Kurssit / Courses
Lyhenteet / Abbreviations:
- Aalto Yliopisto / Aalto University: Aalto
- Helsingin yliopisto / University of Helsinki: HY / UH
- Itä-Suomen yliopisto / University of Eastern Finland: ISY / UEF
- Jyväskylän yliopisto / University of Jyväskylä: JY / JYU
- Lapin yliopisto / University of Lapland: LY / UL
- Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto / Lappeenranta University of Technology: LUT
- Oulun yliopisto / University of Oulu: OY / UO
- Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics: SHH / Hanken
- Tampereen yliopisto / University of Tampere: TaY / UTA
- Turun yliopisto / University of Turku: TY / UTU
- Vaasan yliopisto / Univesity of Vaasa: VY / UV
- Åbo Akademi / Åbo Akademi University: ÅA
- Aleksanteri-instituutti / Aleksanteri Institute: AI
Kurssit / Courses
Tammi-helmikuussa alkavat kurssit / Courses beginning in January or February
Business in Russia, 6 ECTS (LUT)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Lappeenranta University of Technology | |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 07.01.2019 -22.02.2019 Mondays 7.1., 14.1., 21.1., 28.1., 4.2., 11.2. and 18.2. lecture hall 1247 |
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Daria Podmetina, Ekaterina Albats, Roman Teplov and Juha Väätänen | |
Tavoite / Aim | Student is able to 1. analyze consumer markets, 2. define the special characteristics of Russian business, 3. assess competitiveness of industrial sectors and enterprises, 4. assess foreign direct investment projects, 5. understand innovation process and innovation strategy on individual, company and country levels, 6. recognize Russia’s competitive advantages and disadvantages, 7. explain the methods of increasing competitiveness and productivity on national, industrial and company level. | |
Sisältö / Content |
Consumer markets. Living standard analysis. Russian enterprise structures. Industrial and service sectors. Company innovation strategies. Entrepreneurship and new enterprises. Marketing practices. Trade, foreign direct investments and e-commerce. Russia’s competitiveness and future trends. Lectures 21 h, seminar work and presentation 60 h, course literature 45 h, self study and exam preparation 30 h. Total 156 h. Literature: The World Bank in the Russian Federation. Policy Uncertainty Clouds Medium-Term Prospects. Latest available version. Diversifying Russia. Harnessing regional diversity. EBRD. Latest available version. Additional material will be announced on lectures 0 – 5. Exam 60 %, written report 40 %. Each of the components has to be passed acceptably. |
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Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of LUT in WebOodi 01.12.18 klo 00.00- 04.01.19 klo 23.59, others by 19.12.2018 https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html |
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Lisätietoa / More information | LUT WebOodi |
Venäjän kulttuurihistoria, 2 op (JY)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Jyväskylän yliopisto | |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place |
7.1.2019 – 6.3.2019 ti 15.1.2019 12:15-13:45 |
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Alexei Lobski ja Vera Zvereva | |
Tavoite / Aim | Kurssin suoritettuaan opiskelija – hallitsee perustiedot venäläisestä kulttuurista – tuntee eri aikakausien keskeisimmät kulttuuri-ilmiöt. |
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Sisältö / Content |
Kurssi antaa perustiedot Venäjän kulttuurihistorian keskeisimmistä prosesseista ja aikakausista 900-luvulta nykyaikaan, jotka ovat vaikuttaneet venäläisen identiteetin kehityymiseen. opetuskielet: englanti ja venäjä
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Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Jyväskylän yliopiston opiskelijat Korpissa, muut https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html 19.12.2018 mennessä. |
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Lisätietoa / More information | Korppi |
Intensive course: Investment Opportunities in Eastern Europe, 6 ECTS (UTU)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Turku, Turku School of Economics |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place |
Tue 08.01.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls07, TSE Ls07
Thu 10.01.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls07, TSE Ls07
Thu 17.01.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls07, TSE Ls07
Tue 22.01.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls07, TSE Ls07
Thu 24.01.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls07, TSE Ls07
Tue 29.01.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls07, TSE Ls07
Thu 31.01.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls07, TSE Ls07
Tue 05.02.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls07, TSE Ls07
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Kari Liuhto + guest lecturers |
Tavoite / Aim | After completing the course, a student has gained a deep understanding of the business opportunities and risks in Eastern Europe. Through independent analyses, a student has specialized in real enterprise cases. During the course, a student practices to use state-of-art methods to analyse business opportunities and risks in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. |
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In the 2000s, Russia was one of the fastest growing major economies in the world. Russia’s skyrocketing growth spilled over to other East European countries, and hence provided foreign firms with a multitude of business opportunities all over Eastern Europe. The course gives an overview of the development of foreign direct investments in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Representatives of several leading firms, which have conducted investment projects in Eastern Europe, speak about their experiences in this lucrative but at the same time so volatile market. In addition to lectures, the course contains an analytical case study (course work) on a topical theme. Written exam, exercises and participation in classroom work. The final grade of the course is based on the exam (40%), the course work (40%), and active participation in the lectures (20%). A student is obliged to attend at least 50% of the lectures, including the final lecture, when the case studies are presented by students. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UTU in Nettiopsu, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/fi/opintojakso/KV203251/4118 |
In/Equality and Resilience: Life Cycle and Social Policy in Contemporary Russia, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 14.1.-1.3.2019 Mon 10.15-11.45, P723, Porthania, Yliopistonkatu 3 Fri 10.15-11.45 A132, Topelia, Unioninkatu 38 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Meri Kulmala, Anna Tarasenko, Kaarina Aitamurto, Marina Khmelnitskaya, Jouko Nikula, Andrey Starodubtsev |
Tavoite / Aim | Student is able to assess, compare and evaluate different theoretical and empirical approaches connected to the topic In/Equality & Sustainability in the context of Russia. Student is able to understand equality and inequality as time-bound and changing concepts. After finishing the module student recognizes and is able to explain the major factors traditionally causing social inequality, such as class, gender, age, ethnicity, place of living. Student comprehends and is able to demonstrate how these factors usually intersect. Student is able to relate different approaches to study welfare and wellbeing in contemporary societies (incl. Russia), to compare different welfare regimes, ideologies behind them and analyze their major difference. Student is also able to separate effects and responses of different regime types to inequality. |
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Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 19.12.2018. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses |
Web course: Religion and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 14.01.2019 – 08.03.2019 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Julia Gerlach |
Tavoite / Aim | At the end of the course, students will: -be familiar with the diversity of Central and Eastern Europe regarding religion; -be familiar with different concepts organizing the relationship between religion and politics; -be able to analyze state-church and politics-religion relationships; -understand the impact of religion on identity-building and political discourse; -understand the different roles religion and churches can play in politics and society. |
Sisältö / Content |
The courses analyzes the complex, controversial, and sometimes conflicting nexus between politics and religion, and state and church(es). Its main focus is to identify the various roles that religion plays for the state and in the public discourse in Central and Eastern European countries, particularly with regard to legitimizing state politics and informing identity-building. The web course is organized in eight sessions. PART I: Introduction and Academic Approaches to the Field PART II: Nexus between Politics and Religion PART III: Summary and Outlook For every session, course material will be uploaded to Moodle. The material includes statistical data on religion and religiosity, academic literature, newspaper articles, and videos. Students will have a choice between various materials and a respective assignment for every session. Completion: Realisation and working methods : |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 10.01.2019 |
Lisätietoa / More information | Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(at)helsinki.fi) and https://courses.helsinki.fi/fi/alku-ik531/125332380 |
Venäläinen nykykirjallisuus, 5 op (HY)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Helsingin yliopisto |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 14.1.-29.4.2019 Ma 10.15-11.45, Sali 9, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Tintti Klapuri |
Tavoite / Aim | Kurssi johdattaa venäläiseen nykykirjallisuuteen 1960-luvun lopulta 2010-luvulle. Kurssilla tarkastellaan venäläisen nykykirjallisuuden pääsuuntauksia ja keskeisiä kirjailijoita yhteiskunnallisessa ja kirjallisuushistoriallisessa kontekstissaan neuvostoaikaisesta undergroundkirjallisuudesta postmodernismiin ja sen jälkeiseen kirjallisuuteen. |
Sisältö / Content | Luentojen lisäksi kurssisuoritukseen kuuluu luennoille etukäteen luettavaa kaunokirjallista tai teoreettista oheismateriaalia. Kurssi suoritetaan lopputenttinä tai esseenä ja arvostellaan asteikolla 0-5. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Helsingin yliopiston opiskelijat WebOodissa, muut https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html 19.12.2018 mennessä. |
Lisätietoa / More information | Helsingin yliopiston kurssit |
European Borders: Nation-building, Integration and the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood, 5 ECTS (UEF)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Eastern Finland |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 14.1-26.2.2019 Mon 14-16 & Tue 14-16 (14.1-12.2, 20 hrs) Exam Mon 18.2. 14-16 Seminar Tue 26.2 8-14 M109 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Ilkka Liikanen |
Tavoite / Aim | * the students are familiar with the main lines of the formation and transformation of borders in Europe and within the EU’s eastern neighbourhood * students recognise the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of current research on the constitution of borders, European integration and EU policies of external relations. * students are able to discuss the variety of theoretical approaches and understand their contested nature and links to hidden political agendas. * with involvement in the seminar, the students have more experience and insight in applying their research methods and communication skills. |
Sisältö / Content |
By the end of this course, students will understand better the construction and transformation of European borders, including Russia and the former-Soviet space. Special attention is paid to the changing political language and spatial imaginaries of constructing, legitimizing or challenging borders. The main themes of the lecture course are: introduction to formation and transformation of borders in Europe and within the European neighbourhood; key concepts and theoretical frameworks of the study of the construction and transformation of borders; changing significance of borders in the context of European integration; politics of cross-border co-operation and EU external relations in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood. Modes of Study: The course comprises lectures (20h) and an examination as well as a seminar (8h) and final paper (5 credits). |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UEF in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 19.12.2018. |
Lisätietoa / More information | https://weboodi.uef.fi/weboodi/etusivu.html |
Venäjän turvallisuuspolitiikka ja yhteiskunta, 5 op (HY)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Helsingin yliopisto |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 14.01.-28.02.2019 Ma 12.15-13.45 F211, Topelia, Unioninkatu 38 To 10.15-11.45 Luentosali, Unioninkatu 37 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Katri Pynnöniemi |
Tavoite / Aim | Kurssin tavoitteena on perehdyttää opiskelijat Venäjän turvallisuuspolitiikkaa koskevaan ajatteluun: historiallisiin lähtökohtiin, keskeisiin käsitteisiin, joilla Venäjän roolia selitetään, uhkakuviin ja niiden taustalla vaikuttaviin ajattelutapoihin. Erityisenä huomion kohteena on kansallisen identiteetin ja kansallisten turvallisuusintressien määrittelyssä tapahtuneet muutokset kylmän sodan päättymisen ja Neuvostoliiton romahduksen jälkeen. Tavoitteena on, että opiskelijat ymmärtävät Venäjän nyky-politiikan taustat ja osaavat soveltaa saamaansa tietoa myöhemmin opinnoissaan. |
Sisältö / Content | Kurssi käsittää luentoja ja ryhmätöitä. Ennen kurssin alkua opiskelijoille annetaan etukäteisaineistoa, joka koostuu akateemisista artikkeleista, muistioista ja muusta aineistosta, joihin opiskelijoiden tulee perehtyä. Kurssin suoritus on essee. Kurssin arviointi perustuu aktiivisuuteen luennoilla ja esseen palautukseen. Arviointiasteikko 1-5. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Helsingin yliopiston opiskelijat WebOodissa, muut https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html 19.12.2018 mennessä. |
Lisätietoa / More information | Helsingin yliopisto kurssit |
Web course: Orange Revolution and Euromaidan in Ukraine. Preconditions, aims and outcomes, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 15.1.-28.2.2019. Tue 10.15.11.45 P617, Porthania, Yliopistonkatu 3 Thu 10.15-11.45 sh.1, Unioninkatu 37 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Arseniy Svynarenko |
Tavoite / Aim | This course will address the preconditions, aims and outcomes of mass protests in 2004 and 2013-14 in Ukraine. Students will learn about main political actors and transformation of political system. Students will also learn about civil society in Ukraine, the role of both civic and military volunteering. |
Sisältö / Content | 1. Political system in Ukraine in early 2000s. Political and business clans. 2. Ukraine without Kuchma protests in 2001 as preparation stage for Orange revolution 3. Two Victors: Yushchenko and Yanukovich in presidential elections in 2004. 4. Administrative resources. Media wars. Main aims of protest movement. 5. PORA and other organizations in civic protest. 6. The aftermath or Orange revolution. Transformation of political system. 7. Populism instead of reforms. ‘Gaz wars’. Return of Yanukovich. 8. Free Trade and Association Agreement with the EU VS Customs Union with Russia – no more balancing between East and West? Main aims of Euromaidan. 9. First stage of Euromaidan/Revolution of Dignity – Sich. Civic organizations in Maidan across Ukraine. Activists vs tytushki and police. 10. Second stage of Euromaidan/Revolution of Dignity – War. Transformation of Ukrainian nationalism. Ukrainian far-right. 11.Volunteer organizations during and after Euromaidan. From Sotni and volunteer battalions to National Guard and Armed Forces. 12. The hybrid war in Ukraine.Completion: Lecture attendance (24 h lectures), reading, and 10 page essay. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 10.01.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses |
Литература русской эмиграции, 5 op (HY)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Helsingin yliopisto |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 16.1.-1.5.2019. Ke 12.15-13.45, sali 26, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Gennadi Obatnin |
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Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Helsingin yliopiston opiskelijat WebOodissa, muut https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html 19.12.2018 mennessä. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses |
Reactions and Responses: Globalized frameworks for governance, civil society and religion in Russia, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 16.01.-13.02.2019 Wed 14.15-15.45 P722 Porthania, Yliopistonkatu 3 Fri 14.15-15.45 A205 Topelia, Unioninkatu 38 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Kaarina Aitamurto, Meri Kulmala, Anna-Liisa Heusala, Marina Khmelnitskaya and Anna Lowry |
Tavoite / Aim | Student recognizes the major approaches on the topic and the origins of the chosen policies in the context of Russia. Student is able to define the key concepts and illustrate how those are typically applied in the resilience discussion. Student is able to demonstrate the application of some global ideas in the Russian context. Student understands multi-/interdisciplinary approach in practice and is able to recognize different disciplinary approaches in the analysis of the topic. |
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This course unfolds the “how?” questions, i.e. how Russia internally and in cross-border and transnational multi-institutional contexts is trying to maintain its resilience in the raptide of both the normative and fluid global realities, but also what forms of resistance the chosen policies produce both inside and outside Russia. : List of required literature can be given in advance. Literature and other materials can be delivered in the course.
: The course will be based on lectures and/or group work. The group work can be organised on the basis of problem-based learning.
: The assessment of the course is based on participation and/or producing essay(s) and/or learning diary and/or group works. The grading of the course is 0-5.
: Contact teaching. Compulsory attendance during the entire course.
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Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 19.12.2018 |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses |
Verkkokurssi: Suomalaiset tsaarin Venäjällä: etnisyys, kulttuuri ja yhteisöllisyys, 5 op (TY)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Turun yliopisto |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 17.01.-11.04.2019 Verkkokurssi |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Andrei Kalinitchev |
Tavoite / Aim | Kurssilla perehdymme inkerinsuomalaisten ja suomensuomalaisten historiaan Venäjällä etnisyyden, kulttuurin ja yhteisöllisyyden näkökulmilta. Suomalaiset olivat Venäjän keisarikunnan pääkaupungin maaseudulla venäläisten jälkeen kooltaan suurin kansallisuusryhmä, joka säilytti identiteettinsä sekä ryhmän sisäisen vuorovaikutuksen ja yhteistyön. Suomalaisen yhteisön käsite on monitasoinen. Myös kirkolliset yhteisöt olivat merkittäviä väestöä yhdistäviä kokonaisuuksia ja vähemmistöjen välisen vuorovaikutuksen keskuksia. Yhteiskunnallinen elämä kukoisti Inkerin suomalaisissa kylissä. Siellä vallitsi vapautusreformin jälkeen laaja itsehallinto, jossa paikallinen väestö valtuutettiin päättämään sisäisistä asioista varsin itsenäisesti. Yhteisöllisyyden henki ja perinteinen kansankulttuuri olivat vahvoja yhdistäviä tekijöitä. Sosiaaliset verkostot ulottuivat Suomeen asti, eikä valtiollinen raja ollut esteenä kanssakäymiselle. Suomesta myös muutettiin paljon Inkeriin, erityisesti Pietariin ja pohjoisiin inkeriläisiin kyliin. Suomalaiset joutuivat uudistusten myllerrykseen. Vapautusreformin vaikutus oli kaksijakoinen – toisaalta Inkerin kansan yhteiskunnallinen asema parani, toisaalta sen tulos oli suomalaisille taloudellisesti epäedullinen. Kuitenkin Venäjän pääkaupunki Pietari oli suuri mahdollisuus. Pietari tarvitsi työvoimaa, ruokaa, puuta ja monenlaisia palveluja, mikä antoi runsaasti työmahdollisuuksia. Kurssilla tutustutaan suomalaisten yhteisöllisyyteen, perinteisiin elinkeinoihin ja kansankulttuuriin. Kurssin aiheisiin kuuluvat myös Venäjän vähemmistöpolitiikka ja valtiollinen ideologia. Kurssin aikana perehdytään suomalaisten sosiaaliseen vuorovaikutukseen, muuttoliikkeeseen ja väestönmuutokseen heidän keskuudessaan. |
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Verkkokurssi. Kurssin perussuoritus 3 op muodostuu verkkokurssiosuudesta, joka vaatii sitoutumista kurssin aikatauluun ja yhdessä suoritettaviin verkkokeskustelutehtäviin sekä itsenäisesti suoritettaviin kirjallisiin opintotehtäviin. Keskustelualueilla kurssilaisilta oletetaan aktiivista osallistumista eli kolmea keskusteluviestiä. Verkkokurssisuoritusta voi halutessaan täydentää 2 op:n laajuisella vapaaehtoisella esseellä, jonka palauttamisen määräajasta sovitaan esseen kirjoittajien kanssa kurssin aikana erikseen. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration |
Agricola – Suomen humanistiverkon sivuilla:https://verkko-opetus.utu.fi/ 12.1.2019 mennessä. |
Lisätietoa / More information | https://verkko-opetus.utu.fi/semester/displaycourse/43/88 |
Venäläisen elokuvan historia, 5 op (HY)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Helsingin yliopisto | |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 07.02.-25.04.2019. To 14.15-15.45, Athena, aud 107, Siltavuorenpenger 3 |
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Lauri Piispa | |
Tavoite / Aim |
Kurssilla Venäläisen elokuvan historia opiskelijat tutustuvat venäläiseen elokuvaan tsaarinajalta tähän päivään. Kurssi sisältää luentosarjan ja siihen kytkeytyvän elokuvaohjelman. Luennoilla käydään kronologisesti läpi Venäjän elokuvahistorian kehitysvaiheet teknisiltä, taiteellisilta, taloudellisilta ja poliittisilta puoliltaan. Tärkeimmät tekijät ja teokset tulevat opiskelijoille tutuiksi, ja ne asetetaan sekä venäläisen kulttuurin että maailman elokuvan kontekstiin. Luennot pitää venäläisen elokuvan tutkija FT Lauri Piispa. Elimellinen osa kurssia ovat elokuvanäytökset. Ne järjestää kurssin yhteistyökumppani Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti (KAVI) osana omaa esitystoimintaansa. Esitykset ovat julkisia ja myös opiskelijoille maksullisia. Elokuvaesitysten aikataulu on koordinoitu siten, että opiskelijat siirtyvät 14.2.2019 alkaen luennon jälkeen elokuvateatteriin ja katsovat päivän teemaan liittyvän teoksen valkokankaalta ja filmikopiolta. Elokuvasarja perustuu KAVI:n ainutlaatuiseen venäläisen elokuvan kokoelmaan, jota täydennetään filmilainoilla Venäjän elokuva-arkistosta. |
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Opetus klo 14-16, Elokuvaesitykset klo 17 alkaen 7.2. Johdanto 7.3. Ei opetusta 14.3. 1920-luvun ilmiöitä 4.4. Uusi aalto 18.4. Ei opetusta 25.4. Perestroikasta nykypäivään |
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Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Helsingin yliopiston opiskelijat WebOodissa, muut https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html 15.01.2019 mennessä. |
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Lisätietoa / More information | Helsingin yliopisto kurssit |
Seminar on the Finnish-Russian Borderland, 5 ECTS (UEF)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Eastern Finland |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 21.1.–25.3.2019 Mon 21.1., 10–12 (other meetings arranged separately) |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Pasi Tuunainen |
Tavoite / Aim | The student: * is familiar with the historical and current development of the Finnish-Russian border region, especially Karelia * practices academic writing |
Sisältö / Content |
The seminar introduces a series of topics related to the historical and cultural features of the Finnish-Russian borderland. The spring seminar (Part II) examines Karelia from a comparative perspective (on both sides of the border). The themes vary from historical, cultural and ethnic questions to political, economical and societal issues. Modes of study: The seminar consists of independent study. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UEF in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 19.12.2018. |
Lisätietoa / More information | https://weboodi.uef.fi/weboodi/etusivu.html |
Nationalism and culture in the Western Balkans, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 22.1.-1.3.2019 Tue 12-14, Main building lecture hall 11, Fabianinkatu 33 Fri 12-14, Metsätalo lecture hall 5, Unioninkatu 44 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Dragana Cvetanovic & Andrew Graan |
Tavoite / Aim | This course will deal with the interconnectedness of nationalism and culture (understood broadly) in the former Yugoslav spaces. The course aims at first introducing main scholarly work on how nationalism and culture intertwine in the case of the region(s) in question. Secondly, the course will deepen students’ knowledge on the more recent academic work, such as trans-nationalism and branded nationalism, and encourage them to apply this knowledge in writing their essays. |
Sisältö / Content | 1. Introduction. The concept of nationalism 2. Nations, languages and cultures 3. Power of culture in destruction of the socio-political alternatives 4. Banal nationalism and the cases of the former Yugoslavia 5. Music for the nation(s): case of Croatia 6. Linking turbo folk music/culture with nationalism in Serbia 7. Seminar 8. Trans-national and supra-national culture after the breakdown of Yugoslavia 9. Branding nationalism in Macedonia (Andrew Graan, PhD) 10. Conclusions and feedbackReading material will be given by the teacher and available through MOODLE.Completion: Lectures 20 h, reading, Seminar and essayRealisation and working methods : Reading and other eventual material will be posted to Moodle. ECEBB Planning Officer will send instructions how to log in for those who have registered to the course. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 19.12.2018. |
Lisätietoa / More information | Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(at)helsinki.fi) and https://courses.helsinki.fi/fi/kuka-ik507/125332206 |
Historical Symbolism and Political Practices in Russia and Poland, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 28.01.2019 – 08.02.2019 Mon 28.1.2019 and Mon 4.2.2019 at 08:15 – 09:45, Metsätalo, sali 22, Unioninkatu 40 Tue 29.1.2019 and Tue 5.2.2019 at 08:15 – 09:45, Metsätalo, sali 22, Unioninkatu 40 Wed 30.1.2019 and Wed 6.2.2019 at 08:15 – 09:45, Metsätalo, sali 22, Unioninkatu 40 Thu 31.1.2019 and Thu 7.2.2019 at 08:15 – 09:45, Metsätalo, sali 22, Unioninkatu 40 Fri 1.2.2019 and Fri 8.2.2019 at 08:15 – 09:45, Metsätalo, sali 22, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Ekaterina M. Boltunova |
Tavoite / Aim | The aim of the course is to discuss historical symbolism in Russia and in Congress Poland that was politically integrated into the Russian Empire in the 19th century and analyze the formation of collective memory in these countries and its roots in commemorative strategies that emerged under the empire and persisted thorough the Soviet period. The students are to be familiarized with functionality and symbolism of Russian/Soviet representative space of Moscow and St. Petersburg as well as Polish spaces of power in Warsaw and Krakow. |
Sisältö / Content | The course will introduce a history of Russian and Polish topography of power (i.e. monarchical representations in royal palaces (especially in throne halls), cathedrals, necropolis, administrative buildings etc.) and demonstrate how throughout the Soviet period it got abolished and then restored. The students will as well learn what happened after the newly invented version of the past was established and appropriated in 1990s – 2010s and how the Russian and Polish authorities began falling under the sway of its symbolism. The essay task will be explained on the first class. 1. The Rise of the Russian Empire: Power Representations in Moscow and St. Petersburg in 18th – 19th Centuries. Essay Instructions; 2. Russian Rule at the Western Borders: Coronation of Nicholas I in Warsaw in 1829 and Russian-Polish Historical Memories; 3. Early Soviet Leadership Commemorative Practices; 4. Soviet View on State Greatness: Imperial/Royal Space in the USSR and the Polish People’s Republic; 5. “Domestic” and “Export” Images of Russian and Polish History and Culture (1960s – 1980s); 6. Historical Memory in Putin’s Russia: Palaces, Museums, Memorials; 7. Commemorative Strategies and Museum Practices in Contemporary PolandCompletion: Lectures 14 hours, obligatory reading, essay |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 10.1.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses or Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(at)helsinki.fi) |
Environmental Humanities and Russia, 5 ECTS (UTA/AI)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Tampere |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place |
31.1.-11.4.2019, Pinni B4117, Kanslenrinrinne 1, Tampere
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Mika Perkiömäki |
Tavoite / Aim | The student learns the main outlines of environmental history of Russia from imperial times until the present day. The student understands the formation of complexities and multiple perspectives concerning environmental issues in the Soviet Union. The student gains an understanding of the role of ecological issues in Russian culture. The student is able to reflect on environmental issues in contemporary Russia in relation to its history. The student gains a detailed knowledge of one specific topic or case study in either a historical or a cultural environmental issue on Russia. |
Sisältö / Content | 1. Lecture: Introduction to the course and Environmental Humanities 2. Lecture: Environmental history of pre-Soviet Russia 3. Lecture: Ecocide and environmental destruction in the Soviet Union 4. Lecture: Protection of nature and environmental movements in the Soviet Union 5. – 6. Seminar: students’ presentations on historical topics 7. – (period break) 8. Lecture: Russian cultural ecology 9. Lecture: Water and Russian culture 10. Lecture: Culture and environment in post-socialist Russia 11. – 12. Seminar: students’ presentations on cultural topics 13. If needed: one more seminar for students’ presentations |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UTA in Nettiopsu, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 19.12.2018. |
Lisätietoa / More information | Russian Studies web page |
Intensive course: Investments and Finance in Russia 5 ECTS, (UVAASA)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Vaasa |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place |
4.2. – 7.2.2019
Mon 04.02.2019 at 14:00-18:00, TER/C209 Atria-sali C209 Tue 05.02.2019 at 12:00-16:00, TER/A201 PALOMÄKI A201 Wed 06.02.2019 at 09:00-12:00, TER/C209 Atria-sali C209 Wed 06.02.2019 at 14:00-17:00, TER/C209 Atria-sali C209 Thu 07.02.2019 at 09:00-12:00, TER/A201 PALOMÄKI A201 Thu 07.02.2019 at 14:00-17:00, TER/A201 PALOMÄKI A201 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Ivan Darushin |
Tavoite / Aim | The course provides firm knowledge and understanding of the Russian financial market. Students will be able to describe the period of formation of the Russian market economy with accent on the stock market, banking sector, and accounting and taxation systems. Further, the course leads to inner look at the current situation on the Russian financial market. By the end of the course participants should be also familiar with the ways and forms of making foreign investments to Russia, including the most important features in the Russian financial legislation. Lectures will contribute to the development of analytical and critical thinking skills of students, while group assignment will support student’s generic skills in written and oral expression as well as presentation skills and ability to work in a team. |
Sisältö / Content | Russian securities and derivatives markets: foundation of the market, reforms of the 1990s, financial crisis of 1998, current situation on the Russian securities market, its legal regulation, problems and perspectives. Banking in Russia: banking system’s formation in the early 1990s, Central Bank of Russia, its role and structure, commercial banking and last tendencies in the field. Russian accounting and taxation systems: present state of accounting system and its legal regulation, tax legislation in Russia, types of taxes and estimation examples of payable tax amounts. Direct and portfolio foreign investments in Russia: forms and methods of foreign investments to Russia, legal, tax, and riskiness peculiarities in foreign investments. Assessment: Exam, group presentation and written assignment |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UVaasa in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 10.1.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | WebOodi |
Intensive course: Corporate social responsibility, local people and multilevel governance of natural resources in the Russian North, 5 ECTS, (ULAPLAND)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Lapland |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place |
04.02. – 08.02.2019
Mon 04.02.2019 at 10:00-14:00, lecture hall 5 Tue 05.02.2019 at 10:00-14:00, lecture hall 5 Wed 06.02.2019 at 10:00-14:00, lecture hall 5 Thu 07.02.2019 at 10:00-14:00, lecture hall 5 Fri 08.02.2019 at 10:00-14:00, lecture hall 5 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Maria Tysiachniouk and Minna Pappila |
Tavoite / Aim | Aim of the course is to attain in-depth knowledge of the multilevel governance and environmental and social issues to the use of natural resources in the Russian North. |
Sisältö / Content |
Special attention in the course is paid to the role of non-state actors in governance of natural resources. The course focuses on how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) foster corporate social responsibility. After the general introduction to the environmental and social problems of resource extraction, the different cases of forest, renewable energy, nuclear energy, mining and oil sectors will be analyzed with a special emphasis on the situation of the local and indigenous people. On one hand the course contains knowledge about the legislation concerning e.g. land rights, participatory rights and indigenous people’s rights. On the other hand analyze, how informal rules in the extraction sector and the interplay of formal and informal rules work. The differing CSR policies and international regulation of the above-mentioned sectors are also studied. Lectures (16 hours), learning diary and a written home exam. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of ULapland in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 30.1.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | WebOodi |
Intensive course: Culture and everyday life of the “Soviet Thaw” 5 ECTS, (UTA/AI)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Tampere |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 11.02.-17.02.2019, Tampere
Tue 12 Feb at 16-20, Pinni B4087
Wed 13 Feb at 16-20, Pinni B4087
Thu 14 Feb at 16-18, Pinni B4087
Fri 15 Feb at 16-18, Pinni B4087
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Natalia Shilova |
Tavoite / Aim | The course offers an introduction to one of the most important periods in the history of Soviet society, which is believed to form the modern urban intelligentsia. The urgency of the course is determined by the growing interest in the phenomenon of the “thaw”, which can be observed in recent years both in scholar research and in Russian mass culture (television, serials, etc.). The goal of the course is to consider changes in the historical background, everyday practices, culture, art, and through them – those changes that occurred in the minds of people of this period. The material for discussion are 1) cultural texts of the “Soviet Thaw”; 2) memoirs and documents of the era, 3) modern Russian and foreign studies, 4) original research by the author. In the center of attention is the human of the thaw era and the circle of his/her social connections and relations, as well as literature, cinema and travel as spheres, reflecting the basic anthropological shifts of the “thaw”. The circle of topics may be interesting to Slavists, historians, journalists. |
Sisältö / Content | 1. The «Soviet Thaw” as an amount of significant historical and anthropological shifts. Inside the country, changes have affected both political attitudes and the everyday life of Soviet citizens: the family, education, movement around the country. De-Stalinization and liberalization of ideology have become decisive trends. Ideological shifts were widely reflected in the cultural practices of the era. This is noticeable at the level of life, art, mass culture. Along with the traditional sources of sociological and historical research (documents, memoirs, statistics), cultural practices and the art of the “thaw” period give a vivid picture of the processes taking place in the public consciousness, important changes in optics that build a new axiology of Soviet citizens in the 1950-70s. 2. Privat life. The liberalization of ideology partly rehabilitated the “private man” and the topic of private life in the minds of Soviet citizens, including questions of the relationship between men and women and gender in general. Soviet culture of the “thaw” period fixes a new system of relations in the family and society, a new formation of young heroes. An important place is occupied by the theme of love (see «Ljubit’», directed by Mikhail Kalik, «Eshhjo raz pro ljubov’», directed by G. Natanson, etc.). The pronounced didacticism of the Stalin period is replaced by ambivalent or ambiguous coding systems posing complex questions, which can not always be answered unequivocally. This reflected the new complex relationships established between Soviet ideology and everyday life. 3. Shifts in art. Liberalization gives impetus to the development of neoromantic tendencies, including a change in the role and function of art and design in society. On the example of literature, this is best seen in poetry, which receives additional incentives for development in conditions, on the one hand, the preservation of Soviet censorship, on the other – the tendency to weaken public control in the field of private life. The mouthpiece of art at this time is the lyrics, most closely associated with personal experience. Simultaneously, the lyre loses chamber character and acquires a mass, stadium. 4. Transformation of the space and place. The literature of the “thaw” fixes the sharp growth of the stories connected with the movement of the heroes, in which the feelings of “openness” and “liberation” typical of the epoch (E. Galimova) were embodied. In cultural texts (cinematography, literature, songs, etc.) a topography is formed, the poles of which are “city” and “wild” places (mountains, islands of the Russian North, taiga, Arctic, etc.), where the heroes carry out a journey or a flight. Features of this topography can be explained through the concept of an “out-of-control” man of the late Soviet era (A.Yurchak). The geographic romance of the epoch can be illustrated by the history of the formation of the images of the Russian North and, in particular, of the Kizhi Island as a symbolic place of Russia in the 1960-70s. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UTA in Nettiopsu, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.1.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | Russian Studies web page |
Intensive course: Russian Arctic – Past and present perspectives 5 ECTS (UL/AI)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Lapland |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 18.02.-21.02.2019 Mon 10-16 Tue 10-16 Wed 10-16 Thu 10-14 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Lukas Allemann, Adrian Braun,Ekaterina Britsyna, Stephan Dudeck, Lassi Heininen, Hanna Lempinen, Susanna Pirnes and Olga Pushina |
Tavoite / Aim | The aim of this course is to give students an overview of the developments in the Russian Arctic from different disciplinary traditions and establish a common ground for further contemporary Arctic studies. After completion of the course, the student is able to understand Russia’s arctic history and present and have a basic knowledge about such issues as energy, socio-economic situation, history, legislation and indigenous groups. |
Sisältö / Content |
The course contains the following themes: 1) Introduction to the course (Susanna Pirnes and Olga Pushina) |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UL in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.1.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | WebOodi |
Intensive course: Marketing Strategies and Management in Central and Eastern Europe 5 ECTS (UWASA)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Vaasa |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 18.02.-22.02.2019 Mon 12-16, Palomäki A201 Tue 12-16, Atria-sali C209 Wed 12-16, Atria-sali C209 Thu 12-16, Palomäki A201 Fri 8-12, Palomäki A201 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Mario Glowik |
Tavoite / Aim | 1) Characteristics of the business environment and markets in CEE (in comparison toWestern Europe), 2) Motivation for doing business in CEE, 3) Market entry strategies and strategies of foreign investors in the region, 4) Main marketing challenges in CEE, 5) Main managerial challenges in CEE, and 6) Economic crisis and its implications for doing business inCEE.. |
Sisältö / Content | By the end of this course students should be able to understand the process of transition from a centrally planned to a market-based economy and its implications for doing business in the region; Understand the motivation and strategies of foreign companies in CEE; Be aware of marketing and managerial challenges in CEE and understand how these challenges could be tackled. 20 hours lectures. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UWASA in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.1.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | WebOodi |
Graduseminaari / Thesis seminar, 2-4 op (HY)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Helsingin yliopisto / Aleksanteri-instituutti |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | Aleksanteri-instituutti |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Katri Pynnöniemi ja Katalin Miklóssy |
Tavoite / Aim | Poikkitieteellinen seminaari lopputyötään tekeville. / Interdisciplinary seminar for students working on their thesis. |
Sisältö / Content | Lisätietoja suomeksi / More info in English |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html 10.1.2019 mennessä. |
Lisätietoa / More information | Please contact our coordinator Hanna Peltonen (hanna.o.peltonen at helsinki.fi) if your thesis/working language is English. Lisätietoja suomeksi / More info in English |
Maalis-toukokuussa alkavat kurssit / Courses beginning in March-May
Russian National Security Interests: Roots, Threats and Implications, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 11.03. – 11.04.2019 Mon 10:15 – 11:45 Päärakennus, Aud XII, Fabianinkatu 33 Thu 12:15 – 13:45 Metsätalo, sali 25, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Katri Pynnöniemi |
Tavoite / Aim | The course is divided into three sections: history, concepts, implications. |
Sisältö / Content | SECTION I: HISTORY (2 classes) 1. Historical roots of Russian national interests 2. National interests and the state security SECTION II: CONCEPTS: (2 classes) 3. Concepts: strategic culture 4. Threat perceptions and enemy images SECTION III: THEMES (4 classes) 5. Strategy and military power (guest lecture: military professor Petteri Lalu, MPKK) 6. Russia China relations (Dr. Elina Sinkkonen, FIIA) 7. Information security and weaponization of information 8. Conclusion: Russian national security interests and global challenges The assessement of the course will be based upon 1 to 5 grade. The final grade will combine teachers’ evaluation of both in-class activities and written assignments (each counted up to 50% of the final grade). In-class activities will include group work (*literature circle) and a final essay (c.a. 3000-4000 words) on one of the topics of the course upon prior agreements between students and professors. Mandatory and suggested reading list for each class will be up to 70 pages per class. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses |
History of the Soviet Union 2 ECTS (UEF)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Eastern Finland |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 4.3.–27.3.2019 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Jeremy Smith |
Tavoite / Aim | * be familiar with the main developments of foreign policy in Tsarist Russia after the Napoleonic Wars, in the Soviet Union, and in post-Soviet Russia; * be aware of how different western schools of international relations explain Russian international relations * appreciate which factors persist in foreign policy thinking throughout these periods and which change * be able to compare Russia’s relations with different neighbours and great powers, and how this affects cross-border interactions; * understand the relationship between domestic politics and foreign policy * be aware of Russia’s role in regional and international systems. |
Sisältö / Content |
The lecture course consists of twenty lectures. The introductory lecture will present foreign policy concepts and different schools of analysis of Russia’s international relations. Following lectures will cover the nineteenth and twentieth century chronologically, but each lecture will take up specific themes relevant to that period. Great power thinking and the Congress of Vienna, conflict avoidance while focusing on domestic development after the Crimean war, after the 1917 revolutions, and for a period after Vladimir Putin became president in 2000; multilateral cooperation vs. sovereignty in the context of the United Nations, OSCE etc; conventional and unconventional diplomacy; regional integration in Eurasia. Students will be assigned topics for discussion by the lecturer to encourage interaction. Discussion will also focus on the use of different sources for analysis. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UEF in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | WebOodi |
Intensive course: Legal Foundations of the Russian Economy 6 ECTS, (UVAASA)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Vaasa |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 4.3.-13.3.2019 Mon 04.03.19 at 08:00 – 12:00, TERC203 KURTEN C203 Tue 05.03.19 at 08:00 – 12:00, TERC209 Atria-sali C209 Thu 07.03.19 at 11:00 – 14:00, TERA201 PALOMÄKI A201 Mon 11.03.19 at 12:00 – 14:00, TERA201 PALOMÄKI A201 Wed 13.03.19 at 12:00 – 14:00, TERC203 KURTEN C203 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Sergei Sutyrin and Mika Kärkkäinen |
Tavoite / Aim | The course introduces student the legal foundations of Russian economic system. Student becomes aware of the interaction between Russian political, economic and legal system and its impact on Russian society. Student is familiar with the basics of Russian business law, as well as the legal system of Russian foreign trade in the context of Russian integration into the world economy. |
Sisältö / Content | The constitutional system of Russian Federation, company law and the law of contracts in Russian Federation, Russian foreign trade legislation, Russian accession to World Trade Organization. Literature: 1. Tolonen & Topornin (ed.) (2000). Legal Foundations of Russian Economy. Helsinki: Aleksanteri Institute. Chapters I and II. 2. Nystén-Haarala, Soili (2001). Russian Law in Transition. Helsinki: Aleksanteri Institute. Chapters 2 (Russian Property Rights in Transition, pp. 127-212) and 3 (Russian Enterprises and Company Law in Transition, pp. 213-276). Articles are also available at the Internet site of International Institute for Applied System Analysis: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PUB/Documents/IR-01- 006.pdf and http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PUB/Documents/IR-01-005.pdf. 3. Orlov, Vladimir (2013): Introduction to Business Law in Russia. Ashgate. Available in Ebrary via Nelliportaali. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UVaasa in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | WebOodi |
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 4.3.–27.3.2019 Mon 4.3.201915:15 – 16:45 Porthania, P722, Yliopistonkatu 3 Tue 5.3.2019 15:15 – 16:45 Porthania, P617, Yliopistonkatu 3 Wed 6.3.2019 15:15 – 16:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 Thu 7.3.2019 15:15 – 16:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 Fri 8.3.2019 15:15 – 16:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3Mon 11.3.2019 15:15 – 16:45 Porthania, P722, Yliopistonkatu 3 Tue 12.3.2019 15:15 – 16:45 Porthania, P617, Yliopistonkatu 3 Wed 13.3.2019 15:15 – 16:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 Thu 14.3.2019 15:15 – 16:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 Fri 15.3.2019 15:15 – 16:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Aleksandr Kondakov, Marianna Muravyeva |
Tavoite / Aim |
This class asks how does gender construct law and how does law construct gender? Over the past thirty years a rich and exciting body of scholarship called feminist legal theory has developed. It poses a significant challenge to traditional ways of thinking about law, questioning some of the basic premises of what constitutes justice and equality in a liberal democracy. This course examines the main tenets, methodologies, and controversies in feminist legal theory including the meaning of equality, the intersection of race and law, the public/private divide, concepts of objectivity and neutrality, and how law reproduces hierarchies while also having the ability to participate in significant social change. We will also analyze debates regarding essentialism, women’s sexual agency, masculinity, and concepts of the family and basic rights of citizenship. Using these methodologies we then examine a number of areas of law including equal protection, reproductive rights, the sex trade, work family issues, and violence. The goal of the course is to think broadly and critically regarding the interaction of law, society, and gender while exploring the potential and limitations of the national legal systems. |
Sisältö / Content |
The readings are assigned to each class and will be tailored to students’ needs after the primary assessment of those enrolled. The essential reading list: 1) Susanne Baer: A different approach to jurisprudence? Feminisms in german legal science, legal cultures, and the ambivalence of law. Cardozo Women’s Journal, [1996] Vol. 3, No 2.; |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses |
Modern Ukrainian Culture, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 11.3.-11.4.2019 Mon 11.3.2019at 10:15 – 11:45, Topelia, A206, Unioninkatu 38 Thu 14.3.2019 at 10:15 – 11:45 Topelia, F205, Unioninkatu 38 Mon 18.3.2019 at 10:15 – 11:45 Topelia, A206, Unioninkatu 38 Thu 21.3.2019 at 10:15 – 11:45 Topelia, F205, Unioninkatu 38 Mon 25.3.2019 at 10:15 – 11:45 Topelia, A206, Unioninkatu 38 Thu 28.3.2019 at 10:15 – 11:45, Topelia, F205, Unioninkatu 38 Mon 1.4.2019 at 10:15 – 11:45, Topelia, A206, Unioninkatu 38 Thu 4.4.2019 at 10:15 – 11:45,Topelia, F205, Unioninkatu 38 Mon 8.4.2019 at 10:15 – 11:45, Topelia, A206, Unioninkatu 38 Thu 11.4.2019 at 10:15 – 11:45, Topelia, F205, Unioninkatu 38 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Nataliya Teramae |
Tavoite / Aim | The goal of this course is to familiarize students with modern Ukrainian culture in order to give them the tools to use cultural production as a way of learning about society and social issues. It is important to be able to use the production of culture as a reflection of current social themes and realities, particularly in times of crucial social changes as a revolution or war. |
Sisältö / Content |
This course will feature seven core lectures on different forms of modern cultural production: cinema, art, music, literature and theatre. There will be an introductory lecture on the development of cultural production in independent Ukraine, as well as two final lectures on the role of cultural production after the Revolution of Dignity (known as Euromaidan) and during Russian-Ukrainian war. These lectures will focus on the events of the people’s protests and the subsequent war in eastern Ukraine and their usage in the production of culture. Reading material will consist of media publications, academic books as well as visual content relating to the lectures. 1: Introduction. Cultural development in independent Ukraine (1991-nowadays) Completion: Lectures 20 h, reading, essay |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019 |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses or Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(a)helsinki.fi) |
Strategic Culture and Russian Neighbourhood, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 11.3.-10.4.2019 Mon 11.3.2019 at 14:15 – 15:45 Topelia, B107, Unioninkatu 38 Wed 13.3.2019 at 12:15 – 13:45 Metsätalo, sali 7, Unioninkatu 40 Mon 18.3.2019 at 14:15 – 15:45 Topelia, B107, Unioninkatu 38 Wed 20.3.2019 at 12:15 – 13:45 Metsätalo, sali 7, Unioninkatu 40 Mon 25.3.2019 at 14:15 – 15:45 Topelia, B107, Unioninkatu 38 Wed 27.3.2019 at 12:15 – 13:45 Metsätalo, sali 7, Unioninkatu 40 Mon 1.4.2019 at 14:15 – 15:45 Topelia, B107, Unioninkatu 38 Wed 3.4.2019 at 12:15 – 13:45 Metsätalo, sali 7, Unioninkatu 40 Mon 8.4.2019 at 14:15 – 15:45 Topelia, B107, Unioninkatu 38 Wed 10.4.2019 at 12:15 – 13:45 Metsätalo, sali 7, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Katalin Miklóssy |
Tavoite / Aim | The students will be introduced to the complex relations and entanglements of Russia with nearby countries, stretching from the Baltic countries in the north to the Balkans in the south. They will gain an understanding of how Russia effects its neighbourhood and what is the place of “the West” in those countries vis-a-vis Russia. Students will learn new, more nuanced insights of the complex ways Russia is perceived in different regions and countries. |
Sisältö / Content | This master-level course will analyze the relationships between Russia and nearby countries through applying the theoretical approach of strategic culture. This course revisits the concept of strategic culture by examining how each country has its own way of perceiving and reacting to changes in the international arena. These nationally anchored perceptions and reactions are rooted in the countries’ traditions, experiences, history and political culture providing them a certain horizon of viable possibilities.The lectures are dealing with different sub-regions or country-cases elaborate their subjects through the common prism of multiple interdependences from the point of view of – Security considerations – Economic relations and energy dependence – Identity, history and cultural tiesContent: 1. Introduction: The concept of strategic culture revisited II. East Central Europe 2. Baltic states 3. Visegrad countries II. Black Sea region 4. Romania – Moldova 5. Bulgaria 6. Turkey (Toni Alaranta, Finnish Institute of International Affairs) III. Slavic Brotherhood 7. Serbia 8. Ukraine (Mark Teremae, Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland) 9. Belarus 10. Group-examCompletion: Participation in the lectures, group presentation and group-examRealisation and working methods: Reading and other eventual material will be posted to Moodle. ECEBB Planning Officer will send instructions how to log in for those who have registered to the course. NB: Moodle instructions will be sent to your University of Helsinki email address (Helsinki.fi). The enrolment key will also appear at the Course page when the course begins. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019 |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses or Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(a)helsinki.fi) |
Näkökulmia Monitieiseen Venäjään, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 11.03. – 02.05.2019 Mon 14:15 – 16:45 Päärakennus, sali 9, Fabianinkatu 33 Thu 14:15 – 16:45 Athena, sali 303, Siltavuorenpenger 3 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Sari Autio-Sarasmo |
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Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses |
Social Movements in Central and Eastern Europe: Past and Present, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 11.3.-3.5.2019 Mon 12.15-13.45 Sali 12, Metsätalo Fri 10.15-11.45 Sali 12, Metsätalo Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Dragana Cvetanovic, Suvi Kansikas, Laura-Elena Sibinescu, Kristiina Silvan |
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Sisältö / Content | Lecture & seminar 1 (Mon 11.3.2019 and Fri 15.3.2019) Introduction: Theoretical framework of analysis – civil society, collective action theory and (post-)communism Lecture & seminar 2 (Mon 18.3.2019 and Fri 22.3.2019) Kristiina Silvan: Youth mobilities before and after the collapse of communismLecture & seminar 3 (Mon 25.3.2019 and Fri 29.3.2019) Laura Sibinescu: Political engagement, protests and the use of social media in Central and Eastern Europe Lecture & seminar 4 (Mon 1.4.2019 and Fri 5.4.2019) Suvi Kansikas: Euromaidan and Colour revolutions in the post-Soviet space Lecture & seminar 5 (Mon 8.4.2019 and Fri 12.4.2019) Emma Hakala: Environmental activism and civil society in socialist and post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe Lecture & seminar (Mon 15.4.2019 and Fri 19.4.2019) Dragana Cvetanovic: Hip hop activism in the former-Yugoslav spacesThe course consists of lectures and seminars, including tutored group work. To complete the course, students will submit a pre-assignment, a learning diary, an individually written group work report, as well as a group poster. Since there will be no essay and no final exam, students are expected to attend all sessions and participate actively in class. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019 |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses or Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(a)helsinki.fi) |
Intensive course: Ukraine’s Transformations in Comparative Perspective, 5 ECTS (UH) CANCELLED
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 11.3.-8.4.2019. 11.3. Mon 14:15-15:45 Sali 18, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40 12.3. Tue 14:15-15:45 Sali 210, Soc & Kom, Snellmaninkatu 12 13.3. Wed 12:15-15:45 Sali 11, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40 14.3. Thu 12:15-15:45 sh. 113, Unioninkatu 35 15.3. Fri 12:15-15:45 Sali 18, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40 8.4. Mon 14:15.-15:45 Sali 18, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Yuriy Matsiyevsky |
Tavoite / Aim | Upon the completion of the course you will be able to ascertain contrasting propositions in the work of different authors; critically assess the utility of this work in explaining the path of Ukraine’s transformation; apply theories to explain cases of successful and unsuccessful transitions, explain how specific links between structures and actors produce different political outcomes and get advance knowledge of complex challenges facing Ukraine and neighboring states. |
Sisältö / Content | Part I. Reexamining Post-Communist Transformations 1. How to study transformations? 2. Key variables: elites and masses, internal and external actors 3. Divergent outcomes: democracies, autocracies and hybrid regimes 4. What helps democracy to succeed and what hinders democratization? Part II. Societal Transformations in Ukraine in Comparative Context 5. Ukraine’s regime dynamics in comparison to other former soviet republics 6. From empire to nation-states? Identity and civil societies in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus 7. Ukraine’s Revolutions and their implications on regime dynamics 8. Final discussion. Evaluating the post-soviet transformationsCompletion: Lectures 16 h, reading, and exam; class attendance 32%, lecture diary 32%, written in class exam 36% |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses or Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(at)helsinki.fi) |
Resilience and Resistance in Russian and Soviet History, 5 cr (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 11.03.-17.04.2019 Mon 11.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Päärakennus, Aud I, Fabianinkatu 33 Wed 13.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P617, Yliopistonkatu 3 Mon 18.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Päärakennus, Aud I, Fabianinkatu 33 Wed 20.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P617, Yliopistonkatu 3 Mon 25.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Päärakennus, Aud I, Fabianinkatu 33 Wed 27.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P617, Yliopistonkatu 3 Mon 1.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Päärakennus, Aud I, Fabianinkatu 33 Wed 3.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P617, Yliopistonkatu 3 Mon 8.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Päärakennus, Aud I, Fabianinkatu 33 Wed 10.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P617, Yliopistonkatu 3 Mon 15.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Päärakennus, Aud I, Fabianinkatu 33 Wed 17.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P617, Yliopistonkatu 3 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Arto Luukkanen |
Tavoite / Aim | To understand the studies of Soviet Russia’s past, to explain historical facts, people, social phenomena, causes, and consequences in Soviet history. And especially: to read and evaluate historical documents critically and to describe how they might be used in understanding and writing Soviet history. |
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This course asks following questions: why did the Bolshevik Revolution occur? How did the Soviet leadership reassemble the fragments of Russia’s former empire and how did the realities of functioning as a multi-national state shape the Soviet system? Why Stalin’s rise to power and his terror? Why industrialization, collectivization, state terror? What elements of the communist system impeded and continue to impede reform? And finally: why collapse? Course assessment includes active participation in the lectures, 5 pages of individual lecture diary, and 10 page of collaborative essays (2-3 students as co-authors). As this series of lectures is delivered through a combination of lectures, student group-workshops, assessment is carried out through long essays (40%), diaries (20%) and active participation (20%). |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.1.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses |
Itärintama. Itä-Euroopan maat ja kansat II maailmansodassa, 5 op (HY)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Helsingin yliopisto |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 12.3.-9.5.2019. Ti 16-18 A215, Metsätalo To 16-18 Sali 18, Metsätalo Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Seppo Vepsäläinen |
Tavoite / Aim | Toinen maailmansota kosketti ja muutti rajusti Itä-Euroopan maita ja kansoja. Sen seuraukset jatkuvat yhä kansainvälisen ja eri maiden kansallisen politiikan kiistoissa. Luentosarja antaa monipuolisen kokonaiskuvan Itä-Euroopan eri maista II maailmansodassa, siihen johtaneista tekijöistä, jännitteistä ja tapahtumista, kansainvälisistä suhteista, sotatoimista sekä kansojen rooleista ja kohtaloista. |
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Luennot käsittelevät II maailmansotaan johtaneita tekijöitä I maailmansodasta ja sotien välisestä ajasta uuden sodan ajan tapahtumiin ja seurauksiin. Luennot etenevät kronologisesti, mutta eri maita ja kansoja Jäämereltä Mustallemerelle ja Välimerelle otetaan temaattisesti eri luennoilla myös tarkempaan käsittelyyn. Luentomateriaali sisältää runsaasti karttoja, kuvia ja historiallisia dokumentteja, tekstejä ja filmejä, jotka havainnollistavat Itä-Euroopan historiaa. Luennot sisältävät kirjallisuuden antamaa kuvaa laajentavia näkökulmia sekä uusimpaan tutkimukseen pohjautuvaa tietoa. Kirjallisuus: Suoritusmuoto: |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Helsingin yliopiston opiskelijat WebOodissa, muut https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html 15.2.2019 mennessä. |
Lisätietoa / More information | Helsingin yliopisto kurssit tai Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(at)helsinki.fi) |
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 12.3.-11.4.2019. Tue 12.15-13.45 A132, Topelia, Unioninkatu 38 Thu 14.15-15.45 Sali 28, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Dragana Cvetanovic |
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This course will address issues that lie at the intersection of debates on hip hop culture, politics, globalization, sociolinguistics and anthropology in the “Eastern Europe” (CEE, Russia, Ukraine and the former Yu-countries). Students will be introduced to the Hip Hop Studies by covering a wide range of topics, areas and current political, social and cultural issues. |
Sisältö / Content | 1. Introduction to the course. Hip hop studies and interdisciplinary approaches 2. Central-Eastern Europe hip hop 3. Hip hop in Russia and Ukraine 4. Hip hop and women. Hip hop and activism 5. Hip hop culture in Bosnia 6. Hip hop culture in Croatia 7. Hip hop culture in Montenegro 8. Hip hop culture in Macedonia 9. Hip hop culture in Serbia 10. Concluding the courseCompletion: Lectures, reading, essayRealisation and working methods : Reading and other eventual material will be posted to Moodle. ECEBB Planning Officer will send instructions how to log in for those who have registered to the course. NB: Moodle instructions will be sent to your University of Helsinki email address (Helsinki.fi). |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses or Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(at)helsinki.fi) |
Chornobyl and Nuclear Narrative Studies: the Case of Ukraine, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 12.3.-3.5.2019. Tue 10.15-11.45 P723, Porthania, Yliopistonkatu 3 Fri 10.15-11.45 Sali 18, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Inna Sukhenko |
Tavoite / Aim | 1) to introduce students to some major theoretical approaches to the study of Nuclear Narrative Studies in the aspect of its implementation in the Ukrainian context; 2) to equip students with the foundational knowledge about Chornobyl Studies strategies for various sectors dealing with nuclear culture, nuclear identity, nuclear fiction, “the Chornobyl Syndrome”, “Atom for Peace” initiative, “Exclusion Zone” culture at the regional/national/global levels; 3) to provide students with the critical toolkit for examining political/social/cultural contents of the Chornobyl accident and its aftermath as well as its impact on Ukraine’s national identity formation, on “nuclear energy” discourse in Ukraine and Europe; 4) to focus students’ attention on the steps required in developing nuclear environmental humanities, including appropriate environmental humanities assessment methodologies, “memory studies” methodologies and” identity narrative” discourse. 5) to expand students’ conceptual notions of Chornobyl Studies within the energetic history of humanities as well as under the contemporary energy policy at the regional/national/global levels. |
Sisältö / Content | While taking the course the students are able to: 1) identify the key issues of Nuclear Narrative Studies and their implementation in the context of Ukraine; 2) use their skills of combining the theoretical bases of nuclear environmental humanities’ issues in order to form their own understanding of the theoretical and practical background of the role of nuclear identity making in human development within the Nuclear Anthropocene; 3) apply the methodological basis effective for researching energy humanities in Ukraine and other similar post-traumatic societies; 4) critically assess any information on the bases of its usage in measuring needs and priorities of energy humanities as well as its benefits and outcomes in order to introduce “nuclear narrative” issues in national development planning at every level (global, national, regional, local and community)1) Tue 12.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 “Nuclear Narrative” within Environmental Humanities and Energy Humanities: the Outline of the Phenomenon2) Fri 15.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Metsätalo, sali 18, Unioninkatu 40 The Chernobyl Accident within the Nuclear Anthropocene: What-How-Why. Online speaker – Prof. Plokhii Serhii (Professor, Harvard University, US)3) Tue 19.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 Eco-Imperatives of Ukrainian Consciousness: Towards Ukrainian Environmental Discourse4) Fri 22.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Metsätalo, sali 18, Unioninkatu 40 Chernobyl within Memory Studies: National/Transnational Parameters. Invited guest – Lindsay Stuart (PhD, the University of Stirling, UK)5) Tue 26.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 Chernobyl as Trauma Management. Invited guest – Zhukova Ekatherina (PhD, The University of Copenhagen, Denmark)6) Fri 29.3.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Metsätalo, sali 18, Unioninkatu 40 “Politizised” Chornobyl: Truth-Myth-PostTruth. Online speaker – Prof. Yuriy Matsiyevskiy (Professor, Ostroch Academy, Ukraine)7) Tue 2.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 “Chornobyl Genre” within Nuclear Narrative. Online speaker – Prof. Korzeniowska-Bihun Аnna (Professor, the University of Warsaw, Poland)8) Fri 12.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Metsätalo, sali 18, Unioninkatu 40 Week. “Chornobyl Fiction” (class)9) Fri 5.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Metsätalo, sali 18, Unioninkatu 40 Nuclear Identity: “the Chornobyl Syndrome” and “the Nuclear Other”10) Tue 9.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 “Commercialised” Chornobyl: Commodification of a Disaster Online speaker – Nikolayenko Iryna (Kyiv, Ukraine, the producer and leader of the short documentary “Arch”, awarded at California International Shorts Festival (US), Creation International Film Festival (Canada). 11) Tue 30.4.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Porthania, P723, Yliopistonkatu 3 12) Fri 3.5.2019 10:15 – 11:45 Metsätalo, sali 18, Unioninkatu 40 Completion: |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses or Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(at)helsinki.fi) |
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Helsingin yliopisto |
Aika ja paikka / Time and place | 14.3.-2.5.2019. To 10.15-11.45 Sali 23, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Tintti Klapuri |
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Kurssilla perehdytään kattavasti Anton Tšehovin proosatuotannon erityispiirteisiin sekä sitä koskevaan tutkimukseen. Kurssi koostuu luennoista, luennoille luettavasta kaunokirjallisesta ja teoreettisesta oheismateriaalista sekä analyysiharjoituksista. Kurssi suoritetaan esseenä, jota esitellään loppuseminaarissa. Oheismateriaali: “Step'” (“Aro”), ”Skučnaja istorija” (“Ikävä tarina”), ”Student” (“Ylioppilas”), ”Dama s sobačkoj” (“Nainen ja sylikoira”), ”Arhierej” (“Piispa”) ja ”Nevesta” (“Morsian”) sekä Moodlessa luettavissa olevat teoreettiset tekstit. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Helsingin yliopiston opiskelijat WebOodissa, muut https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html 19.12.2018 mennessä. |
Lisätietoa / More information | https://courses.helsinki.fi/fi/search/results |
Eastern Europe and the Balkans between European Ties and Russia, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki | |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 13.3.-1.5.2019. Wed 10.15-11.45 lecture hall 9, Main Building Fabianinkatu 33 |
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Justyna Pierzynska & Marina Vulovic | |
Tavoite / Aim | The goal of the course if to acquaint students with the entangled histories, politics and cultures of the region and point to tensions between their EU-orientation and their ties with Russia. The course will discuss both historical trajectories and contemporary political developments. After course completion, students will be aware of the historical and political implications formed by the peculiar geopolitical location of the region. | |
Sisältö / Content | Course gives a broad overview of historical, political and cultural realities that shape the geopolitical situation of Eastern European and Balkan countries as a region situated between two poles directly affecting them: the Western, EU pole and the Eastern, Russian pole. The intricacies of this geopolitical location are discussed on examples from Poland, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia. Their attitudes and foreign policies towards, as well as ties with Russia and the EU will be explored, with special emphasis on the historical (dis)continuities that underlie different foreign policy narratives in Serbia, Kosovo and Poland.Sessions: 1.General Introduction -J,M 2.Identity, history, foreign policy (Poland, Croatia)-J 3.Identity, history, foreign policy (Serbia, Kosovo)-M 4.History in Serbian-Russian relations-J 5.Russophobia and Russophilia in CEE-J,M 6.Identity, history, foreign policy (Montenegro, Bosnia)-M 7.The Caucasus and Kosovo – Regions between different international and domestic interests-J,MCompletion: This course is held in a form of a lecture course combined with a seminar and requires active participation of the students. Every week, new readings are distributed and students are asked to reflect on them with help of pre-prepared questions. During classes, active participation in discussions is expected. |
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Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. | |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses |
Territory, Power and Governance in the Post-Soviet Countries, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 15.3.-3.5.2019. Fri 12:15-13:45 Metsätalo lecture hall 26, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Andrey Starodubtsev |
Tavoite / Aim | As a result of mastering of the course students shall: be acquainted with theories and concepts of territorial governance and territorial dimension of political, economic and social processes in the contemporary world; basic problems and challenges concerning the territorial politics the governments of the post-Soviet countries have been faced with; main territorial and ethno-territorial conflicts in the post-soviet space. |
Sisältö / Content | Week 1 (lecture) Basic vocabulary: territory, region, federation, power, and governance Week 2 (lecture) Territorial governance and ethno-federalism in the Soviet Union o Starodubtsev, A. Federalism and Regional Policy in Contemporary Russia (Abingdon: Routledge, 2018) Week 3 (discussion group) Russian Federation: Tatarstan and Chechnya Compared o Sharafutdinova, G. Chechnya versus Tatarstan: Understanding Ethnopolitics in Post-communist Russia, in Problems of Post-Communism. 2000. V. 47. No 2. P. 13-22. o Clark, T.D., Kempton, D.R. Unity or Separation: Center-Periphery Relations Relations in the Former Soviet Union (Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2002) Week 4 (discussion group) Ukraine and Moldova: (Un)Frozen Conflicts o Kuzio, T. Ukraine: State and Nation Building (London: Routledge, 2002). Week 5 (discussion group) Armenia, Georgia and Unrecognized States in the Post-Soviet Space o Hille, H. State Building and Conflict Resolution in the Caucasus (Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2010). Week 6 (discussion group) How Do Clans Work? Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Compared o Collins K. Clan Politics and Regime Transition in Central Asia (NY: Cambridge University Press, 2006) Week 7 Final examCompletion: Lectures 12 h, reading, exam (multiple-choice test) |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses or Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(at)helsinki.fi) |
Intensive course: Media Landscape in Russia: Regional Perspective, 5 ECTS (UTA/AI)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Tampere |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 18.3.-25.3.2019. |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Golousova Elizaveta |
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The following course entitled Media landscape in Russia: regional perspective is aimed at developing a wide range of skills among the students majoring in Communication, Foreign Media and Political Science. The main goal of the course is to introduce the students to the main concepts and key objectives of media functioning in Russia. Significant role will be paid to the political traditions, role of the Soviet heritage and the impact of the social and economic changes on the system of mass media. The course suggests a combination of class discussions (15 hours), workshops (5 hours) and one home assignment (5 hours). The students will be also expected to complete two home assignments (in the form of an essay). Assignments |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UTA in Nettiopsu, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.2.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | https://www10.uta.fi/opas/teaching/course.htm?id=40383 |
Intensive course: The Development of the EU-Russia Economic Relations, 6 ECTS (UTU)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Turku, Turku School of Economics |
Aika ja paikka / Time and place |
Tue 19.03.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls16, TSE Lähitapiola-sali
Thu 21.03.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls16, TSE Lähitapiola-sali
Tue 26.03.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls16, TSE Lähitapiola-sali
Thu 28.03.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls16, TSE Lähitapiola-sali
Tue 02.04.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls16, TSE Lähitapiola-sali
Thu 04.04.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls16, TSE Lähitapiola-sali
Tue 09.04.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls16, TSE Lähitapiola-sali
Thu 11.04.2019 14:00-16:00 Ls16, TSE Lähitapiola-sali
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Kari Liuhto + guest lecturers |
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After completing the course, students have gained a comprehensive knowledge of the background, the development and the current state of the economic relations between the EU and Russia. The course teaches students how to analyse independently the impact of the EU-Russia relations on the every-day business between the companies based in the EU and Russia.
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The course provides students with a comprehensive picture of the EU-Russia economic relations. The course gives a special emphasis on mutual trade, energy dialogue in particular, investment flows, and tourism. Future scenarios for the EU-Russia relations are discussed. High-level visiting experts from the EU institutions and Russia lecture about the “hot potatoes” of the EU-Russia relations. In addition to lectures, the course contains an analytical course work on a given topic.
It is highly recommended to complete at least KV22 or KV23 before taking this course The final grade of the course is based on the exam (40%), the course work (40%), and active participation in the lectures (20%). It is obligatory to attend at least 50% of the lectures, including the final lecture, when students present the course works. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UTU in Nettiopsu, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.02.2019 |
Lisätietoa / More information | https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/fi/opintojakso/KV203090/3523 |
Water Resources and Water Security Management in EECCA Countries, 6 ECTS (UTU)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Turku |
Aika ja paikka / Time and place | Tue 19.03.2019 12:00-14:00 Cal2, Calonia 2 (2106) Wed 20.03.2019 12:00-15:00 Cal2102, Cal2102 Thu 21.03.2019 12:00-14:00 Cal2102, Cal2102 Mon 25.03.2019 09:00-12:00 Cal2104, Cal2104 Tue 26.03.2019 12:00-14:00 Cal2102, Cal2102 Thu 25.04.2019 12:00-16:00 Cal2108, Cal2108 Fri 26.04.2019 12:00-14:00 Cal2108, Cal2108 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Minna Pappila and Mikhail Kozeltsev |
Tavoite / Aim |
After the course, the student:
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General description This course concentrates on challenges in developing sustainable environmental governance in developing countries and countries in transition. The case study countries are from EECCA region (former USSR countries) where water management is an integral issue of sustainable development and vital for many poor people. Kyrgyzstan (Kirgisia in Finnish) will be the main case study area where students will have a closer look at the issues of developing the water governance of the country. The course will start with lectures by professor Mikhail Kozeltsev from the Higher School of Economics, Moscow. Professor Kozeltsev is an expert on environmental governance development projects related to e.g. climate change and water management. He will give the students an overview of water problems and policy instruments that aim at solving them, an overview of the social, economic and regulatory environment in EECCA countries, especially in Kyrgyzstan, and differences compared to EU countries.Lectures by professor Kozeltsev will consist of the following topics:
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Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UTU in Nettiopsu, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.02.2019 |
Lisätietoa / More information | https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/TLS_0251/10587 |
Minorities in South-Eastern Europe around 1900, 5 ECTS (UEF/AI)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Eastern Finland |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 8.4.–20.5.2019 Mon 8.4., 10–12 M305 Mon 8.4., 14–16 M305 Tue 9.4., 8–10 M305 Tue 9.4., 12–14 M305 Wed 10.4., 8–10 M305 Wed 10.4., 12–14 M305 Wed 10.4., 14–16 M305 Thu 11.4., 10–12 M305 Thu 11.4., 14–16 M305 Fri 12.4., 10–12 M305 Fri 12.4., 12–14 M305 Metria, Yliopistokatu 7 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Ana-Maria Stan, Leonidas Rados and Pieter Dhondt |
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Sisältö / Content | This course analyses the profound changes that took place in South-Eastern Europe, from the late 19th century until the 1920s, discussing the process of national awakening, the shift of borders and political regimes, the role of wars (Balkan Wars and WW I) and the adjustment of cultural and social paradigms. After a general survey of the region and its evolution, the lectures will focus mainly on Romania as a case study. Lectures: 1. At the Crossroads of Empires: National Awakening in South-Eastern Europe 2. Culture and Education in the Service of the Nation. Intellectual debates during La Belle Époque 3. Majorities and Minorities in the Process of Constructing the State 4. The Balkan Wars (1912-1913): Preliminary Tensions, Development and Outcomes 5. Toward the ‘Great War’. Local Stakes, Negotiations and Alliances 6. World War I: Regional Evolutions and Outcomes 7. East or West? The Main Debate during the Interwar Years 8. Academics and Intellectual Cooperation after the Great War 9. Minority Policies in the 1920s – Legislation and Social Reactions 10. Causes of Future Conflicts 11. Conclusion and Final Discussion |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UEF in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 18.3.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | https://weboodi.uef.fi/weboodi/etusivu.html |
Intensiivikurssi: Russia beyond Russia. Case Study Finland, 5 op (TaY/AI)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | Tampereen yliopisto |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 8.4.2019 – 12.4.2019 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Davydova Olga |
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Sisältö / Content |
Neuvostoliiton hajoaminen ja sitä seuranneet muuttoliikkeet ovat johtaneet laajojen venäjänkielisten vähemmistöjen muotoutumiseen Venäjän Federaation ulkopuolelle. Suomessa venäjänkieliset muodostavat kolmanneksi suurimman kieliryhmän, ja venäjänkielinen väestö kasvaa niin maahanmuuton kautta kuin paikallisestikin. Kuitenkin tämän ryhmän tutkimus on sen kokoon ja merkitykseen nähden pysynyt vähäisenä. Suunnitteilla oleva kurssi valottaa venäjänkielisiä vähemmistöjä monesta näkökulmasta, näin luoden kattavan yleiskuvan venäjänkielisistä ja heitä käsittelevistä tutkimusnäkökulmista. Kurssi keskittyy ensisijaisesti Suomen venäjänkielisiin, mutta peilaa heidän tilannettaan venäjänkilisiin vähemmistöihin muissa maissa. Kurssilla käsitellään venäjänkielisten vähemmistöjen muotoutumista muun muassa muuttoliikkeiden kautta ja Venäjän ulkovenäläisiin suuntaamien diasporapolitiikoissa. Venäjänkielisten kotoutumista käsitellään heidän työmarkkina-asemansa, hoivaverkostojen ja sukupuolen näkökulmasta. Venäjänkielisten ylirajaiset suhteet tulevat esille heidän mediasuhteensa ja historiallisen muistin analyysissä. Kurssilla käsitellään myös venäjänkielisten elämää kehystäviä Venäjä-mielikuvia. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UTA in Nettiopsu, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 18.3.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | Russian Studies-pages |
Intensive course: Social Policy in Russia: age, family and gender 5 ECTS (UEF)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Eastern Finland |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | week 19 in May 2019, 2+2 lectures Mon-Fri. |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Olga Tkach |
Tavoite / Aim |
This course aims to introduce students to the study of social policy as a sphere of interaction of various social actors included in its creation and consumption – state institutions, civil society, the commercial sector, as well as individuals and their families – in the post-Soviet Russian context. The course will highlight the Russian-specific understandings of the welfare state, social security and social care, gender order and gender contract, based on the study of the social policy experiences in the USSR and their transformation into the post-reform and present periods. Also emphasised will be the Russian construction of age differences in the development and implementation of social policies for children, youth, the adult (working) population, pensioners and the elderly, taking into account other forms of inequality (gender, class). By the end of the course, students will have a thorough knowledge of social theories and their policy application in the contemporary Russian context. The course is intended for UEF students in the International Master’s Programme Border Crossings – Global and Local Societies in Transition; advanced stage of Sociology and Social and Public Policy Study Programmes; the Minor Studies Programme of Russian and Border Studies; the Study Programme Karelia, Russia, and the Baltic States; students in Russian language and culture; PhD students in relevant Programmes; and within class size limits, exchange students at UEF. |
Sisältö / Content |
Course contents, 10 lectures, 20 hours 1. Introduction: Social policy as a sphere of social activity Students’ course work will be evaluated by an essay, to be handed in electronically to the teacher no later than 14 days after the end of the course. Attendance and participation in at least eight lectures is compulsory. Each 2-hour lecture slot also includes time for questions and discussion. To complete the course, the students need to write a 10 to 12 -page paper (academic essay style) on a relevant topic of their choice selected in consultation with the instructor. A grade (scale 0-5) for the course will be determined as follows: final paper 50%, attendance in class 30%, and participation in class discussions 20%. The complementary readings will be sent handed out by the teacher during class. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UEF in WebOodi, muut https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.4.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | Course Coordinator: Professor Laura Assmuth (laura.assmuth at uef.fi) |
Intensive course: Sites and manifestations of popular music in the Estonian cultural history, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 6.5.-9.5.2019. Mon 10.15-13.45 A113, Metsätalo Tue 10.15-13.45 A113, Metsätalo Wed 10.15-13.45 A113, Metsätalo Thu 10.15-11.45 A113, Metsätalo Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Heli Reimann |
Tavoite / Aim | The aim of the current course is to introduce selected manifestations of popular music in the context of Estonian cultural history. Each lecture will initially conceptualise the cultural/historical phenomenon under investigation, then introduce its manifestation in the Estonian context and finally illustrate the subject with particular examples chosen from Estonian popular music. Example case studies will also aim to introduce contemporary methodologies of popular music research. |
Sisältö / Content | 1. Defining Estonian culture. Three approaches to Estonian culture: Viik (culture as ‘stage’), Krull (nihilistic approach, Mikita (ethnofuturism). 2. Culture and national narratives. Analysis of musical video ‘It is bad to be Estonian’. Self-irony and parody. 3. Popular music and politics. Late-Stalinist era. Estonian jazz culture of the era. Cultural spaces of action analytical model. 4. Music festival culture. Jazz festival Tallinn 1967. Mnemohistory, event and presentism 5. Music and patriotism. Estonian singing revolution and popular music. Analysis of Tõnis Mägi’s song ‘Dawn’. Musematic analysis. 6. Post–Soviet era. Rap in Post-Soviet Estonia: indigenization, nationalizing rap, alcohol consumption and rap. 7. Eurovision song contest. National branding and the role of Eurovision song contest in the context of Estonian culture. 8. New spiritualism. Alternative worldviews and popular music. Estrada singer Heidy Tamme and jazz guitarist Oleg Pissarenko.Due to an interdisciplinary approach and the global nature of the selected themes, the course is arranged those interested in contemporary issues related to popular music, music’s sociocultural meaning and acquiring methodological tools for analysing popular culture and music. Course might be of interest to students of musicology, cultural studies, cultural history, Soviet Studies.Completion: Lectures 16 h, reading, Lecture diary or essay |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.4.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses or Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(at)helsinki.fi) |
Intensive course: Communicating Violence: Codes, Messages, Settings and Rituals in Russian, French, German and Post-Soviet Revolutions (1789-2014), 5 ECTS (UH/AI)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 6.5.-10.5.2019. 6.5. Mon 16:15-17:45 7.5.-10.5. Tue-Fri 10:15-13:45, Sali 5, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Kirill Postoutenko |
Tavoite / Aim |
In the last couple of centuries, the dominant approach to revolutions was their abstract interpretation in broad economical, historical and psychological terms. It is only recently that actual social interaction within revolutions has attracted attention of historians, linguists and media scholars. Nevertheless, a typological analysis of rhetoric and communication in the process of revolution has barely begun. The course Communicating Violence: Codes, Messages, Settings and Rituals in Russian, French, German and Post-Soviet Revolutions (1789-2014) is intended to fill this gap. The idea is to offer students tools, data and methods for their guided exploration of revolutionary communication understood as a multi-faceted socio-cultural phenomenon. |
Sisältö / Content | Seminar 1 (2 hours): Introduction: Codes, Messages, Settings and Rituals in Revolutions Seminar 2 (4 hours): Meetings, Kitchens and Salons: Personal Communication in Revolutions Seminar 3 (4 hours): Monuments, Movies and Posters: Public Non-Interactive Communication in Revolutions Seminar 4 (4 hours): Occupations, Songs and Sermons: Public Interactive Communication in Revolutions Seminar 5 (4 hours): Newspapers, Leaflets and Samizdat: Print Communication in French, German and Russian Revolutions. |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.4.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses |
Intensive course: Queer / Women in East European Cinema, 5 ECTS (UH)
Järjestäjä / Organizer | University of Helsinki |
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place | 13.5.-17.5.2019. Mon 10:15-13:45 Tue 10:15-13:45 Wed 10:15-11:45 Thu 10:15-13:45 Fri 10:15-13:45 Metsätalo, sali 18, Unioninkatu 40 |
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) | Urszula Chowaniec |
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Sisältö / Content | |
Ilmoittautuminen / Registration | Students of UH in WebOodi, others https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/16275/lomake.html by 15.4.2019. |
Lisätietoa / More information | University of Helsinki Courses or Minna Oroza (minna.oroza(at)helsinki.fi) |