• Dollbaum Jan Matti

• Dollbaum Jan Matti

Why did rigged parliamentary elections in Russia in 2011 spark major protests, but not in 2021? Why did Viktor Yanukovych fall in 2014, while Alexander Lukashenko remains firmly in power after the mass protests in 2020/21? And when will Putin fall? Anyone seeking answers to such questions must approach these complex episodes from different perspectives in order to understand when non-democratic regimes come under pressure and how crises unfold in their respective contexts. This seminar attempts to do just that. Using current examples from post-Soviet Eastern Europe, we examine the structural reasons for regime crises, the actors involved and their strategies, the immediate outcomes, and the long-term consequences for politics and society. We then apply these lessons in an in-depth analysis of the current situation in Russia, asking under what conditions the Russian authoritarian regime could develop an existential crisis. Students have the opportunity to plan a possible term paper or thesis during the semester and to discuss the research question, design, and initial results. Students are encouraged to conduct their own quantitative or qualitative data analyses. In addition to publicly available data, primary data from the instructor's own research can be used.

Das Seminar UE L41.00484 ist mit der Seminararbeit UE L41.00485 verbunden. Die Abgabe einer Seminararbeit (empfohlener Abgabetermin < 30 Tage nach Semesterende) ist Voraussetzung für den Besuch des Seminars. 

Es werden nur Einschreibungen mit simultaner Einschreibung in die Seminararbeit und Prüfung UE L41.00485 akzeptiert.

NEU BA/MA: Dieses Seminar ist für alle Studierenden geöffnet: BA (neu) und MA Studierende

BApol Modul 3: Mit oder ohne Seminararbeit möglich