pol5rip europe transformed 1755 2009
EUROPE TRANSFORMED: FROM THE LISBON EARTHQUAKE (1755) TO THE LISBON TREATY (2009)
POL5RIP
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Credit points: 30
Subject outline
The main purpose of this subject is to enable students to analyse contemporary and emerging issues of European integration against the backdrop of the history of the European project and its conceptual underpinnings. It situates the current process of European unification, with its beginnings in the post-war period, in a much broader historical and philosophical context that has its origins in the 'Enlightenment project'. This subject provides students with a thorough understanding of the past and present of European integration and, thus, a greater awareness of both the promises and challenges of Europe's future.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorRobert Horvath
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Enrolment in the Master of International Relations (AMIR/AMIRL/AMIRH/AMIRS), Master of International Development (AMID/AMIDV/AMIDH) or coordinators approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects POL4RIP
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | At the mind limits. | Recommended | Amery, J. | INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS 1998 |
| Readings | Dark continent: Europe's Twentieth Century. | Recommended | Mazower, M. | PENGUIN 1999 |
| Readings | Desolation and enlightenment: political knowledge after total war, totalitarianism, and the Holocaust. | Recommended | Katznelson, I. | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS 2003 |
| Readings | European integration, 1950-2003: Superstate or new market economy? | Recommended | Gillingham, J. | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2003 |
| Readings | Reflections on the Revolution in France. | Recommended | Burke, E. | PENGUIN 1968 |
| Readings | The roads to modernity. | Recommended | Himmelfarb, G. | ALFRED A. KNOPF 2004 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Students will have mastery of the conceptual, historical and contemporary issues of European integration.
- Activities:
- Essay, seminar discussions
02. Students will have extensive knowledge of the promises and challenges of Europe#s future.
- Activities:
- Essay, seminar discussions
03. Students will execute a substantial research project on the process of European unification that demonstrates advanced critical skills and knowledge of its historical foundations.
- Activities:
- Essay, seminar discussions
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