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Learning outcomes |
The course History of International Relations aims to provide an understanding of the main dynamics of the international system from a historical perspective. Starting with the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and the consolidation of the modern sovereign state—while also considering its historical antecedents—it examines the evolution of the system of states, including the 19th-century European Concert. The course also covers the post-First World War context, the interwar period, and the impact of the Second World War on the formation of the bipolar order. Finally, it explores the new international orders and disorders that have emerged from the 1990s to the present.
General Objectives:
Apply a historical perspective to the analysis of contemporary international relations, taking into account their actors and dynamics.
Understand the main historical moments capable of transforming the functioning of the international system.
Examine the evolution of systemic balances in the 19th and 20t
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Main Bibliography |
Almond et al. (2008), Comparative Politics Today: a world view. New York: Person Longman.
Boniface, Pascal (2000), Atlas das Relações Internacionais. Lisboa: Plátano.
Coutinho, Francisco Pereira, Nuno Cana Mendes (2014), Enciclopédia das Relações Internacionais. Lisboa: Dom Quixote.
Dougherty, James E. & Pfaltzgraff, Robert L. (2003), Relações Internacionais: As teorias em confronto. Lisboa: Gradiva.
Ferro, Marco (1992), História da Primeira Guerra Mundial. Lisboa: Edições
Gaddis, John Lewis (2007), A Guerra Fria. Lisboa: Edições 70.
Gorbatchov, Mikhail (1994), Ante-Memórias, Porto: Asa.
Judt, Tony (2006), Pós-guerra: história da Europa desde 1945. Lisboa: Edições 70.
Mazower, Mark (2017), Governar o Mundo – História de uma Ideia: de 1815 aos nossos dias. Lisboa: Edições 70.
Kagan, Donald (2013), New History of the Peloponnesian War. New York: Cornell University Press
Kennedy, Paul (2009), O Parlamento do Homem – História das Nações Unidas. Lisboa: Edições 70.
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