History (“materia”: International Relations and International Law”).

-Provides minimal background for the other modules.

-Offers the student a different point view from the Political Science, Law, Sociology and Economic ones, which are dominant in the degree.

Diplomats, international consultants, and the other careers pointed out in the degree report.

The module intends to offer an introduction to the history of international relations tailored to the interests of Global Studies students. Thus, contents will be organised mainly along chronological lines for the sake of clarity and more attention will be devoted to the last centuries. Given the inexistence of a general History module in the course structure or any specific History requirement, the module will also try to make up for this with some nutshell foundations of World History.

The main contents will be developed in lectures, although students will also have some compulsory materials that will complement the lectures and will be discussed in a specific session.

There will be 20 lecture units:

1. Introduction: basic concepts and information.

2. Foundations of World History.

3. The emergence of the modern international system.

4. The 18th century.

5. Revolutionary wars and Napoleon, 1776-1815.

6. The Concert of Europe in operation, 1815-1848.

7. The Concert of Europe in revision, 1848-1871.

8. From the Bismarckian systems to the Great War, 1871-1914.

9. Imperialism.

10. International relations in the Americas during the 19th century.

11. The World War I (1914-1918) and its aftermath.

12. International relations during the 1920s and 1930s.

13. The World War II (1939-1945) and its aftermath.

14. The Cold War and the de-colonization processes, 1945-1985.

15. The end of the Cold War and the unipolar moment, 1985-2001.

16. The War against Terror and the multipolar present (2001-today).

17. International Relations in the Americas in the 20th and the 21st centuries.

18. Special topic lecture: history of nationalism and self-determination.

19. Special topic lecture: history of inter-state diplomacy, internationalism and world governance.

20. Special topic lecture: history of the process of European integration.

Practice classes will consist in the analysis of historical sources related to the module’s contents. Students are expected to have read and reflect on seminar materials beforehand, and actively participate in the discussion.

CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CG1

CE2, CE3, CE4, CE5, CE6, CE13, CE17, CE18, CE19, CE20

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Grades will be delivered according to the Spanish system: 0-10; 5 or more = pass

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.

Final examination (70%), covering all the content module.

Practice mark (30%).

In-class participation (especially during the seminars), when meeting the necessary standards of quality and appropriateness, will be rewarded with extra credit.

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.

Attend the review of marks session.

The standards and requirements for both rounds are the same. The practical test will not be repeated for the second round.