The main part of the course is dedicated to the history of modern political theories, reconstructed through the principal political philosophers, from Machiavelli to Marx. Besides the most important authors, the course illustrates the great themes of the modern political theory: sovereignty of the State, democracy, liberalism, socialism. Its last part describes the system of representation of ideal societies typical of utopian literature, from Thomas More to utopian socialism of the nineteenth c
Course Content - Last names M-Z
The course deals with the long wave development of modern political thought. Ideas and political concepts will be analysed as a main frame of the contemporary political situation. In particular, theoretical and conceptual issues of modern political sciense will be explained in historical perspective.
a) G. Bonaiuti, V. Collina, Storia delle dottrine politiche, Firenze, Le Monnier, 2010
b) Readings presented by teacher during lectures.
For students who do not attend lectures
a) G. Bonaiuti, V. Collina, Storia delle dottrine politiche, Firenze, Le Monnier, 2010
b) One of the following book:
1. F. Fukuyama, La fine della storia e l’ultimo uomo, Milano, Rizzoli;
2. P. P. Portinaro, Il labirinto delle istituzioni nella storia europea, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2006
3. P. Sloterdijk, Ira e tempo, Roma, Meltemi;
4. L. Scuccimarra, I confini del mondo. Storia del cosmopolitismo dall'Antichità al Settecento, Bologna, il Mulino 2006.
4. G. Bonaiuti, Corpo sovrano. Studi sul concetto di popolo, Roma, Meltemi.
5. M. Walzer, L’intellettuale militante. Critica sociale e impegno politico nel Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino.
6. C. Galli, Spazi politici. L’età moderna e l’età globale, Bologna, Il Mulino; e C. Galli, La guerra globale, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2002
7. S. Rodeschini, Stati di natura. Saggio sul contrattualismo moderno e contemporaneo, Roma, Carocci, 2012.
Learning Objectives - Last names M-Z
The course aims at enabling students to question the most important topics of modern and contemporary political thought in historical perspective, since the idea of sovereignty of the modern state to the birth of liberal, democratic and socialist tendencies in the XIXth century and to the development of aggressive conservatism, totalitarian regimes and democratic ideas in the XXth.
Prerequisites - Last names M-Z
Good comprehension of italian language, written and oral.
Teaching Methods - Last names M-Z
Lectures and seminars
Further information - Last names M-Z
For students who do not attend lectures can be usefull the book:
R. Esposito, G. Galli, C. Galli, R. Esposito, Enciclopedia del pensiero politico. Autori, concetti, dottrine, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2000
Type of Assessment - Last names M-Z
Final exam consists of two written works.
First one is a test on main notions of history of political thought;
second one is a written work in which the student has to answer to four questions on the complete program.