Russia's Economics - Resources vs. Modernisation (PZK_177)
About Study Course
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
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.
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.
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.
