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Root number
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481764 |
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Semester
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FS2023 |
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Type of course
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Seminar |
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Allocation to subject
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Political Science |
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Type of exam
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not defined |
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The triangle of (de)democratization, political violence and resistance: Russia, Belarus and Ukraine |
| Description |
Lecturer: Dr. Leandra Bias
Focusing on contemporary Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, this seminar will look at the relationship between processes of authoritarianism and democratisation and how they are connected to different forms of political violence – from internal repression to external aggression – and resistance.
It will start with a conceptual background, where we will examine what authoritarianism really is, how it is built, and what the different regime types are. We will then move to look at tactics of repression in Russia and Belarus, what margins opposition politics and civil society may still find within such contexts and how external authoritarian meddling strengthened democratisation in Ukraine. We will look at the digital realm and investigate together how authoritarian regimes use the digital space for their goals, but equally how these spaces can be an opportunity for democratic actors. Together we will examine and compare the cycles of popular uprising in all three countries and ask what lead to successful revolutions in Ukraine in 2004 and 2014, while protests in Belarus in 2020 and Russia in 2011 failed?
Having examined the domestic field, we will shift to focusing on foreign policy. We will tackle the development of each country’s relationship to the West and the role of “the West” as an imagined enemy and an imagined space for democratic hope. How did it come that Russia launched its third phase of aggression against Ukraine in 2022 i.a. in the name of defending “traditional values”? How did previous experiences of popular protest influence Ukraine’s resistance against the Russian invasion? How has the international community responded to authoritarian aggression and popular uprising? And finally, given how some actors in democracies apologise the Russian aggression: can we really speak about (de)democratisation as a phenomenon of the post-Soviet, post-communist space? Or is this rather misleading, if not highly problematic?
We will discuss all these questions through essays, debate clubs, news presentations and policy hackathons.
FORM OF IMPLEMENTATION: Presence
Inscription:
From January 15th 2023, 08.00 pm, (20.00 Uhr) onwards via ILIAS |
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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No registration/deregistration in CTS (Admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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Link to another web site
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| Lecturers |
Dr.
Leandra Melina Bias, Institute of Political Science ✉
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ECTS
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6 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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No |
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Grading
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1 to 6 |
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| Dates |
Thursday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
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Monday 31/7/2023 23:50-23:55
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| Rooms |
Hörraum B 102, Institutsgebäude vonRoll
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| Students please consult the detailed view for complete information on dates, rooms and planned podcasts. |
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