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  • The Russia Program at GW (IERES)

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  • The Evolving Concerns of Russians after the Invasion | New Voices on Eurasia with Sasha de Vogel (March 9)

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  • PONARS Eurasia Spring Policy Conference (March 3)

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  • Ukrainathon 2023 (Feb. 24-25)

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  • How Putin has shrugged off unprecedented economic sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine – for now

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RSS PONARS Eurasia Podcast
  • The Putin-Xi Summit: What's New In Their Joint Communique ? February 23, 2022
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman speaks with Russian China experts Vita Spivak and Alexander Gabuev about the February meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, and what it may tell us about where the Russian-Chinese relationship is headed.
  • Exploring the Russian Courts' Ruling to Liquidate the Memorial Society January 28, 2022
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with scholars Kelly Smith and Benjamin Nathans about the history, achievements, and impending shutdown of the Memorial Society, Russia's oldest and most venerable civic organization, and what its imminent liquidation portends for the Russian civil society.
  • Russia's 2021 census and the Kremlin's nationalities policy [Lipman Series 2021] December 9, 2021
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with social scientist Andrey Shcherbak about the quality of the data collected in the recent population census and the goals of Vladimir Putin's government's nationalities policy
  • Active citizens of any kind are under threat [Lipman Series 2021] November 5, 2021
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Alexander Verkhovsky about the Kremlin's ever expanding toolkit against political and civic activists, journalists, and other dissidents.
  • Russia's Legislative Elections followup [Lipman Series 2021] October 4, 2021
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Tanya Lokot and Nikolay Petrov about the results of Russia’s legislative elections and about what comes next.
  • Why Is the Kremlin Nervous? [Lipman Series 2021] September 14, 2021
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Ben Noble and Nikolay Petrov about Russia’s September 17-19 legislative elections, repressive measures against electoral challengers, and whether to expect anything other than preordained results.
  • Vaccine Hesitancy in Russia, France, and the United States [Lipman Series 2021] August 31, 2021
    In this week's PONARS Eurasia Podcast episode, Maria Lipman chats with Denis Volkov, Naira Davlashyan, and Peter Slevin about why COVID-19 vaccination rates are still so low across the globe, comparing vaccine hesitant constituencies across Russia, France, and the United States.  
  • Is Russia Becoming More Soviet? [Lipman Series 2021] July 26, 2021
      In a new PONARS Eurasia Podcast episode, Maria Lipman chats with Maxim Trudolyubov about the current tightening of the Russian political sphere, asking whether or not it’s helpful to draw comparisons to the late Soviet period.
  • The Evolution of Russia's Political Regime [Lipman Series 2021] June 21, 2021
    In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Grigory Golosov and Henry Hale about the evolution of Russia's political regime, and what to expect in the lead-up to September's Duma elections.
  • Volodymyr Zelensky: Year Two [Lipman Series 2021] May 24, 2021
    In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Sergiy Kudelia and Georgiy Kasianov about Ukrainian President Zelensky's second year in office, and how he has handled the political turbulence of the past year.

Course Syllabi / Recommended Reading

 


European Integration, Political Science 2332, Spring 2020

The goal of this class is to both introduce you to theoretical debates over the emergence and survival of the EU and help you become critical participants in the vibrant debates over its future.

Nationalism, Political Science 2338, Spring 2020

We will discuss the importance of conceptualization in understanding social phenomena and confront terms such as: state, nation, nationalism, patriotism, minorities, identity, ethnicity, religion, class, and race. We will focus on the effects of nationalism on political identities, patterns of political violence as well as voting, and state policies toward minorities, diasporas, and immigrants. 

Nation-Building in the Balkans, Political Science 6362, Spring 2015

This course covers the historical knowledge on the region, an overview of “unfinished business,” and various nation-building policies over the 19th and 20th centuries.

► Harris Mylonas, George Washington University
 

Politics in East Central Europe, Political Science 331, Winter 2018

The course will combine due attention to the milestones of postcommunist trajectories in Eastern Europe and the Balkans and a survey of theoretical attempts to explain various facets of the “triple transition.”

► Maria Popova, McGill University, Quebec


Eurasia: Politics and Society since 1914, International Politics 375, Fall 2018

This course is designed as a comprehensive introduction to the study of Soviet and PostSoviet Russian and Eurasian politics.

► Şener Aktürk, Koç University, Istanbul


Russia and the World, Political Science 4386, Spring 2017

This international relations course will help students analyze and interpret Russia’s current policies and devise a proper response to them. 

► Sergiy Kudelia, Baylor University


Political Changes in Post-Soviet Eurasia, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Spring 2017

This (MA) course is focused on the emergence and development of political systems of post-Soviet countries within the context of regime changes and state-building. 

► Vladimir Gel’man, European University at St. Petersburg; University of Helsinki


Socialism and Transitions to the Market, Political Science 534, Spring 2017

This course provides an overview of state socialism, or “communism” and the transition from that system to alternative modes of governance.

► Scott Gehlbach, University of Wisconsin-Madison


Russian Politics, Political Science 256, Spring 2016    

In this introduction to the study of Russian politics, we will explore how a single person, Vladimir Putin, has come to dominate the national stage, while opposition politicians are jailed, human rights are violated, and journalists fall victim to assassins’ bullets.

► Valerie Sperling, Clark University


Politics and Governance of the Russian Federation, Political Science 431, Spring 2016

The goal of the course is to bring together the key theoretical concepts of comparative politics, current scholarly research on Russia, and current events, trends and perspectives. 

► Caress Schenk, Nazarbayev University


Russian Foreign Policy, Political Science 675, Fall 2016

This course seeks to provide students with sufficient knowledge of historical roots, sources, and major issues of Russia’s foreign policy in its relations with the West, republics of the former Soviet Union, and other nations. 

Eurasian Security, Political Science 689, Fall 2011

This course is designed to define and assess the major security challenges confronting the governments and societies in this region, and explore the origins and implications of the key security issues at the national, regional, and global levels. 

► Mariya Omelicheva, University of Kansas


Russian and Soviet Politics, Political Science 329, Winter 2015

This course invites students to investigate this transformation by providing a broad introduction to Russian politics. 

► Juliet Johnson, McGill University


Rising Powers in World Politics, World Economy and International Affairs, 2015

Are we headed towards an era of increased instability and great power conflict?

► Andrej Krickovic, Higher School of Economics, Moscow


Russian Politics and Economics, Political Science 40591, Fall 2015

One of the central aims of the course is to force students to question dominant interpretations of recent Russian political and economic history, many of which are inaccurate or incomplete.  

► Andrew Barnes, Kent State 


The Politics of Post-Soviet Russia, Political Science 369, Spring 2014

This course analyzes the political, economic, and foreign policy revolutions that shook Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

► Jordan Gans-Morse, Northwestern University


Government and Politics of Russia, Political Science 2366, Fall 2014

This course is on the driving forces behind Russian politics, in particular how Russia’s political system really works and how its experience relates to that of other countries.

► Henry E. Hale, George Washington University


Soviet, Russian, and Post-Soviet Politics, Political Science 122, Fall 2015

This course is on the Soviet Union, and the states (the Russian Federation and 14 others) that were formed from its collapse.

► Oxana Shevel, Tufts University


Security Issues in Russia and Eurasia, International Affairs 6338, Spring 2015

This course is on regional security issues in post-Soviet Eurasia, with a focus on the relationships between three sets of interactions: between Russia and other post-Soviet states; Russia and external actors; and other post-Soviet states and external actors.

History and Politics of the Caucasus, International Affairs 6338, Fall 2015

This course addresses the history and politics of the Caucasus (i.e., the South Caucasus), as well as select economic and security issues.

Politics of Post-Soviet Eurasia, International Affairs, International Affairs 6338, Fall 2014

This course is on comparative politics and state building in the non-Russian successor states of the USSR, a region often referred to as post-Soviet Eurasia.

► Cory Welt, George Washington University


 

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