The course explores the main problems of contemporary political-philosophical debate, deepening the origins and developments of the distinction between right and left. The various authors and ideological currents examined contribute to drawing a path that, in recent times, leads to the contrast between individuality and community, between modernity and nostalgia for identity, in a new form of political conflict in which equality and difference return to play the lion's share.
At the end of the course, the student will have acquired the ability to critically interpret the debate on the most relevant aspects of politics and to infer elements of continuity and discontinuity with current affairs.
Unless otherwise specified due to the evolution of the health situation, the course will take place in the traditional (presential) mode.
Compulsory readings:
C. GALLI – E. GREBLO – S. MEZZADRA (eds.), Il pensiero politico contemporaneo: il Novecento e l’età globale, il Mulino, 2011 (except Chapter I - The Crisis of the Modern Political Order).
alternatively
C. GALLI – E. GREBLO – S. MEZZADRA (eds.), Il pensiero politico del Novecento, il Mulino, Bologna, 2005 (except Chapter I - The Crisis of the Modern Political Order).
At students' choice (one book for those who attend the course; two for those who do not):
A. CATANZARO – A. de SANCTIS – C. MORGANTI (eds.), Un’altra democrazia? La democrazia diretta e le sue declinazioni, Edizioni ETS (in printing).
C. ALTINI (ed.), Democrazia. Storia e teoria di una esperienza filosofica e politica, il Mulino, Bologna, 2011.
M. VENEZIANI, La cultura della destra, Laterza, 2007.
M. REVELLI, Populismo 2.0, Giulio Einaudi Editore, 2017.
M. REVELLI, La sinistra sociale. Oltre la civiltà del lavoro, Bollati Boringhieri, 1997.
Ricevimento: Thursday 2-4 p.m. at Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche (DISPO) Piazzale E. Brignole 3 a, Torre centrale (4th floor). Until otherwise notified, office hours will take place online via Teams (code: tz7ou3u). If there are any problems with the date and time, please contact the teacher by email to arrange an appointment.
Second semester
Oral exam
The exam is aimed at assessing the acquired skills by the students in analysing the political ideas and political theories dealing with peace and war from a critical perspective and in using them in comprehending contemporary world politics.
