00463 - Political and Economic Geography

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Docente: Elisa Magnani
  • Credits: 9
  • SSD: M-GGR/02
  • Language: Italian

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student is able to read and analyse the geopolitical and geo-economic dynamics of the current world, also recognizing its strong human and cultural dimension; in particular, the student is able to find out the close relationship between micro- and macro-territorial phenomena, by developing analytical and synthetic consciousness in relation to the examined space.

Course contents

The course offer an insight into political and economic geography with a focus on mobility, both in terms of tourism and migration.
The course is organized into two teaching modules.


Frst module:

  1. the first part introduces the key concepts of geography
  2. the second part introduces topics related to economic geography and globalization
  3. the third part consists of an in-depth monograph on the topic of tourism mobility.

Second module:

  1. the first part introduces to topics related to political geography, geopolitics and geography of mobility
  2. the second part consists of a monographic in-depth study on the topic of borders and international migration, through the direct study of reference bibliographic sources and thanks to a multidisciplinary approach.

Empirical cases related to the topics discussed will be proposed and analyzed during the course.

Readings/Bibliography

Attending students:

Minca C. (ed.), Appunti di Geografia. Wolters Kluwer, Milano, 2022.

Non-attending students:

Minca C. (ed.), Appunti di Geografia. Wolters Kluwer, Milano, 2022.

Aime M., Papotti P., L’altro e l’altrove. Antropologia, geografia e turismo, Einaudi, 2012.

Mezzadra S. E Neilson B., Confini e frontiere. La moltiplicazione del lavoro nel mondo globale. Il Mulino, 2014 (Capitoli da 1 a 5 inclusi).

Teaching methods

The course consists of lectures, interactive seminar activities and group work.


In the introductory lecture, detailed information will be provided on the syllabus and how the lectures will be conducted. Comprehensive guidance on how to test learning and the course materials will also be provided.


Students who intend to take the exam as attending students must ensure more than 75 percent class attendance.

Assessment methods

Verification of learning will be achieved through a written test consisting of open questions, differentiated between attending and nonattending students.

For attending students, the questions will cover the topics developed during the course and the bibliographic supports indicated and commented on during the lectures.

For nonattending students, questions will cover the topics covered in the text indicated in the syllabus.

The final assessment will focus, for all students, on: degree of knowledge and depth of content; ability of expression and argumentation; autonomy in establishing connections between the different topics covered in the course; and ability to analyze and interpret the topics studied.

Teaching tools

Power point presentations, lectures, maps, videos

Office hours

See the website of Elisa Magnani

See the website of Martina Tazzioli

SDGs

No poverty Gender equality Reduced inequalities Responsible consumption and production

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.