Educational objectives A) Knowledge and understanding
Knowing and understanding the basic elements of Euro-Latin American relations through the lens of the migratory phenomena present in modern and contemporary history and through the forms of development cooperation inherent in the relations between the two regions.
B) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Knowing how to apply the knowledge and understanding of the various facets of relations between Europe and Latin America, to emerging and topical phenomena involving the two geographical areas.
C) Making judgments
Being able to identify and collect additional information to achieve greater awareness of the phenomena studied in order to know how to take initiatives and decisions on any projects, studies / research and programs that affect bi-regional relations.
D) Communication skills
Knowing how to communicate information and ideas effectively, as well as discussing problems and solutions of the various issues concerning bi-regional relations. Knowing how to choose the appropriate form and means of communication to the interlocutor, both specialist and non-specialist, where to present one's research or research work.
E) Learning skills
Have the ability to draw on different bibliographic sources and data sources present both in Europe and Latin America and therefore use the Italian and Spanish language, in order to deepen the topics of greatest interest and to acquire new skills in the field of relationships bi-regional.
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Educational objectives The aim of the course will be to provide the methodological tools of geography and geopolitics that are indispensable for the critical understanding of relations between countries in the North and countries in the South of the world. In particular, through specially identified practical cases, the political and cultural assumptions implicit in each domain relationship will be problematized.
Moreover, the new political spaces that take shape in non-western areas will be discussed, which, beyond the usual dominant / dominated dichotomy, experiment with innovative formulas of autonomy and independence.
It is realistically expected that at the end of the course the student will be able to use more relevant theoretical references for autonomous and critical reflection on the problem of North-South relations.
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Educational objectives Course aims and intended learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to: 1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the fundamental historical features of the region; 2. master the critical essential tools for the analysis of the history, the institutions and the socio-cultural processes within MENA countries; 3. understand the historical roots of the religious and political-cultural peculiarity of the MENA region as well as the formulation of their practices along both shores of the Mediterranean basin; 4. acquire the basic knowledge to understand contemporary challenges in the Mediterranean area such as radical Islamism, the crisis of the nation-state, the process of democratization, authoritarianism and the role of the army.
The student will be able to: 1. formulate critical observations on the development of the political, social and cultural institutions of the countries analyzed; 2. apply a critically use of journalistic and multimedia sources, in addition to secondary sources and update literature; 3. formulate a critical historically-base assessment on the deep roots of political and social change in the Middle East and North Africa.
Throughout the study of the general history of MENA region and a comparative analysis of the history of its countries, the student will be able to improve his/her understanding of contemporary events which testify the security and stability crisis of the post-colonial Arab system within the region.
Learning skills will be stimulated with power point presentations, guided discussion, also aimed at verifying the real understanding of the covered topics. They will also be stimulated by integrative teaching supports (magazine and newspaper articles, documentaries, movies).
Throughout the acquisition of an appropriate specialist terminology and the essential tools of analysis, the student will be able to communicate, in an oral and written manner, with the society in general about his/her areas of expertise and share information, ideas and critical analysis to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
This objective will be achieved through: 1. classroom debates; 2. seminars; 3. written reports.
At the end of the course the student will be able to: 1. apply their knowledge and understanding to specific case-studies, not analyzed during the lessons; 2. have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) to inform judgments that include reflection on relevant historical, social and political issues; 3. master the learning skills in order to develop his/her studies in a largely self-directed or autonomous manner.
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