Geopolitica umana
by Dario Fabbri
Political Science
«In formula: la geopolitica umana studia l'interazione tra collettività collocate nello spazio geografico calandosi nello sguardo altrui. Oggetto della sua analisi sono le aggregazioni umane, in ogni realizzazione storica. Tribù, póleis, comuni. Fino all'epoca corrente, dominata dagli Stati-nazione, dagli imperi. Mai i singoli individui. Tantomeno i leader. Ritenuti irrilevanti, mero prodotto della realtà che pensano di determinare. Nella migliore accezione, soggetti che incarnano lo spirito del tempo.» Un libro frutto degli studi e del personalissimo approccio di Dario Fabbri, che racconta di una geopolitica “umana”, intessuta con discipline quali l'antropologia e la psicologia collettiva, ma anche strettamente connessa con la profondità storica, l'etnografia e la linguistica, luogo in cui le parole si fanno campo di battaglia e che quindi segnala “traumi e invasioni, conquiste e seduzioni”. Una geopolitica da utilizzare come «lente graduata per vincere la miopia, prisma prezioso per scrutare le questioni del nostro tempo. Con l'obiettivo di comprendere cosa può scalfire il sistema che abitiamo, quale potenza possiederà il futuro, in quali contesti si deciderà la lotta per l'egemonia, quali effetti avrà sul nostro Paese.»
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Dario Fabbri's *Geopolitica umana* offers a vital contemporary re-examination of geopolitical forces, extending beyond traditional models to embrace a more nuanced, human-centered perspective. This approach, deeply intertwined with anthropology, collective psychology, and historical depth, finds a powerful resonance with Samuel P. Huntington's seminal work, *The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order*. While Huntington meticulously charted the macro-level fault lines between distinct civilizational blocs, *Geopolitica umana* delves into the granular, psychological underpinnings that fuel these broader historical movements. Fabbri's assertion that human geopolitics studies the interaction of collectives by adopting their perspectives directly addresses the enduring significance of identity and belonging that Huntington identified as central to civilizational identity. This shared focus on the "why" behind human organization and conflict, not merely the "what," is a crucial bridge between the two texts.
Readers drawn to the sweeping historical analysis of *The Clash of Civilizations* will find in *Geopolitica umana* a complementary framework for understanding how those broad civilizational currents manifest at the human level. Fabbri posits that geopolitics isn't about individuals or leaders, but about the aggregations of humanity – tribes, city-states, nations, and empires – and crucially, how these collectives perceive themselves and others. This aligns with Huntington's argument that culture, and by extension, shared identity, is the defining characteristic of civilizations. Fabbri's exploration of language as a battlefield, where "words become fields of battle" signaling "traumas and invasions, conquests and seductions," provides the micro-level instrumentation for understanding how civilizational narratives are forged, maintained, and contested. The "human geopolitics" described by Fabbri acts as a finely-tuned lens, allowing one to see the subtle psychological mechanisms, the echoes of ancient tribal instincts, that Huntington observed as driving forces behind the grander narratives of civilizational interaction.
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