GLOBAL ASIAN STUDIES 1: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

The course of Political and Economic Geography (Minor in Global Asian Studies) provides geographical tools and historical-political-cultural contents which are fundamental to analyze the territorial processes that affect Asia, not only as a geographical space, but also as an actor in the current global dynamics.
Asian Countries have relations within the countinent as well as with other world Countries: their politics, economics and societies are deeply and globally interconnected.

The student is able to interpret the localization of economic activities and political actions, on both a local and global scale, in a cause-effect relationship with the geography of the territories, with particular regard to globalization, the emergence of new productive realities, the North-South imbalances, the impact of environmental problems as well as the sustainable development strategies.

General knowledge of the global space and of the current global processes; ability to search for the main global phenomena.

Nations, States, Borders, Boundaries
Development, Underdevelopment, Emerging Countries
Poverty and environmental disasters
Policies for the territorial development
Migrations, Cities and Urbanization
Tourism, culture and promotion of the territory

Essays*

- Ball D., et al., Asia’s New Geopolitics: Military Power and Regional Order, 2021, Routledge, The International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Aznar F., "Geopolitical movements in Central Asia", 56/2022, Instituto Espanol de Estudios Strategicos
- Kurmanalieva G., "Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: endless borders conflict", 4/2019, EUCACIS Online Paper
- Asian Development Bank, "Mapping fragile and conflict-affected situations in Asia and the Pacific: The ADB experience", 2016
- Mulakala A., "Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in Asia: Lessons in South South Cooperation", 2019, The Asia Foundation
- Kuusinenn M., et al., "The rise of the Southeast Asian Tigers. Elements for success in Southeast Asia", 2019, Business Sweden
- KPMG and the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, "Southeast Asia in transition. Geopolitical dynamics and implications for investment", 2016
- Dirk K., "ASEAN and African relations: towards a renewed partnership?", 2021, Institute of African Affairs, GIGA-Hamburg
- Abbas H., et al., "Asia Pacific Geopolitics: US Strategies and its Implications for China", 40/2022, Research Journal
- World Bank, "East Asia’s Changing Urban Landscape Measuring a Decade of Spatial Growth", 2015, Urban Development Series
- Asian Development Bank, "Asian Development Outlook Update: Fostering Growth and Inclusion in Asia’s Cities", 2019
- Khan A., et al., "Tourism and Development in Developing Economies: A Policy Implication Perspective", 12/2020, Sustainability
- Connell J., "Blue Ocean Tourism in Asia and the Pacific: Trends and Directions before the Coronavirus Crisis", 2020, ADBI Working Paper


* ATTENTION = methods of study and preparation of the essays indicated will be provided during the first lesson

- Mid-term oral exam on a topic related to an Asian Country in relation with other Regions
- Final oral exam on both scheduled lessons

Frontal lessons (power point, video ...) integrated with laboratory lessons, as well as reflection and exposure of researches on study-cases by students.

oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development