- Docente: Arrigo Pallotti
- Credits: 2
- SSD: SPS/13
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in International relations and diplomatic affairs (cod. 8048)
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to frame the complex phenomeon of the climate change, to understand the main interdependencies pertaining he interaction between climate change and political, social and economic transformations under way in Africa, with a special focus on migration and violent conflicts.
Course contents
1. The impact of climate change on African states and societies.
2. The national, regional and international policies implemented to mitigate the effects of climate change in Africa.
3. Case studies.
Readings/Bibliography
The bibliography includes few readings common to all the three modules and readings specific for each module. Additional reading will be required for not attending students. Most part of the readings will be in English. Some readings will be made available on the IOL website service of UNIBO.
Bibliography for attending students.
a) Bibliography common to all the modules.
One of the following books, at choice.
Mastrojeni G. e Pasini A.., 2017, Effetto Serra Effetto Guerra. Clima, Conflitti, Migrazioni: l'Italia in Prima Linea. Chiarelettere Editore;
Di Paola M., 2015, Cambiamento Climatico. Una Piccola Introduzione. LUISS University Press.
b) Bibliography for the first module
The detailed bibliography of the first module will be communicated at the course start.
Bibliography for not attending students
The detailed bibliography of the first module will be communicated at the course start.
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Depending on the number of attenting students, group work will be required. Each group will make a class presentation in which a summary of the assigned papers and/or book chapters will be discussed.
Assessment methods
For the attending students there will be two mid-term exams and a final exam. Each mid-term exam is worth 30% of the final grade; the final exams 40%.
The first mid-term exam will cover the arguments of the first module. The second mid-term exam will cover the arguments of the second and third modules. In each mid-term exam students must answer to three open questions; each exam lasts two hours.
If allowed by the number of the attending students, the final exam will be a Report that students write at home; this Report will then be discussed with the instructors during the oral final exam. The topic of the Report will be communicated at the beginning of the third module. The Report must be sent to the istructors at least 5 days before the oral final exam.
The final exam for the not-attending students will be oral and it will cover all the required readings.
Teaching tools
Slides, database, videos and official documents.
Office hours
See the website of Arrigo Pallotti