GEOGRAPHY OF CONFLICTS
PRESENTAZIONE
The course of Geography of Conflicts aims at introducing a general perspective on the relation between geography and current and past conflicts by critically examining and discussing the most relevant international literature and case studies. In addition, it will focus some key topics in the geographical dimension of conflicts and wars around the world.
OBIETTIVI E CONTENUTI
OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI
The course of Geography and Conflicts provides students with some key topics in the geographical dimension of conflicts and wars around the world: cartography and conflicts; climate change-driven conflicts; political borders; physical geography and battlefield
OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI (DETTAGLIO) E RISULTATI DI APPRENDIMENTO
At the end of the course, students will be able to
- track links between environment and conflict under a geopolitical perspective
- investigate and critically examine the relevant international literature on the topic
- analyse past and current wars and battles by looking at specific geographical elements of the physical landscape
- argue and describe (in both oral and written form) the relation between geography and conflict by developing a specific theme in great depth
Modalità didattiche
The course will consist of a series of lectures (frontal teaching) where students will be introduced to the most relevant themes of the subject. Frontal teaching will also include some lectures on specific themes by invited experts. In addition, there will be some readings (compulsory for attending students) where some key texts will be analysed and discussed. At the end of the course, students (as groups) will be required to develop in great depth a topic of their choice which will be presented, discussed and developed in written work as part of the examination programme.
TEAMS Channel: Geography of Conflicts (code sydix2u)
PROGRAMMA/CONTENUTO
Cartography and power
Borders/borderscapes
Landscapes of violence/security landscapes
Climate change
Climate change and conflict
Geography of battlefields
TESTI/BIBLIOGRAFIA
Attending students
Study materials for attending students will be notes and Powerpoint presentations on AULAWEB and articles and book chapters which will be uploaded on AULAWEB during the course.
As essential part of the exam, attending students will be required to develop a group project as explained above
Non attending students
Powerpoint presentations, articles and book chapters uploaded on AULAWEB. In addition, non attending students will be ask to prepare one of the following books:
- Galgano, F. (Ed.) (2019) The Environment-Conflict Nexus, Springer (downloadable from Springer website through Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo)
- Winters, H. A. (1998) Battling the Elements: Weather and Terrain in the Conduct of War, The John Hopkins University Press
LEZIONI
Modalità didattiche
The course will consist of a series of lectures (frontal teaching) where students will be introduced to the most relevant themes of the subject. Frontal teaching will also include some lectures on specific themes by invited experts. In addition, there will be some readings (compulsory for attending students) where some key texts will be analysed and discussed. At the end of the course, students (as groups) will be required to develop in great depth a topic of their choice which will be presented, discussed and developed in written work as part of the examination programme.
TEAMS Channel: Geography of Conflicts (code sydix2u)
ESAMI
Modalità d'esame
Prova orale