31401
Seminar
Faces of Power: Politics of Post-Soviet Eurasia through Individual Biographies
Alexander Libman, Guram Kvaratskhelia
Comments
The seminar is conceived as a survey of major political developments in the post-Communist era. We examine authoritarianism, the legacies of the Soviet system, and the challenges of democratization. We explore liberal economic reforms, technocracy, energy politics, and the entrenchment of oligarchic power. We also analyze various forms of political (dis)integration, including nationalism, competing regionalisms, disruption, and secession. Interdisciplinary in nature, the seminar bridges political science and area studies. Each week, students engage with a theoretical or empirical text alongside material on a prominent political figure who embodies or sheds light on the topic under discussion. To obtain a certificate of participation (Teilnahmeschein), students are required to submit two discussion questions based on the weekly reading. To earn a certificate of achievement (Leistungsschein), students must write a term paper on one of the seminar topics, focusing on a political figure not covered in the weekly readings. close
14 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Wed, 2025-04-16 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-04-23 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-04-30 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-05-07 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-05-14 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-05-21 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-05-28 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-06-04 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-06-11 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-06-18 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-06-25 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-07-02 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-07-09 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2025-07-16 14:00 - 16:00