Il corso prende in esame le trasformazioni profonde e pervasive dell’economia e della società tra Ottocento e Novecento, dalla prima, alla seconda e alla terza rivoluzione industriale. Una particolare attenzione deve essere rivolta all’origine, lo sviluppo e la deriva dello Stato sociale nello specifico caso italiano.
The course aims to offer students the tools to understand the historical and social dynamics of the contemporary age, with specific reference to the themes of peace and conflict resolution. The aim of the course is to promote a reflective, analytical, logical and planning attitude in the students, available for group work. The course promotes the ability to design and plan interventions in favor of peace.
By attending the History of Peace course, the student will be able to achieve the following educational goals.
Knowledge and understanding: Knowledge of the historical dynamics of the contemporary age, with specific reference to the themes of peace and conflict resolution; ability to understand complex historical situations, with different institutional and non-institutional actors;
Applying knowledge and understanding: To be able to conceive and plan interventions in favor of peace, through the ability of working in groups; to be able to conceive strategies of action in problematic situations that require peaceful mediation;
Making judgements: Being able to elaborate an autonomous judgement on the situations in which one is called to intervene; being able to make decisions in complex situations.
The course aims to offer students the tools to understand the historical and social dynamics of the contemporary age, with specific reference to the themes of peace and conflict resolution. The aim of the course is to promote a reflective, analytical, logical and planning attitude in the students, available for group work. The course promotes the ability to design and plan interventions in favor of peace.
By attending the History of Peace course, the student will be able to achieve the following educational goals.
Knowledge and understanding: Knowledge of the historical dynamics of the contemporary age, with specific reference to the themes of peace and conflict resolution; ability to understand complex historical situations, with different institutional and non-institutional actors;
Applying knowledge and understanding: To be able to conceive and plan interventions in favor of peace, through the ability of working in groups; to be able to conceive strategies of action in problematic situations that require peaceful mediation;
Making judgements: Being able to elaborate an autonomous judgement on the situations in which one is called to intervene; being able to make decisions in complex situations.
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Particular attention will be devoted to the analysis of African conflicts and initiatives to end, pacify and reconcile. The issue is addressed from an historical, geopolitical and social point of view. The recent phenomena of religious terrorism and the commitment of various subjects to their stigmatization and isolation will then be examined.
A. Riccardi, Il grido della pace, San Paolo, 2023.
Final examination for attending students (those who have attended at least 25 out of 36 hours of classes) will be based on notes from the classes and a full reading of the textbook.
Non-attending students will have to study a second volume (currently under selection) in addition to the textbook.
Programme
The twentieth century was the most violent century in history. The century of the genocides, that of the world wars, of the nuclear weapon, of the ideological clash. Faced with so many conflicts, men, societies, cultures, religions have produced answers and actions to restore peace and coexistence and to promote development: paths of reconciliation - sometimes inadequate, sometimes courageous -, institutions, social and legal innovations. After analyzing the factors underlying collective violence - nationalism, authoritarianism, racism, propaganda, economic inequality - The course will reconstruct some of the pacification paths by placing them in the geopolitical and cultural scenarios in which they were produced, from post-World War II Europe to the non-European world of decolonisation.Particular attention will be devoted to the analysis of African conflicts and initiatives to end, pacify and reconcile. The issue is addressed from an historical, geopolitical and social point of view. The recent phenomena of religious terrorism and the commitment of various subjects to their stigmatization and isolation will then be examined.
Core Documentation
The textbook for AY 2023/34 is:A. Riccardi, Il grido della pace, San Paolo, 2023.
Final examination for attending students (those who have attended at least 25 out of 36 hours of classes) will be based on notes from the classes and a full reading of the textbook.
Non-attending students will have to study a second volume (currently under selection) in addition to the textbook.
Type of delivery of the course
In the event of an extension of the health emergency from COVID-19, all the provisions governing the methods of carrying out teaching activities and student evaluation will be implemented. In particular, the following methods will be applied: distance teaching delivered in synchrony.Attendance
Presence is not mandatory but strongly recommended. It is advisable to take notes and try to actively participate in the lesson through questions and interventions.Type of evaluation
Verification of learning takes place through the performance of an oral test aimed at evaluating the knowledge of the topics covered in the exam texts as well as the presentation and synthesis skills of the student.