Programme

The course will focus on the political history of energy and on the environmental consequences of the emergence of different energy regimes from the beginning of the industrial revolution to the present time. There will be a special focus on the emergence of oil and on the role petroleum has played in international relations.

Core Documentation

Only for "non frequentanti" (3 texts)

1. Bruce Podobnik, "Global Energy Shifts. Fostering Sustainability in a Turbulent Age"

2. Adam Hanieh, "Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market"


3. One among the following:
- Brett Christophers, "The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet"
- Giuliano Garavini, "The Rise and Fall of OPEC in the 20th Century"
- Stephen G. Gross, "Energy and Power: Germany in the Age of Oil, Atoms, and Climate Change"
- Jeronim, Perovic, "Fuel and Power"
- Guy Laron, "Oil Wars"
- Thea Riofrancos, "The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"

Attendance

Compulsory for attending students

Type of evaluation

- Each student will volunteer for one presentation; - Each student will prepare for the end of the class an essay (2500 words max) that might also be on the same topic as his class presentation. - The final exam will be an oral exam. Exams: Presentation and class participation: 25% Essay: 25% Final exam: 50% Total: 100% For NON-ATTENDING students, there will be only a final oral exam.