Bachelor
2020/2021
Politics and Societies in the BRICS States
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Elective course (Political Science and World Politics)
Area of studies:
Political Science
When:
3 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Instructors:
Vera Ageeva
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course ‘Politics and society in BRICS countries’ covers main issues of current political, social and economic development of BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Main goal of the course is to provide students with solid data and insights in internal issues of BRICS countries through reading relevant literature and having in-class discussions.
Learning Objectives
- As the major learning outcome, we expect students to learn how to conduct high-qualified research on political and social aspects of development on foreign countries and prepare themselves to work with complex international issues.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Able to solve professional problems based on synthesis and analysis.
- Work with information: find, define and use the information from different sources required for solving of research and professional problems.
- Being capable of retrieving, collecting, processing and analyzing information relevant for achieving goals in the professional field.
Course Contents
- Introduction. IR theories and Regionalism. Regionalism and world politics.
- BRICS. Emergence, evolution, main issues & challenges.
- Brazil. Politics and external affairs. Social and economic challenges.
- India. Politics and external affairs. Social and economic challenges.
- China. Politics and external affairs. Social and economic challenges.
- South Africa. Politics and external affairs. Social and economic challenges.
- Russia and BRICS.
- Future of BRICS.
Interim Assessment
- Interim assessment (2 module)0.25 * Final test + 0.48 * In-class participation + 0.27 * Presentation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Bonakele, T., Fox, E. M., & Mncube, L. (2017). Competition Policy for the New Era : Insights From the BRICS Countries (Vol. First edition). Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1711117
- Roberts, C. A., Armijo, L. E., & Katada, S. N. (2018). The BRICS and Collective Financial Statecraft. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1607829
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Bohler-Müller, N., & Kornegay, F. A. (2014). Laying the BRICS of a New Global Order : From Yekaterinburg 2009 to Ethekwini 2013. Pretoria, South Africa: Africa Institute of South Africa. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=664537
- Li, X. (2014). The BRICS and Beyond : The International Political Economy of the Emergence of a New World Order. Farnham, Surrey, UK: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=797102