Storia Contemporanea (PhD)
Prerequisiti
The course requires adequate knowledge of international history from the Second World War to our times
Programma
Through a series of seminars, the course will deal with the sources and interpretations concerning roots and developments of "world disorder" in our times. Specific attention will be devoted to long-term problems such as the legacies of the Cold War, the legacies of Decolonization, and conflicts between globalism and nationalism. Seminars will also undertake discussions on relations between the West, Russia, and China in the new century.
Obiettivi formativi
Students are expected to achieve an understanding of interpretations and sources for the international history of the second half of the 20th century, developing a critical capacity to
analyze the links and conflicts related to world order, internationalist projects, and
globalization.
Riferimenti bibliografici
A. Getachew, Worldmaking after Empire. The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination, Princeton University Press 2019
Ch. S. Maier, The Project State and Its Rivals. A New History of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries, Harvard University Press 2023
M. Mazower, Governing the World. The History of an Idea, Penguin 2012
D. T. Rodgers, Age of Fracture, Harvard University Press 2011
Q. Slobodian, Globalists. The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism, Harvard University Press 2018
Moduli
| Modulo | Ore | CFU | Docenti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modulo 2: Visioni e progetti dell'ordine mondiale tra XX e XXI secolo (per ordinari e PhD) | 20 | 3 | Silvio Pons |
| Modulo 3: Visioni e progetti dell'ordine mondiale tra XX e XXI secolo: fonti e interpretazioni | 20 | 3 | Silvio Pons |