College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics
Module POL3078 for 2017/8
Module POL3078 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3078: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
- The historical development of the Soviet state, 1917-1991; competing interpretations of its political system and the causes of its collapse; its political, social, cultural and economic legacies in contemporary politics.
- Contemporary Russian politics; political-economic developments under President Putin after 2001; competing theoretical approaches to the contemporary Russian state.
- A survey of politics in non-Russian, post-Soviet states, covering Ukraine, Belarus, the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia; theories of state-building, democratisation, political change, and conflict.
- The role of post-Soviet states and actors from the region in international relations, including the role of Russia in both regional and global politics.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 44 | 22 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 88 | Preparing for seminars: Reading and research |
| Guided Independent Study | 168 | Completing assessment tasks: Reading, research and writing |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
