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2024-2025 Academic Catalog

IS 337WX - Russian and Eurasian Politics

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introduction to Russian and Eurasian Politics. It is divided into the following four unequal parts: 1) Authoritarian Persistence; 2) Soviet Collapse; 3) State-building; 4) Political and Economic Institutions and Behavior. Each of the four parts of the course investigates key issues in the study of the region as well as important concerns for the political science sub-discipline of comparative politics more broadly. Particular attention will be paid to the interaction between political culture and institutions across the region. Note: Writing Intensive (W) and Civilizations & Cultures Course (X).