PLTC232
The Politics of Post-Communism
Politics
BC
Subject code
PLTC
Course Number
232
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
J. Richter
Course Long Title
The Politics of Post-Communism
Description
The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and Asia provide a unique opportunity to examine why things change and why things stay the same. This course examines how Russia and at least one other post-communist country have dealt with the three fundamental challenges that all such countries had to face: the transformation of political institutions; the transformation of economic institutions; and the redefinition of national identity. Prerequisite(s): any 100-level course in politics or any course in European studies.
Modes of Inquiry
Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(PLTC: Identities & Interests), (PLTC: Institutional Politics)
INDS Program Relationship
IDEU - EUS Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
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