20711232 - Post-development sociology

The course has a monographic character and aims to meet some reflections and practices beyond the crisis of the "development era".
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Mutuazione: 20711232 POST-DEVELOPMENT SOCIOLOGY - SOCIOLOGIA DEL DOPO-SVILUPPO in Scienze umane per l'ambiente LM-1 ROMANO ONOFRIO

Programme

The course focuses on the crisis of the "developmentist" modernity, analyzing its original features and its institutional and regulative evolutions, in connection with the changing characters of social theory.
In the final part, we will try to imagine the features of a post-development society, taking inspiration from the "meridian thinking" by Franco Cassano.
Teaching language: English.

Core Documentation

- O. Romano, "The sociology of knowledge in a time of crisis. Challenging the phantom of liberty", Routledge, New York & London 2014.
- F. Cassano, "Southern thought. And other essays on the Mediterranean", Fordham University Press, New York 2012.

Type of delivery of the course

Lecture, in-depth seminars, classroom debates.

Type of evaluation

Oral interview on the course topics.