Presentation

This course will present the history of international relations from the Second World War to the present day. The course follows a chronological approach to enable students to gain a good understanding of, and to analyse the unfolding of the main international crises that have punctuated international relations since WWII. The course will cover the main concepts (power, soft power, hegemony, imperialism...) and the main debates (between culturalists and those who view IR as the relations between States for example...) and their implications on the contemporary world.

Recommended Prerequisite(s)

Students are expected to have a good knowledge of the main stages and events in the history of international relations for the period between the 1815 Vienna Congress and 1945.

Bibliography

• André Kaspi, Jean-Baptiste Duroselle, Histoire des relations internationales de 1945 à nos jours, Paris, 16^e ed., 2002
• Robert Frank, dir., Pour l’histoire des relations internationales, Paris, 2012
• Maurice Vaïse, Dictionnaire des relations internationales au XX^e siècle, Louvain la Neuve, Paris, 2000
• FC Mougel, Histoire des relations internationales de la fin du XVIII^e siècle à l’aube du III^e millénaire, Paris, Ellipses, 2013

Educational formula

Lecture with exchanges and discussions.