MODERN INTERNATIONAL HISTORY II
Estudios Globales / Global Studies
Curso 2024/2025
1. Subject Information
(Date last modified: 04-06-24 13:27)- Code
- 140515
- Plan
- 405
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Type
- Compulsory
- Year
- 2
- Duration
- Second semester
- Language
- ENGLISH
- Area
- -
- Departament
- Hª Medieval, Moderna y Contemporánea
- Virtual platform
Professor Information
- Profesor/Profesora
- Raúl Moreno Almendral
- Group/s
- Único
- Centre
- Fac. Geografía e Historia
- Office
- Facultad de Geografía e Historia, nametagged
- Office hours
- To be disclosed at the beginning of the course
- Web address
- https://usal.academia.edu/RaulMorenoAlmendral
- ramoal@usal.es
- Phone
- 670820182 (Department)
2. Association of the subject matter within the study plan
3. Prerequisites
4. Learning objectives
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At the end of the semester, the student is expected to have: -A basic but solid knowledge of the History of International Relations from the outbreak of the First World War until present day. -The ability to understand the importance of History for grasping current global affairs and the foundational role it has in the education of Global Studies professionals. -Appreciating that human phenomena happen over time and thus they are shot through an inherent historicity which underlies every social science problem. -The ability to locate the evolution of International Relations within a context of general Modern History and History of Globalization. |
5. Contents
Theory.
The module intends to offer an introduction to the evolution of the modern international system from the First World War until the present day. The module will provide some Modern/Contemporary History foundations and will cover, among other topics, the World Wars, the Cold War era and the history of the modern international system after the 1990s. Acquaintance with pre-1914 modern history will be taken for granted (see section on previous knowledge)
Practice.
The module will include a practice part where students will be expected to apply their theoretical knowledge and prove competence acquisition.
6. Competences acquired
Basic / General.
CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CG1
Specific.
CE2, CE3, CE4, CE5, CE6, CE13, CE17, CE18, CE19, CE20
7. Teaching methods
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Lectures and discussion classes. Practice classes. Examinations. Tutorials. |
8. Anticipated distribution of the use of the different teaching methods
9. Resources
Reference books.
- BAYLIS, John et al. (2016) (eds.): The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- BEST, Anthony et al. (2014): International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond. London-New York: Routledge.
- BUZAN, Barry and George LAWSON (2015): The Global Transformation. History, Modernity and the Making of International Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- CLARK, Christopher (2014): Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914. New York: Harper.
- GADDIS, John L. (2007): The Cold War. London: Penguin.
- GROSSER, Pierre (2023) (dir.): Histoire mondiale des relations internationales: de 1900 à nos jours. Paris: Bouquin.
- KISSINGER, Henry (1994): Diplomacy. New York: Simon & Schuster.
- MALCHOW, Howard L. (2015): History and International Relations: From the Ancient World to the 21st Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic.
- MARTEL, Gordon (2007) (ed.): A Companion to International History, 1900-2001. Malden: Blackwell.
- MAZOWER, Mark (2012): Governing the World: The History of an Idea. London: Penguin.
- MCNEILL, J. R. and William H. MCNEILL (2003): The Human Web: A Bird’s-Eye View of World History. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
- OLSTEIN, Diego (2021): A Brief History of Now: The Past and Present of Global Power. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
- OSTERHAMMEL, Jürgen and Niels P. PETERSSSON (2009): Globalization. A Short History. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- WATSON, Adam (1992): The Evolution of the International Society. A Comparative Historical Analysis. London-New York: Routledge.
- WESTAD, Odd A. (2018): The Cold War. A World History. London: Penguin.
- YOUNG, John W. and John KENT (2013): International Relations Since 1945. A Global History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
10. Assessment
Assessment criteria.
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Consideraciones Generales |
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Grades will be delivered according to the Spanish system: 0-10; 5 or more = pass |
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Criterios de evaluación |
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Formal and content issues will be considered. Synthesis and analysis skills will be valued, as well as clarity, concision, correction and effective structure. Students will find more detailed criteria, adjusted to the different assessment instruments, in the module site at Studium. |
Assessment tools.
Final examination (70%)
Practice assignment or test (30%)
Assessment recommendations.
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Recomendaciones para la evaluación. |
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Attend all your contact hours and use the tutorials if necessary. Use the bibliography; the lectures are intended to explain only the essentials. Read and study all your compulsory materials. They are as important as the lectures’ contents. Review all the module units for the final examination. |
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Recomendaciones para la recuperación. |
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Attend the review of marks session. The standards and requirements for both rounds are the same. The practical assignment will not be repeated for the second round. |