CODE 117842 ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI 11935 (LM-52 R) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 AMMINISTRAZIONE E POLITICHE PUBBLICHE 11903 (LM-63 R) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SPS/07 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: INSEGNAMENTO INTEGRATO AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course the student is able to know and understand the main theoretical and empirical aspects of the globalization processes and how these have been developing in last decades at different levels and in different institutional frames, creating new forms of interconnection and interdependence. The course is also set to provide the student with the critical knowledge to understand the current situation of the globalization processes and discuss the main hypothesis about their development. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Classes are set to provide the students with sociological tools useful to study and understand globalization in its economic, political and cultural aspects. Students will deal with the main sociological theories of globalization and with its history. Moreover, they will be able to understand, among other issues, the transformation and reorganization of the economy on a global scale, the causes and the consequences of global migration, the debate about a change in the role of Nation-States, the links between technology, culture and the economy, and the reconfiguration of the contemporary international order. PREREQUISITES General knowledge of sociology is required TEACHING METHODS Frontal teaching, classes in attendance. In order to support and integrate textbooks, the teacher will upload teaching materials on Aulaweb, sending also links to videos related to the topics discussed. Classes are scheduled in the first semester. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Globalization processes have economic, political and cultural aspects. They are developing at different levels and in different institutional frames, and they are creating new forms of interconnection and interdependence. In a first part, classes deal with the main sociological theories of globalization and with its history. In a second part, they focus on the consequences of these processes on people’s lives and relations in the economic, political and cultural dimensions. A third, final part will discuss the hypothesis of the slowing down – someone is even arguing about its end – of these processes of interconnection and interdependence on a global scale, as well as the reconfiguration of the new international political order. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Martell L. (2017), The Sociology of Globalization, Polity Press, Cambridge (2nd ed.). Further updated materials will be provided by the teacher. Non attending students will study also the following article: Alkharafi N., Alsabah M. (2025), Globalization: An overview of its main characteristics and types, and an exploration of its impacts on individuals, firms, and nations, in Economies, ISSN 2227-7099, MDPI, Basel, Vol. 13, Iss. 4, pp. 1-33, https://doi.org/10.3390/economies13040091 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD AGOSTINO MASSA Ricevimento: The teacher will meet students by appointment in his office at the Albergo dei Poveri (central tower, fourth floor) or online (Teams). Exam Board PATRIZIA MAGARO' (President) AGOSTINO MASSA (President) LESSONS LESSONS START Classes are scheduled in the first semester, starting in mid-September 2026. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Exams are oral and are held by the Professor, jointly with other colleagues in sociological disciplines. ASSESSMENT METHODS Exams are oral and are held by the Professor, jointly with other colleagues in sociological disciplines. Students are expected to answer at least three questions on the topics taught in the course. A first question is about the contents of the Introduction and the Chapters 1 and 2, aiming to verify students' capacity to use the cathegories proposed by the different theoretical perspectives in the description and interpretation of the processes of globalization. A second question is about the contents of the Chapters from 3 to 12, aiming to verify students' capacity to express, even in critical terms, the main aspects and issues related to the processes of globalization in their different thematic dimensions. A third question consists in the discussion of a short essay (between 5 and 10 pages), agreed with the teacher, in which the students will try to update to the current situation some topics contained in one of the textbook's Chapters from 3 to 12 - at their choice. FURTHER INFORMATION To request compensatory tools or dispensatory measures, students with disabilities or SLD must fill in the dedicated Webform available at https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa, at least 7 working days before the exam. Students with SEN may instead send their request by e-mail to the lecturer, copying the Department Representative, Prof. Aristide Canepa (aristide.canepa@unige.it) and the Inclusion Office (inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it). Requests from students will be assessed by the lecturer and may be approved or rejected.
