Learning outcomes

1. To acquire a broad general and interdisciplinary culture by opening up to other disciplines and understanding the links between them and history 4. Develop specialised knowledge in areas of the historical discipline and understand the issues of the discipline

Goals

At a time when the reform of the State is changing the institutional landscape of Belgium, it is more important than ever to understand the evolution of our political structures by placing them in their historical context. This is precisely the purpose of this course, which covers the end of the Ancien Régime, as well as the 19th and 20th centuries.

Content

The course consists of two parts: 1. The construction of the Belgian state before 1831 2. The evolution of the Belgian State since 1831 2.1. The democratisation process 2.2. The process of federalisation

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment method

WRITTEN exam

Sources, references and any support material

Fred Stevens and Axel Tixhon, The History of Belgium, Collection "Pour les Nuls", Paris, First, 2010.

Language of instruction

French