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B008880 - RELIGIONS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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Suggested readings
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Prerequisites
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Course program
Academic Year 2012-13
Course year
Second year -
Belonging Department
Political and Social Sciences (DSPS)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
IUS/11 - ECCLESIASTICAL AND CANON LAW
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
42
Teaching Term
⇒
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Mutuality
Course teached as:
B008880 - RELIGIONI E RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI
Second Cycle Degree in INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND EUROPEAN STUDIES
Curriculum RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI
B008880 - RELIGIONI E RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI
Second Cycle Degree in INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND EUROPEAN STUDIES
Curriculum RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The religious situation in Eastern Europe. The peculiar condition of Islam communities and of Orthodox Churches. The relationship between religious affiliation and National identity building.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
S. Ferrari (a cura di), Diritto e religione nell’Europa post-comunista, Bologna 2004,pp.9-30; 161-188; 287-393; 501-523 ; G. Cimbalo, I rapporti tra lo Stato e le comunità religiose in Albania, scaricabile da www.statoechiese.it.
Learning Objectives
The course aims to provide a correct understanding of: a) The role of religion in the democratization processes in Eastern European countries; b) Historical and sociological rooting of Islam and of Orthodox communities in specific countries; c) Religion as a potential asset for a nationalistic renewal.
Prerequisites
No entry requirements
Teaching Methods
Class lessons and the possibility for seminars to be agreed with participants.
Further information
The course will be taught in the second semester
Type of Assessment
Oral Examination
Course program
Some preliminary terminology issues. General aspects of religious freedom in Communist Eastern Europe. The Balkan issue in a religious prospective, with particular reference to the role of Orthodox Churches and of Islam. Case studies analysis regarding National affiliation and religion: a) Roman Catholicism and the Communist party: the Polish case; b) Orthodox Church and the Imperial idea: the Russian case; c) Orthodox Church and national myths: the Romanian case; d) Orthodox Church and politicalsubjection: the Bulgarian case; e) Orthodox Church, ethnical identity and nationalism: the Serbian case. Religious affiliation and conflict in ex Yugoslavia. Conclusions on the role of religion in the transition of Eastern Europe from Communism to Democracy.