Political History in the Early Modern Period

Code:

HISTO052

Acronym:

HPEMOD

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	105	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	2	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - History	2	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students should:
- Apprehend the notion of Early Modern Period, in order to understand the political aspects of this new historical period, which began in the late 15th century;
- Understand the notion of Absolutism, and be capable of identifying this political system.

- Recognise the importance of alternative political models, as opposed to absolutism, such as the case of England and the United Provinces;
- Study and correlate the differences between the 18th century Enlightened Despotism and the 16th and 17th century Absolutism;
- Identify the differences between rebellions and revolutions, and the causes of rural and urban uprisings, as well as revolutionary wars in Modern Europe;

- Acquire a general overview, which can help them describe and correlate diplomatic and political-military games, as well as the balance between different European nations.

Program

1. Modern times. The birth of the modern world at the end of the 15th century.
2. Absolutism and absolute monarchies.
3. Alternative models to Absolutism: England and United Provinces.
4. Enlightened Despotism.
5. Rebellions and Revolutions. Rural and urban uprisings. Revolutionary Wars.

6. Conflicts and balances in Modern Europe.

Mandatory literature

LEBRUN; François; Le XVIIe siècle, Armand Colin, 1967. ISBN: Le XVIIe siècle
DENIS, Michel; BLAYAU, Noël ; Le XVIIIe siècle, Armand Colin, 1970
BONNEY, Richard; O absolutismo, Publicações Europa-América, s.d.
JACQUART, Jean; BENNASSAR, Bartolomé; Le XVIe siècle, Armand Colin, 1972
ZAGORIN, Perez; Revueltas y revoluciones en la Edad Moderna, Ediciones Cátedra, 1985-1986
BOIS, Jean-Pierre; L'Europe à l'époque moderne XVIe-XVIIIe siècle, Armand Colin, 2003. ISBN: 2-200-26627-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes: lectures as an introduction to the topics of the subject, in order to stimulate class debates on those same topics. Use of graphics, statistics, and cartographic material.
Tutorials: critical analysis of the topics of the subject, which will stimulate class debates moderated by the teacher. The teacher will also promote the discussion of the main bibliography, and debates on the reports/papers on books (or parts of books) done during the students' independent work. The books can be chosen by the students, as long as the teacher doesn't object to them.

Software

Datashow

keywords

Social sciences > Political sciences > Policy studies
Humanities > History > Political history
Humanities > History > Modern history

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	53,00
	Trabalho escrito	35,00		2012-06-02
	Exame	2,00		2012-07-14
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	7	2012-06-02
	Estudo autónomo	65	2012-07-14
	Total:	72,00

Eligibility for exams

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

Written test: 80%+ Book report:20%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

The process for improving grades must comply with the types of assessment planned for the course unit. Students may redo or repeat the tests in which they have failed to achieve a satisfactory grade.

Observations

Lectures will always be in Portuguese. However, tutorials may be instructed in English, French, Spanish or Italian for foreign students whose mother-tongue is not Portuguese, and have obvious poor comprehension skills.