Diplomatic History

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The curricular unit will operate on a theoretical-practical basis: presentation of content, clarification of doubts and orientation of tasks by the teacher; preparation, presentation and discussion of tasks by students.

Learning Outcomes

The aim is to deepen the knowledge about the evolution of diplomacy - of its modes of action, of the respective correlations with other social spheres - in modern and contemporary times in general and, in particular, in the 20th and 21st centuries. Several readings proposed by individuals and researchers from different social sciences/technologies also derived from them are analyzed. Based on the analysis of objects of study from the past, the aim is to deepen the ability to analyze and structure diplomatic intervention proposals today.

It will be possible to acquire skills for collecting and analyzing data, producing and evaluating historiographic and other discourses on the history of diplomacy, applying knowledge related to periods prior to today in the characterization of the current reality and when establishing scenarios that facilitate the foresight of the near future.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Diplomacy, international power relations and political regimes. Diplomatic history and evolution of the international relations system.

2. The diplomacy of the Westphalian Congress (1648) to the Napoleonic Invasions.

3. Diplomacy from the Vienna Congress (1815) to the Berlin Congress (1878).

4. The diplomacy of the Paris Conference (1919) to the immediate post-World War II (1949).

5. Diplomacy during the Cold War.

6. Post-Cold War diplomacy.

7. Diplomacy, nation-state(s), sub-continental integration processes and international organizations.

8. Diplomacy and global military conflicts.

9. Diplomacy, mass violence and "interference".

10. Political-military, economic-social and cultural diplomacy.

Head Lecturer(s)

Pascoal Santos Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 20.0%
Exam: 80.0%

Bibliography

Albright, M. (2018). Fascismo. Um alerta. Clube do Autor.

Black, J. (2010). A History of Diplomacy. Reaktion Books.

Chagnollaud, J.P. (1999). Relations internationales contemporaines. Éditions L'Harmattan.

Cooper, A.F., & Heine, J. (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy. Oxford University Press.

Gaddis, J.L. (2007). A Guerra Fria. Edições 70.

Milza, P. (1998). As relações internacionais de 1918 a 1939. Edições 70.

Nunes, J.P.A. (2010). O Estado Novo e o volfrâmio (1933-1947). Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.

Nye, J. (2002). Compreender os conflitos internacionais. Edições Gradiva.

Rémond, R. (1994). Introdução à história do nosso tempo. Gradiva.

Sen, A. (2007). Identidade e violência (trad. do inglês). Edições tinta-da-china.

Telo, A.J., & Torre Gómez, H. (2000). Portugal e a Espanha nos sistemas internacionais contemporâneos. Edições Cosmos.

Weisbrode, K. (2014). Old Diplomacy Revisited: A Study in the Modern History of Diplomatic Transformations. Palgrave.