The course analyses the European unification process in the twentieth century, giving specific attention to the interaction between the institutional construction, the Cold War, the organisation of the Western bloc and the evolution of international relations after the end of the Cold War to the present time.
(a) A. Landuyt (ed.), European Integration between History and New Challenges (Bologna, il Mulino, 2015). (b) P. Winand, A. Benvenuti, M. Guderzo (eds), The External Relations of the European Union: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Bruxelles, P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2015). (c) Essays and documents quoted during the course: only for students who can attend lectures. (d) D. Dinan, Europe Recast: A History of European Union (Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014): only for students who cannot attend lectures.
Obiettivi Formativi
(a) Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of the history of European unification; (b) Skills: Critical analysis of sources and bibliography; (c) Abilities: By completing the course students will be able to interpret historical developments in a personal and critical way, based on due knowledge of documents and scientific literature.
Prerequisiti
Students must already master key concepts of the history of international relations and the history of European construction in the twentieth century.
Metodi Didattici
Lectures and seminars.
Altre Informazioni
Weekly timetable of lectures and final test dates are available in another section of the website.
Modalità di verifica apprendimento
Final written exam. Three questions in three hours.
Programma del corso
The course belongs to the Jean Monnet Chair in the History of European Unification. Composed of three modules, it also includes lectures and seminars prepared by some collaborators of the Chair in the History of International Relations, and the seminar on The Global 1970s: The European Community in a Constructive Crisis?, presented by Jonas Brendebach (European University Institute). The course offers a critical second-level (magistrale) interpretation of the history of European construction. Drawing chronological and thematic patterns, lectures study the main problems of unification since 1945. Students who attend lectures will receive reading recommendations and will have to prepare and present individual or collective essays on specific issues in agreement with the teachers and their collaborators.