HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

The course aims to deepen the main political, economic and legal events related to international relations in the contemporary age.

Lectures

The course consists of two parts.

In the first part, it will deal with international relations from the birth of the Concert of Europe until the end of the first world war, with special reference to international law, European colonialism, the role of public opinion in international relations and the rise of international cooperation between the two world wars.

In the second part, the student will have to deepen international relations in a specific historical period, choosing from among:

1. The twenty years between the two world wars;
2. World War II;
3. The cold war and the formation of the two blocks;
4. The bipolar system and decolonization;
5. From the end of the bipolar system to the present day.

Part I

S. Mannoni, Da Vienna a Monaco (1814-1938): Ordine europeo e diritto internazionale, Giappichelli, Torino, 2014, pp. 11-83 e 91-133.

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Part II

One book chosen from among:

1. E. Di Nolfo, Storia delle relazioni internazionali. Dalla pace di Versailles alla conferenza di Postdam. 1919-1945, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2015, pp. 5-286.
2. E. Di Nolfo, Storia delle relazioni internazionali. Dalla pace di Versailles alla conferenza di Postdam. 1919-1945, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2015, pp. 287-532.
3. E. Di Nolfo, Storia delle relazioni internazionali. Gli anni della guerra fredda. 1946-1990, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2015, pp. 5-264.
4. E. Di Nolfo, Storia delle relazioni internazionali. Gli anni della guerra fredda. 1946-1990, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2015, pp. 265-540.
5. E. Di Nolfo, Storia delle relazioni internazionali. Dalla fine della guerra fredda a oggi, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2016, pp. 1-174 and 245-314.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.