History of International Relations - 1st semester
Code
722071085
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Estudos Políticos
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Manuel Filipe Canaveira
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. The History of the International Relations as a discipline
2. Elaboration of thematic timelines in International Relations (20th century).
3. The Atlases in IR History
3.1. General atlases
3.2. Thematic atlas
4. The deep forces in IR History
4.1. Territorial resources
4.2. Geographic position
4.3. Political space
4.4. Demography and Migrations
4.5. Economic conflicts and expansionism
4.6. Methods of expansion and coercion
4.7. Demography
4.8. Entente and partitions
4.9. Entente and customs unions
4.10. Financial issues – capital investment
4.11. Financial issues – the role of the State
4.12. Financial issues – financial imperialism
4.13. National feeling – Nation and State in Europe. Nation and State in the rest of the World
4.14. Nationalisms and Pacifisms
5. The influence of the Historical Memory in the great international issues (19th and 20th centuries)
6. What distinguishes Diplomatic History from History of International Relations?
Bibliography
Historia de las Relaciones Internacionales Contemporáneas, 2003, Ed. Ariel, col. Ariel Historia, coordenação de Juan Carlos Pereira, Barcelona.
Jean-Jacques ROCHE, 2007, Chronologies thématiques des Relations Internationales de 1945 à fin de 2006, Ed. Gualino Éditeur, col. Les Carrés, Paris.
Pierre RENOUVIN; Jean-Baptiste DUROSELLE, Introduction à l’Histoire des Relations Internationales, Ed. Armand Colin, Paris.
Teaching method
During the first half of the semester, the curricular unit is composed of lectures given by the teacher. In the second half of the semester, lectures may be complemented with up to 3 presentations of essays by students in each class. Each presentation should not exceed 15 minutes.
Evaluation method
1. Oral exam about any topic of the syllabus, by the end of the semester (60%)
2. Written test on any topic of the syllabus, by the end of the semester (40%)
Attendance levels do not influence the final mark.