20710641 - HISTORY AND POLITICS OF ENERGY

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 20th Century to the present time.

Curriculum

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Mutuazione: 20710641 HISTORY AND POLITICS OF ENERGY in Strategie culturali per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo LM-81 R GARAVINI GIULIANO

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.

Core Documentation

For "non frequentanti" (3 books):

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

2. One book among the following:
- Giuliano Garavini, "The Rise and Fall of OPEC in the 20th Century"
- Adam Hanieh, "Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market"
- Stephen G. Gross, "Energy and Power: Germany in the Age of Oil, Atoms, and Climate Change"
- Brett Christophers, "The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet"

3. Thea Riofrancos, "The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"

Attendance

Compulsory

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%

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 20710641 HISTORY AND POLITICS OF ENERGY in Strategie culturali per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo LM-81 R GARAVINI GIULIANO

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.

Core Documentation

For "non frequentanti" (3 books):

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

2. One book among the following:
- Giuliano Garavini, "The Rise and Fall of OPEC in the 20th Century"
- Adam Hanieh, "Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market"
- Stephen G. Gross, "Energy and Power: Germany in the Age of Oil, Atoms, and Climate Change"
- Brett Christophers, "The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet"

3. Thea Riofrancos, "The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"

Attendance

Compulsory

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%

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 20710641 HISTORY AND POLITICS OF ENERGY in Strategie culturali per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo LM-81 R GARAVINI GIULIANO

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.

Core Documentation

For "non frequentanti" (3 books):

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

2. One book among the following:
- Giuliano Garavini, "The Rise and Fall of OPEC in the 20th Century"
- Adam Hanieh, "Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market"
- Stephen G. Gross, "Energy and Power: Germany in the Age of Oil, Atoms, and Climate Change"
- Brett Christophers, "The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet"

3. Thea Riofrancos, "The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"

Attendance

Compulsory

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%