MVZ242 Post-Soviet Regionalism in Eurasian space

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ekaterina Mikhaylenko (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 8. 4. 17:00–20:15 exP21, Thu 9. 4. 15:15–18:30 U23, Fri 10. 4. 9:45–13:00 U33, Mon 13. 4. 17:00–20:15 exP21, Tue 14. 4. 17:00–20:15 U35
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Overview. In contemporary international relations there are two interrelated trends - globalization and fragmentation. Regions are looking for the best options to meet the challenges of globalization. Regionalism has become a central feature of global politics. Regional arrangements challenge the centrality of states in international relations, they give rise to new forms of transnational governance and to varying extents they constitute a response to globalization. Today we see the proliferation of regionalisms of different types. World hegemons, regional powers are shaping regionalization processes in different regions. Eurasian Region is not exception in this process; there are many regional organizations in this region. Nevertheless the process of regionalization is still going on and in nearest future could take new forms. The newly independent states after the collapse of the Soviet Union began to search for ways to regional integration. The post-Soviet regionalism is today a number of regional organizations, but we can say that the processes of regionalization are not over yet and are still continuing. Post-Soviet Eurasia is now a complex mega-region, where the number of processes and interests both intra and external actors are crossing. The course focuses on the critical analysis of the processes of regionalization and regionalism in Eurasia.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
The course has four main objectives: 1. to teach students traditional and new theoretical approaches of regionalism; 2. to provide the basic information on regional organization in Eurasia; 3. to explore the processes of regionalization in Eurasia; and 4. to inspire students and provide them with the intellectual tools needed in order to continue to study international, global and regional security issues after the course is over.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Schedule ## Date Time Topic Room 1. 08/04 17:00-18:30 Topic 1. Explaining the Resurgence of Regionalism in World Politics P21 2. 08/04 18:45-20:15 Topic 2. Introduction and Overview: Approaches to Regionalisms P21 3. 09/04 15:15-16:45 Topic 3. Comparative Regionalism U23 4. 09/04 17:00-18:30 Topic 4. Post-Soviet Regionalisms: problem of identification U23 5. 10/04 9:45-11:15 Topic 4. Post-Soviet Regionalisms: problem of identification U33 6. 10/04 11:30-13:00 Topic 5. Regional Organizations in the post-Soviet space (CIS, CSTO, GU(U)AM, SCO, EurAsEc) U33 7. 13/04 17:00-18:30 Topic 6. Processes of Regionalization in Eurasia P21 8. 13/04 18:45-20:15 Topic 7. Russia, EU, China and regional order in Eurasia P21 9. 14/04 17:00-18:30 Discussion (reflection) U35 10. 14/04 18:45-20:15 Exam (Test) U35 Reading materials Google site with all materials for reading: https://sites.google.com/site/postsovietregionalism/ Topic 1. Explaining the Resurgence of Regionalism in World Politics ( 2h). Topic 2. Introduction and Overview: Approaches to Regionalisms (Strategic Regionalism (Realism), Functional Regionalism (Liberal school), Normative Regionalism (Constructivist) – (2h). Haas E. B. Regime Decay: Conflict Management and International Organizations, 1945-1981 / E. B. Haas // International Organization. Spring, 1983. Nr. 37/2 Fawcett L. Exploring Regional Domains: A Comparative History of Regionalism / L. Fawcett // International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-). 2004. Nr. 80/3. Pp. 429–446 Alex Warleigh-Lack (2006): Towards a conceptual framework for regionalisation: Bridging 'new regionalism' and 'integration theory', Review of International Political Economy, 13:5, 750-771 Louise Fawsett (2013): The History and Concept of Regionalism // UNU-CRIS Working Papers / W-2013/5 Vayrynen R. Regionalism: Old and New / R. Vayrynen // International Studies Review. 2003. Nr. 5/4. Pp. 25–51. Hettne B. Beyond the «New Regionalism» / B.Hettne // New Political Economy. 2005. Nr. 10/4. Pp. 543–571. Andrew Hurell (1995): Explaining the Resurgence of Regionalism in World Politics // Review of International Studies, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct., 1995), pp. 331-358 Topic 3. Comparative Regionalism (Non-EU type regionalism) – (2 h) Amitav Acharia (2009): Regional Worlds in a Post-hegemonic Era // SPIRIT Working Papers // June 2009 Amitav Acharya, “Regional Worlds in a Post-Hegemonic Era,” SPIRIT Working Papers, No.1 (Bordeaux: Science Po, 2009). Available at: http://spirit.sciencespobordeaux.fr/Cahiers%20de%20SPIRIT/Cahiers%20de%20SPIRIT_1_A charya.pdf Peter Katzenstein, “Regionalism in Comparative Perspective,” ARENA Working Papers, 96/1 (University of Oslo, 1996), available on the web. https://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/research/publications/arenapublications/workingpapers/working-papers1996/wp96_1.htm Stephan Haggard, “The Organizational Architecture of the Asia-Pacific: Insights from New Institutionalism,” Asian Development Bank Working Papers No.71 (January 2011). Available on the web. http://aric.adb.org/pdf/workingpaper/WP71_Haggard_Organizational_Architecture.pdf • Amitav Acharya, “Common Security with Asia: Changing Europe’s Role from Model to Partner,” International Policy Analysis (Berlin: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, December 2012). http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/09525.pdf Amitav Acharya, “Comparative regionalism: A Field Whose Time Has come? //The International Spectator, Vol. 47, No 1., March 2012. Topic 4. Post-Soviet Regionalisms: problem of identification – (2 h) Anastassia Obydenkova, Comparative regionalism: Eurasian cooperation and European integration. The case for neofunctionalism? // Journal of Eurasian Studies 2 (2011) 87–102. Kathleen J. Hancock
, Alexander Libman, “The Forgotten Region: Russia and Eurasia”// Prepared for the ISA-FLACSO Joint International Conference, Buenos Aires: July 23-25, 2014. This paper is a draft chapter for the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism. Ed. Tanja A. Börzel, Thomas Risse, and David Levi-Faur. Oxford University Press. Forthcoming (est. 2015). Libman, A. (2011), “Russian Federalism and Post-Soviet Integration: Divergence of Development Paths”, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 63, No. 8, pp.1323-1355. Libman, A. Commonwealth of Independent States and Eurasian Economic Community // Centre for Studies on Federalism // http://www.internationaldemocracywatch.org/attachments/460_CIS-libman.pdf Mikhail Molchanov, REGIONALISM AND GLOBALIZATION IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE, Studies in Post-Communism Occasional Paper no. 9 (2005) Tomislava Y. Penkova, The European Union and Russia’s Integrationist Policies in the Post-Soviet Space, Pecob’s Papers Series, March 2011, # 09. Topic 5. Regional Organizations in the post-Soviet space (CIS, CSTO, GU(U)AM, SCO, EurAsEc) – (2 h). Gower, R.St. C. (2014), “The Rise and Fall of Russian Treaty Activism in the Post-Soviet Space”, Public Policy Research Paper, No. 2, pp. 1-36. Ian Bremmer, Alyson Baulis, Regionalism in Newly Independent States, International Affairs (Royal Institute of international affairs 1944-), Vol. 74, No. 1. (Jan., 1998), pp. 131-147. Paul Kubicek, The Commonwealth of Independent States: An example of failed regionalism?, Review of International Studies, 35(S1), 2009. Çala Gül Yesevi, New Regionalism in Post-Soviet Territory: Evolution from Eurasian Economic Community to Eurasian Economic Union, Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, Vol 5 No 23, November 2014. Haas, Marcel de (ed.) The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; Towards a full-grown security alliance? / Edited by Marcel de Haas – The Hague, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael ISBN-13: 978-90-5031-120-5. Johan Norberg High Ambitions, Harsh Realities Gradually Building the CSTO’s Capacity for Military Intervention in Crises, FOI, May 2013 // http://www.foi.se/ReportFiles/foir_3668.pdf CSTO and SCO, RUSSIAN ANALYTICAL DIGEST No. 152, 21 July 2014. Taraz Kuzio, Geopolitical Pluralism in the CIS: the emergence of GUUAM, European Security, Vol. 9, No 2 (Summer 2000), 81-114. Topic 6. Processes of Regionalization in Eurasia – (2 h) Mirzokhid Rakhimov, Internal and external dynamics of regional cooperation in Central Asia, Journal of Eurasian Studies 1 (2010) 95–101. Kornely K. Kakachia, Challenges to the South Caucasus regional security aftermath of Russian–Georgian conflict: Hegemonic stability or new partnership? Journal of Eurasian Studies 2 (2011) 15-20. Paul Kubicek, Energy politics and geopolitical competition in the Caspian Basin, Journal of Eurasian Studies 4 (2013) 171-180. Georgeta Pourchot, Yannis A. Stivachtis, International society and regional integration in Central Asia, Journal of Eurasian Studies 5 (2014) 68-76. Zamirbek Manasov, Multilateralism versus Regionalism in Eurasia: Theoretical Reasons of Choosing Sides for Kyrgyzstan, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EURASIAN ECONOMIES 2011 Topic 7. Russia, EU, China and regional order in Eurasia – (4 h.) Andrei P. Tsygankov,The heartland no more: Russia’s weakness and Eurasia’s meltdown, Journal of Eurasian Studies 3 (2012) 1-9. Emre Ers ̧en, Rise of new centres of power in Eurasia: Implications for Turkish foreign policy, Journal of Eurasian Studies 5 (2014) 184-191. Ishtiaq Ahmad, Shanghai Cooperation Organization: China, Russia, and Regionalism in Central Asia, Conference on ‘Inter-Asian Connections’ February 21-23, 2008 Rilka Dragneva and Kataryna Wolczuk, ‘Russia, the Eurasian Customs Union and the EU: Cooperation, Stagnation or Rivalry?, Chatham House Papers, August, 2012. William E. Carroll, China in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Hegemony, Multi-Polar Balance, or Cooperation in Central Asia, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 1 No. 19; December 2011 Mikhailenko Valeri, “Russia in the New World Order: Power and Tolerance in Contemporary International Relation”, Demokratizatsiya. The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization (USA). Vol. 11, Number 2. Spring 2003// http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/demokratizatsiya%20archive/11-2_Mikhailenko.PDF Mikhailenko Valeri, “Russia in Contemporary Global Politics”, http://www.pecob.eu/russia-contemporary-global-politics-valeri-mikhailenko FINAL EXAM
Assessment methods (in Czech)
In order to successfully pass the course, all students are expected to 1) attendance the lectures; 2) know the reading materials; 3) participate at the seminars; and 4) pass the final exams. Lectures and reading materials. Participating in the lectures and reading the assigned papers is the most essential part of the course. All enrolled students are therefore expected to participate in all lectures and read all assigned papers. Seminars. The seminars are organized and conducted by the Instructor. The student performance at the seminars will be assessed based on three criteria: attendance, preparedness, and activity. Exams. The final exam will be given after the entire course is completed. The final exam consists of in-class short, test questions. In addition to an in-class exam, the final exam additionally consists of a home-take assignment. Plagiarism and Cheating. Plagiarism is the use of somebody's work as one's own, without quotation marks and references to the original source. Cheating is the use of materials that are not allowed at the exam. Neither plagiarism nor cheating is allowed under any circumstances whatsoever. Grading. The course grade will be determined by two factors: seminar participation (70%), and final exam (30%). The numbers will be converted into the final grade according to the following rule: Numbers Grade Russian Grade 100-90 A 5 89-80 B 4 79-70 C 3 69-59 D 2 58-0 F (Fail) 1
Language of instruction
English
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Study Materials
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Teacher's information
https://sites.google.com/site/postsovietregionalism/
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