Civil Wars in the Modern World
| Title | Εμφύλιοι Πόλεμοι στον Σύγχρονο Κόσμο / Civil Wars in the Modern World |
| Code | ΚΥ0804 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Political Sciences |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Vasiliki Lazou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001074 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Politikṓn Epistīmṓn 2023-sīmera
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses beloging to the selected specialization | Spring | - | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600216318
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Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600216318
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=9172
- OpenCourses (eClass): https://opencourses.auth.gr/courses/OCRS491/
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to
1.- to analyze the special phenomenon of civil wars in the modern era
2.- to understand the mechanisms of war in general
3.- to acquire knowledge and skills that will enable them to understand and analyze periods of tension and social conflict
4.- to understand the political dimension and the dynamics of social, ideological movements
5.- to acquire a more complex view of the study of the modern world
6.- to acquire a more complex view on the formation of a state
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- 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 course examines civil wars in both the present and in modern history. In a first part he deals with the description of the general characteristics of the civil wars, the similarities and the differences that distinguish them from the other, "Classical" wars.
To better identify common features, four well-known, "typical" modern-era civil wars are studied: the American, the Russian, the Spanish, and the Greek. The way in which the opposing camps are formed, the economic and social background, the stakes and the goals, the engagement process, the formation of opposing political and military mechanisms, the position of religion, women, children within them are some of the issues addressed in the course.
In a second part of the course, the Greek civil war is examined in more detail. Its historical, economic, social, political roots, the conjuncture in which it occurs, are points on which the teaching of the course is focused. The processes leading to the civil war and the mechanisms of its involvement are analyzed in more detail below. The study of the Greek civil war helps to deepen the understanding of the general characteristics and mechanisms of civil wars. as described to them in the first part of the lesson.
Keywords
civil war, foreign intervention, Marshal Plan, Truman doctrine, international brigades, cold war, Russian revolution
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
I.T is used in teaching for access to websites, information, films and documentaries related to the course. Regular use of IT is made in communication with students for consultations on the educational process, questions and concerns about their study
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Seminars | 6 | 0.2 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 70 | 2.5 | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 10.5 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 9 | 0.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 137.5 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
The score in each course is determined by the teacher who is obliged to organize written and/or oral examinations at his discretion. The score in each course follows the scale of numbers from one (1) to ten (10). The basis of success is number five (5). Each course is examined at the end of the semester which was taught as well as in the September exam period. The score is derived from:a) the level of knowledge about the subject (b) The ability to analyse and synthesize c) Understanding the subject
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Μαργαρίτης, Γιώργος. Ιστορία του Ελληνικού εμφυλίου πολέμου, 1946-1949. Αθήνα: Βιβλιόραμα, 2000
Hobsbawm Eric, Ο σύντομος 20ος αιώνας, 1914-1991, Αθήνα: Θεμέλιο 2010
Additional bibliography for study
Βόγλης Πολυμέρης, Η κοινωνική δυναμική του εμφυλίου πολέμου, Αθήνα: Αλεξάνδρεια 2014
Λάζου Βασιλική, Η επιβολή του κράτους. Ο εμφύλιος πόλεμος στη Λαμία 1945-1949
Close David, Οι ρίζες του εµφυλίου πολέµου στην Ελλάδα, Αθήνα, 2003.
Thomas Hugh, Ιστορία του ισπανικού εµφυλίου πολέµου, Αθήνα, 1961.
Roberts J.M., Παγκόσµια ιστορία, Β΄ τόµος, Αθήνα, 1997.
Ranzato G., O ισπανικός εµφύλιος, Aθήνα, 2006.
Lorien Foote, Earl J. Hess, The Oxford Handbook of the American Civil War, Oxford University Press, 2021.
Last Update
15-09-2022
