HHIA05201U HIS/CEMES The History of International Organisations and Europe, 1814-2014
MA-level:
Modern European Studies 1 (Subject element HHIK03701E) [2013-Curriculum]
Modern European Studies 2 (Subject element HHIK03711E) [2013-Curriculum]
HISTORY
MA-level:
Module I-VI [MA Programme, 2008-Curriculum]
MA-elective:
Module I-VI [MA-elective Programme, 2008-Curriculum]
BA-level [Internal BA-elective for BA students of History]
Module T4 (Subject element HHIB10501E) [BA-elective studies, 2007- and 2013-Curriculum]
Module T5 (Subject element HHIB10511E) [BA-elective studies, 2007- and 2013-Curriculum]
The History of International Organisations and Europe,
1814-2014
‘Americans are from Mars, Europeans from Venus’ was the title of a
recent popular treatment of the transatlantic relationship by
Robert Kagan, in which the author implied that where the United
States still had the will and ability to wage war, the European
Union focused on normative power instead. Given the tumultuous
history of Europe since 1814, including two world wars, Europeans
have certainly not always come from Venus. This course will help
understand just how Europe was transformed from Mars to Venus. It
is the hypothesis of the course that the establishment and
development of international institutions in Europe (and the world)
have played a key role. Nowhere in the world have international
organisations, including the European regional organisations after
1945, had the density and impact they had in Europe. Over time
international organisations helped transform European politics, but
also deeply impacted European states and societies. The result is a
European continent organised in numerous, overlapping,
international organisations, including an increasingly powerful
European Union, which deeply regulate interstate politics and set
norms and standards for both states and societies. The course will
go through the development and impact of international
organisations on European politics, states and societies from 1814
to 2014. It will trace the individual history of a number of
representative international organisations over time and attempt a
comparison. It will explore the historical dynamics behind the
phenomenon, but also attempt to measure the consequences and impact
of the increasing activities and number of international
organisations.
Students should expect to read relatively difficult texts from
history, the social science and law.
Course objectives (clarification of some of the
objectives stipulated in the curriculum):
Students after the course will be able to:
• have a fundamental and basic understanding of the history of
international organisations and their impact on Europe from 1814 to
2014have a fundamental and basic understanding of the history of
international organisations and their impact on Europe from 1814 to
2014
• critically analyse and discuss different methodologies,
historical interpretations and social science theories dealing with
the history of international organisations
• communicate the key themes of the course clearly whether orally
or in writings
- Mark Mazower: Governing the World. The History of an Idea. The Penguin Press: London 2012.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 56
- Total
- 56
Modern European Studies (CEMES): anlum@hum.ku.dk
Individual Elective Study (History): anlum@hum.ku.dk
Deadline
for
application form: 1st December 2014.
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other under invigilation
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HHIA05201U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterBachelor choice,Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- See scheme link
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting department
- SAXO-Institute - Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Course responsibles
- Morten Rasmussen (8-7173767869727665446c7971326f7932686f)