Russia's Domestic Politics - Factors and Actors (PZK_179)
About Study Course
Objective
To provide knowledge on the main aspects of Russia's domestic policies; to contribute to the development of students' analytical skills by offering tools for the analysis of Russia's domestic politics.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of Russia's history in the 20th and 21st centuries as well as basic knowledge of Russian domestic politics.
Learning outcomes
Using in-depth knowledge gained in the study on the factors of Russian domestic politics and political players, students will describe the influence of specific actors on the development of Russia’s domestic politics (political and economic elite, armed forces, Orthodox Church and other).
Students will analyze current domestic political events in the context of historical events of the 20th century and earlier.
Working in a group, students will select, read and critically evaluate scientific literature, justify their choice, interpretation and analysis of literature to group members.
When developing individual and group works, students will orally and in writing identify, compare and evaluate alternative arguments and opinions, formulate, explain and argue their opinion on a Russian domestic policy problem.
Students will develop a report based on interdisciplinary scientific literature, analyzing Russia's domestic policy issues in historical and regional contexts.
Students will evaluate the interdisciplinary nature of complex problems and combine research results and methods from different fields in analyzing complex issues.
