History of International Relations
Objectives
a) To provide students with the necessary skills to be able to understand the international analyses throughout History, as well as the creation of the discipline of International Relations in the XX Century;
b) To understand the context and the importance of the First World War as the driver of the need to embark on a scientific and systematic study of the international and, therefore, the birth of the discipline of International Relations ;
c) To study the impact of the Second World War and of the Cold War in the consolidation of International Relations;
d) To problematize the end of the Cold War and the international transition as to its actors and objects of study;
e) To critically discuss the centenary of the disicpline of IR, namely, the need to incorporate non-Western sources of knowledge and to include new actors.
General characterization
Code
722071085
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Ana Raquel Coutinho Rosa Vaz Pinto
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
BEST, Antony Best, HANHIMAKI, Jussi, MAIOLO, Joseph and SCHULZE, Kirsten (2014), International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond, London:Routledge.
BAYLIS, John, SMITH, Steve Smith and OWENS Patricia (eds) (2020), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, Oxford:OUP.
ACHARYA, Amitav and BUZAN, Barry (2019), The Making of Global International Relations, Origins and Evolution of IR at its Centenary, Cambridge:CUP.
SHAMBAUGH, David, YAHUDA, Michael (2014), International Relations of Asia, New York:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
GASPAR, Carlos, O Regresso da Anarquia (2019), Lisboa: Alêtheia.
BROWN, Chris and AINLEY, kirsten (2009), Understanding International Relations, London:Palgrave (4th Ed.).
KERSHAW, Ian (2016), To Hell and Back, Europe 1914-1949, London:Penguin
MACMILLAN, Margaret (2010), The Uses and Abuses of History, London:Profile Books
WATSON, Adam (2009), The Evolution of International Society, London/New York:Routledge.
Teaching method
Theoretical and practical teaching with interactive lectures by the professor and based on previously selected bibliography. Besides the discussion resulting from the readings all students will malke a oral presentation in classes.
Evaluation consists in a written exam on the themes studied in Parts I and II of the programme and in the writing of an individual essay (7500 words including notes and excluding bibliography, either in portuguese or english) on one of the topics of Parts III, IV and V of the Programme of course, being that the specific theme of the essay needs to be previously approved by the professor. The discussion of the readings and participation in classes will also be evaluated.
Evaluation method
Métodos de Avaliação - Essay(50%), Participation and presentation(20%), Written Exam(30%)
Subject matter
I. The evolution of the «international» until 1914
II. The Great War and the creation of the discipline of IR
III. The Second World War, the Cold War and the consolidation of International Relations
IV. The Post-Cold War and the World
V. 100 years of IR: a critical appraisal