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  1. Environmental Justice and Geopolitics of The Sea
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Insegnamento Course full name
Environmental Justice and Geopolitics of The Sea
Course ID number
2425-1-F7502Q039
Course summary SYLLABUS

Course Syllabus

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Obiettivi

Comprensione delle principali questioni relative allo studio degli oceani e degli spazi transnazionali secondo la prospettiva delle geopolitica critica / della geopolitica dell'ambiente / della giustizia ambientale.

Capacità avanzata di analisi critica e di comprensione della letteratura scientifica e delle narrative relative agli oceani, e delle dinamiche geopolitiche in atto per la conquista del sea-power.

Abilità di condurre studi e ricerche interdisciplinari.

Contenuti sintetici

Dopo una breve introduzione sugli approcci più recenti alla geografia politica e alla geopolitica critica, il corso si concentra dapprima sulla rappresentazione storica dell’oceano come “spazio politico e sociale” e su come il mare possa essere inquadrato dal discorso geopolitico internazionale, in relazione ai processi di territorializzazione, di geo-power e di extra-territorialità degli spazi marini.

La seconda parte del corso riguarda tematiche più specifiche di ecologia politica e riguarda i temi della giustizia/ingiustizia ambientale, con particolare riferimento alle questioni di protezione/conservazione delle aree marine, dell'ocean grabbing e dei diritti delle popolazioni indigene.

Programma esteso

La geografia politica del mare: l' approccio "classico"

Una geo-grafia politica (critica) del mare? Pensare al mare / rappresentare il mare / sfruttare le 'caratteristiche geopolitiche' del mare

La geo-grafia e il potere della rappresentazione /Dividere (e nominare) il mare oceanico: la questione Mare Orientale/Mar del Giappone

La territorializzazione del mare /Reclami territoriali e dispute sulle isole: la questione Dokdo-Takeshima

Definizioni geografiche e controversie sulle isole: la questione Sankeku-Diaoyu/il cambiamento climatico e la scomparsa di isole/rifugi: Okininotori: uno shima o una barriera corallina?

Un approccio classico alla geopolitica del mare/il mito del potere marittimo: Posizioni teoriche di A.T. Mahan / La Cina come potenza marittima e la competizione nel Mar Cinese Meridionale (Spratly, Paracel e altro)

Potere marittimo, nodi marittimi e isole come basi statunitensi: Le Hawaii e Pearl Harbor, Midway e Wake, Guam

Potere del mare, nodi marini e isole come basi statunitensi all'estero/basi dell'impero e ninfee: Guantanamo, Micronesia e Isole Marshall, Okinawa, Diego Garcia

LSMPA (Large Scale Maritime Protected Areas): conservazione o geopolitica?

Extraterritorialità e turismo da crociera come esempio di globalizzazione

Geopolitica degli oceani e giustizia ambientale

Prerequisiti

nessuno

Modalità didattica

42 / inglese / didattica erogativa in presenza: 60% / didattica interattiva in presenza: 40%

Materiale didattico

Letture suggerite

Flint C. (2024). Near and far waters: the geopolitics of seapower, Stanford University Press.

De Santo, E. M. (2024). Securitizing Marine Protected Areas: Geopolitics, Environmental Justice, and Science. Taylor & Francis.

Periodo di erogazione dell'insegnamento

Secondo semestre

Modalità di verifica del profitto e valutazione

due presentazioni in ppt su argomento a scelta dello studente

Orario di ricevimento

su appuntamento, di persona o online
Stanza 358/U7 terzo piano

Sustainable Development Goals

PARITÁ DI GENERE | ACQUA PULITA E SERVIZI IGIENICO-SANITARI | RIDURRE LE DISUGUAGLIANZE | LOTTA CONTRO IL CAMBIAMENTO CLIMATICO | VITA SOTT'ACQUA | PACE, GIUSTIZIA E ISTITUZIONI SOLIDE
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Aims

Understanding of the main questions raised by studying oceanic and transnational spaces in a critical geopolitics / environmental geopolitics / environmental justice perspective

An advanced ability to critically analyze and interrogate scholarship and discourse framing the oceans, and the geopolitical dynamics underway to conquer sea-power.

An engagement with the challenges of inter-disciplinary study and research.

Contents

After a short introduction to the most recent theoretical approaches to political geography and critical geopolitics, the course focuses first on the historical representation of the ocean as a "political and social space" and on how the sea can be framed by international geopolitical discourse, in relation to the processes of territorialisation, geo-power and extra-territoriality of marine spaces.

The second part of the course deals with more specific issues of political ecology and covers the topics of environmental justice/injustice, with particular reference to the themes of protection/conservation of marine areas, ocean grabbing and the rights of indigenous peoples.

Detailed program

The political geography of the sea: the "classical" approach

A (critical) political geo-graphy of the sea? thinking about the sea / representing the sea / exploiting the “geopolitical features” of the sea

Geo-graphy and the power of representation /Dividing (and naming) the ocean sea: the East Sea/ Sea of Japan issue

The territorialisation of the sea /Territorial claims and islands disputes: the Dokdo-Takeshima issue

Geographical definitions and island disputes: the Sankeku-Diaoyu issue/ climate change and vanishing islands/reefs: Okininotori: a shima, or a reef’?

A classical approach to the geopolitics of the sea/ the myth of sea power: A.T. Mahan theoretical positions / China as a maritime power and the South China Sea competition (Spratly, Paracel and more)

Sea power, sea nodes and islands as U.S. bases: The Hawai’i and Pearl Harbor, Midway and Wake, Guam

Sea power, sea nodes and islands as overseas U.S. bases/ bases of empire and lily pads: Guantanamo, Micronesia and Marshall Islands, Okinawa, Diego Garcia

LSMPAs (Large Scale Maritime Protected Areas): conservation or geopolitics?

Extra-territoriality and Cruise tourism as an example of globalization

Geopolitics of the oceans and environmental justice

Prerequisites

none

Teaching form

42 hours / English / face to face lectures, in presence: 60% / interactive activities in presence: 40%

Textbook and teaching resource

Suggested readings:

Flint C. (2024). Near and far waters: the geopolitics of seapower, Stanford University Press.

De Santo, E. M. (2024). Securitizing Marine Protected Areas: Geopolitics, Environmental Justice, and Science. Taylor & Francis.

Semester

Second Semester

Assessment method

Two ppt presentations on a topic of the student's choice

Office hours

by appointment, in person or online
Room 358/U7 third floor

Sustainable Development Goals

GENDER EQUALITY | CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION | REDUCED INEQUALITIES | CLIMATE ACTION | LIFE BELOW WATER | PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
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Key information

Field of research
M-GGR/02
ECTS
6
Term
Second semester
Activity type
Mandatory to be chosen
Course Length (Hours)
42
Degree Course Type
2-year Master Degreee
Language
English

Staff

    Teacher

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    Elena Dell'Agnese

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Bibliography

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Enrolment methods

Manual enrolments
Self enrolment (Student)
Self enrolment (Student)

Sustainable Development Goals

GENDER EQUALITY - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
GENDER EQUALITY
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
REDUCED INEQUALITIES - Reduce inequality within and among countries
REDUCED INEQUALITIES
CLIMATE ACTION - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
CLIMATE ACTION
LIFE BELOW WATER - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
LIFE BELOW WATER
PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS

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