Teaching code

4S02210

Teacher

Ilaria Possenti

Coordinator

Ilaria Possenti

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SPS/01 - POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Period

Sem. 1A dal Sep 24, 2018 al Nov 10, 2018.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide examples of the contribution that philosophy can bring to the understanding of political problems, as an exercise in critical thinking, and to public communication.
At the end of the course the student should demonstrate:
- to have acquired a precise knowledge of the topics addressed in the course;
- to be able to expose them in an orderly and synthetic way;
- to have developed the ability to formulate its/her own judgment.

Program

START DATE: 1 october 2018

UNWANTED. ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND THE RIGHT TO HAVE RIGHTS

“We became aware of the existence of a right to have rights […]
only when millions of people emerged who had lost and could not regain these rights because of the new global political situation" (Hannah Arendt, 1951)

The course will discuss Arendt's reflections about political inclusion and exclusion of stateless people and refugees, human rights, "the right to have rights" and citizenship.
The Program particularly refers to:
1) the history of western political thought and the political concept of citizenship (S. Petrucciani, D. Zolo);
2) Saskia Sassen's "Una sociologia della globalizzazione", a comprehensive analysis putting modern migrations into the historical and social context of globalization processes;
3) Hannah Arendt's "The declin of the nation-state and the end of the rights of men" (1951), the final chapter of "Imperialism" (second part of "The origins of totalitarianism") consacrated to the "right to have rights" as a right to active citizenship.

TEXTS:
1. S. Petrucciani, "Modelli di filosofia politica", Einaudi 2003: II, L’ordine della polis (pp. 33-59); III, La città dell’uomo e la città di Dio (pp. 61-76); IV, Il paradigma del contratto (pp. 77-112); V, Società civile e Stato, pp. 125-136 e 150-163; VI: pp. 167-203.
2. D. Zolo, “Cittadinanza. Storia di un concetto teorico-politico”, in “Filosofia politica”, 1, 2000, pp. 5-18 (articolo su rivista: questo testo sarà reso disponibile dalla docente)
3. Sassen S., “Una sociologia della globalizzazione”, Einaudi 2008: 3, Lo Stato affronta l'economia globale; 4, La città globale: ritrovare località; 5, Formazione delle migrazioni internazionali.
4. H. Arendt, “Il tramonto dello stato nazionale e la fine dei diritti umani”, in H. Arendt, "Le origini del totalitarismo" (1951), Einaudi 2003, pp. 372-419.

METHODS
Lectures based on reading and interpretation of the texts, films’ projections, discussions.
Optional seminars: free access to the Hannah Arendt Center's Seminars (Calendar 2018-19: www.arendtcenter.it).
During the first lesson, attending students will receive the full lesson schedule.
Throughout the academic year, the teacher also holds a regular individual Reception at the times indicated on her page (it is recommended that you consult the page to be informed of any changes).

Examination Methods

Written exam: written test consisting of a questionnaire with open answers (three questions in three hours). The questions will be three and will concern the texts indicated in the bibliography
The following will be evaluated:
- pertinence of the information provided in the answers;
- consequentiality of the arguments;
- ability to autonomously process the knowledge acquired.
Exam sessions: from January to September 2019.