Economics, Society and Innovation in the Contemporary World
Code
722051281
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Maria Fernanda Rollo
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Knowledge and understanding of the main conjunctures that marked the World economy and, especially the European, throughout the twentieth century
b) Ability to critically reflect on the process of growth and development that has characterized the World and European economy and society, having in mind its scientific and technological framework from the First World War until the end of the Cold War, namely the specific contexts that characterized the succession of wars and crises that marked the twentieth century.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
The program of the course includes three parts. The first, of introductory nature, focuses on epistemological and methodological issues noting, in particular, the identification and assessment of recent trends and prospects in the context of economic and social history.
The second part studies the heavy tendencies of large space economies, embracing the perception of the characteristics related to the formation of contemporary economy in a planetary scale, paying attention to the process of internationalization/globalization that has characterized the transformations that occurred as a result of the end of the Cold War and the new realities marked by the impact of emerging economies.
The third part is devoted to the study of the major conjunctures that marked the World economy and, specially the European, throughout the twentieth century, beginning with the Belle Époque and concluding with the reading frame of the construction and deepening of the cooperation/integration under the sign of the current European Union to the deadlock where it now stands.
Bibliography
ALDCROFT, Derek H., Historia de la Economia Europea (1914-1990), Barcelona, Crítica, 1997. BOLDIZZONI, Francesco, The Poverty of Clio: Resurrecting Economic History, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2011. CRAFTS, Nicholas e TONIOLO, Gianni (eds), Economic Growth in Europe since 1945, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1996. KENWOOD, A. G. e LOUGHEED, A.L., The Growth of the International Economy 1820-2000, London and New York, Routledge, 1971, (4ª ed. 1999). LÉON, Pierre (Dir.), História Económica e Social do Mundo, Vols. V e VI, Lisboa, Sá da Costa Editora, 1982-1981. NORTH, Douglass C., Understanding the Process of Economic Change, Princeton University Press, 2005
Teaching method
Seminar, combining sessions of the presentation of the nature and problematics associated with key issues of the program with the presentation and discussion of texts and topics by the students.
Evaluation method
The evaluation includes the participation in sessions (20%) and proposed activities (20%), and a written assignment (60%).
The written assignment might consist on an exercise of reflection and synthesis of a topic. The topic is decided with the Professor, prior to the presentation and discussion of a work plan with the Professor and in class. The final text will be presented and defended orally.