan-Williams, Critical Security Studies. An Introduction, New Tork, Routledge, 2020;

Lecture attendance is not compulsory but is strongly recommended

The final exam will take place in oral form and will be articulated on the basis of three questions about. The student will have to demonstrate to know the course material that is part of the syllabus and to be able to discuss historical and theoretical problems using an appropriate terminology. In agreement with the attending students may also be fixed intermediate tests in written form, hour-long, with 3 open-answer questions; attending students may also choose to submit a written research report (10-15 pages) on an agreed topics, which will be discussed during the examination.

The course will be articulated in lectures, aimed at providing advanced knowledge on the theoretical and conceptual lines of elaboration that are specifically addressed. Open discussions will be held on the main topics of each lecture, in order to improve the communication skills and the reflective capacity of students.