English version published 2007-08-08 14.48.05

Study units and instruction

Study unit Basic Studies in Social Science History

In Finnish: Perusopinnot - Yhteiskuntahistoria/760007

Basic Studies in Social Science History

Credits: 25 , Credit Units: 15

Subordinate units

Study unit 1. Introduction to Social Science History

In Finnish: 1. Yhteiskuntahistorian johdantokurssi (3 op/2 ov)/760000

1. Introduction to Social Science History

Credits: 3 , Credit Units: 2

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination

Preregistration by email ten days in advance to hanna.kuusi(at)helsinki.fi. Faculty examination dates 2006-2007: 23.9., 21.10., 25.11., 27.1., 24.2., 24.3., 28.4.

Literature

  • J. L. Anderson: Explaining Long-Term Economic Change
  • J. Tosh: Pursuit of History (2. ed.)
  • Peter Burke (ed.): New Perspectives on Historical Writing

Study unit 2. The Global Economy

In Finnish: 2. Globaali talous (4 op/2,5 ov)/760009

2. The Global Economy

Credits: 4 , Credit Units: 2,5

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination

Literature

  • Rondo Cameron: Concise Economic History of the World from Paleolithic Times to the Present
  • Immanuel Wallerstein: Historical Capitalism and Capitalist Civilisation (pages 1-110)
  • Ojala J., Eloranta J. & Jalava J. (eds): The Road to Prosperity. An Economic History of Finland, pages 33-63, 127-163 and 285-313. (These three articles are available for copying in the office of economic and social history).

Literature examinations

Study unit 3. Social Structures and Living Conditions

In Finnish: 3. Yhteiskunnan rakenteet ja elinolot (4 op/2,5 ov)/760010

3. Social Structures and Living Conditions

Credits: 4 , Credit Units: 2,5

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination

Literature

  • Peter N. Stearns & Herrick Chapman: European Society in Upheaval. Social history since 1750
  • Marjatta Rahikainen (ed.): Austerity and Prosperity – Perspectives on Finnish Society

Literature examinations

Study unit 4. Power, Politics and Citizenship

In Finnish: 4. Valta, politiikka ja kansalainen (4 op/2,5 ov)/760011

4. Power, Politics and Citizenship

Credits: 4 , Credit Units: 2,5

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination

Literature

  • Barbara Caine & Glenda Sluga: Gendering European History 1780–1920
  • Osmo Jussila, Seppo Hentilä & Jukka Nevakivi: From Grand Duchy to a Modern State. Finland’s Political History 1809–1999
  • Heikki Mikkeli: Europe as an Idea and Identity

Literature examinations

Study unit 5. World Politics

In Finnish: 5. Maailmanpolitiikka (4 op/2,5 ov)/760012

5. World Politics

Credits: 4 , Credit Units: 2,5

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination

Literature

  • Eric Hobsbawm: The Age of Extremes

Either

  • H.L. Wesseling: The European Colonial Empires 1815–1919

or

  • Marc Ferro: Colonization: A Global History

Literature examinations

Study unit 6. Practicum for Major Subject Students

In Finnish: 6. Pääaineopiskelijoiden praktikum(6 op/4 ov)/760013

6. Practicum for Major Subject Students

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination

Study unit 6. Optional Studies for Minor Subject Students

In Finnish: 6. Sivuaineopiskelijoiden valinnaiset opinnot (6 op/4 ov)/760014

6. Optional Studies for Minor Subject Students

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Mode of assesment:

Optional courses arranged by the Department of Social Science History.

Superordinate Units

Courses

Courses in English

Formation of the Civil Society in the Socialist Era (Tue 12–14 and Thu 14–16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

university lecturer Katalin Miklossy 8043464

Time, location and registration

04.09.2007 - 16.10.2007

Tue 12-14 and Thu 14-16, M11 lecture room 4.

Arranged with Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/miklossy_formation.htm

For further information, please contact the organiser of the course, Katalin Miklóssy (e-mail: katalin.miklossy(at)helsinki.fi )

Content

The course is based on a multidisciplinary approach where scholars of history, sociology, cultural and religious studies shall provide their analysis of the emergence and various forms of civil society during state socialism. The main purpose is to offer a more sophisticated and multileveled perception of the relation between power and society, hence, a revisited image of the prevalent static conception of the communist system itself.

Schedule and topics: (final titles of the lectures will be announced in August!)

4.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Introduction: Socialist Era Reconsidered

6.9. Suvi Salmenniemi: Theory of Civil Society

11.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Emergence of the Second Society

13.9. Viktor Pál: Influence of the Environmentalist Movements

18.9. Jouni Järvinen: Dissidence

20.9. Markku Kangaspuro: The Elbow Room of Civil Society in the Soviet Union

25.9. Mila Oiva: Cultural movements

27.9. Sylvia Raulo: Church and Society

2.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Minority Status as special scope for action

4.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Orthodox Responses

9.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Conclusion: Civil Society as a dynamic of Change in State Socialism

11.10. FINAL EXAM

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: participating in the course and passing the final exam
  • 2 additional credits: writing an essay of 15 pages

Esseen saa halutessaan kirjoittaa suomeksi.

Courses in English

Socialism in the United States (Mon 14-16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

doc. Markku Ruotsila 1002988

Time, location and registration

03.09.2007 - 26.11.2007

Mon 14–16, M11 lecture room 3.

Course is arranged with Renvall Institute.

Registration time in webOodi 23.08.2007 - 17.09.2007

Content

Why was there no socialism in the United States?”, asked Werner Sombart in a famous question that has preoccipied generations of historians and political scientists. This course elaborates alternative answers to that question by examining the history and doctrines of those socialist groups that did exist in the United States and did try to influence the course of American affairs. Among the doctrinal groupings examined are the Utopian socialists of the early 19th century, the Orthodox Marxist, Syndicalist and Revisionist movements of the early 20th century, and the Trotskyist, Communist and New Left communities of the mid-to-late 20th century.

  • 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing American Socialism
  • 2. Utopian Socialism in the United States, 1820-50
  • 3. Arrival of Marxism, 1850-90
  • 4. The Origins of the Socialist Party, 1900-1914
  • 5. Revisionism versus Syndicalism, 1900-20
  • 6. The Pro-War Socialists and Anticommunism, 1917-20
  • 7. The Old Left, 1920-60
  • 8. The CPUSA and the Popular Front, 1930-50
  • 9. The Rise and Fall of American Trotskyism, 1920-50
  • 10. The New Left, 1950-80
  • 11. The Contemporary Left
  • 12. Final Exam

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading and final exam
  • 5 credits: in addition essay 8-10 pages

Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish, Swedish, French or German.

Courses in English

The Economic History of the Baltic States (3cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

Dr Viesturs Karnups, University of Latvia

The course is administred by Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/karnups_economic_history.htm

Time, location and registration

18.02.2008 - 29.02.2008

Mon-Fri 16–18, Thu 28.2. 14–18, examination Fri 29.2. 14–16, U40 lecture rooms 12 and 13.

(Mon 18.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Tue 19.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Wed. 20.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Thu 21.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Fri 22.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Mon 25.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Tue 26.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Wed 27.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Thu 28.2. 14-16 U40lr13 and 16-18 lr12, Fri 29.2. 14-16 U40lr12.

Content

The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the economic interaction of Latvia and the other Baltic States with the European economy, commencing with the interwar period through the Soviet occupation to the transition period after the regaining of independence in 1991. Students will also become acquainted with actual economic development tendencies in the Baltic States today, especially in the context of the EU. In particular, the economic development of the Baltic States since 1991 to date will be examined. The indicators of such economic development of the Baltic States will be analysed, as well as the consequences thereof and comparisons with the interwar economies, other EU states with an emphasis on the Baltic Sea region.

Course work and forms of study

Lectures and final exam Fri 29.2. 14-16 (!).

Courses in English

The End of Cold War 1978–1991 (Mon 12-14, 3cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

university lecturer Juhana Aunesluoma 8086950

Time, location and registration

29.10.2007 - 10.12.2007

Mon 12–14, U35 ls

Registration time in webOodi 04.10.2007 - 12.11.2007

Compensations

Content

The course discusses major developments in international relations during the last phase of the cold war. Besides superpower (US-Soviet) relations attention is given to European developments in the 1980s, peripheral conflicts and events around the globe. Specific attention is given to explaining the final outcome of the conflict, the events and forces that led to cold war’s end, and the ways in which these have been studied in recent scholarship. The course is suitable for preliminary and intermediate level students.

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading (from a reading list) and a study diary (6 x 2h lectures) + attendance in at least one session in Aleksanteri-institutes Perestroika-conference 29.11.–1.12.2007 (further information of the conference will be provided in the beginning of the course).
  • 5 credits (in addition to the above): a 15 000 character essay to be submitted by the end of the 2nd period and its presentation in a seminar during 3rd period. Prepared discussion points on another essay written by another participant in the seminar. Students are required to participate at least in two seminar sessions, but are welcome to join in all sessions. If numbers are small, seminar sessions will be held in tutorial format.

All instruction and discussion is in English. Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish or Swedish.

A reading list and a detailed lecture programme will be posted on the course pages before the course starts.

Website http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/jauneslu/endofcoldwar.htm

Study unit Intermediate Studies in Political History

In Finnish: Aineopinnot - poliittinen historia/72000

Intermediate Studies in Political History

Subordinate units

Study unit 7. Methodology of social science history

In Finnish: 7. Yhteiskuntahistorian menetelmäopinnot (5 + 5 op)/760015

7. Methodology of social science history

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 6
  • 7.1 Method course (5 credits)
  • 7.2 Research method practicum for major subject students (5 credits)

Study unit 7.1 Method course

In Finnish: 7.1 Yhteiskuntahistorian menetelmäkurssi (5 op/3 ov)/760016

7.1 Method course

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination.

Literature

  • Peter Burke: History and Social Theory
  • Paula Saukko: Doing Research in Cultural Studies. An Introduction to Classical and New Methodological Approaches
  • Francois Bèdarida: Social Responsibility of Historian
  • Martha Howell and Walter Prevenier: From Reliable Sources. An Introduction to Historical Methods

Literature examinations

Study unit 7.2 Method practicum for major subject students

In Finnish: 7.2 Yhteiskuntahistorian metodipraktikum pääaineopiskelijoille (5 op/3 ov)/760017

7.2 Method practicum for major subject students

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Mode of assesment:

An active participation in the work-shop style practicum or faculty examination. Please discuss about the literature with teacher.

Literature

Suggestions for literature:

  • Peter Burke: Eyewitnessing. The Uses of Images in Historical Writing
  • Larry J. Griffin and Marcel van der Linden (eds.): New Methods for Social History
  • Pat Hudson: History by Numbers. Introduction to Quantitative Techniques
  • Paula Saukko: Doing Research in Cultural Studies. An Introduction to Classival and New Methodological Approaches
  • Quentin Skinner: Visions of Politics. Regarding Method vol. 1

Study unit 8. Modern state and civil society

In Finnish: 8. Moderni valtio ja kansalaisyhteiskunta (11 op)/72006

8. Modern state and civil society

Credits: 11 , Credit Units: 7

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination. Unit 8.1 can be examined only in a faculty exam. Student reads all the literature listed in the unit. For units 8.2a and 8.2b student selcredits two books from each unit. Units 8.2a and 8.2b may not be divided in separate faculty examinations. Units 8.2a and 8.2b can be completed either in a faculty examination or as a taught course. In case the student completes only one of these units as a taught course, the remaining unit must be examined together with 8.1 in one faculty examination.

Study unit 8.1 Modern state and civil society: Obligatory literature

In Finnish: 8.1 Yhteinen kirjallisuus (5 op)/72007

8.1 Modern state and civil society: Obligatory literature

Literature

  • Risto Alapuro: State and Revolution in Finland
  • C. A. Bayly: The Birth of the Modern World 1780–1914. Global Connections and comparisons
  • Irma Sulkunen: Temperance as a civic religion
  • David Kirby: The Baltic World 1772-1992

Literature examinations

Study unit 8.2(a) Modern state and civil society: Optional literature a

In Finnish: 8.2(a) Valinnainen kirjallisuus a (3 op)/72008

8.2(a) Modern state and civil society: Optional literature a

Credits: 3 , Credit Units: 2

Mode of assesment:

See study unit 8: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/yhis/72006/index-en.html

Choose two books from the list.

Literature

  • Ulrich Beck: What Is Globalisation?
  • Martin van Creveld: The Rise and Decline of the State
  • Alan Milward: The European Rescue of the Nation-State
  • Theda Skocpol: States and Social Revolutions. A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia and China
  • Charles Tilly: Contention & Democracy in Europe 1650-2000

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Formation of the Civil Society in the Socialist Era (Tue 12–14 and Thu 14–16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

university lecturer Katalin Miklossy 8043464

Time, location and registration

04.09.2007 - 16.10.2007

Tue 12-14 and Thu 14-16, M11 lecture room 4.

Arranged with Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/miklossy_formation.htm

For further information, please contact the organiser of the course, Katalin Miklóssy (e-mail: katalin.miklossy(at)helsinki.fi )

Content

The course is based on a multidisciplinary approach where scholars of history, sociology, cultural and religious studies shall provide their analysis of the emergence and various forms of civil society during state socialism. The main purpose is to offer a more sophisticated and multileveled perception of the relation between power and society, hence, a revisited image of the prevalent static conception of the communist system itself.

Schedule and topics: (final titles of the lectures will be announced in August!)

4.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Introduction: Socialist Era Reconsidered

6.9. Suvi Salmenniemi: Theory of Civil Society

11.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Emergence of the Second Society

13.9. Viktor Pál: Influence of the Environmentalist Movements

18.9. Jouni Järvinen: Dissidence

20.9. Markku Kangaspuro: The Elbow Room of Civil Society in the Soviet Union

25.9. Mila Oiva: Cultural movements

27.9. Sylvia Raulo: Church and Society

2.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Minority Status as special scope for action

4.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Orthodox Responses

9.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Conclusion: Civil Society as a dynamic of Change in State Socialism

11.10. FINAL EXAM

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: participating in the course and passing the final exam
  • 2 additional credits: writing an essay of 15 pages

Esseen saa halutessaan kirjoittaa suomeksi.

Study unit 8.2(b) Modern state and civil society: Optional literature b

In Finnish: 8.2(b) Valinnainen kirjallisuus b (3 op)/72009

8.2(b) Modern state and civil society: Optional literature b

Credits: 3 , Credit Units: 2

Mode of assesment:

See study unit 8: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/yhis/72006/index-en.html

Choose two books from the list.

Literature

  • Keijo Korhonen: Autonomous Finland in the Political Thought of Nineteenth-Century Russia
  • Juhani Paasivirta: Finland and Europe 1808–1914
  • Tuomo Polvinen: Imperial Borderland
  • Robert Schweizer: The Rise and Fall of Russo-Finnish Consensus
  • Charles Tilly: European Revolutions, 1492-1992 (Making of Europe Series)

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Formation of the Civil Society in the Socialist Era (Tue 12–14 and Thu 14–16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

university lecturer Katalin Miklossy 8043464

Time, location and registration

04.09.2007 - 16.10.2007

Tue 12-14 and Thu 14-16, M11 lecture room 4.

Arranged with Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/miklossy_formation.htm

For further information, please contact the organiser of the course, Katalin Miklóssy (e-mail: katalin.miklossy(at)helsinki.fi )

Content

The course is based on a multidisciplinary approach where scholars of history, sociology, cultural and religious studies shall provide their analysis of the emergence and various forms of civil society during state socialism. The main purpose is to offer a more sophisticated and multileveled perception of the relation between power and society, hence, a revisited image of the prevalent static conception of the communist system itself.

Schedule and topics: (final titles of the lectures will be announced in August!)

4.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Introduction: Socialist Era Reconsidered

6.9. Suvi Salmenniemi: Theory of Civil Society

11.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Emergence of the Second Society

13.9. Viktor Pál: Influence of the Environmentalist Movements

18.9. Jouni Järvinen: Dissidence

20.9. Markku Kangaspuro: The Elbow Room of Civil Society in the Soviet Union

25.9. Mila Oiva: Cultural movements

27.9. Sylvia Raulo: Church and Society

2.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Minority Status as special scope for action

4.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Orthodox Responses

9.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Conclusion: Civil Society as a dynamic of Change in State Socialism

11.10. FINAL EXAM

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: participating in the course and passing the final exam
  • 2 additional credits: writing an essay of 15 pages

Esseen saa halutessaan kirjoittaa suomeksi.

Study unit 9. The international and the global system

In Finnish: 9. Kansainvälinen ja globaali järjestelmä (11 op)/72011

9. The international and the global system

Credits: 11 , Credit Units: 7

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination. Unit 9.1 can be examined only in a faculty exam. Student reads all the literature listed in the unit. For units 9.2a and 9.2b student selcredits two books from each unit. Units 9.2a and 9.2b may not be divided in separate faculty examinations. Units 9.2a and 9.2b can be completed either in a faculty examination or as a taught course. In case the student completes only one of these units as a taught course, the remaining unit must be examined together with 9.1 in one faculty examination.

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 9.1 The international and the global system: Obligatory literature

In Finnish: 9.1 Yhteinen kirjallisuus (5 op)/72012

9.1The international and the global system: Obligatory literature

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • David Held: Democracy and the Global Order. From the Modern State to Cosmopolitan Governance
  • Sally Marks: The Ebbing of European Ascendancy. An International History of the World 1914-1945
  • A. Best, J. M. Hanhimäki, J. A. Maiolo & K. E. Schulze : International History of the Twentieth Century

Or, if Best & co is already read in basic studies:

  • John Lewis Gaddis: We Now Know. Rethinking Cold War History

Literature examinations

Study unit 9.2(a) The international and the global system: Optional literature a

In Finnish: 9.2(a) Valinnainen kirjallisuus a (3 op)/72013

9.2(a) The international and the global system: Optional literature a

Credits: 3 , Credit Units: 2

Mode of assesment:

See study unit 9: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/yhis/72011/index-en.html

Choose two books from the list.

Literature

  • Paul W. Schroeder et al: Systems, Stability and Statecraft. Essays on the International History of Modern Europe
  • Michael J. Hogan & Thomas G. Paterson: Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations (2. ed.)
  • John Lewis Gaddis : We Now Know. Rethinking Cold War History
  • Jussi Hanhimäki : Scandinavia and the United States. An Insecure Friendship

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Socialism in the United States (Mon 14-16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

doc. Markku Ruotsila 1002988

Time, location and registration

03.09.2007 - 26.11.2007

Mon 14–16, M11 lecture room 3.

Course is arranged with Renvall Institute.

Registration time in webOodi 23.08.2007 - 17.09.2007

Content

Why was there no socialism in the United States?”, asked Werner Sombart in a famous question that has preoccipied generations of historians and political scientists. This course elaborates alternative answers to that question by examining the history and doctrines of those socialist groups that did exist in the United States and did try to influence the course of American affairs. Among the doctrinal groupings examined are the Utopian socialists of the early 19th century, the Orthodox Marxist, Syndicalist and Revisionist movements of the early 20th century, and the Trotskyist, Communist and New Left communities of the mid-to-late 20th century.

  • 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing American Socialism
  • 2. Utopian Socialism in the United States, 1820-50
  • 3. Arrival of Marxism, 1850-90
  • 4. The Origins of the Socialist Party, 1900-1914
  • 5. Revisionism versus Syndicalism, 1900-20
  • 6. The Pro-War Socialists and Anticommunism, 1917-20
  • 7. The Old Left, 1920-60
  • 8. The CPUSA and the Popular Front, 1930-50
  • 9. The Rise and Fall of American Trotskyism, 1920-50
  • 10. The New Left, 1950-80
  • 11. The Contemporary Left
  • 12. Final Exam

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading and final exam
  • 5 credits: in addition essay 8-10 pages

Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish, Swedish, French or German.

Courses in English

The Economic History of the Baltic States (3cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

Dr Viesturs Karnups, University of Latvia

The course is administred by Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/karnups_economic_history.htm

Time, location and registration

18.02.2008 - 29.02.2008

Mon-Fri 16–18, Thu 28.2. 14–18, examination Fri 29.2. 14–16, U40 lecture rooms 12 and 13.

(Mon 18.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Tue 19.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Wed. 20.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Thu 21.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Fri 22.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Mon 25.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Tue 26.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Wed 27.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Thu 28.2. 14-16 U40lr13 and 16-18 lr12, Fri 29.2. 14-16 U40lr12.

Content

The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the economic interaction of Latvia and the other Baltic States with the European economy, commencing with the interwar period through the Soviet occupation to the transition period after the regaining of independence in 1991. Students will also become acquainted with actual economic development tendencies in the Baltic States today, especially in the context of the EU. In particular, the economic development of the Baltic States since 1991 to date will be examined. The indicators of such economic development of the Baltic States will be analysed, as well as the consequences thereof and comparisons with the interwar economies, other EU states with an emphasis on the Baltic Sea region.

Course work and forms of study

Lectures and final exam Fri 29.2. 14-16 (!).

Courses in English

The End of Cold War 1978–1991 (Mon 12-14, 3cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

university lecturer Juhana Aunesluoma 8086950

Time, location and registration

29.10.2007 - 10.12.2007

Mon 12–14, U35 ls

Registration time in webOodi 04.10.2007 - 12.11.2007

Compensations

Content

The course discusses major developments in international relations during the last phase of the cold war. Besides superpower (US-Soviet) relations attention is given to European developments in the 1980s, peripheral conflicts and events around the globe. Specific attention is given to explaining the final outcome of the conflict, the events and forces that led to cold war’s end, and the ways in which these have been studied in recent scholarship. The course is suitable for preliminary and intermediate level students.

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading (from a reading list) and a study diary (6 x 2h lectures) + attendance in at least one session in Aleksanteri-institutes Perestroika-conference 29.11.–1.12.2007 (further information of the conference will be provided in the beginning of the course).
  • 5 credits (in addition to the above): a 15 000 character essay to be submitted by the end of the 2nd period and its presentation in a seminar during 3rd period. Prepared discussion points on another essay written by another participant in the seminar. Students are required to participate at least in two seminar sessions, but are welcome to join in all sessions. If numbers are small, seminar sessions will be held in tutorial format.

All instruction and discussion is in English. Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish or Swedish.

A reading list and a detailed lecture programme will be posted on the course pages before the course starts.

Website http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/jauneslu/endofcoldwar.htm

Study unit 9.2(b) The international and the global system: Optional literature b

In Finnish: 9.2(b) Valinnainen kirjallisuus b (3 op)/72014

9.2(b) The international and the global system: Optional literature b

Credits: 3 , Credit Units: 2

Mode of assesment:

See study unit 9: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2005/yhis/72011/index-en.html

Choose two books from the list.

Literature

  • Richard F. Hamilton & Holger H. Herwig (eds.): The Origins of World War I
  • Robert W. D. Boyce & Joseph A. Maiolo (eds.): The Origins of the World War Two. The Debate Continues
  • Tuomo Polvinen: Between east and west. Finland in international politics 1944–1947
  • Marc Trachtenberg : History and Strategy

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Socialism in the United States (Mon 14-16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

doc. Markku Ruotsila 1002988

Time, location and registration

03.09.2007 - 26.11.2007

Mon 14–16, M11 lecture room 3.

Course is arranged with Renvall Institute.

Registration time in webOodi 23.08.2007 - 17.09.2007

Content

Why was there no socialism in the United States?”, asked Werner Sombart in a famous question that has preoccipied generations of historians and political scientists. This course elaborates alternative answers to that question by examining the history and doctrines of those socialist groups that did exist in the United States and did try to influence the course of American affairs. Among the doctrinal groupings examined are the Utopian socialists of the early 19th century, the Orthodox Marxist, Syndicalist and Revisionist movements of the early 20th century, and the Trotskyist, Communist and New Left communities of the mid-to-late 20th century.

  • 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing American Socialism
  • 2. Utopian Socialism in the United States, 1820-50
  • 3. Arrival of Marxism, 1850-90
  • 4. The Origins of the Socialist Party, 1900-1914
  • 5. Revisionism versus Syndicalism, 1900-20
  • 6. The Pro-War Socialists and Anticommunism, 1917-20
  • 7. The Old Left, 1920-60
  • 8. The CPUSA and the Popular Front, 1930-50
  • 9. The Rise and Fall of American Trotskyism, 1920-50
  • 10. The New Left, 1950-80
  • 11. The Contemporary Left
  • 12. Final Exam

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading and final exam
  • 5 credits: in addition essay 8-10 pages

Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish, Swedish, French or German.

Courses in English

The Economic History of the Baltic States (3cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

Dr Viesturs Karnups, University of Latvia

The course is administred by Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/karnups_economic_history.htm

Time, location and registration

18.02.2008 - 29.02.2008

Mon-Fri 16–18, Thu 28.2. 14–18, examination Fri 29.2. 14–16, U40 lecture rooms 12 and 13.

(Mon 18.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Tue 19.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Wed. 20.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Thu 21.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Fri 22.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Mon 25.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Tue 26.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Wed 27.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Thu 28.2. 14-16 U40lr13 and 16-18 lr12, Fri 29.2. 14-16 U40lr12.

Content

The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the economic interaction of Latvia and the other Baltic States with the European economy, commencing with the interwar period through the Soviet occupation to the transition period after the regaining of independence in 1991. Students will also become acquainted with actual economic development tendencies in the Baltic States today, especially in the context of the EU. In particular, the economic development of the Baltic States since 1991 to date will be examined. The indicators of such economic development of the Baltic States will be analysed, as well as the consequences thereof and comparisons with the interwar economies, other EU states with an emphasis on the Baltic Sea region.

Course work and forms of study

Lectures and final exam Fri 29.2. 14-16 (!).

Courses in English

The End of Cold War 1978–1991 (Mon 12-14, 3cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

university lecturer Juhana Aunesluoma 8086950

Time, location and registration

29.10.2007 - 10.12.2007

Mon 12–14, U35 ls

Registration time in webOodi 04.10.2007 - 12.11.2007

Compensations

Content

The course discusses major developments in international relations during the last phase of the cold war. Besides superpower (US-Soviet) relations attention is given to European developments in the 1980s, peripheral conflicts and events around the globe. Specific attention is given to explaining the final outcome of the conflict, the events and forces that led to cold war’s end, and the ways in which these have been studied in recent scholarship. The course is suitable for preliminary and intermediate level students.

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading (from a reading list) and a study diary (6 x 2h lectures) + attendance in at least one session in Aleksanteri-institutes Perestroika-conference 29.11.–1.12.2007 (further information of the conference will be provided in the beginning of the course).
  • 5 credits (in addition to the above): a 15 000 character essay to be submitted by the end of the 2nd period and its presentation in a seminar during 3rd period. Prepared discussion points on another essay written by another participant in the seminar. Students are required to participate at least in two seminar sessions, but are welcome to join in all sessions. If numbers are small, seminar sessions will be held in tutorial format.

All instruction and discussion is in English. Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish or Swedish.

A reading list and a detailed lecture programme will be posted on the course pages before the course starts.

Website http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/jauneslu/endofcoldwar.htm

Study unit 10. Political thought and the conceptuality of politics

In Finnish: 10. Poliittinen ajattelu ja politiikan merkitykset (11 op)/72015

10. Political thought and the conceptuality of politics

Credits: 11 , Credit Units: 7

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination. Unit 10.1 can be examined only in a faculty exam. Student reads all the literature listed in the unit. For units 10.2a and 10.2b student selcredits two books from each unit. Units 10.2a and 10.2b may not be divided in separate faculty examinations. Units 10.2a and 10.2b can be completed either in a faculty examination or as a taught course. In case the student completes only one of these units as a taught course, the remaining unit must be examined together with 10.1 in one faculty examination.

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 10.1 Political thought and the conceptuality of politics: Obligatory literature

In Finnish: 10.1 Yhteinen kirjallisuus (5 op)/72017

10.1Political thought and the conceptuality of politics: Obligatory literature

Literature

  • Terence Ball and Richard Bellamy (eds.): The Cambridge History of Twentieth Century Political Thought
  • John Schwarzmantel: The Age of Ideology. Political Ideologies from the American Revolution to Postmodern Times
  • Joan W. Scott: Gender and the Politics of History (rev.ed.)

Literature examinations

Study unit 10.2(a) Political thought and the conceptuality of politics: Optional literature a

In Finnish: 10.2(a) Valinnainen kirjallisuus a (3 op)/72018

10.2(a) Political thought and the conceptuality of politics: Optional literature a

Credits: 3 , Credit Units: 2

Literature

  • Rogers Brubaker: Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany
  • Dario Castiglione and Ian Hampsher-Monkin (eds.): The History of Political Thought in National Context
  • Mark Mazower: Dark Continent. Europe’s Twentieth Century
  • Cynthia Enloe: Maneuvers. The International Politics of Militarizing Women’s Lives

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Formation of the Civil Society in the Socialist Era (Tue 12–14 and Thu 14–16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

university lecturer Katalin Miklossy 8043464

Time, location and registration

04.09.2007 - 16.10.2007

Tue 12-14 and Thu 14-16, M11 lecture room 4.

Arranged with Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/miklossy_formation.htm

For further information, please contact the organiser of the course, Katalin Miklóssy (e-mail: katalin.miklossy(at)helsinki.fi )

Content

The course is based on a multidisciplinary approach where scholars of history, sociology, cultural and religious studies shall provide their analysis of the emergence and various forms of civil society during state socialism. The main purpose is to offer a more sophisticated and multileveled perception of the relation between power and society, hence, a revisited image of the prevalent static conception of the communist system itself.

Schedule and topics: (final titles of the lectures will be announced in August!)

4.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Introduction: Socialist Era Reconsidered

6.9. Suvi Salmenniemi: Theory of Civil Society

11.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Emergence of the Second Society

13.9. Viktor Pál: Influence of the Environmentalist Movements

18.9. Jouni Järvinen: Dissidence

20.9. Markku Kangaspuro: The Elbow Room of Civil Society in the Soviet Union

25.9. Mila Oiva: Cultural movements

27.9. Sylvia Raulo: Church and Society

2.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Minority Status as special scope for action

4.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Orthodox Responses

9.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Conclusion: Civil Society as a dynamic of Change in State Socialism

11.10. FINAL EXAM

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: participating in the course and passing the final exam
  • 2 additional credits: writing an essay of 15 pages

Esseen saa halutessaan kirjoittaa suomeksi.

Courses in English

Socialism in the United States (Mon 14-16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

doc. Markku Ruotsila 1002988

Time, location and registration

03.09.2007 - 26.11.2007

Mon 14–16, M11 lecture room 3.

Course is arranged with Renvall Institute.

Registration time in webOodi 23.08.2007 - 17.09.2007

Content

Why was there no socialism in the United States?”, asked Werner Sombart in a famous question that has preoccipied generations of historians and political scientists. This course elaborates alternative answers to that question by examining the history and doctrines of those socialist groups that did exist in the United States and did try to influence the course of American affairs. Among the doctrinal groupings examined are the Utopian socialists of the early 19th century, the Orthodox Marxist, Syndicalist and Revisionist movements of the early 20th century, and the Trotskyist, Communist and New Left communities of the mid-to-late 20th century.

  • 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing American Socialism
  • 2. Utopian Socialism in the United States, 1820-50
  • 3. Arrival of Marxism, 1850-90
  • 4. The Origins of the Socialist Party, 1900-1914
  • 5. Revisionism versus Syndicalism, 1900-20
  • 6. The Pro-War Socialists and Anticommunism, 1917-20
  • 7. The Old Left, 1920-60
  • 8. The CPUSA and the Popular Front, 1930-50
  • 9. The Rise and Fall of American Trotskyism, 1920-50
  • 10. The New Left, 1950-80
  • 11. The Contemporary Left
  • 12. Final Exam

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading and final exam
  • 5 credits: in addition essay 8-10 pages

Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish, Swedish, French or German.

Study unit 10.2(b) Political thought and the conceptuality of politics: Optional literature b

In Finnish: 10.2(b) Valinnainen kirjallisuus b (3 op)/72019

10.2(b) Political thought and the conceptuality of politics: Optional literature b

Credits: 3 , Credit Units: 2

Literature

  • Donald Sassoon: One Hundred Years of Socialism
  • Stanley G. Payne: A History of Fascism 1914–1945
  • Pierre Manent: An Intellectual History of Liberalism
  • Pekka Suvanto: Conservatism from the French Revolution to the 1990s

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Formation of the Civil Society in the Socialist Era (Tue 12–14 and Thu 14–16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

university lecturer Katalin Miklossy 8043464

Time, location and registration

04.09.2007 - 16.10.2007

Tue 12-14 and Thu 14-16, M11 lecture room 4.

Arranged with Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/miklossy_formation.htm

For further information, please contact the organiser of the course, Katalin Miklóssy (e-mail: katalin.miklossy(at)helsinki.fi )

Content

The course is based on a multidisciplinary approach where scholars of history, sociology, cultural and religious studies shall provide their analysis of the emergence and various forms of civil society during state socialism. The main purpose is to offer a more sophisticated and multileveled perception of the relation between power and society, hence, a revisited image of the prevalent static conception of the communist system itself.

Schedule and topics: (final titles of the lectures will be announced in August!)

4.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Introduction: Socialist Era Reconsidered

6.9. Suvi Salmenniemi: Theory of Civil Society

11.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Emergence of the Second Society

13.9. Viktor Pál: Influence of the Environmentalist Movements

18.9. Jouni Järvinen: Dissidence

20.9. Markku Kangaspuro: The Elbow Room of Civil Society in the Soviet Union

25.9. Mila Oiva: Cultural movements

27.9. Sylvia Raulo: Church and Society

2.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Minority Status as special scope for action

4.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Orthodox Responses

9.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Conclusion: Civil Society as a dynamic of Change in State Socialism

11.10. FINAL EXAM

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: participating in the course and passing the final exam
  • 2 additional credits: writing an essay of 15 pages

Esseen saa halutessaan kirjoittaa suomeksi.

Courses in English

Socialism in the United States (Mon 14-16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

doc. Markku Ruotsila 1002988

Time, location and registration

03.09.2007 - 26.11.2007

Mon 14–16, M11 lecture room 3.

Course is arranged with Renvall Institute.

Registration time in webOodi 23.08.2007 - 17.09.2007

Content

Why was there no socialism in the United States?”, asked Werner Sombart in a famous question that has preoccipied generations of historians and political scientists. This course elaborates alternative answers to that question by examining the history and doctrines of those socialist groups that did exist in the United States and did try to influence the course of American affairs. Among the doctrinal groupings examined are the Utopian socialists of the early 19th century, the Orthodox Marxist, Syndicalist and Revisionist movements of the early 20th century, and the Trotskyist, Communist and New Left communities of the mid-to-late 20th century.

  • 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing American Socialism
  • 2. Utopian Socialism in the United States, 1820-50
  • 3. Arrival of Marxism, 1850-90
  • 4. The Origins of the Socialist Party, 1900-1914
  • 5. Revisionism versus Syndicalism, 1900-20
  • 6. The Pro-War Socialists and Anticommunism, 1917-20
  • 7. The Old Left, 1920-60
  • 8. The CPUSA and the Popular Front, 1930-50
  • 9. The Rise and Fall of American Trotskyism, 1920-50
  • 10. The New Left, 1950-80
  • 11. The Contemporary Left
  • 12. Final Exam

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading and final exam
  • 5 credits: in addition essay 8-10 pages

Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish, Swedish, French or German.

Study unit 11. Fields of specialization in political history

In Finnish: 11. Poliittisen historian erikoisalat 10 op (5 + 5 op)/72020

11. Fields of specialization in political history

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 6

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination. The student chooses two of the units 11.1 - 11.8.

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 11.1 Nationalism and nation

In Finnish: 11.1 Nationalismi ja kansakunta (5 op)/72024

11.1 Nationalism and nation

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Benedict Anderson: Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origins and Spread of Nationalism (rev.ed.)
  • Michael Branch (ed.): National History and Identity. - Approaches to the Writing of National History in the North-East Baltic Region in the the 19th and 20th Centuries
  • Anthony D. Smith: Nationalism and Modernism
  • Nira Yuval-Davis: Gender and Nation

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Formation of the Civil Society in the Socialist Era (Tue 12–14 and Thu 14–16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

university lecturer Katalin Miklossy 8043464

Time, location and registration

04.09.2007 - 16.10.2007

Tue 12-14 and Thu 14-16, M11 lecture room 4.

Arranged with Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/miklossy_formation.htm

For further information, please contact the organiser of the course, Katalin Miklóssy (e-mail: katalin.miklossy(at)helsinki.fi )

Content

The course is based on a multidisciplinary approach where scholars of history, sociology, cultural and religious studies shall provide their analysis of the emergence and various forms of civil society during state socialism. The main purpose is to offer a more sophisticated and multileveled perception of the relation between power and society, hence, a revisited image of the prevalent static conception of the communist system itself.

Schedule and topics: (final titles of the lectures will be announced in August!)

4.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Introduction: Socialist Era Reconsidered

6.9. Suvi Salmenniemi: Theory of Civil Society

11.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Emergence of the Second Society

13.9. Viktor Pál: Influence of the Environmentalist Movements

18.9. Jouni Järvinen: Dissidence

20.9. Markku Kangaspuro: The Elbow Room of Civil Society in the Soviet Union

25.9. Mila Oiva: Cultural movements

27.9. Sylvia Raulo: Church and Society

2.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Minority Status as special scope for action

4.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Orthodox Responses

9.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Conclusion: Civil Society as a dynamic of Change in State Socialism

11.10. FINAL EXAM

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: participating in the course and passing the final exam
  • 2 additional credits: writing an essay of 15 pages

Esseen saa halutessaan kirjoittaa suomeksi.

Study unit 11.2 Political history of the welfare state

In Finnish: 11.2 Hyvinvointivaltion poliittinen historia (5 op)/72025

11.2 Political history of the welfare state

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Niels Finn Christiansen (ed.): The Nordic Model. A Historical Reappraisal
  • Theda Skocpol and Dietrich Ruesschemeyer (eds.): States, Social Knowledge and the Origins of Modern Social Policies
  • Peter A. Swenson: Capitalists against Markets. The Making of Labor Markets and Welfare States in the Unites States and Sweden
  • Pat Thane: Foundations of the Welfare State

Literature examinations

Study unit 11.3 The politics and uses of history

In Finnish: 11.3 Historian poliittisuus ja historian käyttö (5 op)/72026

11.3 The politics and uses of history

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • John Torpey (ed.): Politics and the Past. On repairing Historical Injusteces
  • Joyce Appleby et al.: Telling the Thruth about History
  • Marc Ferro: The Use and Abuse of History
  • Robert Gildea: The Past in French History

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Presence of history: history culture, history politics and historical consciousness in contemporary societies (Tue 12-14, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

VTT Pilvi Torsti 1003050

Time, location and registration

15.01.2008 - 29.04.2008

Tue 12–14, U37 ls.

Registration time in webOodi 13.12.2007 - 29.01.2008

Content

Course explores the key theoretical concepts and presents empirical research examples. Lecturer is currently developing a research project “Historical Consciousness in Finland” and the course participants will have a chance to influence and be part of the project planning and finalisation of the research plan. Course will consist of lectures, group work, discussions, written assignments of the participants. It is possible that the participants can also form a test group for the Historical Consciousness in Finland pilot sample.

Course work and forms of study

3 credits: lectures and write-ups (lectures 1-9)

+ 1 credit: group work participation

+ 1 credit: max five page essay on a theme given in the beginning of the course

Kirjalliset tehtävät saa halutessaan kirjoittaa kotimaisilla kielillä.

Study unit 11.4 Conceptual history of politics

In Finnish: 11.4 Politiikan käsitehistoria (5 op)/72027

11.4 Conceptual history of politics

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Terence Ball, James Farr, Russell L. Hanson (eds.): Political innovations and conceptual change
  • Albert O. Hirschman: The Rhetorics of Reaction
  • Reinhart Koselleck: Futures past. On the semantics of historical time
  • Melvin Richter: The History of Political and Social Concepts. A Critical Introduction

Literature examinations

Study unit 11.5 Imperialism, integration and globalization

In Finnish: 11.5 Imperialismi, integraatio ja globaalisaatio (5 op)/72028

11.5 Imperialism, integration and globalization

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

Choose four books:

  • P. J. Cain & A. G. Hopkins: British Imperialism 1688-2000
  • Edward W. Said: Culture and Imperialism.
  • David Held, Anthony McGrew, David Goldblatt, Jonathan Perraton: Global Transformations. Politics, Economics and Culture
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The Clash of Civilizations
  • James H. Mittelman: The Globalization Syndrome. Transformation and Resistance

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Formation of the Civil Society in the Socialist Era (Tue 12–14 and Thu 14–16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

university lecturer Katalin Miklossy 8043464

Time, location and registration

04.09.2007 - 16.10.2007

Tue 12-14 and Thu 14-16, M11 lecture room 4.

Arranged with Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/miklossy_formation.htm

For further information, please contact the organiser of the course, Katalin Miklóssy (e-mail: katalin.miklossy(at)helsinki.fi )

Content

The course is based on a multidisciplinary approach where scholars of history, sociology, cultural and religious studies shall provide their analysis of the emergence and various forms of civil society during state socialism. The main purpose is to offer a more sophisticated and multileveled perception of the relation between power and society, hence, a revisited image of the prevalent static conception of the communist system itself.

Schedule and topics: (final titles of the lectures will be announced in August!)

4.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Introduction: Socialist Era Reconsidered

6.9. Suvi Salmenniemi: Theory of Civil Society

11.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Emergence of the Second Society

13.9. Viktor Pál: Influence of the Environmentalist Movements

18.9. Jouni Järvinen: Dissidence

20.9. Markku Kangaspuro: The Elbow Room of Civil Society in the Soviet Union

25.9. Mila Oiva: Cultural movements

27.9. Sylvia Raulo: Church and Society

2.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Minority Status as special scope for action

4.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Orthodox Responses

9.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Conclusion: Civil Society as a dynamic of Change in State Socialism

11.10. FINAL EXAM

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: participating in the course and passing the final exam
  • 2 additional credits: writing an essay of 15 pages

Esseen saa halutessaan kirjoittaa suomeksi.

Courses in English

The End of Cold War 1978–1991 (Mon 12-14, 3cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

university lecturer Juhana Aunesluoma 8086950

Time, location and registration

29.10.2007 - 10.12.2007

Mon 12–14, U35 ls

Registration time in webOodi 04.10.2007 - 12.11.2007

Compensations

Content

The course discusses major developments in international relations during the last phase of the cold war. Besides superpower (US-Soviet) relations attention is given to European developments in the 1980s, peripheral conflicts and events around the globe. Specific attention is given to explaining the final outcome of the conflict, the events and forces that led to cold war’s end, and the ways in which these have been studied in recent scholarship. The course is suitable for preliminary and intermediate level students.

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading (from a reading list) and a study diary (6 x 2h lectures) + attendance in at least one session in Aleksanteri-institutes Perestroika-conference 29.11.–1.12.2007 (further information of the conference will be provided in the beginning of the course).
  • 5 credits (in addition to the above): a 15 000 character essay to be submitted by the end of the 2nd period and its presentation in a seminar during 3rd period. Prepared discussion points on another essay written by another participant in the seminar. Students are required to participate at least in two seminar sessions, but are welcome to join in all sessions. If numbers are small, seminar sessions will be held in tutorial format.

All instruction and discussion is in English. Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish or Swedish.

A reading list and a detailed lecture programme will be posted on the course pages before the course starts.

Website http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/jauneslu/endofcoldwar.htm
Courses in English

The End of Cold War 1978–1991 (essay seminar, Tue 12-14, 2cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 2 Credits (study weeks): 1

Teachers

university lecturer Juhana Aunesluoma 8086950

Time, location and registration

15.01.2008 - 26.02.2008

Tue 12–14, political history seminar room (Snellmanink. 14 A, 1st floor)

Registration time in webOodi 29.11.2007 - 15.01.2008

Prerequisites

Lecture course 2. period: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2007/yhis/Aunesluoma1/

Content

A 15 000 character essay to be submitted by the end of the 2nd period and its presentation in a seminar during 3rd period. Prepared discussion points on another essay written by another participant in the seminar. Students are required to participate at least in two seminar sessions, but are welcome to join in all sessions. If numbers are small, seminar sessions will be held in tutorial format.

All instruction and discussion is in English. Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish or Swedish.

Website http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/jauneslu/endofcoldwar.htm

Study unit 11.6 The cold war period

In Finnish: 11.6 Kylmän sodan aika (5 op)/72029

11.6 The cold war period

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

Choose four books:

  • Olav Njolstad (toim.): The Last Decade of the Cold War. From Conflict Escalation to Conflict Transformation
  • Odd Arne Westad (ed.): Reviewing the Cold War. Approaches, Interpretations, Theory
  • Marc Trachtenberg: A Constructed Peace. The Making of the European Settlement 1945-1963
  • Vladimir Zubok & Constantin Pleshakov: Inside the Kremlin’s Cold War
  • Jeremi Suri: Power and Protest. Global Revolution and the Rise of Détente
  • Vladimir Tismaneanu (toim.): Revolutions of 1989
  • Juhana Aunesluoma: Britain, Sweden and the Cold War. Understanding Neutrality

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Formation of the Civil Society in the Socialist Era (Tue 12–14 and Thu 14–16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

university lecturer Katalin Miklossy 8043464

Time, location and registration

04.09.2007 - 16.10.2007

Tue 12-14 and Thu 14-16, M11 lecture room 4.

Arranged with Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/miklossy_formation.htm

For further information, please contact the organiser of the course, Katalin Miklóssy (e-mail: katalin.miklossy(at)helsinki.fi )

Content

The course is based on a multidisciplinary approach where scholars of history, sociology, cultural and religious studies shall provide their analysis of the emergence and various forms of civil society during state socialism. The main purpose is to offer a more sophisticated and multileveled perception of the relation between power and society, hence, a revisited image of the prevalent static conception of the communist system itself.

Schedule and topics: (final titles of the lectures will be announced in August!)

4.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Introduction: Socialist Era Reconsidered

6.9. Suvi Salmenniemi: Theory of Civil Society

11.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Emergence of the Second Society

13.9. Viktor Pál: Influence of the Environmentalist Movements

18.9. Jouni Järvinen: Dissidence

20.9. Markku Kangaspuro: The Elbow Room of Civil Society in the Soviet Union

25.9. Mila Oiva: Cultural movements

27.9. Sylvia Raulo: Church and Society

2.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Minority Status as special scope for action

4.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Orthodox Responses

9.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Conclusion: Civil Society as a dynamic of Change in State Socialism

11.10. FINAL EXAM

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: participating in the course and passing the final exam
  • 2 additional credits: writing an essay of 15 pages

Esseen saa halutessaan kirjoittaa suomeksi.

Courses in English

Socialism in the United States (Mon 14-16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

doc. Markku Ruotsila 1002988

Time, location and registration

03.09.2007 - 26.11.2007

Mon 14–16, M11 lecture room 3.

Course is arranged with Renvall Institute.

Registration time in webOodi 23.08.2007 - 17.09.2007

Content

Why was there no socialism in the United States?”, asked Werner Sombart in a famous question that has preoccipied generations of historians and political scientists. This course elaborates alternative answers to that question by examining the history and doctrines of those socialist groups that did exist in the United States and did try to influence the course of American affairs. Among the doctrinal groupings examined are the Utopian socialists of the early 19th century, the Orthodox Marxist, Syndicalist and Revisionist movements of the early 20th century, and the Trotskyist, Communist and New Left communities of the mid-to-late 20th century.

  • 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing American Socialism
  • 2. Utopian Socialism in the United States, 1820-50
  • 3. Arrival of Marxism, 1850-90
  • 4. The Origins of the Socialist Party, 1900-1914
  • 5. Revisionism versus Syndicalism, 1900-20
  • 6. The Pro-War Socialists and Anticommunism, 1917-20
  • 7. The Old Left, 1920-60
  • 8. The CPUSA and the Popular Front, 1930-50
  • 9. The Rise and Fall of American Trotskyism, 1920-50
  • 10. The New Left, 1950-80
  • 11. The Contemporary Left
  • 12. Final Exam

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading and final exam
  • 5 credits: in addition essay 8-10 pages

Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish, Swedish, French or German.

Courses in English

The End of Cold War 1978–1991 (Mon 12-14, 3cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

university lecturer Juhana Aunesluoma 8086950

Time, location and registration

29.10.2007 - 10.12.2007

Mon 12–14, U35 ls

Registration time in webOodi 04.10.2007 - 12.11.2007

Compensations

Content

The course discusses major developments in international relations during the last phase of the cold war. Besides superpower (US-Soviet) relations attention is given to European developments in the 1980s, peripheral conflicts and events around the globe. Specific attention is given to explaining the final outcome of the conflict, the events and forces that led to cold war’s end, and the ways in which these have been studied in recent scholarship. The course is suitable for preliminary and intermediate level students.

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: lectures, additional reading (from a reading list) and a study diary (6 x 2h lectures) + attendance in at least one session in Aleksanteri-institutes Perestroika-conference 29.11.–1.12.2007 (further information of the conference will be provided in the beginning of the course).
  • 5 credits (in addition to the above): a 15 000 character essay to be submitted by the end of the 2nd period and its presentation in a seminar during 3rd period. Prepared discussion points on another essay written by another participant in the seminar. Students are required to participate at least in two seminar sessions, but are welcome to join in all sessions. If numbers are small, seminar sessions will be held in tutorial format.

All instruction and discussion is in English. Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish or Swedish.

A reading list and a detailed lecture programme will be posted on the course pages before the course starts.

Website http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/jauneslu/endofcoldwar.htm
Courses in English

The End of Cold War 1978–1991 (essay seminar, Tue 12-14, 2cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 2 Credits (study weeks): 1

Teachers

university lecturer Juhana Aunesluoma 8086950

Time, location and registration

15.01.2008 - 26.02.2008

Tue 12–14, political history seminar room (Snellmanink. 14 A, 1st floor)

Registration time in webOodi 29.11.2007 - 15.01.2008

Prerequisites

Lecture course 2. period: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/opas2007/yhis/Aunesluoma1/

Content

A 15 000 character essay to be submitted by the end of the 2nd period and its presentation in a seminar during 3rd period. Prepared discussion points on another essay written by another participant in the seminar. Students are required to participate at least in two seminar sessions, but are welcome to join in all sessions. If numbers are small, seminar sessions will be held in tutorial format.

All instruction and discussion is in English. Written work can be submitted in English, Finnish or Swedish.

Website http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/jauneslu/endofcoldwar.htm

Study unit 11.7 History of gender system

In Finnish: 11.7 Sukupuolijärjestelmän historia (5 op)/72030

11.7 History of gender system

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

Choose four books:

  • Sara Ahmed: Strange Encounters. Embodied Others in Post-Coloniality
  • Barbara Evans Clements: Bolshevik Women
  • Cynthia Cockburn: The Space Between Us. Negotiating Gender and National Identities in Conflict
  • Robert D. Dean: Imperial Brotherhood. Gender and the Making of Cold War Foreign Policy
  • Karen Hagemann & Stefanie Schuler-Springorum: The Military, War and Gender in Twentieth-Century Germany
  • Helga Maria Hernes: Welfare State and Woman Power
  • Maria Dolores Garcia-Ramon & Janice Monk (eds.): Women of the European Union. The Politics of Work and Daily Life

Literature examinations

Study unit 11.8 Other studies in political history taken elsewhere

In Finnish: 11.8 Muualla suoritettuja poliittisen historian opintoja (5 op)/72032

11.8 Other studies in political history taken elsewhere

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Mode of assesment:

Studies relevant to political history may be included in the curriculum. Please, consult the foreign adviser of the subject.

Study unit 12. Proseminar

In Finnish: 12. Proseminaari (4 op, sisältää HOPS 1 op)/72137

12. Proseminar

Credits: 4 , Credit Units: 2

Mode of assesment:

The objective is to develop the student’s skills in scientific thinking, research, presentation and debate. The duration of the course is one term (two periods). In the seminar, each studen writes a paper based on her own research, which will be submitted as her Bachelor’s thesis in revised form after the seminar.

Study unit 13. Bachelor's Thesis in Political History

In Finnish: 13. Kandidaatintutkielma - poliittinen historia (6 op/4 ov)/72060

13. Bachelor

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Mode of assesment:

The Bachelor’s thesis will be submitted by the end of the following period to proseminarium.

Study unit Intermediate Studies in Economic and Social History

In Finnish: Aineopinnot - talous- ja sosiaalihistoria/tasoaine

Intermediate Studies in Economic and Social History

Credits: 63 ,

Subordinate units

Study unit 7. Methodology of social science history

In Finnish: 7. Yhteiskuntahistorian menetelmäopinnot (5 + 5 op)/oj7taso

7. Methodology of social science history

Credits: 5 + 5 = 10 , Credit Units: 6

7.1 Method course (5 credits) and 7.2 Research method practicum for major subject students (5 credits):

Mode of assesment (7.1): Faculty examination

Mode of assesment (7.2): An active participation in the work-shop style practicum is required. There will be no faculty examination but the e.g. following literature may be used during the course.

Literature

7.1 Method course:

  • Peter Burke: History and Social Theory
  • Paula Saukko: Doing Research in Cultural Studies. An Introduction to Classical and New Methodological Approaches
  • Francois Bèdarida: Social Responsibility of Historian
  • Martha Howell and Walter Prevenier: From Reliable Sources. An Introduction to Historical Methods

7.2 Research method practicum for major subject students:

  • Peter Burke: Eyewitnessing. The Uses of Images in Historical Writing
  • Larry J. Griffin and Marcel van der Linden (eds.): New Methods for Social History
  • Pat Hudson: History by Numbers. Introduction to Quantitative Techniques
  • Paula Saukko: Doing Research in Cultural Studies. An Introduction to Classival and New Methodological Approaches
  • Quentin Skinner: Visions of Politics. Regarding Method vol. 1

Study unit 8. Research approaches and schools in economic and social history

In Finnish: 8. Talous- ja sosiaalihistorian lähestymistavat (5 op/3 ov)/76170

8. Research approaches and schools in economic and social history

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination. Choose four from options a-f.

Literature

a. Institutionalism in Econmic and Social History

  • North, Douglass C.: Institutions, institutional change and economic performance

or

  • Anderson J.L., Explaining Long-term Economic Growth.

b. Comparative approach:

  • Cohen, Deborah & O’Connor,Maura (eds): Comparison and History: Europe in cross national perspective.

c. Macrohistory

  • Wallerstein, I: World-systems Analysis: An introduction

or

  • Heikkinen & van Zanden, eds, Exploring Economic Growth: essays in measurement and analysis (chapters 3, 9, 12 ja 13).

d. The Annalists

  • Burke, Peter: French Historical Revolution: The Annales School, 1929-1989 [152s]

or

  • Hunt & Revel: Histories: French Constructions of the past (pages1-63; 115-147; 241-308; 479-503).

e. Microhistory

  • Ginzburg, Carlo: Clues, Myths, and the Historical Method

f. Oral history

  • Perks, Robert & Thomson, Alistair (eds): The Oral history reader (pages ix–171)

Literature examinations

Study unit 9. Megatrends

In Finnish: 9. Suuret kehityslinjat, yhteinen osa + valinnainen osa (36 op/24 ov)/76171

9. Megatrends

Credits: 36 , Credit Units: 24

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examinations or lecture courses. Study units 9.1–9.4 are for everyone. Study units 9.5-9.9 are optional: select two of them.

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 9.1 Global Development

In Finnish: 9.1 Globaali kehitys (6 op/4 ov)/76172

9.1 Global Development

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Literature

  • Landes, David S.: The Unbound Prometheus (rev. ed. 2003).
  • Kenwood, A.G. –Lougheed, A.L: Growth of the International Economy, 1820-2000: An introductory text.
  • Davies, Robert W.: Soviet economic development from Lenin to Khrushchev.

Literature examinations

Study unit 9.2 Man and Nature

In Finnish: 9.2 Ihminen ja luonto (6 op/4 ov)/76173

9.2 Man and Nature

Credits: 3 + 3 = 6 , Credit Units: 4

Literature

  • McNeill, William: Plagues and Peoples.
  • Crosby, Alfred W.: Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe 900–1900.
  • Opie, J.: Nature’s Nation. An Environmental History of the United States.

Literature examinations

Study unit 9.3. Gender and Society

In Finnish: 9.3. Sukupuolten yhteiskunta (6 op/4 ov)/76174

9.3. Gender and Society

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Literature

  • Wiesner-Hanks M E: Gender in History.
  • Simonton, Deborah: A History of European Women’s Work. 1700 to the Present.
  • Tosh, John: Manliness and Masculinities in Nineteenth-century Britain.
  • Zemon-Davis, Natalie: Women on the margins: three seventeenth-century lives.

Literature examinations

Study unit 9.4. Work and Livelihood

In Finnish: 9.4. Työ ja toimeentulo (6 op/4 ov)/76175

9.4. Work and Livelihood

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Literature

  • Hobsbawm, Eric: Workers. Worlds of labour.
  • Donkin, Richard: Blood, sweat and tears: the evolution of work.
  • Whiteside, Noel: Bad times: unemployment in British social and political history.
  • Scholliers, Peter & Swarz, Leonard (eds): Experiencing Wages. Social and Cultural Aspcredits of Wage Forms in Europe Since 1500.

Literature examinations

Study unit 9.5. History of Everyday Life

In Finnish: 9.5. Arkielämän ja mentaliteettien historia (6 op/4 ov)/76176

9.5. History of Everyday Life

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Literature

  • Levi, Giovanni: Inheriting Power.
  • Thompson, E.P.: Customs in Common.
  • Spierenburg, Pieter: The Broken Spell.
  • de Certeau, Michel: The Practice of Everyday Life (vol 1).

Literature examinations

Study unit 9.6. History of Population and Family

In Finnish: 9.6. Väestö- ja perhehistoria (6 op/4 ov)/76177

9.6. History of Population and Family

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Literature

  • Anderson, Michael: Approaches to the history of western family 1500-1914 (rev.ed.1995)
  • Lynch, Katherine: Individuals, Families and communities in Europe, 1200-1800. The Urban foundations of Western Society.
  • Livi-Bacci, Massimo: A Concise History of World Population Seccombe,
  • Wally: A Millenium of Family Change

Literature examinations

Study unit 9.7. The Birth of the Consumer Society

In Finnish: 9.7. Kulutusyhteiskunnan synty (6 op/4 ov)/76178

9.7. The Birth of the Consumer Society

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Literature

  • McKendrick, Neil, John Brewer & J. H. Plumb: The Birth of a Consumer Society. The Commercialization of Eighteenth-Century England.
  • Cross, Gary: An All-Consuming Century. Why Commercialism Won in Modern America.
  • Strasser, Susan, Charles McGovern & Matthias Judt, eds. (1998): Getting and Spending. European and American Consumer Societies in the Twentieth Century.

Literature examinations

Study unit 9.8. History of Management

In Finnish: 9.8. Yritysjohtamisen kehityslinjoja (6 op/4 ov)/76090

9.8. History of Management

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Literature

  • Cassis, Youssef: Big Business. The European Experience in the Twentieth Century.
  • Pollard, Sidney: The Genesis of Modern Management. A Study of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.
  • Wilson, John F: British business history, 1720-1994.

Literature examinations

Study unit JOS13. Development Trends in Corporate Management

In Finnish: JOS13. Yritysjohtamisen kehityslinjoja (6 op/4 ov)/76078

Utvecklingstrender inom företagsledarskap (JOS13)

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Literature examinations

Study unit 9.9. The Economic History of the European Intergration

In Finnish: 9.9. Euroopan integraation taloushistoria (6 op/4 ov)/76146

9.9. The Economic History of the European Intergration

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Literature

  • Aldcroft, Derek & Sutcliffe, Anthony: Europe in the International Economy 1500 to 2000.
  • Urwin, Derek: The Community of Europe. A History of European Integration since 1945.
  • Pollard, Sidney: The International Economy since 1945
  • Sutcliffe, Anthony: Western Europe Since 1945.

Literature examinations

Courses in English

The Economic History of the Baltic States (3cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3 Credits (study weeks): 2

Teachers

Dr Viesturs Karnups, University of Latvia

The course is administred by Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/karnups_economic_history.htm

Time, location and registration

18.02.2008 - 29.02.2008

Mon-Fri 16–18, Thu 28.2. 14–18, examination Fri 29.2. 14–16, U40 lecture rooms 12 and 13.

(Mon 18.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Tue 19.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Wed. 20.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Thu 21.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Fri 22.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Mon 25.2. 16-18 U40lr12, Tue 26.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Wed 27.2. 16-18 U40lr13, Thu 28.2. 14-16 U40lr13 and 16-18 lr12, Fri 29.2. 14-16 U40lr12.

Content

The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the economic interaction of Latvia and the other Baltic States with the European economy, commencing with the interwar period through the Soviet occupation to the transition period after the regaining of independence in 1991. Students will also become acquainted with actual economic development tendencies in the Baltic States today, especially in the context of the EU. In particular, the economic development of the Baltic States since 1991 to date will be examined. The indicators of such economic development of the Baltic States will be analysed, as well as the consequences thereof and comparisons with the interwar economies, other EU states with an emphasis on the Baltic Sea region.

Course work and forms of study

Lectures and final exam Fri 29.2. 14-16 (!).

Study unit 10. Proseminar

In Finnish: 10. Proseminaari (6 op/4 ov)/76159

10. Proseminar

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Mode of assessment:

One semester course.

Study unit 11. Bachelors Thesis

In Finnish: 11. Kandidaatintutkielma - talous- ja sosiaalihistoria (6 op/4 ov)/76179

11. Bachelors Thesis

Credits: 6 , Credit Units: 4

Study unit Master´s Degree in Political History

In Finnish: Maisteriopinnot - poliittinen historia/72033

Master´s Degree in Political History

Credits: 85 , Credit Units: 52

Subordinate units

Study unit 14. The Politics of Memory: The Use of History in Society

In Finnish: 14. Muistin politiikka: historian käyttö yhteiskunnassa (5 op)/760018

14. The Politics of Memory: The Use of History in Society

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination

Literature

  • Dominick LaCapra: Writing History, Writing Trauma
  • Eric Hobsbawm & Terence Ranger (eds).: Invention of Tradition
  • Wolfgang Schivelbusch: The Culture of Defeat. On national trauma, mourning and recovery
  • Jay Winter: Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning
  • Peter Howard: Heritage. Management, Interpretation, Identity

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Presence of history: history culture, history politics and historical consciousness in contemporary societies (Tue 12-14, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

VTT Pilvi Torsti 1003050

Time, location and registration

15.01.2008 - 29.04.2008

Tue 12–14, U37 ls.

Registration time in webOodi 13.12.2007 - 29.01.2008

Content

Course explores the key theoretical concepts and presents empirical research examples. Lecturer is currently developing a research project “Historical Consciousness in Finland” and the course participants will have a chance to influence and be part of the project planning and finalisation of the research plan. Course will consist of lectures, group work, discussions, written assignments of the participants. It is possible that the participants can also form a test group for the Historical Consciousness in Finland pilot sample.

Course work and forms of study

3 credits: lectures and write-ups (lectures 1-9)

+ 1 credit: group work participation

+ 1 credit: max five page essay on a theme given in the beginning of the course

Kirjalliset tehtävät saa halutessaan kirjoittaa kotimaisilla kielillä.

Study unit 15. Master studies in political history

In Finnish: 15. Poliittisen historian syventävät opinnot (15 op)/72035

15. Master studies in political history

Credits: 15 , Credit Units: 9
  • 15.1 Classical interpretations of history and politics (5 credits)
  • 15.2 Historiography (5 credits)
  • 15.3 Philosophy and theory of history (5 credits)

Mode of assesment:

Faculty examination

Study unit 15.1 Classical interpretations of history and politics

In Finnish: 15.1 Historian ja politiikan klassisia tulkintoja (5 op)/72036

15.1 Classical interpretations of history and politics

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Aristotle: Politics
  • Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince
  • Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Philosophy of History
  • Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Manifest of the Communist Party
  • Max Weber: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

AND

  • Hannah Arendt: The Origins of Totalitarianism

OR

  • Karl Popper: Open Society and its Enemies

Literature examinations

Study unit 15.2 Historiography

In Finnish: 15.2 Historiankirjoituksen historia (5 op)/72038

15.2 Historiography

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Peter Burke (ed.): New Perspectives on Historical Writing
  • B. Fay et al (eds.): History and Theory
  • Georg G. Iggers: Historiography in the Twentieth Century. From Scientific Objectivity to Postmodern Challenge
  • Donald R. Kelley: Fortunes of History. Historical Inquiry from Herder to Huizinga

Literature examinations

Study unit 15.3 Theory and methodology of history

In Finnish: 15.3 Historiantutkimuksen teoria ja metodologia (5 op)/72039

15.3 Theory and methodology of history

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Mary Fulbrook: Historical Theory
  • Christopher Lloyd: The Structures of History
  • C. Behan McCullagh: The Logic of History. Putting Postmodernism in Perspective
  • Alun Munslow: The New History

Literature examinations

Study unit 16. Research Cource

In Finnish: 16. Tutkimuskurssi (10 op, sisältää HOPS 1 op)/72400

16. Research Cource

  • 16.1 Introductory tutorial with the supervising professor (1 credit)
  • 16.2 Preparatory examination for the research seminar (3 credits)
  • 16.3 Research seminar (6 credits)

Study unit 16.1. Guidance in research course

In Finnish: 16.1 Tutkimuskurssin ohjauskeskustelu (2 op)/ojp161

16.1. Guidance in research course

Credits: 2 , Credit Units: 1

Study unit 16.2 Preparatory examination for the research seminar

In Finnish: 16.2 Tutkimuskurssin valmistava tentti (0 op)/72040

16.2 Preparatory examination for the research seminar

Mode of assesment:

In a consultation with the professor giving the course two of following books will be selected for a faculty examination. It is recommended to take the course when the student is starting the process of doing the Master’s thesis

Literature

  • Craig Calhoun: Nationalism
  • John S. Dryzek: The Politics of the Earth. Environmental discourses
  • Fred Halliday: Rethinking International Relations
  • Gerhard Lehmbruch & Philippe C. Schmitter (eds.): Patterns of Corporatist Policy-Making
  • Alexander Wendt: Social Theory of International Politics

Literature examinations

  • 2007-09-29 (sl seminaari: professori Marjatta Rahikainen, kl seminaari: professori Pauli Kettunen)
  • 2007-10-27 (sl seminaari: professori Marjatta Rahikainen, kl seminaari: professori Pauli Kettunen)
  • 2007-12-01 (sl seminaari: professori Marjatta Rahikainen, kl seminaari: professori Pauli Kettunen)
  • 2008-02-02 (sl seminaari: professori Marjatta Rahikainen, kl seminaari: professori Pauli Kettunen)
  • 2008-03-01 (sl seminaari: professori Marjatta Rahikainen, kl seminaari: professori Pauli Kettunen)
  • 2008-04-05 (sl seminaari: professori Marjatta Rahikainen, kl seminaari: professori Pauli Kettunen)
  • 2008-05-03 (sl seminaari: professori Marjatta Rahikainen, kl seminaari: professori Pauli Kettunen)

Study unit Research Seminar

In Finnish: 16.3 Tutkimusseminaari/ojp163

16.3. Research Seminar

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Mode of assesment:

Lectures and practical training in small groups.

Study unit 17. Master's Seminars I-II

In Finnish: 17. Seminaarit I-II (10 op, sisältää HOPS 2 op)(10 op)/72412

17. Master?s Seminars I-II

Mode of assesment:

Attendance during two academic terms is required. During the first term the student presents her research proposal; during the second term she presents a part of the manuscript. Before taking part in the seminar the student must have completed the intermediary studies and the topic of the Master’s thesis has to be proved by the professor.

Study unit 18. Master's Thesis

In Finnish: 18. Pro gradu -tutkielma (40 op)/72413

18. Master´s Thesis

Credits: 40 , Credit Units: 20

Study unit 19. Practical Training, Tutorial or Optional Studies

In Finnish: 19. Työharjoittelu (5 op)/72041

19. Practical Training, Tutorial or Optional Studies

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature examinations

  • 2007-09-29 (Pauli Kettunen tai Marjatta Rahikainen)
  • 2007-10-27 (Pauli Kettunen tai Marjatta Rahikainen)
  • 2007-12-01 (Pauli Kettunen tai Marjatta Rahikainen)
  • 2008-02-02 (Pauli Kettunen tai Marjatta Rahikainen)
  • 2008-03-01 (Pauli Kettunen tai Marjatta Rahikainen)
  • 2008-04-05 (Pauli Kettunen tai Marjatta Rahikainen)
  • 2008-05-03 (Pauli Kettunen tai Marjatta Rahikainen)

Study unit Master´s Degree in Economic and Social History

In Finnish: Maisteriopinnot - talous- ja sosiaalihistoria (yleinen linja)/76180

Master´s Degree in Economic and Social History

Credits: 110 ,

Subordinate units

Study unit 12. History of Social Science History

In Finnish: 12. Yhteiskuntahistoriallisen tutkimuksen historia (5 op/3 ov)/76181

12. History of Social Science History

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination or lecture course.

Literature

  • Coleman, D.C.: History and the Economic Past
  • Thomas G. Rawski et al: Economics and the Historian.
  • Peter Lambert & Phillip Schofield (eds): Making History.
  • Peter Burke: What is Cultural History?

Literature examinations

Study unit 13. Questions of History Theory

In Finnish: 13. Historiateorian ajankohtaisia kysymyksiä (5 op/3 ov)/76182

13. Questions of History Theory

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examination or lecture course.

Literature

  • Phillip Carrard: The Poetics of New History. French historical discourse from Braudel to Chartier.
  • Miles Fairburn: Social History: problems, strategies, methods.
  • Anna-Maija Castren & Markku Lonkila & Matti Peltonen (eds.): Between Sociology and History.

Literature examinations

Study unit 15. Method Course

In Finnish: 15. Tutkimusmenetelmäkurssi (10 op/5 ov)/76183

15. Method Course

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 5

Study unit 16. The Historical Background of Social Questions

In Finnish: 16. Yhteiskunnallisten kysymysten historiallisia juuria (10/20 op/12-16 ov)/76184

16. The Historical Background of Social Questions

Credits: 20/10 , Credit Units: 12 - 16

Mode of assessment:

Faculty examinations or lecture courses. Four study units are selected from 16.1-16.10.

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit 16.1 The Agrarian Society and its Demise

In Finnish: 16.1 Agraarinen yhteiskunta ja sen loppu (5 op)/76185

16.1 The Agrarian Society and its Demise

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Ladurie E L R: Peasants of Languedoc.
  • Howkins, Alun: The Death of Rural England. The Social History of the Countryside Since 1900.
  • Blum, Jerome: The End of Old Order in Rural Europe
  • Collins, E.T.J. (ed): The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Volume VII. 1850-1914, I-II (selected parts)

Literature examinations

Study unit 16.2 The Global Economy and Changes in Living Standards

In Finnish: 16.2 Globaalitalous ja elintaso (5 op)/76186

16.2 The Global Economy and Changes in Living Standards

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Pomeranz, Kenneth: The Great Divergence: China, Europe and the Making of the Modern World.
  • Michael D. Bordo, Alan M Taylor & Jeffrey G Williamson (eds): Globalization in Historical Perspective.
  • Fogel, Robert: The Escape from Hunger and premature death.

Literature examinations

Study unit 16.3 Population and History

In Finnish: 16.3 Yhteiskuntamuutos ja väestö (5 op)/76187

16.3 Population and History

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Thane, Pat: Old Age in English Society [pages 257–536].
  • Spellman, W. M.: The global community: migration and the making of the modern world.
  • Israel, Betsy: Bachelor girl: 100 years of breaking the rules: a social history of living single.
  • Levi, Giovanni & Schmitt, Jean-Claude(eds.): A history of young people in the West (Volume II. Stormy evolution to modern times)

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Formation of the Civil Society in the Socialist Era (Tue 12–14 and Thu 14–16, 3–5cr)

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits: 3-5 Credits (study weeks): 2-3

Teachers

university lecturer Katalin Miklossy 8043464

Time, location and registration

04.09.2007 - 16.10.2007

Tue 12-14 and Thu 14-16, M11 lecture room 4.

Arranged with Aleksanteri institute. Link for updated information and WebOodi registration: http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/ecebb/ecebb_coursedescriptions_07_08/miklossy_formation.htm

For further information, please contact the organiser of the course, Katalin Miklóssy (e-mail: katalin.miklossy(at)helsinki.fi )

Content

The course is based on a multidisciplinary approach where scholars of history, sociology, cultural and religious studies shall provide their analysis of the emergence and various forms of civil society during state socialism. The main purpose is to offer a more sophisticated and multileveled perception of the relation between power and society, hence, a revisited image of the prevalent static conception of the communist system itself.

Schedule and topics: (final titles of the lectures will be announced in August!)

4.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Introduction: Socialist Era Reconsidered

6.9. Suvi Salmenniemi: Theory of Civil Society

11.9. Katalin Miklóssy: Emergence of the Second Society

13.9. Viktor Pál: Influence of the Environmentalist Movements

18.9. Jouni Järvinen: Dissidence

20.9. Markku Kangaspuro: The Elbow Room of Civil Society in the Soviet Union

25.9. Mila Oiva: Cultural movements

27.9. Sylvia Raulo: Church and Society

2.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Minority Status as special scope for action

4.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Orthodox Responses

9.10. Katalin Miklóssy: Conclusion: Civil Society as a dynamic of Change in State Socialism

11.10. FINAL EXAM

Course work and forms of study

  • 3 credits: participating in the course and passing the final exam
  • 2 additional credits: writing an essay of 15 pages

Esseen saa halutessaan kirjoittaa suomeksi.

Study unit 16.4 Economic Growth and Crises

In Finnish: 16.4 Taloudellinen kasvu ja kriisit (5 op)/76188

16.4 Economic Growth and Crises

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Crafts, Nicolas and Toniolo, Gianni (eds): Economic Growth in Europe Since 1945.
  • Temin, Peter: Lessons from the Great Depression

or

  • Feinstein, Charles H., Temin, Peter & Toniolo, Gianni: The European Economy Between the Wars.
  • Harrison, Mark (ed): The Economics of World War II.
  • Kiander, Jaakko (toim): 1990s Economic Crisis. Luvut I.2 ja III.12.

Literature examinations

Study unit 16.5 History of Work and Labour Market

In Finnish: 16.5 Työ ja työmarkkinat (5 op)/76189

16.5 History of Work and Labour Market

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Heikkinen, Sakari: Labour and the market.
  • Rahikainen, Marjatta: Centuries of child labour.
  • Goldin, Claudia: Understanding the Gender Gap.
  • Grint, Keith: The Sociology of Work (2. ed.)

Literature examinations

Study unit 16.6 Poverty and History

In Finnish: 16.6 Köyhyys ja historia (5 op)/76190

16.6 Poverty and History

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Steadman Jones, Gareth.: An End to Poverty? A Historical Debate (2004).
  • Jütte, Robert: Poverty and Deviance In Early Modern Europe.
  • O’Connor, Alice: Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor in Twentieth-Century U.S. History.
  • Puuronen, Vesa et al.(eds.): New challenges for the welfare society.

Literature examinations

Study unit 16.7 Key Issues in Business History

In Finnish: 16.7 Yrityshistorian erikoiskysymyksiä (5 op)/76191

16.7 Key Issues in Business History

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Chandler, Alfred D., Amatori, Franco & Hikino, Takashi (eds): Big Business and The Wealth of Nation.
  • Jones, Geoffrey: Multinationals and Global Capitalism. From the Nineteenth to the Twenty First Century.
  • Jonathan Zeitlin & Gary Herrigel (eds): Americanization and its limits.

Literature examinations

Study unit 16.8 Gender History

In Finnish: 16.8 Sukupuolihistoria (5 op)/76192

16.8 Gender History

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Davidoff, Leonore & Hall, Catherine: Family Fortunes: Men and Women of the English Middle Class 1780–1850 (Rev. ed. 2002)
  • Frader, Laura & Rose, Sonya: Gender and Class in Modern Europe.
  • Löfström, Jan: Scandinavian homosexualities: essays on gay and lesbian studies.

Literature examinations

Study unit 16.9 Interpretations of the History of the Finnish Society

In Finnish: 16.9 Suomalaisen yhteiskunnan kehitys (5 op)/76193

16.9 Interpretations of the History of the Finnish Society

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature examinations

Study unit 16.10. Environmental History

In Finnish: 16.10. Ympäristöhistoria (5 op)/76194

16.10. Environmental History

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature

  • Fagan, Brian: The Little Ice Age. How climate made history 1300-1850.
  • McNeill, John R.: Something under the Sun. An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World.
  • Myllyntaus Timo & Saikku Mikko (eds.): Encountering the Past in Nature. Essays in Environmental History (2nd ed.).
  • Nadeau, Chantal: Fur Nation. From the Beaver to Brigitte Bardot.

Literature examinations

Study unit 17. Studies Supporting Masters Thesis

In Finnish: 17. Tutkielmaa tukevat opinnot (20 op)/76195

17. Studies Supporting Masters Thesis

Credits: 20 , Credit Units: 11 - 12
  • 17.1. Seminars (10 credits)
  • 17.2. Research Methodology (5 credit)
  • 17.3 Master’s Thesis Literature (5 credits)

Study unit 17.1. Seminars

In Finnish: 17.1. Seminaarit (10 op)/76410

17.1. Seminars

Credits: 10 , Credit Units: 5

Mode of assessment:

Participation to seminars for two semesters.

Study unit 17.2. Studies on Methodology

In Finnish: 17.2. Menetelmäopintoja (5 op)/76196

17.2. Studies on Methodology

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Mode of assessment:

Optional course on research methodology.

Study unit 17.3. Masters Thesis Literature

In Finnish: 17.3. Tutkielmaa sivuava tutkimuskirjallisuus (5 op)/76197

17.3. Masters Thesis Literature

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Mode of assessment:

Essay or lecture course.

Literature examinations

Study unit 18. Master´s Thesis

In Finnish: 18. Pro gradu -tutkielma (40 op)/76413

18. Master´s Thesis

Credits: 40 , Credit Units: 20

Study unit 19. Apprenticeship, Tutorial or Optional Studies

In Finnish: 19. Työharjoittelu, tutorial-harjoittelu tai valinnaisia opintoja (5 op)/76198

19. Apprenticeship, Tutorial or Optional Studies

Credits: 5 , Credit Units: 3

Literature examinations

Study unit Master´s Degree in Economic and Social History

In Finnish: Maisteriopinnot - talous- ja sosiaalihistoria (opettajalinja)/76199

Master´s Degree in Economic and Social History

Credits: 85 ,

Subordinate units

Study unit Post-graduate Studies in Political History

In Finnish: Poliittisen historian jatko-opinnot/pohijatko

Post-graduate Studies in Political History

Credit Units: 36

Subordinate units

Study unit 3a) Relevant Methodological Literature in Regard to Student's Own Research Topic

In Finnish: 3a) Perehtyminen oman tutkimuksen kannalta relevanttiin metodologiseen kirjallisuuteen/72420

3a) Relevant Methodological Literature in Regard to Student's Own Research Topic

Literature examinations

Study unit 3b) Relevant Studies in Regard to Student's Own Research Topic

In Finnish: 3b) Perehtyminen oman tutkimuksen kannalta relevanttiin tutkimuskirjallisuuteen/72421

3b) Relevant Studies in Regard to Student's Own Research Topic

Literature examinations

Study unit Post-graduate Studies in Economic and Social History

In Finnish: Talous- ja sosiaalihistorian jatko-opinnot/tasojatko

Post-graduate Studies in Economic and Social History

Literature examinations

Courses

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