For centuries mankind has longed for peace and for peaceful solutions to conflicts, but only in the last centuries peace has been perceived as an achievable political aim: this way the idea of war abolition has become conceivable; associations devoted to peace (and pacifism as a sort of peace party) emerged, along with the development of international organizations aimed at banning war and promoting peace-keeping operations. The course gives a historical introduction to the peace issue as one of the nodal points in contemporary politics up to the beginning of the 21st Century. It is devoted to the international history of peace ideas, peace movements, and peace institutions.
scheda docente materiale didattico
1. The concept of peace; 2. Peace and historical research; 3. Antiquity: Ancient Eastern Civilizations, War and peace in the Bible, Ancient Greece, Rome. The Christian Tradition; 4. The Middle Ages: Islam, Christianity and holy war; the ‘just war’ theory; 5. The refusal of war: Christian approaches; 6. The refusal of war in the age of absolute Monarchies; 7. Enlightenment and peace projects; Rousseau; Kant; Revolutionary war and the birth of the ‘friends of peace’; 8. Conservatism, liberalism, radicalism, socialism and the peace issue; Moderates and radicals inside peace societies; 9. The age of militarism and pacifism (1870-1914); 10. The failure of peace and a new pacifism (1914-1918); 11. ‘No More Wars’ (1914-1931): Wilsonianism and the League of Nations; Gandhi and nonviolence; 12. Pacifism and Totalitarianism (1931-1945); 13. Peace and world federalism in the age of the Cold War; 14. Peace and Protest (1954-1978); 15. The Peacekeeping Years (1989-2001)
- David Cortright, Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004).
- Michael Howard, War and the Liberal Conscience (London: Temple Smith, 1978) (or any later edition).
- Letture assegnate dal docente
Testi per non frequentanti:
• In English:
1. David Cortright, Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004).
2. Michael Howard, War and the Liberal Conscience (London: Temple Smith, 1978) (or any later edition).
3. Un testo a scelta fra quelli consigliati (la lista sarà pubblicata su Moodle)
4. Un secondo testo a scelta fra quelli consigliati (la lista sarà pubblicata su Moodle)
Mutuazione: 21810490 INTERNATIONAL HISTORY OF PEACE in International Studies LM-52 A - Z DI DONATO MICHELE
Programma
Il corso è insegnato in inglese. Il programma include:1. The concept of peace; 2. Peace and historical research; 3. Antiquity: Ancient Eastern Civilizations, War and peace in the Bible, Ancient Greece, Rome. The Christian Tradition; 4. The Middle Ages: Islam, Christianity and holy war; the ‘just war’ theory; 5. The refusal of war: Christian approaches; 6. The refusal of war in the age of absolute Monarchies; 7. Enlightenment and peace projects; Rousseau; Kant; Revolutionary war and the birth of the ‘friends of peace’; 8. Conservatism, liberalism, radicalism, socialism and the peace issue; Moderates and radicals inside peace societies; 9. The age of militarism and pacifism (1870-1914); 10. The failure of peace and a new pacifism (1914-1918); 11. ‘No More Wars’ (1914-1931): Wilsonianism and the League of Nations; Gandhi and nonviolence; 12. Pacifism and Totalitarianism (1931-1945); 13. Peace and world federalism in the age of the Cold War; 14. Peace and Protest (1954-1978); 15. The Peacekeeping Years (1989-2001)
Testi Adottati
Testi obbligatori- David Cortright, Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004).
- Michael Howard, War and the Liberal Conscience (London: Temple Smith, 1978) (or any later edition).
- Letture assegnate dal docente
Testi per non frequentanti:
• In English:
1. David Cortright, Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004).
2. Michael Howard, War and the Liberal Conscience (London: Temple Smith, 1978) (or any later edition).
3. Un testo a scelta fra quelli consigliati (la lista sarà pubblicata su Moodle)
4. Un secondo testo a scelta fra quelli consigliati (la lista sarà pubblicata su Moodle)
Modalità Frequenza
Per gli studenti del Programma di International Studies la frequenza è obbligatoria per tutte le lezioni. Se una/o studente salta più di quattro lezioni senza giustificazione, verranno detratti 3 punti percentuali dal voto finale per ogni ulteriore assenza. Eventuali esami, test, presentazioni o altri lavori persi a causa delle assenze degli studenti possono essere riprogrammati solo in caso di emergenze mediche o familiari documentate. - Gli e le studenti del programma in Relazioni Internazionali e Studi Europei possono scegliere tra: 1. Essere studenti frequentanti, seguendo le modalità di valutazione previste per International Studies. 2. Essere studenti non frequentanti, iscriversi all'esame orale alla fine delle lezioni e discutere (in inglese): a. Letture obbligatorie. b. Due libri tra le Letture consigliateModalità Valutazione
Partecipazione (10%); Prova scritta intermedia (30%); Paper (30%); Esame scritto finale (30%)