Academic Year 2019/2020
- Docente: Sonia Lucarelli
- Credits: 4
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in International relations and diplomatic affairs (cod. 8048)
Learning outcomes
The laboratory aims at helping the students to develop: the ability to present in public; basic knowledge on issues of large interest in international politics such as terrorism, climate change negotiations, the Responsibility to protect doctrine, etc.; the ability to write short essays on issues of international politics.
Course contents
9 March
Introduction
16 March
Introduction
23 March
Introduction
30 March
Students’ presentations:
- The international system today (S)
- Migration flows to Europe (GP)
Debate: Would a World State be better than a system of states?
6 April
- What is an international organization? (GP)
- Responsibility to Protect (S)
Debate: Do we have a duty to save migrants at sea?
20 April
- What is security? (Prof)
- Responsibility to Protect (S)
- International terrorism (PG)
27 April
Students’ presentations:
- Cybersecurity (S)
- Energy security (GP)
- Health security (GP)
4 May
Students’ presentations:
- What is an international regime? (GP)
- International regime on climate change (S)
Debate: Are Fridays for future useful to tackle climate change?
11 May
Students’ presentation:
- International regime on non proliferation
- Counter-terrorism
Debate: Trump has announced that “waterboarding” is a legitimate mean of interrogation of alleged terrorists: is it legitimte to use special means to interview and detain alleged international terrorists?
18 May
Students’ presentations:
- Gender issues in international politics (Prof)
- Populism (Prof)
Class debate
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Legenda on the type of public:
GP: generic public
S: students
Prof.: professors
Readings/Bibliography
1. Texts on how to present in public:
Chivers and Shoolbred, A Students' Guide to Presentations, Sage, 2007.
C. Anderson, 'TED's Talk: The official TED Guide to Public Speaking"; Headline, 2016.
2.texts on issues in international politics:
- A. Heywood "Global Politics!, Palgrave, 2011
- R. Bova "How the World Works", Pearson, 2012 (2nd ed)
- M. Beeson and Nick Bisley, "Issues in 21st century world politics", Palgrave 2010
3. videos on public speaking (sample):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEunvMxy1WY&list=PLB7841E7C6F1D3469
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEunvMxy1WY&t=342s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDT1svklCyU&t=28s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FOCpMAww28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhbvUZOLTQY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0a61wFaF8A
Teaching methods
Lectures
students' presentations
students' debates
Assessment methods
participation, presentations and debates
Teaching tools
power point, prezi, videos
Office hours
See the website of Sonia Lucarelli
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.