ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Anno accademico 2016/2017 - 2° anno- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF SPACE: Luca Ruggiero
- GLOBALISED SPACES: Luca Ruggiero
SSD: M-GGR/02 - Geografia economico-politica
Organizzazione didattica: 150 ore d'impegno totale, 114 di studio individuale, 36 di lezione frontale
Semestre: 2°
ENGLISH VERSION
Obiettivi formativi
- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF SPACEProporre una prospettiva geografica della globalizzazione e dei suoi impatti spaziali.
- GLOBALISED SPACESConsentire agli studenti di cogliere i rapporti tra globalizzazione e centri urbani partendo da una prospettiva di geografia critica.
Prerequisiti richiesti
- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF SPACE
No particular knowledge is required to attend the course
- GLOBALISED SPACES
No particular knowledge is required to attend the course
Frequenza lezioni
- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF SPACE
Attendance to lecture is compulsory. Up to 30% of classes can be missed. Up to 50% for students who have been recognised the status of 'working student'
- GLOBALISED SPACES
Attendance to lecture is compulsory. Up to 30% of classes can be missed. Up to 50% for students who have been recognised the status of 'working student'
Contenuti del corso
- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF SPACE
Globalization as a material phenomenon and as a political project, the new global interconnections, globalization and the creation of new tensions and divisions as well as new forms of integrations.
- GLOBALISED SPACES
Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of the relationship between cities and globalization. The module tackles questions regarding cities considered both as actor of globalization and places where globalization takes place
Testi di riferimento
- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF SPACE
1 - U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012
2 - N. Brenner and R. Keil. “The Global City Reader”. London: Routledge, 2006
3 - F. Moulaert, A. Rodríguez and E. Swyngedouw. “The Globalized City: Economic Restructuring and Social Polarization in European Cities” / edited by. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003
- GLOBALISED SPACES
1 - U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012
2 - N. Brenner and R. Keil. “The Global City Reader”. London: Routledge, 2006
3 - F. Moulaert, A. Rodríguez and E. Swyngedouw. “The Globalized City: Economic Restructuring and Social Polarization in European Cities” / edited by. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003
Programmazione del corso
| POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF SPACE | |||
| * | Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * | POLITICS AS CONTESTATION | U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012, pp.129-178 |
| GLOBALISED SPACES | |||
| * | Argomenti | Riferimenti testi | |
| 1 | * | POLITICS AS REPRESENTATION | U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012, pp. 23-68 |
| 2 | * | URBAN NEOLIBERALISM | U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012, pp. 69-102 |
| 3 | URBAN GEOPOLITICS | U.Rossi and A.Vanolo. Urban Political Geography. A Global Perspective. London: Sage, 2012, 103-128 | |
N.B. La conoscenza degli argomenti contrassegnati con l'asterisco è condizione necessaria ma non sufficiente per il superamento dell'esame. Rispondere in maniera sufficiente o anche più che sufficiente alle domande su tali argomenti non assicura, pertanto, il superamento dell'esame.
Verifica dell'apprendimento
Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF SPACE
Written exam at the end of the course
- GLOBALISED SPACES
Written exam at the end of the course
Esempi di domande e/o esercizi frequenti
- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION OF SPACE
Examples of exams questions
Trace, providing examples, the main characteristics of urban neoliberalism.
Explain what is meant by ‘politics of fear’ and to what extent this represents a powerful force behind socio-spatial transformations.
- GLOBALISED SPACES
Examples of exams questions
Trace, providing examples, the main characteristics of urban neoliberalism.
Explain what is meant by ‘politics of fear’ and to what extent this represents a powerful force behind socio-spatial transformations.