ID:
84105
Dettaglio:
SSD: History of Political Institutions
Duration: 36
CFU: 6
Located in:
BERGAMO
Url:
PEDAGOGIC SCIENCES - 84-270/PERCORSO COMUNE Year: 2
Year:
2025
The purpose of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of historical, political, and social relations between Italy and European states from the post-World War II era to the present day. The teaching aims to equip students with essential tools for an in-depth analysis of the history of European unification, introducing them to the use of documentary sources and the complexity of historiographical interpretations on the subject. By the end of the course, students should achieve a critical knowledge of Italy's integration process into Europe, the theoretical principles underlying it, and the initiatives of movements, parties, and political forces that have worked towards continental unity.
Willingness to broaden one's cultural horizons through a comprehensive understanding of the history and political relations between Italy and the European Union in the post-World War II era, which the course aims to structure and deepen through specific themes and events. However, students must verify or refine this understanding by integrating lessons and study with a personal interpretative journey.
The teaching activities will be conducted through frontal lectures, with particular emphasis on discussion and direct dialogue with students, especially on topics related to the current debate about the future of the European Union. If the teaching is conducted in a blended or online format, modifications may be introduced compared to what is stated in the syllabus to ensure that the course and exams are accessible in these formats as well.
The final exam will be conducted orally, and the evaluation will be graded out of thirty. The examination will consist of three questions covering the entire program to assess students' acquisition of the concepts taught during the course. There are no intermediate tests planned.
The idea of Europe, the beginning of economic integration, and the failure of the attempt at military and political unification: bipolar system and Cold War; Brussels Pact, OEEC, and Council of Europe; European Coal and Steel Community; projects for a European Defense Community and a European Political Community; Western European Union; the Rome Treaties (EEC and Euratom), the customs union, and the Common Agricultural Policy; De Gaulle and European integration; the European Monetary System (EMS); the first direct election of the European Parliament; from the European Parliament’s project for a Treaty on European Union to the Single European Act; the Maastricht Treaty, the path to Economic and Monetary Union, the establishment of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP, now Common Security and Defense Policy CSDP); Schengen; the Amsterdam and Nice Treaties; the European Convention and the Constitutional Treaty; the Lisbon Treaty; Euroscepticism; European and international institutions; the European welfare system.
Non-attending working students must adhere to the above program. In addition to this, they must arrange their study plan with the professor during office hours or via email: giovanni.zucchelli@unibg.it.