This course examines the security problems Europe is facing in the 21st century and their historical backdrop in the 20th century. Many of the actors are the same, but their roles, constellations, and challenges are changing: Germany and France...
Humans Rights in Chile and Latin American is a course oriented to contribute to the intercultural development of IES Abroad students in Chile through reflection, critical analysis, and debate. To achieve this goal, the course covers a range of...
This course analyzes the situation of Spain throughout Franco’s dictatorship and in the early period of the pacific transition to democracy. This course focuses on the factors that led to the Spanish Civil War, the changes in the life of Spaniards at...
This course is an introduction to German Political Thought from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. A chronological survey of important thinkers and fundamental texts, it revolves around a theoretical reflection on a variety of core topics...
The objective of this course is for students to understand the historical process that has led to the current political, administrative and territorial configuration of Spain in different autonomous communities, as well as the consequences that...
The Radical Tradition of Chile, Argentina and Peru” offers students a critical and analytical perspective of the history in Chile and Latin America during the XIX and XX centuries. Students will gain understanding of the development and history of...
This course will consider protest in South Africa as both a fundamental part of historical record, charting some of the major turning points, movements and state responses including Soweto, the Women’s March and Sharpeville, as well as a vital...
Politics and Philosophy of power in the Land of Machiavelli is the study of the history of the ideas and reflections on power and political morality from 15th century Italy to the present, intended also as an investigation on Italy’s social and...
The quest to significantly decrease the use of fossil fuels spurred by concerns over energy security, high prices, and the socioeconomic repercussions of climate change is now underway across the globe. The world economic crisis and the need for...
This interdisciplinary course provides an in-depth introduction to the international politics of the Middle East. The engagement with crucial empirical understandings of the region including transnational ideologies (e.g. pan-Arabism, pan-Islamism)...