Learning objectives
The course aims to acquire a specific awareness of the scientific instruments and methods of historical research, as well as of the development of world politics from an international system centred on the Old Continent, that reached its acme in the XIX century, to a polarised world during the Cold War, whose ending produced the current world community.
Prerequisites
No.
Course unit content
The course provides an introductory overview about the origin, the research method, the sources and the definitions of the discipline. It will analyse the development of international relations from the Vienna System (1815) to the period after the Second World War and the decolonisation process.
Full programme
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Bibliography
- Duce, A. (2009). Storia della politica internazionale (1917-1957). Dalla Rivoluzione d’ottobre ai Trattati di Roma. Roma: Ed. Studium.
- Duce, A. (2013). Storia della politica internazionale (1945-2013). Il tramonto degli imperi coloniali. Roma: Edizioni Studium (the first 81 pages of this volume will not be required at the final examination).
Teaching methods
Taught classes in remote mode. Analysis of treaties with the support of historical maps and seminars with experts and scholars.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination.
Other information
Referring to a historical atlas is highly recommended.
