Engelska Studiehandboken kurser
Business Adm and Social Science
IES316 East European Studies 15.0 ECTS credits
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General information about studying at Luleå university
TIMEPERIOD: II
LANGUAGE: Swedish
EXAMINER
M-B Westerlund Univ adj
PREREQUISITES
None
COURSE AIM
- To give an understanding of the historical, geographical, political and economical conditions in the former USSR and Eastern Europe.
- To train the students ability to independently treat questions of issue in political science by writing and defending a thesis.
CONTENTS
Course A:
- A briefing of the political systems in the former USSR, with emphasis on Russia and Eastern Europe.
- A briefing of the historical development until 1989.
- An analysis of the communist systems fall with an outlook both from economic and political conditions.
- Political events during the last five years and the attempt to build a democratic society.
Course B:
- An analysis of problem issues that will be dealth with in the students thesis.
- The thesis should shed light on actual political situations in Eastern Europe.
- Studies in economi, history, environment or the technical development can also be used as a background to political events.
CONTENTS
Course A:
- A briefing of the political systems in the former USSR, with emphasis on Russia and Eastern Europe.
- A briefing of the historical development until 1989.
- An analysis of the communist systems fall with an outlook both from economic and political conditions.
- Political events during the last five years and the attempt to build a democratic society.
Course B:
- An analysis of problem issues that will be dealth with in the students thesis.
- The thesis should shed light on actual political situations in Eastern Europe.
- Studies in economi, history, environment or the technical development can also be used as a background to political events.
TEACHING
EXAMINATION
Written exam, oral tests and written thesis with opposition assignment.
Grading system: Fail, Pass or Honours.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,G, VG
ITEMS/CREDITS
Thesis 7.5ECTS
Written exam 4.5ECTS
3.0ECTS
COURSE LITTERATURE
Brown, J.F. (1994 ): Hopes and Shadows, Eastern Europe after Communism. Longman ISBN 0-582-24407-2
Karlsson, K-G. (red) (1995): Östeuropa vid skiljevägen. Fontes Förlag ISBN 91-97-21-25-2-0
Roskin, M.G. (1994 eller senare): The Rebirth of East Europe. New Jersey:Prentice Hall.
Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB (1995). Ryssland - ett annat Europa. Stockholm:SNS Förlag
Artiklar tillkommer.
Reference literature
Gerner, K. (senaste upplagan): Centraleuropas återkomst
Hedlund, Stefan(1993): Hur många Ryssland efter Sovjet? ISBN 91-7054-698-3
Przeworski, A. (1991): Democrazy and the Market. Cambridge:Cambridge University Press
Rothchild, J. (1989): Return to diversity. Oxford University press.
Världspolitikens dagsfrågor. Olika nummer som anknyter till Östeuropa och Ryssland.
Other literature:
I samband med rapporter skall följande bok nyttjas: Ejvegård, R. (1993): Vetenskaplig metod. Stockholm: Studentlitteratur.
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