MVZn5102 How Europe got Russia Wrong - Energy, Violence, and the Environment

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. VeliPekka Tynkkynen (lecturer), Bc. Marián Koval (deputy)
Mgr. Zinaida Bechná, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies (50,00 %), Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies (50,00 %)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course examines Europe’s relationship with Russia from the 1990s onwards through three lenses: energy, violence and the environment. It explores new ways of promoting and protecting the European objectives of peace, sustainability, democracy, and the rule of law.

This course further explores the dynamics of European-Russian relations through a Foucauldian lens on power, focusing on Germany’s Ostpolitik and its emphasis on peacebuilding interdependency. Analyzing post-Cold War policies toward Russia, the course will critically examine how European discourses have often misinterpreted Russia’s actions and intentions. Through a comprehensive review of the lecturer’s work, the course will discuss the range of non-military tools available to the EU for strategically addressing Russia's colonial and imperial aspirations. Finally, the course will evaluate a proposed strategy for Europe—one that seeks to engage, empower, and encourage a democratic and sustainable future for Russia.
Syllabus
  • PART I ORIENTING TO UNDERSTAND EUROPE – RUSSIA RELATIONS VIA ENERGY, VIOLENCE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
    1 Introduction to How Europe Got Russia Wrong: energy, violence, and the environment
    2 My power tools – premises, methodological and theoretical commitments
    3 Russia – imperialism materialized via the Great Power of flows
  • PART II ENERGY, LIFE/DEATH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN EUROPE’S STANCE ON RUSSIA
    4 Energy and infrastructure – from outside geopolitics to a leverage tool
    5 Violence and tyranny – from condemning to setting a price
    6 The environment and climate – from soft to hard power
  • PART III A NEW RUSSIA STRATEGY FOR EUROPE
    7 Ostpolitik 3.0 – EU’s Russia strategy as transformative eco-power.
Assessment methods
attendance at 4 out of 6 lectures
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 2.12. - 4.12.2024.
Teacher's information
02.12.2024 - 12-16h - Room 257 Komenskeho
03.12.2024 - 12-16h - Room 343 Komenskeho
04.12.2024 - 12-16h - Room 343 Komenskeho

You can register here: https://is.muni.cz/auth/rozpis/tema?fakulta=1423;obdobi=9723;sorter=vedouci;balik=529555
Deadline for registration is 27.11.2024.

The course is part of the CENTREPEACE lecture series and provides a unique opportunity for students interested in one of the most pressing issues of our time - How Europe got Russia wrong? The course includes 25 years of research by associate professor Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen of University of Helsinki.


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