Content

The content of this learning activity consists of the following components:

• Introduction to key political developments, events, and challenges in Central and Eastern Europe and their historical, socio-political and geographical context;
• Introduction and discussion of the main relevant concepts and theoretical frameworks in the study of Central and Eastern European politics;
• Analysis and critical discussion of historical continuities and variations in Central and Eastern European politics;
• Analysis and critical discussion of selected key cases from current affairs in the region.

Course material

Toledo will be used for this course to provide students with the obligatory reading, reading lists of recommended literature, slides of the lectures and information about the assignments.

Format: more information

This course is organized according to the principles of blended learning, in which online education and contact education are combined. 

With regard to online class meetings, students will be informed about how to join these meetings and how to prepare for them. They will also receive information on how to study the online material.

Throughout the (online) lectures, students will become familiar with the main relevant concepts and theoretical frameworks and will learn to analyse and critically reflect upon key cases.

More detailed information is available via Toledo.

This course is organized through block teaching at the end of the first semester.