UJ_65 Political and socioeconomic development of the Ukraine after 1991

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Laryš (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 18:20–19:55 A48
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the subject students will be able to define the basic term from the field of political and socioeconomic development of the Ukraine from 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The purpose is to explain the relations of individual power political structures and their ties to oligarchs as powerful participants in the Ukrainian political life. Students also will be provided with the very good knowledge of Ukrainian foreign policy and with the ability to analyze the security situation in terms of political extremism, latent ethnic conflict in the Crimea, organized crime, energy security and to formulate opinions, related to future of internal and external Ukrainian policy direction. Last, but not least, task is to introduce to students the texts and publications, written by most respected experts on Ukrainian politics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Collapse of the Soviet Union, transition and the first years of Ukrainian independence until 1994, language question and the national identity in the post-soviet Ukraine.
  • 2. Clan division of the Ukrainian politics, its functioning in 90s and second Kuchma´s presidential term (1999-2004).
  • 3. “The Orange Revolution”. 4. Ukrainian politics development from “The Orange Revolution” until now, including the presidential elections in 2010.
  • 5. Ukrainian foreign policy I – Relationship between the Ukraine and the West (EU, NATO).
  • 6. Ukrainian foreign policy II – Relationship between the Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
  • 7. Energy policy and energy security of the Ukraine.
  • 8. Economic policy in the Ukraine from collapse of the Soviet Union until contemporary global financial crisis.
  • 9. Corruption and the Organised crime (OC) in the Ukraine.
  • 10. Political radicalism and extremism in the Ukraine.
  • 11. (Ethno-)political and socioeconomic situation in the Crimean peninsula.
  • 12. Colloquium.
Teaching methods
Lectures/seminars
Assessment methods
Written test with seven opened question (5 points for each one) and short essay (c. 5-6 pages) on chosen topic, related to political and socioeconomic situation in the Ukraine, is required. Essay is evaluated approximately with 15 points. Generally is possible to get 50 points. To pass, student is obligated to get at least 30 points. Essay topics: a) Ukraine´s language problems in the Crimea. b) Ukrainian nationalism in Galicia in the post-soviet Ukrainian literature. c) Analysis of Russo-Ukrainian “Gas war” from January 2009. d) Assessment of Ukrainian political development after “The Orange Revolution”.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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