ETHICS AND POLITICS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: Luigi CARANTIRequired Prerequisites
Reading knowlegde of English. Basic knowledge of political theory
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance is highly recommended. Final grade depends on students' presentations and active partcipation in the debates in class.
Detailed Course Content
The course analyzes how internet is redefining contemporary democracy focusing in particular on the recent phenomena of public opinion conditioning, on the decline of intermediate bodies with the related marginalization of experts, on the info-wars waged by organized groups and at times autocratic foreign governments, on freedom of expression in the social media and on who should set its limits (if any).
Textbook Information
Cass Sunstein, #Republic.com. La democrazia nell'epoca dei social media, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017.
Jamie Bartlett, The People Vs Tech. How the Internet is killing democracy (and how we save it). London: Penguin 2018.
Martin Moore, Democracy Hacked: Political Turmoil and Information Warfare in the Digital Era. London: OneWorld 2018.
G. Pondrano Altavilla, A. Scala “Ripensare i fondamenti della liberal-democrazia nell’era di internet” Micromega ottobre 2018
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Mark will be determined as follows: 25% participation, 25% presentation, 25% final paper, 25% final oral exam
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