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133345 VO Nordic Perspectives on Russia (2024S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 13 - Europäische und Vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

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Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes

Thursday 14.03. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2. Stock, Stiege 7
Thursday 21.03. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
Thursday 11.04. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
Thursday 18.04. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
Thursday 25.04. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
Thursday 02.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
Thursday 16.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
Thursday 23.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
Thursday 06.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
Thursday 13.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
Thursday 20.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07

14.03.2024: Dick Harrison (Lund University): “Curiosity, Contempt and Fear: Scandinavian Relations to Russia from the Viking Age to the Present”

21.03.2024: Kasper Kepsu (Åbo Akademi University): “Borderlands between Finland and Russia during the Early Modern Period”

11.04.2024: Sven Gabriel Holtsmark (Norwegian Defence University College): “Norway and Russia: Neighbours, Close but Distant”

18.04.2024: Nina Tynkkynen (Åbo Akademi University): “Nordic Green Diplomacy and Russia”

25.04.2024: Wilhelm Agrell (Lund University): “Perceptions of a Russian Threat in Swedish Security Policy 1925-2022”

02.05.2024: Leos Müller (University of Stockholm): “Sweden’s Neutrality in a Long-Term Perspective 1648-2022”

16.05.2024: Ulla Savolainen (University of Helsinki): “Mnemohistorical Perspectives on the Meanings of Karelia, Evacuations, and Russia in Finland”

23.05.2024: Li Bennich-Björkman (Uppsala University): “Relations to Post-War USSR in ‘Neutral’ Sweden: From Pragmatic Social Democracy to Antagonistic Baltic Diaspora”

06.06.2024: Mart Kuldkepp (University College London): “Estonia’s Nordic Identity”

13.06.2024: Ann-Sofie Dahl (Atlantic Council, Washington DC): “Sweden and Finland: From Partner Countries to NATO Allies”

20.06.2024: Lars Fredrik Stöcker (University of Vienna): “Nordic-Soviet Trade and Business Cooperation during Perestroika”

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The relations between the Nordic states and Russia have since the onset of Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014 been shaped by the ongoing conflict in the faraway Black Sea region. Sweden’s and Finland’s joint application to join NATO in spring 2022, which was prepared in reaction to Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine a few months earlier, fundamentally redrew the geopolitical map of Northern Europe and disputed traditional principles of European security policy, considerably affecting the Austrian debate on neutrality as well.
The lecture series focuses on the long lines in the history of Nordic-Russian relations between conflict and coexistence. In the course of the term, prominent historians and political scientists from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia will present their ongoing research stretching from the early modern period to the present. The lecture series is organized jointly by the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Institute for East European History in cooperation with the FWF Cluster of Excellence “Eurasian Transformations” and the Austrian Academy of Sciences with the support of the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies. The event will be held in English and is open to the general public.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam on-site (90 minutes) based on short essays. During the exam it is not allowed to use aids.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In order to pass the test, candidates have to score at least 50 percent of the total points. Basic requirements include the fundamental understanding of the historical events and developments discussed in the course of the lecture series as well as the mastery of appropriate terminology. The final grade will be determined by the analytical quality and factual accuracy of the short essays.

Examination topics

The written exam will be based on the topics discussed in the course of the lecture series and the provided literature for the individual sessions.

Reading list

The relevant literature for the individual sessions will be uploaded to Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Skandinavistik
SKM410 (Wiss. Erweiterung); SKE120; SKE210

Geschichte
BA Geschichte (V2019): ZWM Weitere Epochen, Aspekte und Räume 1 oder 2 - Vertiefungsvorlesung (5 ECTS)
BEd UF Geschichte: UF GP10 Wahlbereich (4 ECTS)
EC Osteurop. Geschichte (V2021): VO zu einem Thema der Osteuropäischen Geschichte (5 ECTS)
MA Interdisz. Osteuropastudien (V2019): M3.1 Osteurop. Geschichte (4 ECTS)
MA Geschichte (V2019): PM4 - Individ. Schwerpunktsetzung (4 ECTS)

Falls in Ihrem Studienverlauf lt. o.g. Liste 5 ECTS vorgesehen sind, wenden Sie sich nach positiver Benotung bitte an: studienplanauskunft.geschichte@univie.ac.at

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