Scuola Universitaria Interdipartimentale in Scienze Strategiche (SUISS)

STRATEGIC STUDIES

Strategic Studies

Anno accademico 2024/2025

Sommario insegnamento

• Obiettivi formativi
• Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
• Programma
• Modalità di insegnamento
• Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
• Testi consigliati e bibliografia
• Strumenti didattici
• Scheda del corso

Obiettivi formativi

In line with the teaching aims of Laurea Magistrale in Scienze Stategiche and Laurea Magistrale in Scienze Strategiche e Militari, the course is designed to provide analytical and critical tools addressed to understand, interpret and evaluate interrelations among strategic thinking, and its historical evolution, and trends in modern warfare. The course aims to introduce the topics of strategy and development of military power ideas in different contexts focusing in particular on the differences between regular and irregular warfare and looking both to theory and practical examples.

Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi

At the end of the course, students are expected to be confident with the following core concepts:

1) the concept of strategy and the most important strategic concepts and school of thought;

2) the strategic ideas of the most important thinkers, mainly Carl von Clausewitz;

3) the study of current conflitcs and their impact on the contemporary international system;

4) the notion of irregualr warfare, its evolution and its impact on international system.

Programma

- Notes taken during the lessons;

- Lecture notes by the Professor, see "Course materials" on Moodle.

In addition to the aformentioned materials NON-ATTENDING students have also to study:

- Rupert Smith, The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World, Vintage Books, New York any edition.

Modalità di insegnamento

In-class activities are varied and make use of a mix of frontal lectures and seminars.                                    

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

Written and Oral exam

- Notes taken during the lessons;

- Lecture notes by the Professor, see "Course materials" on Moodle.

In addition to the aformentioned materials NON-ATTENDING students have also to study:

- Rupert Smith, The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World, Vintage Books, New York any edition.

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