The course focuses on the political history of energy and on the environmental consequences of the emergence of different energy regimes from the beginning of the 20th century to the present.
teacher profile teaching materials
See the TEXTS for the exam for NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS.
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. Two 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"
- Guy Laron, "Oil War"
- Thea Riofrancos, "The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"
- Jeronim, Perovic, "Fuel and Power"
Fruizione: 20710641 HISTORY AND POLITICS OF ENERGY in Strategie culturali per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo LM-81 R GARAVINI GIULIANO
Programme
The instructor will distribute reading materials to ATTENDING STUDENTS each week.See the TEXTS for the exam for NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS.
Core Documentation
Only for "non frequentanti" (4 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. Two 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"
- Guy Laron, "Oil War"
- Thea Riofrancos, "The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"
- Jeronim, Perovic, "Fuel and Power"
Attendance
Attending students are expected to follow each classType of evaluation
Attending students will have a written exam in the middle of the class, a presentation and a final exam. Non attending students will have a final oral exam.