Cooperation and State building
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There are no prerequisites.
Learning assessment consists of an oral exam, with a final grade out of 30, covering the entire course syllabus.
Attending students only may take a written exam. This exam includes multiple-choice questions to test their overall knowledge of the course topics, and open-ended questions to test their ability to write and critically analyze what they learned in class.
Non-attending students will take the exam based on the reference texts.
The final grade is expressed out of 30 and takes into account the accuracy and quality of the answers (50%), critical evaluation and argumentation skills (25%), and language proficiency (25%).
The course is aimed at students interested in working in the field of development cooperation and as mediators in the field of fundamental rights.
In particular, the course aims to provide students with the fundamental principles that govern cases of state crisis and reconstruction of states emerging from post-conflict situations characterized by serious violations of human rights and the related problems that societies face in such complex historical circumstances. It is particularly aimed at students interested in working in the field of international cooperation. The course will make use of the intervention of external experts, with testimonies and in-depth case studies.
Main topics covered in the course:
- The resilient state.
- Fragile states.
- State-building and democratization processes in the contemporary world.
- Nation and nationalism.
- Minorities and minority rights.
- The United Nations and the responsibility to protect and prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. A crisis within a crisis.
- The fundamental constitutional principle of internationalism.
- The constitutional principle of "repudiation of war" (Article 11 of the Constitution)
- The regulation of Italy's participation in international missions.
- The constitutional principle of solidarity in its domestic and international context.
- The constitutional principle of horizontal subsidiarity and the Third Sector.
- International cooperation (bilateral, multilateral, non-governmental).
- Development cooperation: a) historical evolution; b) The Italian system of development cooperation.
- Focus: the universal civil service and the European Solidarity Corps
- Focus: State failure: the case of the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia and the civil war.
- Transitional Justice: the different tools.
The course is linked to a practical design workshop.
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The course takes place in the first semester, with 50 hours of lectures (8 credits).
The course includes:
- Theoretical lectures to illustrate the course topics, supported by PowerPoint presentations highlighting key concepts.
- Analysis of original materials, which will be made available through publication on the e-learning platform, to allow for further study and develop a critical perspective on the subject.
- Lessons based on the "flipped classroom" methodology.
- Testimonials and insights from experts in the protection of fundamental rights and cooperation, on specific topics, to provide students with diverse approaches to the subject.
Classes require active student engagement, encouraging students to participate actively in discussions to foster reasoning, critical analysis, and communication skills.
The course is complemented by a hands-on design workshop aimed at strengthening theoretical knowledge by developing soft and transversal skills for project preparation for competitive funding calls launched by national or European institutions.
The course is divided into thematic modules. A specific module on mass human rights violations and transitional justice will be taught with experts from the International Center for Transitional Justice (New York).
Lectures will be complemented and supported by additional teaching materials, published on the e-learning platform, making them accessible to all students. Multimedia materials will also be used.
Student reception takes place after classes by appointment via institutional email.