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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:5 / 7.5
Course supervisor:Kārlis Bukovskis
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Political Science
Language:English
Branch of science:Politics

Objective

To provide knowledge on the political and economic aspects of the Russian Federation, the use of resources and challenges of modernisation of the economy and society related to that.

Prerequisites

Overall knowledge of the methods and theories in the field of International Relations, as well as general knowledge of Russian political history.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Based on in-depth knowledge of the factors of Russia’s economic structure and key players, students will describe the influence of specific players on Russia's economic processes in the internal and external dimensions (political elite, economic elite, international organizations, international corporations and other actors).
Students will analyze current events in the Russian economy in the context of both Russia's domestic and international processes.

Skills

Working in groups students will select, read and critically evaluate the scientific literature, justify their choice, interpretation and analysis of literature to the group members.
When developing individual and group works, students will in person and in writing identify, compare and evaluate alternative arguments and opinions, formulate, explain and argue their perspective on a problem related to the Russian economy.

Competence

Students will develop a research work based on the interdisciplinary scientific literature on political economy, analyzing Russia’s economic issues in a historical and regional context. Students will appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of complex problems and combine research results and methods from different fields in analyzing complex problems.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Russia and Eurasia Studies, RESMeng3Master’sLimited choice