0000994 - THEORIES AND METHODS FOR GLOBAL STUDIES

courses
ID:
0000994
Duration (hours):
36
CFU:
6
SSD:
General Sociology
Located in:
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI "L'ORIENTALE"
Url:
International relations/Scenari globali e carriere internazionali Year: 1
Year:
2026

Overview

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (28/09/2026 - 15/01/2027)

Syllabus

Course Objectives

Knowing how to intelligently use the tools of social knowledge that the course makes available.

Course Prerequisites

No one.

Teaching Methods

Classes will primarily be conducted in a seminar format, with the aim of fostering discussion and critical reflection, starting from weekly assigned readings.


Assessment Methods

Oral exam.

Texts

For students who attend the course, the course requirements consists of the weekly assigned readings. These readings will be discussed and examined in depth during class sessions.

Program for non-attending students:

Eve DARIAN-SMITH and Philip C. MCCARTY. 2017. The Global Turn. Theories, Research Designs, and Methods for Global Studies. Oakland, CA: University of California Press.
Gurminder K. BHAMBRA and John HOLMWOOD. 2021. Colonialism and Modern Social Theory. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Jason MOORE. 2017. Antropocene o Capitalocene? Scenari di ecologia-mondo nella crisi planetaria. Verona: Ombre Corte.

Contents

The course aims to explore the meaning and implications of the “global turn” for contemporary social sciences and to critically understand the main theoretical issues that arise from the confrontation between different “grand narratives” of the global. At the same time, it seeks to encourage reflection on the consequences for the formulation of analytical categories and methodological approaches.


Course Language

Italian.

Degrees

Degrees

International relations 
Master's Degree
2 years
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People

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Main module

THEORIES AND METHODS FOR GLOBAL STUDIES