The Second World War, with its tens of millions of deaths, the extermination camps, the explosion of the atomic bomb, is a true watershed in the history of international relations of the twentieth century. Since 1945, with the defeat of Nazi-fascism, a new page has started in the history of humanity. The course will cover the main events of the twentieth century (Cold War, decolonization, globalization, the collapse of the USSR, the clash of civilizations, etc.) to the present day.
The aim of the course is to study the most recent themes of the history of international relations, aware that only a thorough knowledge of the past allows us to understand the political issues of the present.
Provide students the analytical tools needed to understand the dynamics of international politics, foster a critical approach to events, teach to conduct research with scientific methodology and rigor.
The course includes 24 two-hour lectures; during the lectures slides will be projected, documents distributed, discussions organized. Attending students will also present individual research on lesson topics.
The course covers all the main topics of the twentieth century: From post-war Reconstruction to the Cold War, from the European integration process to decolonization, the movement of non-aligned to the politics of détente, from the entry of Latin America into world politics to Maoist China and the India of Nehru, from the Iranian revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification, from globalization to the destabilization of the Middle East, to environmental and climatic emergencies).
Recommended readings: Juan Carlos Pereira, Historia de las relaciones internacionales contemporaneas (Chapters relating to the period after World War II) Ariel, 2009; Ennio Di Nolfo, Storia delle relazioni internazionali, vol. III, Dalla fine della guerra fredda a oggi, Laterza 2016. For further details: Juan Carlos Pereira, Diccionario de Relaciones Internaciones y Política Exterior, Ariel, 2008.
Ricevimento: Tuesday and Thursday, 10.00-12.00.
GUIDO LEVI (President)
GIORGIO GRIMALDI
MARIA ELEONORA GUASCONI
LARA PICCARDO
DANIELA PREDA
ANGELICA RADICCHI
Wednesday 20 September 2017, h. 12
HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AFTER 1945
The exam consists of an oral test, which lasts 20-30 minutes, in order to assess the level of knowledge of the course’s themes acquired by the student. The Commission is chaired by the lecturer.
As the previous section.
The lecturer is available for further clarification about the program and exams in the office hours.
