CODE 104970 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE DELL'AMMINISTRAZIONE E DELLA POLITICA 11934 (L-16 R) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SPS/02 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester OVERVIEW The course explores the main problems of the contemporary political-philosophical debate. The object of study are the authors' analyses concerning political power, its characters, forms and protagonists. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course explores the main problems of contemporary political-philosophical debate. 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. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 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. PREREQUISITES No prerequisite coursework is required. TEACHING METHODS The teaching involves 54 hours (equivalent to 9 CFUs). The course will be held in a blended mode, i.e., in-person, but with concurrent lecture delivery via the Teams platform. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Themes, problems and authors of Contemporary Political Thought, with a particular focus on Mosca, Weber, Luxemburg, Gramsci, Potter Webb, Dewey, Weil, Kelsen, Schmitt, Morgenthau, Arendt, Aron, Wight, and Rawls. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Suggested readings 1) - R. Gherardi (ed.), La politica e gli Stati. Problemi e figure del pensiero occidentale, Roma, Carocci Editore, 2022 (First section, chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; second section: Mosca, Weber, Luxemburg, Gramsci, Potter Webb, Dewey, Weil, Kelsen, Schmitt, Morgenthau, Arendt, Aron, Wight, Rawls). - G. Le Bon, Psicologia delle folle. 2) One of the following texts at student’s choice: - H. Arendt, Le origini del totalitarismo. - E. Canetti, Massa e potere. - W. Lippmann, L’opinione pubblica. - J. Ortega y Gasset, La ribellione delle masse. 3) One of the following texts at student’s choice: - R. Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451. - A. Huxley, Il nuovo mondo. - G. Orwell, 1984. - G. Orwell, La fattoria degli animali. 4) Students not attending the course should also add this text: - K. R. Popper, Le fonti della conoscenza e dell’ignoranza, Bologna, il Mulino, 2000. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANDREA CATANZARO Ricevimento: On appointment, generally on Thursday morning (9-11 am) at Albergo Dei Poveri (Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche - Piazzale E. Brignole 3 a, Torre centrale - 4th floor). Otherwise on Teams (channel code: tz7ou3u) To arrange an appointment, please write to this email address: andrea.catanzaro@unige.it. DAVIDE SUIN Ricevimento: By appointment. LESSONS LESSONS START Fisrt semester. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam will assess the ability to move critically within the material taught and to use it in reading and interpreting current political debate. FURTHER INFORMATION Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the teacher and the School's contact person for disability at the beginning of teaching to agree on possible teaching arrangements that, while respecting the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning patterns. Contacts of the School's disability contact person can be found at the following link Comitato di Ateneo per l’inclusione delle studentesse e degli studenti con disabilità o con DSA | UniGe | Università di Genova Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals Peace, justice and strong institutions