Contemporary Portuguese History II

Code:

HISTO076

Acronym:

HCONP2

Instance: 2012/2013 - 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	87	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

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	54,00
Examination	Exame	2,00		2013-07-12
Tutorial guidance	Participação presencial	13,00		2013-07-12
Study outside the classroom	Exame	73,00		2013-07-12
Moodle	Trabalho escrito	20,00		2013-07-12
	Total:	-	0,00

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%).