SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY (1918-1989)

Course Information
TitleΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΧΩΡΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΧΕΡΣΟΝΗΣΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΙΜΟΥ ΙΙ: Η ΝΑ ΕΥΡΩΠΗ ΣΤΟΝ 20ό ΑΙΩΝΑ (1918-1989) / SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY (1918-1989)
CodeΙΧΑ601
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolHistory and Archaeology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID280004572
Class Information
Academic Year2019 – 2020
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600161323
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Ii is advisable that the students have completed the course IXA 602/IXA 101
Learning Outcomes
-critical approach of the historical issues -identify similarities and diferrencies in their ideological background, in their political and social life -understand the different interpretations of the historical past by the different balkan nations
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The aim of the course is to highlight the major events in the Balkans after the end of the First World War. The refugee and the minority issue, the Balkan Communism, the Macedonian Question, the Second World War and the Cold War are the main objects being analyzed and discussed. Students should be prepared to understand also the social and economic changes in the Balkans. Week #1 Mapping the field. Define the term ‘Balkans’. Orientalism Week #2 The Interwar Period. Part I Week #3 The Interwar Period. Part II Week #4 The Balkan Rapprochement during the 1930s Week #5 Political Institutions: The role of the army – The Monarchy Week #6 Balkan Communism Week #7 The Macedonia Question. Part I Week #8 The Second World War in the Balkans Week #9 The role of the Great Powers Week #10 The Macedonian Question. Part II Week #11 The Cold War. Part I. Balkan aspects Week #12 The Cold War. Part II. Balkan aspects Week #13 Preparation for the Exams
Keywords
Southeastern Europe, Modern History
Educational Material Types
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Description
Lectures
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.3✓✓
Reading Assigment602✓
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities30.1✓
Written assigments782.6✓
Total1806
Student Assessment
Description
Written Exams
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Σπυρίδων Σφέτας, Εισαγωγή στη Βαλκανική Ιστορία, τόμ.Β΄, Από τον Μεσοπόλεμο στη λήξη του Ψυχρού Πολέμου (1919-1989), εκδόσεις Βάνιας, Θεσσαλονίκη 2011 Μαρία Νυσταζοπούλου-Πελεκίδου, Οι βαλκανικοί λαοί. Από την τουρκική κατάκτηση στην εθνική αποκατάσταση (14ος-19ος αιώνας) (Θεσσαλονίκη, 1991, εκδόσεις Βάνιας) Stevan Pavlowitch, A History of the Balkans 1804-1945 (Λονδίνο & Νέα Υόρκη, 1999) Barbara Jelavich, History of the Balkans, τόμ.2 (Cambridge University Press, 1999, ανατύπωση)
Last Update
13-11-2019