B0146 - THE USE OF FORCE IN GLOBAL HISTORY

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

Il corso si propone di fornire agli studenti le conoscenze storiche e teoriche che possono aiutarli a valutare l'uso della forza e il potere militare accumulato nella politica internazionale. Al termine del corso gli studenti sono in grado di comprendere il rapporto tra società e potere militare, i diversi modi in cui la forza è stata utilizzata nei vari sistemi internazionali, le principali strategie che coinvolgono l'uso della forza.

Contenuti

The course is organized in lectures and seminars, as detailed in the following program. Lectures (8 two-hour classes) aim to introduce students to the core tenets of the discipline. Seminars (6 two-hour classes) aim to provide occasions for in-depth discussions of class materials and exercises. For the seminar section of the course, students will be divided in two groups (12 hours each), for a total of 28 hours for each student. Students are required to carefully read the assigned material before the session and - in the case of seminars - active participation through presentations of existing scholarship and case studies will also be expected.

The second part will consist in 6 seminars (each of which will be organized both online and in class), on the following topics.

1. Warfare in the modern world (Howard chapp. 1, 2, 3; Paret chapp. 1, 2)
2. The French and Industrial revolutions (Howard chapp. 4, 5; Paret chapp. 3, 4, 5, 7)
3. World War I (Howard chap. 6; Paret chapp. 10, 11, 17, 18)
4. World War II (Howard chap. 7; Paret chapp. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
5. Nuclear issues (Paret chap. 25)
6. Unconventional Warfare (Paret chap. 25)

Testi/Bibliografia

Students are required to read:

- Howard, M. (1976/2009) War in European History, Oxford: Oxford University Press, Passim.
- Paret P., Craig, G. e Gilbert, F. (1986) Makers of Modern Strategy. From Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age, Princeton University Press,selected chapters

As optional reading and as background for the seminars, students may also read:

- Freedman, L. (2013) Strategy: A Histroy, Oxford University Press

- Gray, C. (2012) War, Peace and International Relations: An introduction to strategic history, 2nd edition, Routledge

Metodi didattici

8 2 hours lectures and 6 2 hours seminars.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Attending students will be assessed by seminar presentations and in class discussion (1/3 of the grade) and a final take-home exam (2/3 of the grade) to be finished by the end of the course.

Non-attending students can sit a written examination in one of the exam dates (appelli) on the following materials:

- Howard, M. (1976/2009) War in European History, Oxford: Oxford University Press, Passim, .
- Paret P., Craig, G. e Gilbert, F. (1986) Makers of Modern Strategy. From Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age, Princeton University Press, Chapp. 1-5, 7, 10, 11, 18, 19-23, 25, 27.

- Gray, C. (2007) War, Peace and International Relations: An introduction to strategic history, Routledge, Passim

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Virtuale.

Orario di ricevimento

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