Protest and Revolution in Eastern Europe
Explore the causes, and the patterns and modes of mobilization, of protest and regime change in Eastern Europe from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution to the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Examine and compare the specific national roots of discontent, the mechanics of mass mobilization, and the patterns of democratic uprisings, as well as the responses of national elites and external actors, in the context of these countries' socialist and post-socialist pathways. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 387 (Topic: Protest and Rev in E Europe) and 387 (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Prerequisites & course information
Explore the causes, and the patterns and modes of mobilization, of protest and regime change in Eastern Europe from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution to the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Examine and compare the specific national roots of discontent, the mechanics of mass mobilization, and the patterns of democratic uprisings, as well as the responses of national elites and external actors, in the context of these countries' socialist and post-socialist pathways. Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 387 (Topic: Protest and Rev in E Europe) and 387 (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027