ERS11 Main Concepts in Russian and Finnish Politics, 2 ECTS – Dept. of Political Science and International Relations

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ERS11 Main Concepts in Russian and Finnish Politics 2 ECTS

Organised by

International Relations/ISSS

Person in charge

Professor Vilho Harle

Preceding studies

BA level.

Belongs to following study modules

Learning outcomes

To lean to critically assess the cross-cultural applicability of concepts familiar from political theory and International Relations theory with a special focus on the Russian and Finnish contexts.

Analysis of the main concepts of Russian and Finnish politics from the perspective of conceptual history (e.g. state, people, civil society, nation, party.) The role of concepts as carriers of historical and cultural package.

Teaching methods

24h lectures and seminars or independent work.

Teaching language

English

Modes of study

The students either attend the course OR write an essay OR take a book exam on a general examination day.

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Recommended year of study

1. year autumn

The course is organised only once, in the autumn term 2007.

Study materials

Kharkhordin, O., Main Concepts of Russian Politics. 2005; Hyvärinen, M. et al. (toim.), Käsitteet liikkeessä. Suomen poliittisen kulttuurin käsitehistoria. 2003. or selected articles in Russian/English.