HGGSP FINAL YEAR: CONQUESTS, STATEMENTS OF POWER, AND RIVALRIES
Final Year Curriculum
HGGSP 1: NEW SPACES OF CONQUEST
THEME 1: CONQUESTIONS, ASSERTIONS OF POWER, AND RIVALRIES
COURSE OUTLINE:
I. The Geopolitical Stakes of Conquest: The Space Race Since the 1950s
A. A Site of Technological and Ideological Confrontation Between the Two Superpowers
B. The Emergence of New Space Powers
C. The Growing Role of Private Companies
II. Asserting Power from the Seas and Oceans: Nuclear Deterrence and Maritime Projection Forces
A. A Long-Awareness of the Strategic Role of the Seas and Oceans
B. The Seas and Oceans as Major Spaces for Nuclear Deterrence
C. The Increasing Militarization of Maritime Spaces
📚📚📚 Theme 1:
Abis, Sébastien / Tasse, Julia. Geopolitics of the Sea: 40 Illustrated Fact Sheets to Understand the World. Eyrolles, 2022.
Tertrais, Bruno. Geopolitics of Space. Sciences Humaines No. 339, 08/2021
Régnauld, Irénée / Arnaud Saint-Martin. How the Astronaut Was Invented. Le Monde Diplomatique, 02/2024
Textbooks for the final year of high school (HGGSP):
Hachette Education 2020, edited by A. Gasnier, F. Maillo-Viel, M. Navarro, H. Simonneau, S. Vautier
Nathan 2020, edited by S. Cote, E. Godeau, E. Janin, G. Le Quintrec
Magnard 2020, coordinated by M. Chevallier