HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Course objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding - Students will be required to demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the topics covered during the course and presented in the reference bibliography; they will be able to prove to possess abilities of analysis, reflection and comparison concerning the main areas of European studies. B) Applying knowledge and understanding - Students will be able to demonstrate the full understanding of the syllabus of the course; they should apply the knowledge acquired to relevant issues in a thoughtful and critical way; they will be able to demonstrate they possess the appropriate skills to build and support arguments related to the topics covered by the course, and to apply the suitable techniques and methods to the field. C) Making judgements - Students will be able to express judgments in an autonomous form, on the basis of examples provided in the lectures and/or in the bibliographic resources provided, and prove to be able to find and interpret data in order to formulate answers to general – both concrete and abstract – problems. D) Communication skills - Students will be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and related solutions; to demonstrate adequate capacity of synthesis and expressive ability in the light of the specific terminology. E) Learning skills - Students will develop the skills necessary to undertake further studies with a certain degree of autonomy.

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ANDREA CARTENY Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course presents a methodological introduction of studies on identities and cultures from West to East, with general references to the civilizations in the Modern and Contemporary Age, and of the international system from 1648, and the articulation of cultural history throughout the outlook of national and religious minorities of the Euro-Asian world until the present day, particularly during their evolution within the 19th and 20th centuries and their relationships of States and the international phenomenology of nationalisms and identities.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of international history.
Books
Mandatory books: a handbook of modern and contemporary history (such as A. Varsori, "Storia internazionale: dal 1919 ad oggi", il Mulino 2020) A. Carteny (ed.), "Competizione globale, conflitti regionali, crisi politiche", Intra 2025 A. Carteny, "La Nazione che volle farsi Potenza", Aracne 2025
Frequency
It is required the attendance in person in the classroom.
Exam mode
Final oral exam, focused on the topics of the course presented during the lessons, concerning also to the mandatory bibliography and to the eventual paper drafted.
Bibliography
A. Varsori, "Storia internazionale: dal 1919 ad oggi", il Mulino 2020) A. Carteny (a cura di), "Competizione globale, conflitti regionali, crisi politiche", Intra 2025 A. Carteny, "La Nazione che volle farsi Potenza", Aracne 2025 A. Carteny, G.A. Popescu (a cura di), "Miklos Banffy e la Transilvania", Intra 2024
Lesson mode
Lessons in classroom, seminars. Class items will be shared with the student through the e-learning platform. The course will be held in the 1st semester.
ANDREA CARTENY Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course presents a methodological introduction of studies on identities and cultures from West to East, with general references to the civilizations in the Modern and Contemporary Age, and of the international system from 1648, and the articulation of cultural history throughout the outlook of national and religious minorities of the Euro-Asian world until the present day, particularly during their evolution within the 19th and 20th centuries and their relationships of States and the international phenomenology of nationalisms and identities.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of international history.
Books
Mandatory books: a handbook of modern and contemporary history (such as A. Varsori, "Storia internazionale: dal 1919 ad oggi", il Mulino 2020) A. Carteny (ed.), "Competizione globale, conflitti regionali, crisi politiche", Intra 2025 A. Carteny, "La Nazione che volle farsi Potenza", Aracne 2025
Frequency
It is required the attendance in person in the classroom.
Exam mode
Final oral exam, focused on the topics of the course presented during the lessons, concerning also to the mandatory bibliography and to the eventual paper drafted.
Bibliography
A. Varsori, "Storia internazionale: dal 1919 ad oggi", il Mulino 2020) A. Carteny (a cura di), "Competizione globale, conflitti regionali, crisi politiche", Intra 2025 A. Carteny, "La Nazione che volle farsi Potenza", Aracne 2025 A. Carteny, G.A. Popescu (a cura di), "Miklos Banffy e la Transilvania", Intra 2024
Lesson mode
Lessons in classroom, seminars. Class items will be shared with the student through the e-learning platform. The course will be held in the 1st semester.
  • Lesson code1023473
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseIntercultural and Linguistic Mediation
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year3rd year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDSPS/06
  • CFU6