The History of International Relations seminar aims to examine in depth some of the themes, protagonists and turning points that characterised the 20th century and that have been dealt with briefly within the History of International Relations course.
The seminar envisages the participation of scholars and lecturers from other Italian universities, who will deal in depth with the chosen theme.
For the academic year 2025-2026 the seminar of HIstory of International Relations will be represented by the Conference: "Visions of Europe in the Resistance", which will take place in Genova on 9-10 October 2025.
The seminar aims at providing the students an adequate knowledge, from the methodological and cultural point of view, of the main turning points of the the international system in the XX century
At the end of the seminar, students will be expected to:
- understand the role played by dipomatic documents in describing the main turning points of the XX century;
- apply the knowledge acquired to current events, that is, analyse current international dynamics using the tools provided by the teaching as a key to understanding them;
- develop a critical judgement of the international dynamics of the 20th century and be able to critically analyse its role in the current international system;
- increase their communication skills, both in written form (paper to be presented at the end of the seminar) and in oral form using appropriate vocabulary (through class discussions)
- develop one's learning skills through class discussion and the study of suggested reference texts;
Teaching contributes to the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.
3. Good health
5. Gender equality
10. Reducing inequalities
16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
17. Partnership for the goals
The lectures will be held in presence. Attendance is mandatory.
The Conference "VIsions of Europe in the Resistance" will take place in Genova on 9-10 October 2025
Program: 9 Ottobre 2025
Ore 9.30- Saluti istituzionali
Ore 10.00- Introduce e presiede Giacomo Ronzitti Presidente ILSREC
Sessione 1- Sala Consiliare della Città Metropolitana di Genova
Resistenza e integrazione europea: le origini di un’identità comune?
Ore 10.30Daniela Preda Università di GenovaUna comune memoria d’Europa
Wilfried Loth Université Duisburg-EssenThe European Union as a Pan-European Project. Planning and contacts before the Cold War
Robert Belot Université de Saint-EtienneThe contribution of refugees from Eastern Europe to the federalist vision of a post-Nazi Europe: Grégoire Gafenco and Josef Retinger
Sessione 2- Università di Genova, Aula Mazzini L’idea di Europa nella Resistenza dell’Europa occidentale
Ore 14.30- Presiede Daniela Preda Università di Genova
Bertrand Vayssière Université de TulouseL'apprentissage fédéraliste du belge Raymond Rifflet pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Andreas Wilkens Université de LorraineThe German Resistance and the prospect of European unity
Antonella Braga Fondazione Ernesto Rossi e Gaetano Salvemini Dal Manifesto di Ventotene alla Dichiarazione federalista della Resistenza europea
Sessione 3- Università di Genova, Aula Mazzini L’idea di Europa nella Resistenza in Liguria
Ore 16.00- Presiede Alberto De Sanctis Università di Genova
Guido Levi Università di GenovaDalla Liguria all’Europa: progetti europeisti tra antifascismo e Resistenza
Giorgio Grimaldi Link Campus University- RomaL’europeismo cattolico : De Bernardis, Russo, e Taviani
Beppe Manzitti Accademia Ligure di Scienze e Lettere Francesco Manzitti: dalla rivista ˝Pietre˝ all’impegno europeista nella Resistenza
Cesare Manzitti Testimonianza
10 Ottobre 2025
Ore 9.00- Presiede Pierangelo Celle Università di Genova
Vladimír Goněc Slovenská Akadémie Vied, Bratislava Czechoslovak thinking about Europe from the war to 1950. Continuity and obstacles
Lubor Jilek Fondation Archives Européennes, Genève
Marcello Flores Università di Siena La Resistenza polacca nella sua dimensione internazionale
Sessione 5 Università di Genova, Aula MazziniL’idea di Europa nella Resistenza dei Balcani
Maria Teresa Giusti University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara La guerra di Liberazione in Jugoslavia e l’assetto futuro del paese, tra Europa e Unione Sovietica
Irene Guerrini e Marco Pluviano ILSREC 1943-1945, le unità militari italiane all'interno della Resistenza montenegrina ed albanese Stelios Pericle Karavis University of Thessaloniki, Hellenic Open University L'inserimento del caso ellenico nel contesto europeo
Sessione 6- Università di Genova, Aula Mazzini L’idea di Europa dall’ottica d ell’Unione Sovietica
Ore 14.30- Presiede Roberto Sinigaglia Università di Genova
Lara Piccardo Università di Genova Dalla Conferenza di Genova all’accordo delle percentuali: un altro approccio all’Europa
ValeriJ Ljubin INION-RAN Istituto di informazione scientifica sulle scienze sociali dell'Accademia russa delle scienze L'atteggiamento dell'URSS e della Russia nei confronti dei progetti di integrazione europea: dalla Resistenza al dopoguerra
Simona Merlo Università di Roma Tre Una lunga resistenza sul confine. Visioni e progetti in Ucraina tra guerra e dopoguerra
Sessione 7-
Università di Genova, Aula Mazzini
L’idea di Europa dall’ottica statunitense
10 OTTOBRE Ore 16.00- Presiede Fulvia Zega Presidente CIRAM, Università di Genova
Maria Eleonora Guasconi Università di Genova: Da Roosevelt a Truman: visioni americane dell'Europa nel dopoguerra
Sławomir Łukasiewicz John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin: The cooperation between the American Committee for European Reconstruction, the National Committee for a FreeEurope and the Central European exiles Sturzo negli USA
Gianni La Bella Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia: Sturzo negli USA
Maurizio Ridolfi Università della Tuscia: Carlo Sforza e La Mazzini Society
Intervento conclusivo Giacomo Ronzitti Presidente ILSREC
Sharing of slides and other material will take place via Aulaweb
Ricevimento: Every Tuesday from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and by appointment on Teams channel writing an email to the following address: eleonora.guasconi@unige.it
MARIA ELEONORA GUASCONI (President)
First semester: 9-10 October 2025
Timetable and classrooms for lectures and examinations on the Easyacademy Unige Portal: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/
The timetable for this course is available here: EasyAcademy
In order to obtain the 2 CFUs students MUST
1. ALSO attend the entire seminar, during which attendance will be recorded;
2. EITHER hand in via Aulaweb a paper of between 3,000 and 4,000 characters in length (header and title will not be counted) on one of the chosen papers presented during the day. The paper must be coherent with what was presented by the speaker and papers copied from the internet, from another source or prepared using ChatGPT or other AI software will be deemed ineligible. Papers submitted after the
Assessment of the written test: knowledge of the main themes and historical facts covered in the seminar are the main elements of assessment. These are complemented by the ability to synthesise information and clarity in the exposition of content. Requests for additional questions to increase the grade will not be accepted.
Students with “Special Needs”: the compensatory/dispensative tools recognized by the Department coordinator, Prof. Aristide Canepa, and by the University Service for students with special needs are applied. It is suggested to contact by Prof. Canepa and the lecturers of this course at the beginning of the lectures.
