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Business Adm and Social Science

IES316 East European Studies 15.0 ECTS credits

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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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