The course aims to examine the study of environmental movements in the second half of the twentieth century, their perceptions and reinterpretations of major environmental issues, their transformation into political parties, and their relationship with modernity.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
After outlining the birth of pro-European movements and the development of political thinking on the need to overcome nations in the years between the two world wars, the course will focus on the internal and international situation of the main European countries in the post-war period and during the Cold War, on the political leaders' role and on the different political options and ideals for building Europe.
The following topics will be addressed: the first forms of integration (European Coal and Steel Community, Euratom, European Economic Community); de Gaulle's return to power in 1958, the intertwining of Atlantic politics and the development of European integration in the 1960s; the enlargement of the EEC in the 1970s and then in the 1980s (with particular attention to the British and Spanish cases); the deepening of the institutions, thanks in part to the direct election of the European Parliament; the EP's attempts to contribute to deepening in the 1980s, the position of the British Conservative government; the political dynamics that led to the approval of the Single European Act, then the Maastricht Treaty; German unification and the difficulties of Western European countries in the face of the wars in Yugoslavia; Italy's difficulties in adapting to the parameters and the crisis in the Italian political system; enlargement to the East and the attempt to draw up a constitutional treaty; the emergence of Eurosceptic and anti-European movements and parties.
The course will also involve reading and discussing documents relating to the period studied, with a particular focus on the positions and ideas expressed by the various political actors involved in the European integration process.
The assigned texts differ in part depending on whether students choose to attend the course.
For students who choose to attend the course, with regular participation in classes and in the debates on the readings assigned during the course:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
NB: All students are kindly requested to enroll in the Moodle channels of the courses for their academic year. Important notices concerning classes, syllabi, exams, etc. will be posted on Moodle. The lecturer does NOT use the course Teams groups.
For students who choose not to attend:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
8. Benedetto Zaccaria, “Personalism and European Integration: Jacques Delors and the Legacy of the 1930s,” in *Contemporary European History*, no. 3, 2024.
9. Piers Ludlow, “European Integration in the 1980s: On the Way to Maastricht?,” in *Journal of European Integration History*, no. 1, 2013.
10. Gabriele D’Ottavio, “La Repubblica federale tedesca e l’integrazione europea: le conseguenze della caduta del Muro di Berlino sul processo di unificazione europea,” in *Ventunesimo Secolo*, no. 3, 2004.
Programme
The course aims to study European history by investigating the role of parties and movements, governments and national institutions in the construction of common institutions, while at the same time placing them within the context of international dynamics.After outlining the birth of pro-European movements and the development of political thinking on the need to overcome nations in the years between the two world wars, the course will focus on the internal and international situation of the main European countries in the post-war period and during the Cold War, on the political leaders' role and on the different political options and ideals for building Europe.
The following topics will be addressed: the first forms of integration (European Coal and Steel Community, Euratom, European Economic Community); de Gaulle's return to power in 1958, the intertwining of Atlantic politics and the development of European integration in the 1960s; the enlargement of the EEC in the 1970s and then in the 1980s (with particular attention to the British and Spanish cases); the deepening of the institutions, thanks in part to the direct election of the European Parliament; the EP's attempts to contribute to deepening in the 1980s, the position of the British Conservative government; the political dynamics that led to the approval of the Single European Act, then the Maastricht Treaty; German unification and the difficulties of Western European countries in the face of the wars in Yugoslavia; Italy's difficulties in adapting to the parameters and the crisis in the Italian political system; enlargement to the East and the attempt to draw up a constitutional treaty; the emergence of Eurosceptic and anti-European movements and parties.
The course will also involve reading and discussing documents relating to the period studied, with a particular focus on the positions and ideas expressed by the various political actors involved in the European integration process.
Core Documentation
Here is the English version:The assigned texts differ in part depending on whether students choose to attend the course.
For students who choose to attend the course, with regular participation in classes and in the debates on the readings assigned during the course:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
NB: All students are kindly requested to enroll in the Moodle channels of the courses for their academic year. Important notices concerning classes, syllabi, exams, etc. will be posted on Moodle. The lecturer does NOT use the course Teams groups.
For students who choose not to attend:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
8. Benedetto Zaccaria, “Personalism and European Integration: Jacques Delors and the Legacy of the 1930s,” in *Contemporary European History*, no. 3, 2024.
9. Piers Ludlow, “European Integration in the 1980s: On the Way to Maastricht?,” in *Journal of European Integration History*, no. 1, 2013.
10. Gabriele D’Ottavio, “La Repubblica federale tedesca e l’integrazione europea: le conseguenze della caduta del Muro di Berlino sul processo di unificazione europea,” in *Ventunesimo Secolo*, no. 3, 2004.
Attendance
In personType of evaluation
The final assessment will consist of three different components: active participation in lessons, comprehension of readings and ability to explain concepts during the course, and the final written exam teacher profile teaching materials
After outlining the birth of pro-European movements and the development of political thinking on the need to overcome nations in the years between the two world wars, the course will focus on the internal and international situation of the main European countries in the post-war period and during the Cold War, on the political leaders' role and on the different political options and ideals for building Europe.
The following topics will be addressed: the first forms of integration (European Coal and Steel Community, Euratom, European Economic Community); de Gaulle's return to power in 1958, the intertwining of Atlantic politics and the development of European integration in the 1960s; the enlargement of the EEC in the 1970s and then in the 1980s (with particular attention to the British and Spanish cases); the deepening of the institutions, thanks in part to the direct election of the European Parliament; the EP's attempts to contribute to deepening in the 1980s, the position of the British Conservative government; the political dynamics that led to the approval of the Single European Act, then the Maastricht Treaty; German unification and the difficulties of Western European countries in the face of the wars in Yugoslavia; Italy's difficulties in adapting to the parameters and the crisis in the Italian political system; enlargement to the East and the attempt to draw up a constitutional treaty; the emergence of Eurosceptic and anti-European movements and parties.
The course will also involve reading and discussing documents relating to the period studied, with a particular focus on the positions and ideas expressed by the various political actors involved in the European integration process.
The assigned texts differ in part depending on whether students choose to attend the course.
For students who choose to attend the course, with regular participation in classes and in the debates on the readings assigned during the course:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
NB: All students are kindly requested to enroll in the Moodle channels of the courses for their academic year. Important notices concerning classes, syllabi, exams, etc. will be posted on Moodle. The lecturer does NOT use the course Teams groups.
For students who choose not to attend:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
8. Benedetto Zaccaria, “Personalism and European Integration: Jacques Delors and the Legacy of the 1930s,” in *Contemporary European History*, no. 3, 2024.
9. Piers Ludlow, “European Integration in the 1980s: On the Way to Maastricht?,” in *Journal of European Integration History*, no. 1, 2013.
10. Gabriele D’Ottavio, “La Repubblica federale tedesca e l’integrazione europea: le conseguenze della caduta del Muro di Berlino sul processo di unificazione europea,” in *Ventunesimo Secolo*, no. 3, 2004.
Programme
The course aims to study European history by investigating the role of parties and movements, governments and national institutions in the construction of common institutions, while at the same time placing them within the context of international dynamics.After outlining the birth of pro-European movements and the development of political thinking on the need to overcome nations in the years between the two world wars, the course will focus on the internal and international situation of the main European countries in the post-war period and during the Cold War, on the political leaders' role and on the different political options and ideals for building Europe.
The following topics will be addressed: the first forms of integration (European Coal and Steel Community, Euratom, European Economic Community); de Gaulle's return to power in 1958, the intertwining of Atlantic politics and the development of European integration in the 1960s; the enlargement of the EEC in the 1970s and then in the 1980s (with particular attention to the British and Spanish cases); the deepening of the institutions, thanks in part to the direct election of the European Parliament; the EP's attempts to contribute to deepening in the 1980s, the position of the British Conservative government; the political dynamics that led to the approval of the Single European Act, then the Maastricht Treaty; German unification and the difficulties of Western European countries in the face of the wars in Yugoslavia; Italy's difficulties in adapting to the parameters and the crisis in the Italian political system; enlargement to the East and the attempt to draw up a constitutional treaty; the emergence of Eurosceptic and anti-European movements and parties.
The course will also involve reading and discussing documents relating to the period studied, with a particular focus on the positions and ideas expressed by the various political actors involved in the European integration process.
Core Documentation
Here is the English version:The assigned texts differ in part depending on whether students choose to attend the course.
For students who choose to attend the course, with regular participation in classes and in the debates on the readings assigned during the course:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
NB: All students are kindly requested to enroll in the Moodle channels of the courses for their academic year. Important notices concerning classes, syllabi, exams, etc. will be posted on Moodle. The lecturer does NOT use the course Teams groups.
For students who choose not to attend:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
8. Benedetto Zaccaria, “Personalism and European Integration: Jacques Delors and the Legacy of the 1930s,” in *Contemporary European History*, no. 3, 2024.
9. Piers Ludlow, “European Integration in the 1980s: On the Way to Maastricht?,” in *Journal of European Integration History*, no. 1, 2013.
10. Gabriele D’Ottavio, “La Repubblica federale tedesca e l’integrazione europea: le conseguenze della caduta del Muro di Berlino sul processo di unificazione europea,” in *Ventunesimo Secolo*, no. 3, 2004.
Attendance
In personType of evaluation
The final assessment will consist of three different components: active participation in lessons, comprehension of readings and ability to explain concepts during the course, and the final written exam teacher profile teaching materials
After outlining the birth of pro-European movements and the development of political thinking on the need to overcome nations in the years between the two world wars, the course will focus on the internal and international situation of the main European countries in the post-war period and during the Cold War, on the political leaders' role and on the different political options and ideals for building Europe.
The following topics will be addressed: the first forms of integration (European Coal and Steel Community, Euratom, European Economic Community); de Gaulle's return to power in 1958, the intertwining of Atlantic politics and the development of European integration in the 1960s; the enlargement of the EEC in the 1970s and then in the 1980s (with particular attention to the British and Spanish cases); the deepening of the institutions, thanks in part to the direct election of the European Parliament; the EP's attempts to contribute to deepening in the 1980s, the position of the British Conservative government; the political dynamics that led to the approval of the Single European Act, then the Maastricht Treaty; German unification and the difficulties of Western European countries in the face of the wars in Yugoslavia; Italy's difficulties in adapting to the parameters and the crisis in the Italian political system; enlargement to the East and the attempt to draw up a constitutional treaty; the emergence of Eurosceptic and anti-European movements and parties.
The course will also involve reading and discussing documents relating to the period studied, with a particular focus on the positions and ideas expressed by the various political actors involved in the European integration process.
The assigned texts differ in part depending on whether students choose to attend the course.
For students who choose to attend the course, with regular participation in classes and in the debates on the readings assigned during the course:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
NB: All students are kindly requested to enroll in the Moodle channels of the courses for their academic year. Important notices concerning classes, syllabi, exams, etc. will be posted on Moodle. The lecturer does NOT use the course Teams groups.
For students who choose not to attend:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
8. Benedetto Zaccaria, “Personalism and European Integration: Jacques Delors and the Legacy of the 1930s,” in *Contemporary European History*, no. 3, 2024.
9. Piers Ludlow, “European Integration in the 1980s: On the Way to Maastricht?,” in *Journal of European Integration History*, no. 1, 2013.
10. Gabriele D’Ottavio, “La Repubblica federale tedesca e l’integrazione europea: le conseguenze della caduta del Muro di Berlino sul processo di unificazione europea,” in *Ventunesimo Secolo*, no. 3, 2004.
Programme
The course aims to study European history by investigating the role of parties and movements, governments and national institutions in the construction of common institutions, while at the same time placing them within the context of international dynamics.After outlining the birth of pro-European movements and the development of political thinking on the need to overcome nations in the years between the two world wars, the course will focus on the internal and international situation of the main European countries in the post-war period and during the Cold War, on the political leaders' role and on the different political options and ideals for building Europe.
The following topics will be addressed: the first forms of integration (European Coal and Steel Community, Euratom, European Economic Community); de Gaulle's return to power in 1958, the intertwining of Atlantic politics and the development of European integration in the 1960s; the enlargement of the EEC in the 1970s and then in the 1980s (with particular attention to the British and Spanish cases); the deepening of the institutions, thanks in part to the direct election of the European Parliament; the EP's attempts to contribute to deepening in the 1980s, the position of the British Conservative government; the political dynamics that led to the approval of the Single European Act, then the Maastricht Treaty; German unification and the difficulties of Western European countries in the face of the wars in Yugoslavia; Italy's difficulties in adapting to the parameters and the crisis in the Italian political system; enlargement to the East and the attempt to draw up a constitutional treaty; the emergence of Eurosceptic and anti-European movements and parties.
The course will also involve reading and discussing documents relating to the period studied, with a particular focus on the positions and ideas expressed by the various political actors involved in the European integration process.
Core Documentation
Here is the English version:The assigned texts differ in part depending on whether students choose to attend the course.
For students who choose to attend the course, with regular participation in classes and in the debates on the readings assigned during the course:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
NB: All students are kindly requested to enroll in the Moodle channels of the courses for their academic year. Important notices concerning classes, syllabi, exams, etc. will be posted on Moodle. The lecturer does NOT use the course Teams groups.
For students who choose not to attend:
• Antonio Varsori, *Storia della costruzione europea. Dal 1947 ad oggi*, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2023.
To be supplemented by the following essays, which, in compliance with copyright rules, will be made available by the lecturer:
1. P. Craveri, “Alcide de Gasperi,” in *Ventunesimo secolo*, 2013, no. 32, pp. 73–84.
2. G. Quagliariello, *De Gaulle e il gollismo*, Il Mulino, 2003, pp. 567–617.
3. Wilkens, “Identità nazionale e identità europea della Germania nel pensiero e nell’azione di Willy Brandt,” in *Rivista di Studi Politici Internazionali*, 2001.
4. M. E. Cavallaro, “The Iberian Peninsula and the Challenges of European Integration,” in Di Donato and Pons, eds., *European Integration and the Global Financial Crisis*, 2022.
5. L. Valent, *La “Lady di Ferro”*, FrancoAngeli, 2022, pp. 88–104.
6. Daniele Pasquinucci, “Le radici storiche dell’euroscetticismo italiano,” in Daniele Pasquinucci and Luca Verzichelli, eds., *Contro l’Europa? I diversi scetticismi verso l’integrazione europea*, Il Mulino, 2016.
7. Daniela Preda, “Il lungo travaglio istituzionale europeo (1992–2012),” in *L’Italia contemporanea dagli anni Ottanta a oggi*, vol. I, Carocci, 2014.
8. Benedetto Zaccaria, “Personalism and European Integration: Jacques Delors and the Legacy of the 1930s,” in *Contemporary European History*, no. 3, 2024.
9. Piers Ludlow, “European Integration in the 1980s: On the Way to Maastricht?,” in *Journal of European Integration History*, no. 1, 2013.
10. Gabriele D’Ottavio, “La Repubblica federale tedesca e l’integrazione europea: le conseguenze della caduta del Muro di Berlino sul processo di unificazione europea,” in *Ventunesimo Secolo*, no. 3, 2004.
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The final assessment will consist of three different components: active participation in lessons, comprehension of readings and ability to explain concepts during the course, and the final written exam