2014/2015

2014/2015

DM270

SPS/06 (STORIA DELLE RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI)

DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E SOCIALI

WORLD POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (POLITICA NEL MONDO E RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI)

PERCORSO COMUNE

1°

Primo Semestre (29/09/2014 - 13/12/2014)

9

60 ore di attività frontale

ENGLISH

ORALE

POGGIOLINI ILARIA (titolare) - 3 CFU
BERKOFSKY AXEL - 3 CFU
ZACCARIA MASSIMO - 3 CFU

Access as stated in the requirements of the WPIR
Degree

This course is focused on the history of East/West relations from the late 1960s to the present day. Within this framework of analysis the main objective of the course is to familiarize students to the understanding and discussion of transatlantic relations throughout the second and third phases of the Cold War and up to the present day.

This module of 20 hours will analyse transatlantic Relations from the 1970s to the Post Cold War era, building on concepts and methods for the study of international history and aiming at deepening the students' knowledge of trends, perceptions, fundamental issues and threats in transatlantic relations from détente to the present day.

A mixed system including lectures and assignments in view of class participation, focused on core subjects and facilitated by reading lists assigned to single students or groups of students.

M. P. Leffler and O. A. Westad, The Cambridge History of the Cold War , CUP 2010, Volume I, II and III
J Hanhimaki, B Schoenborn, B Zanchetta, Trasnsatlantic Relations since 1945, Rutledge, London & NY,
2012

Evaluation will be based on class participation and writing a paper to be discussed when taking final exams