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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title Post Soviet Politics
Module Code LG232 (ITS) / POL1028 (Banner)
Faculty Humanities & Social Sciences School Law & Government
Module Co-ordinatorTanya Ní Mhuirthile
Module Teachers-
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
None
Research assignment chosen from a list of at least 12 topics.
Description

This course offers an informed and accessible overview to post-soviet government and politics, providing a solid understanding of both the domestic and foreign politics of post-communist states.

Learning Outcomes

1. • recognise the major themes, debates, developments, and structures within the former USSR with a particular emphasis on Russia
2. • appraise the re-emergence of Russia as a major power
3. • Examine the current rivalry between Russia and the United States for influence in the post-Soviet space
4. • analyse a variety of post-soviet state case studies including both small and regional powers in post-Soviet Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
5. • access the causes and consequences of conflict in the post-soviet space
6. • determine the myriad of challenges faced by post-communist sphere in the political, cultural, social and economic spheres.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture22No Description
Independent Study103No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Soviet Legacy: The USSR and the Cold War

Russia – domestic politics

Russia – foreign policy

Ukraine/Belarus/Moldova

Caucasus

Central Asia

Unrecognised States

Conflict in the Post-Soviet Space

Nation and state building in the former USSR

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
AssignmentResearch assignment of 4000-5000 words chosen by the student from a list of at least 12 topics.100%
Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories:
Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module.
Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List

  • Donnacha Ó Beacháin and Abel Polese: 2010, The Colour Revolutions in the Former Soviet Republics: Successes and Failures, First, Routledge,
Other Resources

None

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