Ateneo - UPO

The course will focus on the European Union in the age of Euroscepticism and sovereignism, with particular reference to the role the migration issue plays within the national-sovereignist political discourse.

The teacher will provide the students with some materials about the history of EU, to be integrated with lecture notes. Alternatively, the students could refer to U. Morelli e J. Sondel-Cedarmas, Storia dell'integrazione europea, Milano, Guerini, 2022.Moreover, the students will have to focus on a specific book, choosing among the books presented during the lessons: 1. P. Becchi, Manifesto sovranista, Giubilei Regnani 2019; 2. M. Gervasoni, La rivoluzione sovranista, Giubilei Regnani 2019; 3. G. Valditara, Sovranismo, Book Time 2017; 4. I. Zielonka, Contro-rivoluzione, Laterza, 2018; 5. I. Krastev, Gli ultimi giorni dell'Unione, LUISS, 2019; 6. E. Balibar, Crisi e fine dell'Europa?, Bollati Boringhieri 2016

The analysis and the discussion on the contemporary debate on the European integration and in particular on the criticism to the EU by nationalist/sovereignist intellectuals and movements. Basic objectives: understanding the political positions on the topic. advanced objectives: critical reworking of the contents.

Good knowledge of the basic historical and political concepts.

Classical lessons and seminars.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services- students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The final exam will be oral. Evaluation criteria: - 18-22: basic understanding of the texts; - 23-26: good understanding of the texts and oral exposure; - 27-30: excellent understanding of the texts, oral exposure and critical review of content.

In the first part, the course will focus on: - the historical and political introduction to the EU; - the presentation of the European crisis in the XXI century; - the general discussion about the Eurosceptic and sovereignist thought. In the second part, the course will examine a series of books concerning the topic of national sovereignism and its connection with migration.

The learning of the main concepts and tools to interpretate the public discourse on Europe, national State, globalization and migration, in order to develop the ability of reworking it critically (basic level) and the autonomy to apply it to the study of specific texts (advanced level).