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Russian and East European Studies (REES)

CENTER FOR EURASIAN, RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES (CERES)
RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES (REES)

Associate Director: Jennifer Long (202) 687-6080
CERES website

Courses in Russian
Department of Slavic Languages

FIRST SESSION (June 2-July 3)

Economic Issues in Russia and Eurasia
Boone
REES-380-10
MTR 6:15-7:55 p.m.
3 cr. CERES Students Only

REES-380-11 
MTR 6:15-7:55 p.m.
3 cr. non-CERES Students Only

This class will review the economic transformations across the region, comparing the processes in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.  The course will begin with a brief history of the Soviet-style economic system and then move to a discussion of successes and failures in the processes of marketization and privatization.  It will compare policy choices, outcomes, and the winners and losers in the reform process, considering the implications for long-term growth and stability.  The class will take a political economy perspective and does not require either Macro- or Microeconomics.

SECOND SESSION (July 7-August 8)


Central Asia: Foreign and Domestic Relations
Kangas
REES-425-20
MTR 6:15-7:55 p.m.
3 cr. CERES Students Only

REES-425-21
MTR 6:15-7:55 p.m.
3 cr. non-CERES Students Only

This course will focus on the political institutions, actors, and dynamics within the five states of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan).  We will analyze pre-Soviet and Soviet-era influences, as well as the current challenges to state-formation, stability and economic growth in these five case studies.  To this end, the course will examine various political models used to evaluate such regimes.  In the latter part of the course, we will focus on comparative assessments and the role of external actors in the development of the current systems.  Some knowledge of comparative politics and/or Central Asia will be beneficial, but not essential.