POL330 Politics in Russia

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jan Holzer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Olga Pospelova (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 15:15–16:45 P22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain the development of political system in Russia in modern age.
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Russian politics – basic interpretatitons
  • Political traditions of Russia
  • Political regime of Sovieto Russia
  • Fall of Soviet Model, Russsian Transition
  • Political regime of B. Yeltsin – state institutions
  • Political regime of B. Yeltsin – elections, parties, party system
  • Reading week
  • Political regime of V. Putin and B. Medvedev – state institutions
  • Political regime of V. Putin and B. Medvedev – elections, parties, party system
  • Traditions of opposition in Russian politics and contemporary state
  • Classical contra contemporary debates on Russian politics
  • Final exam
Literature
  • MÄLKSOO, Lauri. Russian approaches to international law. First published in paperback. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017, xii, 225. ISBN 9780198808046. info
  • PRECLÍK, Petr. Culture Re-introduced: Contestation of Human Rights in Contemporary Russia. In Lauri Mälksoo. Russia and European Human Rights Law: The Rise of the Civilizational Argument. Leiden: Brill Nijhoff, 2014, p. 31-90, 59 pp. Law in Eastern Europe. ISBN 978-90-04-20330-3. URL info
  • JEFFRIES, Ian. Political developments in contemporary Russia. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011, 807 stran. ISBN 9781138995062. info
  • KOCHO-WILLIAMS, Alastair. The twentieth century Russia reader. London: Routledge, 2011, x, 353. ISBN 9780415583091. info
  • BACON, Edwin. Contemporary Russia. Edited by Matthew Wyman. 2nd ed. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, xii, 239. ISBN 9780230223714. info
  • SHIAREV, Eric. Russian government and politics : comparative government and politics. 1st ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, xvi, 338. ISBN 9780230235854. info
  • LARUELLE, Marlène. In the name of the nation : nationalism and politics in contemporary Russia. First published. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, vii, 254. ISBN 9780230618602. info
  • HOLZER, Jan. Politické strany Ruska : hledání identity. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2004, 335 s. ISBN 8073250322. info
  • MALIA, Martin E. Sovětská tragédie : dějiny socialismu v Rusku v letech 1917-1991. Translated by Pavel Vereš. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2004, 566 s. ISBN 8072035665. info
  • HOLZER, Jan. Politický systém Ruska. Hledání státu (Political system of Russia. Searching for a state.). Brno: CDK, 2001, 221 pp. Politologická řada. ISBN 80-85959-97-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Semester paper + written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.
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