Contemporary Portuguese History II

Code:

HISTO076

Acronym:

HCONP2

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in History

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HISTO	64	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	3	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - History	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- To analyse the main lines in Portugal's history of the twentieth century;
- To develop analytical and critical capacities about the historical production;
- To Discuss interpretations and ways of approaching history.

Program

1. The crisis in the late nineteenth century constitutional monarchy
1.1-structures and conjunctures.
1.1-political crisis of the monarchy and the growing assertion of republicanism.
1.3-cultural trends.

2. The Republic
2.1 - Republican proposals for the democratic regeneration.
2.2 - the 1st Great War and the economic and social difficulties
2.3 - authoritarian ways and the failure of liberal Republican alternative
2.3 - the cultural scene.

3. Dictatorship and the "New State"
3.1 - the anti-liberal politics and military dictatorship.
3.2 - the institutionalization of the Estado Novo and resistances.
3.3 - the economic crisis and the "New State" policy.
3.4 - the colonial policy.
3.5 - the opposition to the "fascist regime"
3.6 - the post-war, economic plans and opening up to Europe.
3.7 - colonial wars and the decay of the regime
3.8 - society and culture under the "New State".

4. The institutionalization of democracy and openness to the world
4.1 - revolution, democratization,decolonization
4.1- the "hot summer of 75"and the constitutional challenge
4.2 -social struggles, unions, land reform and nationalizations
4.3 - the challenges of European integration and the economic adjustments
4.4 - social and cultural transformations.

Mandatory literature

BRITO, J. M. Brandão de; ROSAS, Fernando (coords.); Dicionário do Estado Novo. , Lisboa: Bertrand, 1996
LAINS, Pedro; SILVA, A. Ferreira da (coord.); História Económica de Portugal, 1700-2000. , ICS, 2000
MATTOSO, José (dir.) ; História de Portugal (vols. V a VII)., Lisboa: Círculo de Leitores., 1993
RAMOS, Rui (coord.) ; História de Portugal, Lisboa: A Esfera dos Livros, 2009
REIS, António (dir.) ; Portugal Contemporâneo, Alfa, 1990
SERRÃO, Joel (dir.) ; Dicionário de História de Portugal +Suplemento, Porto: Figueirinhas,, 1981,1999

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures, discussions, production and presentation of papers.

Software

Moodle

keywords

Humanities

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	39,00
	Exame	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	13
	Estudo autónomo	108
	Total:	121,00

Eligibility for exams

A miminum mark of 10 is required.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam (100%)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Final exam (100%).