OVERVIEW

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. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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 

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

TEACHING METHODS

The lectures will be held in presence. Attendance is mandatory.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

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

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sharing of slides and other material will take place via Aulaweb

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

First semester: 9-10 October 2025

Timetable and classrooms for lectures and examinations on the Easyacademy Unige Portal: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

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 METHODS

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.  

FURTHER INFORMATION

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.