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ESPO1164 - Geopolitics • [2 Q. • 30 Th.] |
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| Professeur :
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Tousignant Nathalie
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| Objectifs de l'activité :
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o A basic knowledge of factual World History (1945-2009);
o A basic knowledge of geography and chronology of World History (1945-2009), with a specific focus on Western Europe;
o An intermediate knowledge of some aspects developed through case studies;
o A basic approach to historical method, especially for the analysis of ongoing crises and their historical legacy, e.g. the use of media resources;
o A first approach to historical analysis and synthesis to overcome the crude analysis of our world today as it appears in the media or the web.
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| Prérequis :
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High-school History classes and knowledge of English
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| Contenu de l'activité :
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To understand the historical evolution of the short Twentieth Century, many analyses are possible and legitimate. In this introduction class, it seems relevant to start with a paradigmatic approach, the geopolitical one. Therefore, the main shifts of the Cold War in Europe and outside Europe can be easily presented, analyzed and understood.
With this approach, the specificity of the European integration process and its own history since 1950 fits in this larger perspective. From economical and regional integration to a potential answer to the New World Order, the European project could be seen as an alternative to the bipolar logic.
Resources: personal notes during the lectures and a personal reading of the reference book. To complete these, a detailed outline (which is not a word to word syllabus) is available by February 15th 2009.
Evaluation: a written exam, in three parts.
o 1st part: multiple choice questions on facts, dates, events, acronyms, …
o 2nd part: a commentary on a document, already analyzed during the lectures;
o 3rd part: a transversal question on a topic developed during the lectures.
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| Méthodes d'évaluation :
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| Bibliographie :
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Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Extremes. The short Twentieth Century (1914-1991). London, Abacus, 2007 (1994), 627 p.
A selection of chapters must be read for the class. Report to the class schedule.
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| Langues d'enseignement :
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English |
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