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Root number
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482086 |
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Semester
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FS2023 |
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Type of course
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Exercise |
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Allocation to subject
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History |
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Type of exam
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not defined |
| Title |
From Perestroika to the Russia-Ukraine war: Understanding violent conflicts in the former Soviet space |
| Description |
The Russian attack on Ukraine has fundamentally transformed the global order with yet unknown long-term consequences and has profoundly impacted the lives of millions of people directly or indirectly touched by armed violence and mass violations of human rights. This course examines violent conflicts in the former Soviet space from the late 1980s until the Russia-Ukraine war escalating in February 2022 with a focus on the role of memories, histories, myths and other discursive practices. Beyond the focus on conflict dynamics, the course will aim to examine key trends of the last decades such as the evolving role of Russia as a global and regional player, the shift towards the “authoritarian conflict management” and shrinking spaces for civil society peacebuilding. In terms of theoretical and conceptual approaches, the course is interdisciplinary, drawing on the concepts from history, memory studies, social psychology, conflict studies and critical geopolitics studies. The course will combine introductory remarks by lecturers, in-class discussion of the relevant literature and practical individual and group exercises. The course will be open both to the Batchelor and Master level students.
Key literature
Bar-Tal, Daniel, Neta Oren, and Rafi Nets-Zehngut. 2014. “Sociopsychological Analysis of Conflict-Supporting Narratives: A General Framework”, Journal of Peace Research 51, no. 5 (September): 662–75.
Cobb, Sara B. 2013. Speaking of Violence : the Politics and Poetics of Narrative Dynamics in Conflict Resolution. New York: Oxford University Press.
Gamaghelyan, Philip, and Sergey Rumyantsev. 2021. “The road to the Second Karabakh War: The role of ethno-centric narratives in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict”, Caucasus Survey, 9(3): 320–336.
Kaufman, Stuart J. 2001. Modern Hatreds: The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
“This course is set up as an exercise (5 ECTS), but can also be completed as a seminar (7 ECTS). The written requirement of the former is a short research report, whereas in the latter case, the students are expected to hand in a more comprehensive research report including also a literature review and the evaluation of the own contribution to the field of study.” |
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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Link to another web site
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| Lecturers |
Dr.
Cécile Elisabeth Druey Schwab, Institute of History, Eastern European History ✉
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Dr.
Oksana Myshlovska, Institute of History, Eastern European History ✉
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Elena Natenadze, Institute of History, Eastern European History ✉
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ECTS
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5 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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Yes |
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Grading
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1 to 6 |
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| Dates |
Friday 12:15-14:00 Weekly
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| Rooms |
Seminarraum F 011, Hörraumgebäude Unitobler
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| Students please consult the detailed view for complete information on dates, rooms and planned podcasts. |
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