Universität Wien

210122 VO M9: SpezialVO Osteuropastudien (2021W)

Eastern Europe's Great Tranformations (engl.)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
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Sprache: Englisch

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Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Donnerstag 07.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 14.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 21.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 28.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 04.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 11.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 18.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 25.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 02.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 09.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 16.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 13.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 20.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
Donnerstag 27.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5

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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

30 some years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall, there is widespread disillusionment with the outcomes of the transformations in the East. Public distrust in democratic institutions and political leaders, perception of widespread corruption, limited economic and social convergence with the West, and recurrent East-West conflicts attest to this. Consequently, political liberalism and European integration are being contested; economic nationalism has re-emerged, and historical memories are being re-written to idealize Europe’s dark 1920s and 1930s. However, disillusionment has varied across countries and over time. The lecture seeks to reevaluate the processes and problems of East European transformations. It will cover questions such as: What have been successes of the transformation, and which are the failures? How have the specific historical legacies impacted on the region’s transformations? What was the role of external actors in the transformations? Was the introduction of the liberal democratic institutional system without prior political democratic and constitutional culture premature? Why is the liberal order increasingly being challenged in the region? Why are the almost forgotten early debates on populism, third way, economic nationalism, dependency, peripheral development being re-opened within the region? By systematically exploring the role of legacies and international influences in the region, and by drawing comparative inferences, the lecture aims to contextualize the region’s developments in a broader European framework, thereby reasserting Eastern Europe’s experiences as part of the common European trajectory.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

oral examanitation at the end of the semester

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

passing the oral examination

Prüfungsstoff

content of the lectures, including slides
readings (One or two texts are assgined for each lecture)

Literatur

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• Mark Mazower, Dark Continent: Europe’s Twentieth Century, (London: Penguin Press 1998) chapters 1& 2: “The Deserted Temple: Democracy’s Rise and Fall”; “Empires, Nations, Minorities”
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• Dzenovska, Dace. 2018. “Latvians Do Not Understand the Greek People.” In Messy Europe: Crisis, Race, and Nation-State in a Postcolonial World, edited by Loftsdóttir, Kristín, Smith, Andrea L., and Hipfl, Brigitte, 53–76. New York-Oxford: Berghahn.
• Richter, Solveig, and Natasha Wunsch. 2020.“Money, Power, Glory: The Linkages between EU Conditionality and State Capture in the Western Balkans.” Journal of European Public Policy 27(1): 41-62

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Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:19