OVERVIEW

This year, students will make a joint proposal for amending the Testo unico sull’immigrazione.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course will provide students with the tools to grasp the philosophical aspects underlying the policy making and implementation processes. By the end of the course, students • will be aware of the relationship between philosophy and policy; • will identify and discuss solutions to problems of general interest; • will be aware of policy-making techniques.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the seminar, students

will be able to connect the Testo unico sulle immigrazioni with ongoing global migration policy debates;
will be aware of the relationship between practical philosophy and public policy;will know how to approach different proposals for reforming the Italian migration policy landscape;

will master migration policy terminology;

will benefit from advanced social skills (ability to manage one's own social interactions, ability to respect others and their needs, willingness to overcome prejudices and to express and understand different points of view);

will benefit from enhanced project management skills (ability to transform ideas into practical proposals through a process of collective deliberation).

TEACHING METHODS

This course is seminar-based with phases of group thinking, collective writing, in-classroom reading and discussion, and peer-evaluation.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

We will read and discuss the Testo unico sull’immigrazione.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Testo unico sull’immigrazione (open access online)

For those who want to dig into the relationship between philosophy and public policy:

J. Wolff, Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical Inquiry,

A. Lever e A. Poama (a cura di), The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

TBC

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

There is no final exam (and no marks) for this seminar.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Students will gain the credits upon 75% attendance and in-classroom presentation of the group project.