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Master 2021/2022

BRICS Economies and Russia

Type: Elective course (International Relations in Eurasia)
Area of studies: International Relations
Delivered by: Магистерская программа "Международные отношения в Евразии", направление подготовки "Международные отношения" (Кент)
When: 2 year, 1 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Ninel Seniuk
Master’s programme: International Relations in Eurasia
Language: English
ECTS credits: 4
Contact hours: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course will draw attention to national economic models of each BRICS country and BRICS economies in general, also on prospects for further development and cooperation in the group. Students will also learn broadly about other aspects of development of BRICS economies through readings in the syllabus.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The class will provide a survey of the recent literature on the economies of the BRICS countries as well as the origins, dynamics and problems of development and economic integration in this group
  • Each student will choose one country from the BRICS group and explore it economy and prospects for the development and cooperation with other BRICS countries in depth, both learning the details of their specific relations, and learning how to apply the analytical framework of country analysis you learn in this course to a particular BRICS member of your choosing.
  • Students will learn critical thinking and writing skills, which will be developed through the essay and weekly assignments.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Students learn the specifics of the national economies of the BRICS member countries
  • Students will be able to analyze the current BRICS problems and prospects for its further development
  • Students will get acquainted with the history of the creation of BRICS, its structure and features
  • Students will learn how National Development Bank is a key mechanism in the global institutionalization of BRICS
  • Sustainable and inclusive development of BRICS
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction to BRICS economies
  • Comparison of BRICS countries national economic models
  • Sustainable and inclusive development of BRICS
  • Institutionalization of BRICS
  • Problems and prospects for the BRICS economic development
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Case Study Assignment
  • non-blocking Presentation
  • non-blocking Essay
  • non-blocking In-class Quizzes
  • non-blocking Case Study Assignment
  • non-blocking Presentation
  • non-blocking Essay
  • non-blocking In-class Quizzes
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2021/2022 1st module
    0.2 * In-class Quizzes + 0.2 * Presentation + 0.35 * Case Study Assignment + 0.25 * Essay
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Bell, D. (2015). The China Model : Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=946067
  • BRICS, energy and the new world order : a study by NUPI for ONS summit 2012 ; the geopolitics of energy / Stein Sundstøl Eriksen . (2012). Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.40133614X
  • Brics,. (2012). The BRICS Report: A Study of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa with Special Focus on Synergies and Complementarities. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.oxp.obooks.9780198085386
  • Dhar, B. (2012). The BRICS in the emerging global economic architecture / Biswajit Dhar. Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.401350622
  • Kudrin, A. L. (2015). A new growth model for the Russian economy [Elektronische Ressource] / Alexey Kudrin and Evsey Gurvich. Helsinki: Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.444956530
  • O’Neill, J. (2011). The Growth Map : Economic Opportunity in the BRICs and Beyond. New York: Portfolio. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1126696
  • Reimagining India : unlocking the potential of Asia’s next superpower / Clay Chandler and Adil Zainulbhai, editors, McKinsey & Company. (2013). New York: Simon & Schuster. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.401508323
  • Schaefer, M. E. (2014). The formation of the BRICS and its implication for the United States : emerging together / Mark E. Schaefer and John G. Poffenbarger. New York/N. Y: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.443052409
  • Stephany Griffith-Jones. (2014). A Brics Development Bank: A Dream Coming True? UNCTAD Discussion Papers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.p.unc.dispap.215
  • Towards a long-term strategy for BRICS [Elektronische Ressource] : a proposal by the BRICS Think Tanks Council / Renato Baumann (coord.). BRICS Think Tanks Council. (2015). Brasília: IPEA. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.468214488
  • World Bank Group. (2017). Russia Economic Report, May 2017 : From Recession to Recovery. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.AE616D13
  • World investment report 2016 [Elektronische Ressource] : investor nationality: policy challenges / prepared by a team led by James X. Zhan. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. (2016). Genf: UNCTAD. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.487800508
  • World Investment Report 2017 : investment and the digital economy / prepared by a team led by James X. Zhan ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. (2017). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.510953174

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Economic Policy and Social Affairs in the BRICS Helmut ReisenContents. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.56EE9D71
  • Wilson, D. (2003). Dreaming with BRICs : the path to 2050 / Dominic Wilson; Roopa Purushothaman. New York/N.Y: Goldman Sachs. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.38974462X