The course analyses the European construction process and its peculiarities in the history of international organisations, giving specific attention to the intersection of governmental and non-governmental patterns, 1957-2015.
a) General reference: E. Calandri, M.E. Guasconi, R. Ranieri, Storia politica e economica dell’integrazione europea. Dal 1945 ad oggi, Napoli, EdiSES, 2015, pp. 336; b) Monographic section: G. Finizio and U. Morelli (eds), L’Unione Europea nelle relazioni internazionali, Roma, Carocci, 2015, pp. 214. Furthermore, for students who will not attend lectures, c) M. Belluati and P. Caraffini (eds), L’Unione Europea tra istituzioni e opinione pubblica, Roma, Carocci, 2015, pp. 287.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of the history of European integration, with specific focus on the EEC and the EU. Skills: Critical analysis of sources and bibliography in Italian and English. ‘Abilities’: By completing the course students will be able to interpret historical developments in a personal and critical way, based on due knowledge of documents and scientific literature.
Prerequisites
Students must already master key concepts of the history of international relations and the history of European construction in the Twentieth century.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and seminars.
Further information
Weekly timetable of lectures and final test dates are available in another section of the website.
Type of Assessment
Final written exam in Italian: three questions in two hours. Students must take care of electronic registration and telematic acceptance/refusal of the proposed mark in due time in order to speed up recording procedures.
Course program
Linked to the Jean Monnet Chair in History of European Unification and composed of two modules, the course may also include lectures and seminars offered by some collaborators of the Chair in the History of International Relations. It offers a critical first-level (triennale) interpretation of the history of European integration in the Twentieth century, with specific focus on the institutional construction. Drawing chronological and thematic patterns, lectures are mainly devoted to the key issues of international organisation in Western Europe since 1957. Students who attend lectures will receive reading recommendations and will have to prepare and present individual or collective essays on specific topics in agreement with the teacher and his collaborators.