European institutional history

• CFU 8
• Prerequisiti

  - Exhaustive knowledge of the general lines of modern European history.
  - General knowledge of the main institutional models.

• Obiettivi formativi

  - Understanding the peculiarities of the State building process in Central and eastern Europe.
  - Examination of interactions between the ideological, economic and institutional sphere, considering the constitutional changes occured during the XXth century.
  - Reflections regarding different models of "modernity" and "transition process".

• Programma del corso

  - Historical development of the Central and Eastern European States and Societies since the end of XIXth Century untill today.
  - Development of the major political ideologies (Nationalism, Communism) in the area and their impact on the institutional structure.
  - The process of "modernization": industrial Revolution and urbanization, and its effects on political culture.
  - The process of EU enlargment.
  
  Course book required reading for attending students (8 cfu):
  - Stephen White, Judy Batt, Paul G. Lewis (eds), "Developments in Central and East European Politics 4", Duke University Press, Durham, 2007,
  - Lesson notes.
  
  Course book required reading for non attending students (8 cfu):
  - Stephen White, Judy Batt, Paul G. Lewis (eds), "Developments in Central and East European Politics 4", Duke University Press, Durham, 2007,
  - Michael Geyer, Sheila Fitzpatrick (eds), "Beyond Totalitarianism. Stalinism and Nazism Compared", Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009, limited to chapters: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 (pp. 1-86 and 133-301).
  

• Testi (A)dottati, (C)onsigliati
  • 1.  (A) Stephen White, Judy Batt, Paul G. Lewis (eds) Developments in Central and East European Politics 4 Duke university press 2007
  • 2.  (A) Michael Geyer, Sheila Fitzpatrick (eds) Beyond Totalitarianism. Stalinism and Nazism compared Cambridge university press 2009 » Pagine/Capitoli: chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Metodi didattici
  • lezione frontale
  • seminari
• Modalità di valutazione
  • scritto
  • orale
• Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che possono essere utilizzate per l'attività didattica

  english

• Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che si intende utilizzare per la valutazione

  english

MATERIALI DIDATTICI

• european institutional history part 3 284.0 kB
• european institutional history part 2 4.7 MB
• slides for european institutional history part 1. 3.1 MB