Prof. Antonio Del Vecchio

• The bibliography for students attending at least the 75% of the classes will based on the classic works that will be discussed and commented in class and a selection of articles and essays.

Argomenti del programma: The course will deal with the history of modern political thought – with a special focus on some fundamental concepts such as sovereignty, state, rights, property and war – in a global perspective that assumes the opening of the new Atlantic political space and the problems involved in European expansion overseas as a crucial background for understanding the emergence and the development of modern politics.

• A reading list with excerpts from the works of the aforementioned authors that will be read and commented on in class will be made available on the platform Virtuale (accessible by Unibo students via the "Teaching Materials" link on this…

Argomenti del programma: The course will introduce students to the work of some of the most important authors in the history of Italian political thought from the sixteenth century to the present day, with particular emphasis on their understanding of historical crises, conflicts, and transformations. In doing so, the course will also address some important specificities of modern Italian history, society and culture.

• The bibliography for students attending at least the 75% of the classes will based on the classic works that will be discussed and commented in class and a selection of articles and essays.

Argomenti del programma: The course will deal with the history of modern political thought – with a special focus on some fundamental concepts such as sovereignty, state, rights, property and war – in a global perspective that assumes the opening of the new Atlantic political space and the problems involved in European expansion overseas as a crucial background for understanding the emergence and the development of modern politics.

Il programma è diverso per frequentanti e non frequentanti.

Argomenti del programma: Il corso introduce ai principali concetti politici moderni (Stato, sovranità, democrazia, libertà, uguaglianza, potere, cittadinanza, rivoluzione) attraverso l'analisi dei principali "classici" del pensiero politico e delle principali correnti di pensiero (razionalismo, repubblicanesimo, dialettica, marxismo, decisionismo, decostruzionismo).