The Post-Communist Transformations

Undergraduate

This course introduces the students to the politics in post-communist states of Eastern and Central Europe and Eurasia, focusing on such topics as the rise and fall of communism, transitions to democracy and market economy, democratic backsliding, the origins and dynamics of ethnic and regional conflicts, the migrant crisis, entry into NATO, the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Community, and relations with other countries, including the United States, Russia and China.