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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


PL20778: Italy since 1945

Click here for further information Credits: 6
Click here for further information Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Click here for further information Period: Semester 1
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 33%, EX 67%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
This unit aims:
1) to provide a historical overview of the main political and social events of the post-war and contemporary period in Italy;
2) to equip students with the appropriate analytical skills to permit a critical evaluation of the period.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this unit students should:
1) be familiar with the main historical and political events of post-war and contemporary Italy;
2) be able to critically evaluate the principal interpretations of post-war and contemporary Italian politics;
3) have in-depth knowledge about the role of the Cold War in Italy's post-war history and of the major issues in Italian politics following the end of the First Republic.

Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are taught and assessed in this unit. Skills in effective learning are developed in this unit.

Content:
The unit will pay attention to the following areas: the period of reconstruction; the effects of the Cold War on Italy's domestic affairs; collective movements of the l960s and l970s; political stagnation but also growing dissent in the 1980s; the end of the First Republic in the 1990s and the never-ending transition; immigration as a political issue; the transformation of the party system: the Italian Left and Right today.
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

PL20778 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AYB16 : BA (hons) Italian (ab initio) and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB14 : BA (hons) Italian and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB08 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB04 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB06 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB02 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB20 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB19 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.