CODE 95286 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 11162 (LM-52) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SPS/06 TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND LATIN AMERICA TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The Second World War, with its tens of millions of deaths, the extermination camps and 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, European integration process, globalization, the collapse of the USSR, the rise of China, the clash of civilizations, etc.) until the dawn of the new millennium. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Provide students with the historical skills necessary to understand the dynamics of international politics in the years of the Cold War and in the period following the fall of the Berlin Wall, encourage the development of a critical approach to events and their narration. TEACHING METHODS The course includes 18 two-hour lectures; during the lectures slides will be projected, documents distributed, discussions organized. Attending students will also present individual research on lesson topics. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course covers 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 latest environmental and climatic emergencies. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Recommended readings: José Luis Neila Hernández, Antonio Moreno Juste, Adela María Alija Garabito, José Manuel Sáenz Rotko, Carlos Sans Díaz, Historia de las relaciones internacionales (Chapters relating to the period after World War II) Alianza, 2018; Antonio Moreno Juste, Vanessa Núñez Peñas, Historia de la construcción europea desde 1945, Alianza 2017. For further details: Juan Carlos Pereira, Diccionario de Relaciones Internaciones y Política Exterior, Ariel, 2008. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GUIDO LEVI Ricevimento: Tuesday 10.00-12.00. Exam Board GUIDO LEVI (President) FULVIA ZEGA (President Substitute) LUCA BARBAINI (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START October 13, 2022 Class schedule L'orario di tutti gli insegnamenti è consultabile all'indirizzo EasyAcademy. EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION 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. ASSESSMENT METHODS (As the previous section). Exam schedule Data Ora Luogo Degree type Note 15/12/2022 14:00 GENOVA Orale 17/01/2023 16:00 GENOVA Orale 07/02/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 30/05/2023 14:00 GENOVA Orale 16/06/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale 13/07/2023 11:00 GENOVA Orale 07/09/2023 11:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION The lecturer is available for further clarification about the program and exams in the office hours. Worker students can request an appointment at another time.
