East Central Europe Since 1945 (M1519A)
East Central Europe Since 1945
Module M1519A
Module details for 2010 cohort.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
This module will seek to analyse and explain developments in four interrelated areas of concern: (i) the post-war communist systems in Central and Eastern Europe; (ii) Soviet policy towards the European communist states; (iii) the transformation and the disintegration of these communist systems; and (iv) the post-communist transitions. Particular attention will be paid to the problems of the cycles of reform and counter-reform, and to the related crises of legitimacy. This will be studied within the context of several interlocking systems: the international system, the regional system, the Bloc system and the national system.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Paper (7000 words) | Mid Year Assessment Week 1 Wed 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Teaching | SEMINAR | 3 hours | 111111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Mr Zdenek Kavan
Assess convenor, Convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/1451
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