Master
2022/2023
Post-Communist Civil Society: Comparative Perspective
Type:
Elective course (Comparative Politics of Eurasia)
Area of studies:
Political Science
When:
1 year, 3, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Dmitry V. Goncharov
Master’s programme:
Comparative Politics of Eurasia
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course is designed to provide students with the necessary theoretical and empirical background for the study of the Post-communist civil society. It will cover a broad set of issues including: conceptual discussion of the civil society theories; civil society and democracy, democratisation and development; concept and practices of “illiberal” civil society; the political implications of contemporary social movements; and the evolution of civil space in major segments of the Post-communist world.