Instructional goals
Comparative history in the field of institutions, leadership, culture.
Prerequisites
Contemporary and Institutional history fundamentals.
Intended learning outcomes
Contextualization;
Scenario analysis;
Political reasoning;
Applied history;
Course Contents
Comparative European History in the Twentieth century.
Reference Books
Mark Mazower, Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century;
Documents for presentations.
Teaching Methods
Lecture;
Presentations;
Debates;
Assessment Method
30% presentations in class on historical documents provided by Professor;
70% final written exam;
For non-attendant: 5000 words essay on a topic chosen by the Professor (30%) and final exam (70%)
Thesis assignment criteria
Professor's research project evaluation.
Week 1
Two world wars: democracy's rise and fall.
Week 2
Empire, Nations, minorities
Week 3
The State and the people: coercion, warfare and welfare.
Week 4
The crisis of capitalism: 1929 and its consequences.
Week 5
Hitler's new order and the world of war.
Week 6
Golden age? New projects for democracy
Week 7
A brutal peace, 1943-1949
Week 8
Building people's democracy
Week 9
Democracy transformed: Western Europe 1950-1975
Week 10
The social contract in crisis
Week 11
The collapse of comunism
Week 12
The end of everything?