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The course examines the big questions about social welfare’s current developments and future prospects. The "state" in this case implies the economic conditions and the political and institutional environments in which welfare operates. It explores the relevance of key theoretical contributions to the understanding of welfare origins, trajectories, and futures. It examines the contributions of Marxism, Varieties of Capitalism, Social Reproduction Theory, and The New Political Economy of Welfare, with a particular focus on the contributions of Polanyi, Foucault, Thelen, and Schmidt. In looking at the current period it exams welfare in crisis and welfare retrenchment and resilience and considers recent debates about labor market change, social differentiation, and dualism. The institutional environment is examined in the decommodification and recommodification of welfare and a review of international experience explores the varieties of liberalization.

This course explores the multiple histories of humanitarianism and their resonances with current humanitarian discourses and practices. It will introduce students to the complex past of humanitarian aid in its European and non-European forms, from charities to international non-governmental organisations. Students will reflect on the usefulness of history for the humanitarian sector.

This course is designed for students who want to extend their knowledge of the range and diversity of English spoken in the world today. Students analyze and produce spoken language in different settings and genres by taking part in structured activities that examine the importance of audience, purpose and various communicative strategies. The examination of both global and local linguistic phenomena provides a context for participants to discuss diverse socio-cultural values and practices with others. Students have the opportunity to participate in practical workshops in which they are involved in activities such as discussions, role-plays and presentations. Assessment tasks include the research, recording and production of a collaborative video report and the live presentation of the research project in a seminar context. These tasks enable students to develop skills that support their ability to network effectively by enhancing their communication and interpersonal skills through designing and presenting group-generated project work in different media. There is also scope for community engagement and the integration of both local and international perspectives in the design and execution of the students' project work. 

The course focuses on the Scandinavian colonial expansion from 1600 to the early 20th century. Based on a number of case studies (e.g. resource colonialism in Sápmi and Greenland, plantations in the Danish West Indies, trade and consumption of colonial products), the course examines colonial discourses and practice and notice relationships between colonialism and resources/environment, economics, power, resistance and science and colonial inheritance. The course also explores the different cultural processes, such as creolisation, othering and ambivalence that takes place in colonial environments and manifests itself in material culture. The course introduces theoretical procedures for historical-archaeological studies of colonialism and presents different sources, methods and perspectives and central research questions.

This course provides a step-by-step approach to tackle any personal, professional, or world issue imaginable. Learn techniques to clearly define problems, research solutions, weigh options, and implement plans. Gain the skills to transition from panic to possibility. This course takes an interactive, hands-on approach to building problem-solving skills. Through case studies, team projects, and simulations, students learn and practice key frameworks including defining problems, researching context and analyzing root causes, brainstorming creative solutions, evaluating options, planning implementation, and communicating and collaborating. The course provides abundant opportunities to apply problem-solving techniques to real-world issues. Students develop critical thinking, teamwork, communication, and creativity skills to become decisive, strategic problem solvers.

This course will give you a beginner-friendly introduction to the Theory of Computation. The Theory of Computation seeks to categorize computational problems based on their inherent difficulty, measured by the resources (primarily time and space) needed to solve them. It also aims to explore the relationships between different problems, such as determining whether problem X is not harder than problem Y. This course will help you gain a rigorous understanding of computation, including its definition, possibilities, and limitations. Topics include finite automaton and regular language, Turing machine and its variants, computability, and complexity theory.
 

The course covers properties of the real numbers R: completeness axiom, Cauchy sequences, cardinality of rational, and irrational numbers; Topology in Rn: open and closed sets, p-norms, convergence, compactness, the Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem, and connected sets; Continuous functions in Rn: intermediate value theorem, min-max theorem, uniform continuity, continuity of inverse functions, implicit function theorem; Convergence of sequences and series of functions: pointwise, absolute, and uniform convergence, term wise differentiation and integration, power series;  and examples of applications to selected topics relevant to mathematical research at the center for mathematical sciences. Admission to the course requires at least 30 credits in mathematics including knowledge corresponding to MATA31 Analysis in One Variable, 15 credits, MATA32 Algebra and Vector Geometry, 7.5 credits and NUMA01 Computational Programming with Python, 7.5 credits.

This seminar examines the close relationship of textuality, storytelling and subjectivity in three canonical modernist texts: Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness; James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; and Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse. Students study the period of Modernism and the distrusts and questions of the claim of human reason to be a reliable means for understanding and controlling the world. Key topics include narrative strategies within a newly structured world, textual experiments as empowering spaces for the shaken subject, and textual patterns emphasized in order to compensate for the loss of a more tangible world order. Additionally, the texts focus on textual representation served as a 'hyper-realist' depiction of the chaotic state of decay whereas story telling provided a potential panacea in a world devoid of meaning. 

This course explores the representation of women and the construction of female sexuality and feeling in a wide range of 18th-century writing. The course addresses fictional and non-fictional writing by both women and men in novels, medical works, advice books for women, and erotic literature. The course explores contemporary debates about the place of women in society, (including personal conduct), and the place of sexuality (both socially-sanctioned and otherwise). A central concern is attitudes to female feeling, from sexual passion to sensibility, and the ways in which feeling of various kinds enables conformity to, or critical interrogation of, a larger social and cultural order. Attention also is paid to the relationship between bodies and passion, the social disciplining of feeling, and the relationship between emotion and gender. Literary works are supplemented with a range of additional sources that enable students to contextualize the novels and poems and link them into contemporary debates and attitudes.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor. This course is meant to provide theoretical concepts and managerial tools to (a) understand and analyze the main models underlying organizational behavior and people management; (b) develop and increase critical skills in decision making through the analysis of the impact of theories; c) identify problem solving approaches through discussion of case studies.

The course is divided into 3 parts: The Individual in Organizations; Group and Team Processes; Power, Politics and Conflicts.

At the end of the course, students: know the salient characteristics of individuals, work teams, and organizational processes that influence organizational performance in face-to-face and virtual work settings; are capable of analyzing risks and opportunities of different work designs, managing complex decision processes, and detecting and implementing strategies to solve organizational conflicts, particularly in globally distributed teams.