Unit ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY AGE

Course
Italian, classical studies and european history
Study-unit Code
A003064
Curriculum
Storia europea
Teacher
Paolo Raspadori
Teachers
  • Paolo Raspadori
Hours
  • 36 ore - Paolo Raspadori
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2022
Offered
2022/23
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline
M-STO/04
Type of study-unit
Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
General section: economic transformations occurred in the United States, its Asian competitors (China and Japan) and Europe will be examined; of the latter will be considered the major transformations brought about by German reunification, Maastricht and the birth of the euro. Monographic section: an outline of the main causes and consequences of the globalisation phenomenon will be reconstructed, illustrating its political, cultural, ecological and ideological dimensions in addition to the economic one.
Reference texts
General section: Luciano Segreto, L'economia mondiale dopo la guerra fredda, Bologna, il Mulino, 2018. Monographic section: Manfred B. Steger, La globalizzazione, Bologna, il Mulino, 2016. Students with disabilities and/or SLD, in consultation with the teacher, may request any teaching materials in accessible formats (presentations, lecture notes, workbooks), provided if necessary in advance of the lessons, as well as the use of other technological tools to facilitate study. For general information, please refer to the University Services at https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Contact Person for the Department.
Educational objectives
Students are expected, on the one hand, to learn what has happened in the world economic balance since 1989 and what has emerged from the dissolution of the old Soviet order. On the other hand, it is expected that students are able to interpret how globalisation processes work today starting from their 19th and 20th century historical roots.
Prerequisites
In order to be able to sufficiently understand the topics of the course, students must have acquired, during their schooling, a basic knowledge of the main historical events and processes that occurred in the 19th and 20th centuries in the West and must be familiar with the essential features of 20th century economic history.
Teaching methods
The course consists of two parts. The former consists of lectures regarding issues of the general and monographic section described above. They will be enriched by audiovisual and film screenings and by the illustration of graphs and photos, presented in Power Point format. The later will be held in form of seminar, inviting students to choose a reading about a topic concerned with the monographic section and expose it through a classroom discussion (with or without the aid of a Power Point presentation).
Other information
To prepare the general and the monographic sections the attendance of lessons is strongly recommended.
Learning verification modality
The course consists of a general section and a monographic section. To pass the first one, attending students must undergo an oral examination, of variable duration depending on the course of the examination itself. The interview aims to verify the levels of knowledge and understanding reached by students with regard to the themes of the general section and, at the same time, their capability to communicate with an appropriate language what they have learnt by the lessons and the reading of the recommended text. To pass the monographic section, instead, students must attend a seminar work, that will be held in the last phase of the course, where their capabilities of critical analysis and reworking of a written text (with regard to one or more topics about the monographic part) will be tested. Furthermore, students must be able to present the subject of that text to their colleagues and the teacher. Students not able to attend lessons must prove to have got the knowledge provided by the course in an oral exam, for what concerns both the general part and the monographic one. Students with disabilities and/or SLD: for the way the tests are conducted, students can make use of the inclusive technologies, compensatory tools and relievery measures provided for the regulations. Technologies, tools and measures must be requested and agreed with the teacher well in advance of the tests. For general information, refer to the University Services at https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and get in touch with the Departmental Contact Person.
Extended program
General section: economic transformations occurred in the United States, its Asian competitors (China and Japan) and Europe will be examined; of the latter will be considered the major transformations brought about by German reunification, Maastricht and the birth of the euro. Finally, the role of the BRICS, the economic development of new areas of the planet and their impact on the world economy will be analysed in the context of globalisation. Monographic section: an outline of the main causes and consequences of the globalisation phenomenon will be reconstructed, illustrating its political, cultural, ecological and ideological dimensions in addition to the economic one. In particular, we will focus on the no-global movements and jihadism, the globalism of the market, justice and religions, the role of the media and communication technologies, the role of large multinational corporations, and supranational institutions such as the World Bank, the Monetary Fund and the WTO.
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