The "return of Geopolitics" and the study of International Relations

On January 13th, at 3.00 p.m. The Dirpolis Institute presents the roundtable "The 'return of Geopolitics' and the study of International Relations". The event will take place at the main building of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Aula 3). Live streaming on WebEx platform. 
The roundtable is organized by the DIRPOLIS Institute in collaboration with the SGRI (Italian Standing Group of International Relations) of the SISP (Italian Society of Political Science). This is the first meeting dedicated to the "return of geopolitics" in the study of international relations.

ABSTRACT

In recent times, the term "geopolitics" has made its comeback within the public and the scholarly debate, as a tool for describing the current transformations of international politics. From the creation of a "geopolitical Europe" to the rising tensions between the US and China, international relations are one more time seen and analyzed in terms of power politics and competition among states, while the possibilities for international cooperation are declining and the attention on human rights is fading. Starting from these premises, what does the “return of geopolitics” tell us about the current transformation of the international system? What have been the turning points which conditioned this return? How can critical geopolitics and IR work together, for deconstructing the causes and the narratives which are determining the “return of geopolitics”?   

Speakers

• Stefano Guzzini, Full Professor Uppsala University e Danish Institute for International studies;
• Simon Dalby, Full Professor Balsillie School of International Affairs;
• Anna Casaglia, Associate Professor Università di Trento;
• Luiza Bialasiewicz, Full Professor University of Amsterdam

Chair:

• Francesco Strazzari, Full professor Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna