Administrative Structures

Code:

MHP004

Acronym:

EADM

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EHP	1	Course Programme	1	-	6	60	162
MHP	13	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	6	60	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide students with information about the latest interpretation trends in the history of Portuguese administrative structures in order to offer them a diachronic view regarding: 1. The evolution of the Portuguese municipal structure (concelhia); 2. The structures: Provincial, Comarcã and Provedorias 3. The Casas da Relação (House of Porto and House of Lisbon) and their significance; 4. The development of the terminology for cities and villages, their meaning and extent; 5. The administrative bodies of the different structures.

Learning outcomes and competences

In the first two courses address the sources for the study of the Portuguese administrative structures, using references to collections of most interest to the matter. Later, in lectures and theoretical-practical develop the syllabus listed, reserving units OT for discussion over the course of the research, clarifying aspects which may have been less clear, trying to adjust the information especially for students areas of training that was not based in history. Thus demand that everyone can achieve the goals set for the course.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1 – Local and municipal history. Goals, sources, local history methodologies. Local and national history. Research topics in local history. The economy, society, civilization and culture. Oral sources and traditions. 1. The origin of the Portuguese medieval boroughs The situation at the time of the Reconquest. The importance of medieval charters. The overcrowded Christian North and the Islamic South. Municipal titles/positions of Muslim origin. 3- The strategies of the Crown for creating municipalities (concelhos) in the Middle Ages Rural and urban municipalities. Evolution after the reconquest of the Algarve. The rise of the local middle class and the world of arts and crafts. 4- The Crown’s centralization effort and municipal autonomy. Afonso II’s general laws. Progress under Afonso III and D. Dinis. The Regimento dos Corregedores (1332 and 1340) 5 – Administrative organization in modern Portugal Long-term oranization: Províncias, Comarcas/Ouvidorias and Provedorias Occasional organization: Relação and Casa do Porto and their meaning in the judicial and administrative organization of Portugal 6 - Forais manuelinos (Manueline Charters) Origins, types, and relevance for the study of local economies and societies. Their importance for municipal organization. 7 - Royal officers in regional and local administration 8 - Municipalism in the modern age: institutions and key players The tradition of municipal autonomy versus the absolute monarchy’s effort to centralize. 9 - Main municipal services Administration of municipal property, municipal supplies, the economy, public works, safety and hygiene, health care, education. Military defense. Assistance and charities. 10 - Municipal finances 11 - Social aspects of municipal administration 12. Local and regional authorities in contemporary history

Mandatory literature

OLIVEIRA, César de (dir. de); História dos Municípios e do poder local (dos finais da Idade Média à União Europeia), Lisboa, Circulo de Leitores. , 1996
CAPELA, José V.; CAPELA, José V., 1989, A Câmara, a nobreza e o povo de Barcelos, Barcelos, 1989
COELHO, Maria Helena & MAGALHÃES, Joaquim Romero; O poder concelhio: das origens ás Cortes Constituintes, Coimbra. 1986
MARINHO, José da Silva; Construction d’un Gouvernement Municipal. Elites, élections et pouvoir à Guimarães entre absolutisme et libéralisme (1753-1834), Braga, Universidade do Minho, 2000
REIS, António Matos; Origens dos municípios portugueses, Lisboa, Horizonte, 1991
HESPANHA, António Manuel; As vésperas do Leviatan. Instituições e poder político Portugal – séc. XVII, Coimbra, Almedina, 1994.
FONSECA, Teresa; Relações de poder no antigo regime. A administração municipal em Montemor o Novo (1777-1816), Montemor o Novo, 1995.
VIDIGAL, Luís; O municipalismo em Portugal no século XVIII, Lisboa, Livros Horizonte, 1989
SILVA, Francisco Ribeiro da; O Porto e o seu Termo (1580-1640). Os homens, as Instituições e o Poder, Porto, Câmara Municipal, 1988
CAPELA, José V. e outros; O Município Português na História na Cultura e no desenvolvimento regional, Actas do Colóquio, Braga, Universidade do Minho. , 1988
2005, coord. de Mafalda Soares da Cunha e Teresa Fonseca; Municípios (os) no Portugal Moderno. Dos forais manuelinos às reformas liberais, Lisboa, Colibri., 2005
SILVA, Francisco Ribeiro da, ; Quinhentos/Oitocentos, UP - Faculdade de Letras , 2009. ISBN: 978-972-8932-38-1

Comments from the literature

Apart from the literature cited as mandatory, will be referred to other works that students may consult.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures on theory will be complemented with field trips.

keywords

Humanities > History > Modern history
Humanities > History > Social history

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho de investigação	52,00
Trabalho laboratorial	20,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

75% compulsory class attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

Presentation of a project (report) which can serve as the basis for a Master’s thesis.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Reports on and presentations of readings.

Classification improvement

Reformulating/reviewing works presented for assessment.