Unit name | Russian Politics |
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Unit code | SPAI20025 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Magnus Feldmann |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides an overview of the key features of Russian politics since the early 1990s and introduces students to the controversies surrounding the development and nature of the emerging political system. It analyses the role of key political and social actors in shaping Russian politics and explores how the development of the political system has interacted with the dramatic social changes unleashed by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, such as the emergence of capitalism and a new class system, nationalism, civil society etc.
Aims:
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
2 hours of lectures and a one hour seminar per week
Two summative assessments: 2000 word essay (25%) and 2 hour exam (75%)
Both assessments assess all of the learning outcomes listed above.
M. Steven Fish (2005), Democracy Derailed in Russia: The Failure of Open Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Stephen White (2011), Understanding Russian Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Stephen White. Richard Sakwa and Henry Hale (eds.) (2014), Developments in Russian Politics 8, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Dale Herspring (ed.) (2007), Putin's Russia : past imperfect, future uncertain, Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield
Daniel Treisman (2011), The Return: Russia's Journey from Gorbachev to Medvedev, New York: Free Press
Richard Sakwa (2008), Putin: Russia's Choice, 2nd edition, London: Routledge