Seminario: "European and Global Security from the Cold War to the Present" (2 crediti)

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1 Seminario: "European and Global Security from the Cold War to the Present" (2 crediti) Il seminario offre agli studenti di laurea magistrale e del corso di International Studies un approfondimento interdisciplinare di alcuni temi fondamentali relativi alla sicurezza europea durante la Guerra fredda e dopo la sua fine. Il seminario, che si svolge interamente in lingua inglese, si divide in due parti: la prima analizza, in una prospettiva storica, la cooperazione transnazionale in ambito scientifico e tecnologico in Europa e nelle relazioni transatlantiche e le sue ripercussioni sull'ordine europeo durante la Guerra fredda; la seconda affronta alcune problematiche fondamentali dell'equilibrio strategico europeo dal crollo del sistema bipolare ai giorni nostri, ponendo al centro la politica di sicurezza dell'unione Europea nei suoi venticinque anni di vita. La prima parte si svolge in un ciclo di 3 lezioni dal titolo "Science and Technology in the Global Cold War" (vedi descrizione in basso in lingua inglese) tenute dalla Prof.ssa Anne Kwaschik del German Historical Institute di Parigi (11, 12 e 13 ottobre 2017, vedi in basso orario e luogo delle lezioni), e prevede una verifica nella forma di un esame orale che si terrà venerdì 13. La seconda parte del seminario consiste nella partecipazione attiva al Workshop "The EU Role in Global Security from Maastricht to the Present" che si terrà nel pomeriggio del 16 ottobre e nella giornata del 17 ottobre (vedi dettagli in basso). La frequenza delle lezioni, la partecipazione alle diverse sessioni di discussione e lo svolgimento della verifica di venerdì 13 ottobre sono obbligatori. Il seminario si svolge interamente presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche dell'università Roma Tre e offre 2 crediti agli studenti che lo abbiano completato con successo in tutte le sue parti. 1. Science and Technology in the Global Cold War Prof. Anne Kwaschik, German Historical Institute, Paris The years following World War II witnessed unprecedented expansion of state-funded science and technology research. Government and military patronage shaped Cold War technoscientific practices, imposing methods that were project oriented, team based, and subject to national-security restrictions. The expanding budget for military research played a central role, but these changes did not affect just the arms race and the space race. The relevant developments were not limited to engineering and physics. From genetics and game theory to sociology and psychology, many fields developed in the shadow of the Cold War. Caught up in the military-industrial-academic complex, scientists and citizens had to grapple with changing political dynamics. This course examines the history and legacy of the Cold War on science. We will start by tracing both earlier and more recent trends in the scholarship on the Cold War. While Cold War science and technology was often couched in terms of big science recent works on this topic focus instead on variation, be it in terms of scientific fields or geographic locations. Such studies see the Cold War as a 1

2 global transformation which was fueled, but not determined, by the conflict of the two superpowers, the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The course will further look into scientist's new political roles after World War II, ranging from elite policy makers in the nuclear age to victims of domestic anti Communism. It also examines the changing institutions in which the social sciences were conducted during the postwar decades, investigating possible effects on the knowledge production. This course will approach the topic with a wide-angle lens, combining source material taken from academic scientists, political debates, novels, and popular films. Following recent scholarship, it will be organised in three classes dealing with the main issues of Cold War Science: 1. Science and the State during the Cold War: Blurred Boundaries and a Contested Legacy (I) 2. American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe (II) 3. Development, Modernization, and the Social Sciences in the Era of Decolonization (III) Attendance: Mandatory Evaluation Methods: Oral Exam Required readings: Engerman, David C. (2007): Bernath Lecture. American Knowledge and Global Power. In: Diplomatic History 31 (4), S

3 2. Workshop: "The EU Role in Global Security from Maastricht to the Present" Roma Tre University, Department of Political Science The American University of Rome, Department of International Relations October 16-17, 2017 Scope and Rationale: The workshop aims at analysing the historical, institutional and political development of the EU security and defence policy from the Treaty of Maastricht to the Treaty of Lisbon and beyond. The workshop will have an interdisciplinary approach, involving scholars from various research areas - International history, History of European integration, EU Law, Political Science -, as well as diplomats and experts in the field. Proceedings will be divided in three sessions: the first one aims at a reappraisal of the main theoretical and juridical aspects of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy and at assessing continuity and change over the past 25 years; the second session analyses some critical aspects of the EU relationship with the United States, the evolution of transatlantic relations after the end of the Cold War and considers the role of some leading EU countries in shaping EU security patterns; the third session, lastly, takes into consideration the evolving relationship of the EU with the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe through the enlargement process and its new and troubled relationship with the neighbours of the East and the South in the 2000s. The workshop is addressed to scholars in this field, as well as to PhD, graduate and undergraduate students. It will assess the state of research in the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and provide students with an in-depth scrutiny of the different faces of one of the most controversial EU policy areas. The format of the workshop reflects these goals: each session will include minutes speeches and a 30 min.-1 hour round-table discussion involving speakers and the public. Programme Monday, October p.m. (Sala del Consiglio) Session 1: Defining "security" in the EU: An evolving architecture? Luigi Moccia (Roma Tre University): Chair Panos Koutrakos (City University London) - The legal framework of Common Security and Defence policy from Maastricht to Lisbon: continuity and change Nicoletta Pirozzi (Roma Tre University) - The EU's security and defence policy: institutions and practice Luca Ratti (Roma Tre University) - Security conceptions and discourses in Europe Leopoldo Nuti (Roma Tre University) - Discussant 3

4 p.m p.m. Tuesday, October a.m. (Sala del Consiglio) Session 2: Traditional interlocutors and intra-institutional EU balances Frédéric Bozo (Sorbonne Nouvelle, Université Paris III): Chair Steve Marsh (Cardiff University) - The framework of NATO-EU cooperation Marilena Gala (Roma Tre University) - Nuclear weapons and security strategies in transatlantic relations. A historical perspective Alan Dobson (Swansea University) - Britain and European security after Maastricht Antonio Varsori (University of Padova): Discussant a.m a.m a.m p.m. Keynote speech: Yuichi Hosoya (Keio University, Tokio) - Can the EU become a Security Actor in Asia? EU s Global Role from a Japanese Perspective p.m. Lunch p.m. Session 3: The EU neighbours and regional stability: old and new challenges to European security and values Marilena Gala: Chair Paolo Wulzer ("L'Orientale", University of Naples) - Security and Neighbourhood policy: North Africa and the Mediterranean Fabrizio Luciolli (Comitato Atlantico Italiano, Atlantic Treaty Association) - Redefining security in the aftermath of a war: the Western Balkans Damir Grubisa (Former Ambassador of Croatia in Italy/The American University), Maastricht, the CSDP, and the Yugoslav crisis 4

5 p.m. Lyal S. Sunga (Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sweden/ The American University of Rome), Integrating human rights into the CSDP: Challenges and Opportunities Wanda Jarząbek (Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw) - Changing Security patterns: The EU and NATO Enlargement Nona Mikhelidze (Istituto Affari Internazionali) - Energy security and regional stability: the EU, Russia and the Eastern Partnership Irene Caratelli (The American University of Rome): Discussant