| CODE | 104899 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2023/2024 |
| CREDITS |
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| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | SPS/06 |
| LANGUAGE | English |
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| SEMESTER | 1° Semester |
| TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
The course aims to provide knowledge of the evolutionary processes of the main international and regional organizations of the contemporary era, highlighting progress and limits in light of historical-international events.
At the end of the course, the student is able to:
Basic knowledge of European history after the Vienna Congress and of the history of international relations of the 20th century.
Knowledge of English.
The lectures will alternate with student reports: each student, alone or in pairs, will choose an international organization or NGO to present to the class.
Slides and other material will available in Aulaweb.
The course will address the following topics:
1) cooperation and security in 19th century Europe: the congress system and the “concert of Europe”;
2) the “first globalization” and its effects: transnational political movements, international public unions, collaboration in legal matters, the “Hague system”;
3) the Paris peace conference and the League of Nations system;
4) rise and decline of “collective security”: the political action of the League of Nations between the two wars;
5) successes and limits of socio-economic cooperation in the 20s and 30s: the ILO, the economic commissions of the League of Nations, the other experiences of economic collaboration;
6) the “internationalist” perspectives during the Second World War and the birth of the United Nations;
7) the UN system, specialized agencies and Bretton Woods organizations;
8) the UN and security problems in the cold war years;
9) the impact of decolonization and the new focus on development problems;
10) the international economic organization from the “golden age” to the “second globalization”;
11) notes on the evolution and problems of the UN system after the cold war.
UN Sustainable Development Goal: Goal 4: quality education.
Bob Reinalda, Routledge history of international organizations: from 1815 to the present day, London and New York: Routledge, 2009 [Chapters: 2-3 (p. 17-33), 7 (p. 65-82), 11 (p. 120-135) and 15-41 (p. 177-694)]: the book is available as an e-book and can be found at the Library of the School of Social Sciences (Albergo dei Poveri).
Presentation of a report.
Office hours: By appointment by sending an email to lara.piccardo@unige.it. During the semesters, even before and after lectures.
LARA PICCARDO (President)
MARIA ELEONORA GUASCONI
LUCA BARBAINI (Substitute)
MONICA PENCO (Substitute)
FRANCESCO PIERINI (Substitute)
First semester, 19 September 2023.
Lectures will take place in classroom nr. 7:
Tuesday h. 10-12
Wednesday h. 8-10
Thursday h. 8-10
All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.
The exam (in English) consists of two parts: the report and the written exam (1 hour).
The report is prepared and presented during the lectures. The report grade is valid for one academic year (until March 2025). Non-attending students must send the report in word, powerpoint or pdf format to the teacher by email within 5 days of the date of the session.
The written exam focuses on the topics covered during the lectures and indicated in the “Syllabus/Content” section of this syllabus. The written exam consists of two questions: both answers must be sufficient to reach sufficiency. The mark of the written exam will be averaged with the mark reported in the report.
Report assessment: the report will be evaluated as sufficient if the student has correctly made the choice on the IO or NGO presented. Cases that confuse these organizations with other foundations, associations, etc. that are not configured as IO or NGO on the basis of the criteria that are illustrated and commented on in the initial lectures will therefore be insufficient. The evaluation will be as high as the student is able to present the chosen topic by identifying members, institutions, history, limits, reasons for dissolution (if any), potential, etc. of the IO/NGO. The students cannot choose an IO that is already part of the syllabus. For the presentation of the report the student will have 20 minutes available. For the written presentation of the report no more than 8 word pages or 15 slides.
Written exam assessment: knowledge of historical events, of the links between events, of the structures of the OI are the main elements of evaluation. These are accompanied by the ability to synthesize information and clarity in the presentation of contents. Requests for additional questions to increase the mark will not be accepted. The written exam lasts 1 hour.
English, being a vehicular language, does not fall within the evaluation criteria.
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
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| 12/12/2023 | 11:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | Esame scritto. Cfr. Scheda insegnamento. Written exam. See the syllabus. |
| 09/01/2024 | 11:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | Esame scritto. Cfr. Scheda insegnamento. Written exam. See the syllabus. |
| 23/01/2024 | 11:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | Esame scritto. Cfr. Scheda insegnamento. Written exam. See the syllabus. |
| 21/05/2024 | 11:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | Esame scritto. Cfr. Scheda insegnamento. Written exam. See the syllabus. |
| 11/06/2024 | 11:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | Esame scritto. Cfr. Scheda insegnamento. Written exam. See the syllabus. |
| 02/07/2024 | 11:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | Esame scritto. Cfr. Scheda insegnamento. Written exam. See the syllabus. |
| 11/09/2024 | 11:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | Esame scritto. Cfr. Scheda insegnamento. Written exam. See the syllabus. |
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 lecturer of this course at the beginning of the lectures.