VIExpert-opiskelijoilla on vapaa pääsy kaikille verkoston tarjoamille kursseille. Kursseille on ilmoittauduttava ennakkoon. Muistathan aina rekisteröidä kurssisi HY:n Sisussa. Ohjeet kurssi-ilmoittautumiselle ja Sisun käytölle löytyvät täältä.
Ilmoittaudu muiden kuin oman yliopistosi ja HY:n kursseille elomakkeella. Syksyn 2025 kurssien ilmoittautumispäivät ovat 20.8. / 22.9. / 29.10. ja kevään 2026 kurssien ilmoittautumispäivät ovat 18.12.2025 / 28.1. / 25.2. /8.4.
Huom! Tampereen yliopisto toivoo, että muut kuin TAU:n opiskelijat ilmoittautuisivat viikkoa ennen kurssia heidän omalla lomakkeella "VIExpert - Venäjän ja itäisen Euroopan asiantuntijaopinnot (TAU)"
This course has received ExpREES course funding
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 8.9.2025–16.10.2025
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Margarita Zavadskaya, Aleksei Gilev, Amelie Tolvin, Yuliya Brin
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 4.11.–4.12.2025
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Gavin Slade
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 9.9.2025–19.9.2025
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Miglena Dikova-Milanova
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 30.09.2025 - 03.10.2025
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Olga Pushina
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
The students will learn about the ECHR standards of human rights protection. They will also learn to analyze the developments of national public policies in historical context and in comparative perspective.
The multi-disciplinary lecture course will discuss the issues of democratic transition of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE states) that have been reflected in the case law of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) since the accession of these countries to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The course will give a comparative overview of the case law of the ECtHR regarding compliance of the CEE states with the ECHR standards of human rights protection.
It will also include three case studies of policy areas that are crucial for understanding of compliance of transitional policies with the ECHR (the judicial system, welfare policies, and restitution and privatization policies and their economic and social consequences). The lectures will cover the following topics: 1) The history and impacts of the accession of the CEE states to the ECHR. 2) Overview of the CEE states’ compliance with the ECHR standards. 3) Structural problems in the judicial systems of the CEE states. 4) Reforms in the welfare sector. 5) Effects of restitution and privatization on the security of property rights.
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Tämä kurssi on saanut valtakunnallisen yliopistoverkoston VIExpert-opetusrahoitusta.
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 31.10.–12.12.2025
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Pekka Kauppala
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
Tiedot päivitetään
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 17.9.–10.12.2025
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Amelie Tolvin, Katri Pynnöniemi
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Tämä kurssi on saanut valtakunnallisen yliopistoverkoston VIExpert-opetusrahoitusta.
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 2.9.–14.10.2025
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Vesa Oittinen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
Tiedot päivitetään
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 18.9.-30.10.2025
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Heta Hurskainen, quest lecturers
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
The course focuses on the wars and that took place in Europe from the 1990s onwards and their trajectories. Various Orthodox Churches, their faiths and beliefs are often linked to wars’ causes and conduct and conflict resolution as well as the post-war reconstruction of societies and communities. Although love of one’s neighbour and peacebuilding lie at the foundation of Christian and theological doctrine, religion becomes politicized in wars to the extent that it may become an active contributor to and even participant in a war.
The course focuses on questions relating to wars’ different trajectories: What is the role and position of the Orthodox Church in the wars and conflicts in post-Cold War Europe? How have churches been exploited as political tools? How have the churches supported those attempting to survive crises by promoting spiritual resilience? What role do churches play in preventing and resolving conflicts? The themes are examined from theological, military and social science perspectives, with a focus on the social frictions and currents between
cultural and political values, communities and the legacies of colonialism and imperialism. The study further focuses on Orthodox theologies and the role of Orthodox churches in different phases of war: how does European religion (70% of Orthodox Christians live in Europe) with its values and connections to international, national and nationalist projects serve to both enable and prevent conflicts?
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 2.9.-7.10.2025
The lectures will be held at Tampere University, City Centre Campus (the exact room to be confirmed by the university specialists later), and simultaneously streamed on Zoom.
2.09 10-12 Iuliia Gataulina, Tampere University: Introductory lecture - "What is Political Ecology?"
2.09 12-14 Yuliya Yurchenko, University of Greenwich: Lecture title TBC.
9.09 12-14 Madina Gazieva, Dublin City University: "The Green Hegemony. Making Sense of Contemporary Articulations of Society-Environment Relations in Central Asia."
16.09 12-14 Anni Kangas, Tampere University: "Authoritarianism and Political Risk in Critical Raw Material Resource Imaginaries of Central Asia."
23.09 12-14 Mirkka Ollila, University of Helsinki: "Indigenous Arctic Russia: Environmental Governance, Extractivism, and Indigenous Cultural Environment."
30.09 12-14 Elena Holmgren, University of Helsinki: "Fighting Colonial Legacies and Environmental Injustices in Modern-day Russia."
7.10 12-14 Alexandra Barmina, University of Helsinki: "Contested Dynamics Behind Extractive Frontier-Making in Armenia."
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Iuliia Gataulina
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
This course investigates the intricate political, economic, and ecological developments in the Global East: the postsocialist spaces which have undergone political and economic transition. The course begins with an introductory lecture that provides an overview of political ecology as an academic field, highlighting current debates and tracing its emergence from critical political economy. This lecture sets the stage for the course by bridging theoretical and empirical perspectives, offering a comprehensive understanding of how political ecology examines the intersections of international political economy and ecological changes.
Throughout the course, students will explore various theoretical and political debates within political ecology, engaging with topics such as extractivism, social ecological movements, indigenous politics and resistance, authoritarian state power, and transnational neoliberal development policies. Empirical case studies from Armenia, Ukraine, Russian Sápmi, Uzbekistan, and Russia will be used to illustrate these concepts.
By the end of the course, students will gain a nuanced understanding of the specificities of political and ecological developments in the Global East. They will also learn to situate these developments within the broader context of global political economy and ecological changes.
Learning outcomes
During the course, the students will
The course support students’ argumentation skills and critical thinking. The course contributes to the development of teamwork skills (participating in group) as well as the ability to work independently (a learning diary).
Format of the course
The course will measure to 5 ECTS (participation in teaching 1 ECTS, readings and pre-assignments 1 ECTS and a learning diary 3 ECTS) and consist of one introductory lecture and six content-specific lectures. The language of instruction is English. The lectures will be held at Tampere University, City Centre Campus (the exact room to be confirmed by the university specialists later), and simultaneously streamed on Zoom.
The course will include pre-readings (1-2) and a written pre-assignment submitted through Moodle before each lecture. A written pre-assignment is designed in the format of a 'reading question,' where students are asked to reflect on the most puzzling or stimulating parts of the reading.
Each lecture will consist of a lecture part as well as group discussions based on the pre-readings and pre-assignments. The duration of each lecture is 90 minutes.
The final written assignment is a learning diary. The learning diary should be approximately 10 pages, reference at least 4 pre-readings given during the course, and can also include the content of pre-assignments (“reading question”) exercise. More about the format of the learning diary can be found here: https://content-webapi.tuni.fi/proxy/public/2019-09/apa_guide_lfc_0.pdf
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This course has received ExpREES course funding
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 10.11.-3.12.2025
Mon 10.11. klo 12-14
Tue 11.11. klo 12-14
Wed 12.11. klo 12-14
Mon 17.11. klo 12-14
Tue 18.11. klo 12-14
Wed 19.11. klo 12-14
Tue 2.12. kello 12-14 (ZOOM)
Wed 3.12. klo 12–14 (ZOOM)
The course consists of six on-campus meetings, with an option to join remotely for those who do not study at Tampere University, and two seminars on Zoom.
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Julia Bethwaite
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
The course introduces students to research on power, politics and Russian art that manifest in transnational contexts by delving into specific case studies. These case studies, located beyond Russia’s territorial borders, include the Russian Pavilion at the contemporary art festival Venice Biennale, the State Russian Museum’s satellite in Malaga, a Russian fine art exhibition in China and artistic resistance at the former ‘Russia House’ during the World Economic Forum in Davos. The course will discuss and provide examples of how the Russian state and elites have accumulated power in and through art and the transnational field of art. Students will learn to discover and analyse power and politics at artistic sites and they will gain insights about the range of actors involved in the transnational field of art as well as various field-crossing and scale-exceeding dynamics of capital, power and position-takings. Students will be presented with theoretical and methodological frameworks and tools that they will be encouraged to apply in selecting and analysing relevant case studies.
After the course, students will
The student will learn to recognise and analyse the role that art and artistic sites play in politics and accumulation of power. The intensive course will encourage students to independently apply the theoretical and methodological examples presented in the lectures in their own work. The course supports the development of critical thinking, argumentation skills and ability to work on an individual project.
The course consists of six on-campus meetings, with an option to join remotely for those who do not study at Tampere University, and two seminars on Zoom. During the two weeks of on-campus teaching, students are expected to complete assigned readings and submit a reflection on the articles via Moodle. For the final assignment, students will select individual case studies and write an essay based on their chosen case. The last two meetings of the course, organised entirely on Zoom, will be dedicated to presenting students’ individual projects, during which students will receive verbal feedback from their peers. As the final assignment, students will submit essays via Moodle that focus on the case studies they have selected.
Completion methods: Lectures, readings and presentation 2 ECTS + Final essay 3 ECTS
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place xxx
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Lina Klymenko
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 02.09.2025 - 21.10.2025
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Jussi Jalonen, Pia Koivunen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
The lecture series aims to illustrate to the students with the multi-faceted nature of Ukrainian national sentiment, the status and position of Ukraine within the 19th century dynastic empires, the struggle for statehood and nationhood in the early 20th century, significance of military heritage and the legacy of armed struggle to the national project, the paradoxical experience of Soviet era both as a scene of national catastrophes as well as national renaissance, and finally the continuity of the Ukrainian citizens’ activism and democracy movement up to the present day.
Participants will gain a broad understanding of the birth of modern Ukraine, including nationalism and civil society. They will be able to analyze and understand the history and the current events of the country and place it in the wider context of the history of Eastern Central Europe and the history of Europe in general.
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 27.10.–27.11.2025
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Anna-Liisa Heusala
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 27.10.2025–3.12.2025
ks. kurssisivuilta tarkka aika ja paikka
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Arto Luukkanen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
Opintojaksossa perehdytään Ukrainan historiaan, sen alueelliseen kehitykseen ja historian merkitykseen nykypäivässä sekä tarkastellaan ukrainalaisen kulttuurin muutoksia ja sen eri ilmentymiä.
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 29.10.–1.12.2025
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Elina Kahla, Brendan Humphreys, Marianna Muravyeva, Markku Kangaspuro
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
The student has an overall understanding of the different theoretical frames and methodological approaches to studying identity. The student recognizes the interdisciplinary conceptualizations regarding identity formation, the various ways of instrumentalization of identity and agency. The student can create research questions relevant to investigating identities and their usages. The student understands the significance of the temporal context and can analyze identities from a historical and contemporary perspectives. The student can analyze various aspects of identity in connection to spatial context and is able to relate to local, national, regional, and global points of view.
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 10.9.2025–17.10.2025
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Arto Luukkanen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 2.9.–2.10.2025
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Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Eugenia Pesci, Anna-Liisa Heusala, Mirzokhid Karshiev
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
The student gains an understanding of how norms and views on ethics have been produced, disseminated and contested in the REEE area, and their implications for societal transformation. The student gains skills and knowledge to analyze and situate governance trajectories in a global context.
The student identifies normative and ethical questions that are connected to state and societal development in Russia, Eurasia and Eastern Europe. The lectures may include such topics as the rule of law, historical development of government, institutional change.
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 31.10.2025 - 17.11.2025
Fri 31.10.2025 10:00-12:00 M110, Seminaarisali M110 (Joe)
Wed 05.11.2025 12:00-14:00 M110, Seminaarisali M110 (Joe)
Wed 12.11.2025 11:00-14:00 M110, Seminaarisali M110 (Joe)
Mon 17.11.2025 12:00-14:00 M110, Seminaarisali M110 (Joe)
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Pasi Tuunainen
The course discusses the reasons, courses of action and outcomes of the territorial border conflicts and disputes in the Finnish-Russian border areas, especially in Karelia, during the past centuries. The course sheds light on the geopolitical (strategic) interest of Russia and its predecessors in the territory of Finland and its linkages with military conquests. The course also introduces how different geographic factors influence the conduct of military operations in the forest regions of the European North. Furthermore, methods and techniques of warfare are examined. The emphasis will be on the tactical and operational levels of war. Case studies for the Part I of the lectures are chosen from medieval, early modern and modern periods to illustrate various forms of low intensity conflicts in the Finnish-Russian border zones (raids, plunder, border disputes etc.). Part II of the course concentrates on the 20 th century, especially in the features of World War II in Karelia.
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 2.9.–9.12.2025. Tiistaisin 14-16, A109 Unioninkatu 38
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Outi Tanczos
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
Tunnistat unkarilaisen kulttuurin, historian ja yhteiskunnan erikoispiirteitä ja niiden vuorovaikutusta.
Opintojaksossa keskitytään kulttuurin, historian tai yhteiskunnan erikoiskysymyksiin tai näiden välisiin yhteyksiin.
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 28.10.–4.12.2025
Tiistaisin ja torstaisin 14.15–15.45. Katso salit kurssisivuilta.
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Ira Jänis-Isokangas, Sari Autio-Sarasmo
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
Opintojakso kattaa Venäjän historian soveltuvilta osin ja keskittyy Venäjän historiaan ja kulttuurin vaikuttaneisiin tapahtumiin.
Osaamistavoitteet: Opiskelija tunnistaa Venäjän historiaan ja kulttuuriin liittyviä ominaispiirteitä. Opiskelija tunnistaa Venäjän historiaan liittyviä kehityskulkuja sekä jatkumoita menneisyydestä nykypäivään.
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 8.9.–8.12.2025. Maanantaisin 14-16, U4080, Unioninkatu 34 (Päärakennus)
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Sigrid Kaasik-Krogerus
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
Opintojakson jälkeen olet hankkinut perustiedot Viron yhteiskunnasta ja kulttuurista. Osaat tulkita virolaisen kulttuurin ilmiöitä ja analysoida yhteiskuntaa kuulumisen käsitteen avulla. Tunnet Viron historian keskeiset vaiheet ja tapahtumat ja osaat tarkastella Viroa ja virolaista kulttuuria alueellisessa kontekstissa. Osana opintojaksoa olet harjoitellut argumentaatiotaitoja.
Opintojakso tarjoaa katsaukseen Viron kulttuuriin ja yhteiskuntaan laajassa merkityksessä. Opintojakson teoreettisena ja käsitteellisenä kehyksenä toimii kuuluminen. Opintojakso jakautuu kolmeksi temaattiseksi kokonaisuudeksi: Viron asukkaat ja kuuluminen, kulttuuri ja kuuluminen sekä Viron alueellinen kuuluminen.
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This course has received ExpREES course funding
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 12.1.–11.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Olga Kantokoski
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 12.3.–30.4.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Inna Häkkinen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
Moto: Chornobyl decoded and upgraded: 40 years after the nuclear disaster
Course outline: The course is to introduce students to major theoretical and practical frames of reconsidering the Chornobyl legacy, through an interdisciplinary approach, exploring its intersectional dimensions, technoscientific aspects, military implications, digital representations, and cinematic depictions, which contributes to examining the transformations of Chornobyl narratives over the past 40 years and provides a refreshed understanding of its evolving legacy as a nuanced comprehension of the nuclear disaster's lasting societal and environmental impacts on the region and beyond.
Learning objectives: Students are able to:
1)demonstrate an interdisciplinary understanding of contemporary perception of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, i.e. students will be able to analyze the Chornobyl legacy through multiple lenses of 40-year transformations, including environmental, social, political, technological, scientific, military, digital, and cinematic perspectives, recognizing the interconnectedness of these dimensions in understanding the event's complex legacy;
2) critically evaluate contemporary dominant nuclear narratives in the Eastern European context, i.e. students will be able to critically assess existing narratives surrounding Chornobyl, including those related to energy security, environmental sustainability, technological risk management, and the impact of digital media; they will also be able to understand how collective and prosthetic memories of the disaster are formed and shaped,
3)apply theoretical frameworks to analyze a natural/human-made catastrophe, i.e. students will be able to apply theoretical approaches as intersectionality, trauma studies, and environmental humanities to analyze the long-term social, cultural, and environmental impacts of the Chornobyl legacy in seeing the transformations of shaping its public perception and awareness for further communicating nuclear narratives in East/Central Europe and beyond.
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This course has received ExpREES course funding
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 9.1.-20.2.2026
ROOMS TBA later
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Valentina Frolova
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
This course provides a comparative analysis of contemporary human rights issues in Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, covering topics such as gender equality, media freedom, and the persecution of human rights defenders. Students will critically examine the relationship between political reform and human rights violations, as well as the strategies used to defend human rights in the region. Through extensive case studies, students will identify key cross-regional trends and challenges.
Class 1: Human Rights in Russia and Central Asia
Class 2: Violence Against Women: Domestic and Sexual Violence
Class 3: Gender Equality
Class 4: The Prosecution of Journalists and Independent Media
Class 5: Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders
Class 6: Freedom of Assembly
Class 7: LGBT Rights
Class 8: Reproductive Rights
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to identify and analyze key human rights issues in the region and recognize cross-regional trends. The course will equip students with the skills to critically assess the relationship between political reform and human rights violations, as well as the strategies used to protect and defend human rights. Students will also be able to compare approaches to selected human rights issues across different countries in the region and evaluate the effectiveness of various human rights protection mechanisms.
Course Requirements and Assessment
The final grade will be based on the following components:
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This course has received ExpREES course funding
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 3.3.-23.4.2026
heme 1: Historical Overview of Russia-China Relations and Theoretical Foundations in Geopolitics and Geoeconomics. Tuesday 3 March, 3 hours, 13:00–16:00
Theme 2: Energy Geopolitics. Tuesday 10 March, 3 hours, 13:00–16:00
Theme 3: The Arctic as a Geopolitical Frontier Tuesday 17 March, 2 hours, 13:00–15:00 & Thursday 19 March, 2 hours, 10:00–12:00
Theme 4: Strategic Alignment in International Affairs? Tuesday 24 March, 3 hours, 13:00–16:00
Theme 5: Geoeconomics – Trade, Investment, Sanctions. Tuesday 31 March, 3 hours, 13:00–16:00
Theme 6: Regional Competition in Central Asia and Limits of Cooperation. Tuesday 14 April, 3 hours, 13:00–16:00. Guest lecture by Julie Yu-Wen Chen, University of Helsinki
Theme 7: Concluding Discussion & Group Work. Tuesday 21 April, 2 hours, 13:00–15:00 & Thursday 23 April, 2 hours, 10:00–12:00
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Yue Wang
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
This course examines the geopolitical and geoeconomic dimensions of contemporary Russia-China relations, introducing theoretical foundations and exploring key themes such as energy geopolitics, strategic alignments, regional competition, and economic interdependencies. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, group work, and written assignments, students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the strategic dynamics shaping Russia-China interactions in the global arena.
The course is offered in the spring semester of 2026 in a hybrid format, both on-site at the City Centre Campus of Tampere University and via Zoom. Students are required to confirm their mode of participation during registration, and this selection will remain fixed throughout the course. As a general rule, students enrolled at Tampere University are expected to attend on-site unless they provide valid reasons for online participation.
Intended Learning Outcomes. By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Systematically understand the dynamics of contemporary Russia-China relations.
Apply key geopolitical and geoeconomic theories to analyse Russia-China relations and beyond.
Critically assess regional competition and the limits of Russia-China cooperation in areas such as Central Asia and the Arctic.
Evaluate the impact of external factors, such as Western sanctions, in shaping Russia-China relations.
Develop and enhance analytical and reflective skills through group debates, presentations, and written assignments.
Course Evaluation & Assessment
1. Class Participation and Learning Diary (20%)
•Attendance: Students may miss a maximum of one lecture with a valid reason.
•Active engagement in discussions.
•Learning diary: A short written reflection (1-2 pages) on one assigned course theme.
2. Group Presentation or Debate (40%)
•Collaborative research on a selected theme. The format (presentation or debate) will be determined based on the number and distribution of students (total, online vs onsite).
Course outline
3. Final Written Assignment (40%) (5 pages, due 7 May)
•Part I (2 pages): Synthesis of core arguments from group discussions.
•Part II (3 pages): Critical reflections on other group presentations and insights gained throughout the course.
Note: Detailed evaluation criteria for each assignment will be provided at the beginning of the course.
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This course has received ExpREES course funding
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 13.1.–24.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Heli Reimann
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 4.2.-13.2.2026
February 4, 2026: 9.15-13.45 (5 x 45 minutes)
February 6, 2026: 12.15-16.45 (5 x 45 minutes)
February 9, 2026: 8.15-11.45 (4 x 45 minutes)
February 11, 2026: 14.15-16.45 (3 x 45 minutes)
February 13, 2026: 9.15-11.45 (3 x 45 minutes)
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Dawid Bunikowski
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
The aim of the course is to acquaint the student with the history of the Polish Jews since the Middle Ages to nowadays as well as with the Jews and Judaism in Ukraine, Russia, the Baltic countries and East Central Europe. 80% of the world's Jewry lived in Poland by 1800, however, there were also quite many Jews in Ukraine and Russia, and other (Baltic, Slavic) countries till the 1940s.
Topics:
1. The Jews as a ("chosen") nation. Cultural and religious approaches.
2. The Poles/other Slavs/the Baltic people and the Jews as nations living together for 1000 years - characteristics.
3. The Jews in Europe in the Middle Ages and modern times. The Jews in Ukraine, Russia, the Baltic countries and East Central Europe.
4. The Jews' arrival in Poland in the Middle Ages: a legal/social status, restrictions and privileges.
5. Jewish culture in multicultural Poland till the 19th century: Jewish religion, law, government/autonomy, parliament, kahals, customs, traditions, professions, activities, ordinary life.
6. Sects in Judaism in Poland/Ukraine/East Central Europe in the 17th and the 18th centuries (Chasidism, Sabbateism, Jacob Frank's sect).
7. Anti-Semitism in Poland, Ukraine, Russia, the Baltic countries and East Central Europe since medieval times to the 1930s: facts and reasons. Zionism: Jewish nationalism in the 20th century.
8. Holocaust by Nazi Germany in the occupied Polish territories: "Shoah", Auschwitz-Birkenau.
9. Jewish-Polish (interwar) literature: the Polish writers of Jewish origins Julian Tuwim, Jan Brzechwa, Bruno Schulz, Janusz Korczak, Isaac Singer.
10. "Remnants: the last Jews of Poland" in homogeneous Poland since 1945 to the 21st century: assimilation, discrimination, emigration, grief, integration. The Jews in Ukraine, Russia, the Baltic countries and East Central Europe nowadays.
Learning outcomes: The student should understand the phenomenon of Poland called "a paradise for the Jews". The student should get the reasons of different attitudes of majorities towards the Jews in the mentioned countries and regions. The student should understand the diversity of Jewishness and Judaism in those countries and regions, especially in Poland, as well as the complexity of Jewish-Polish relations. The international context of long-standing anti-Semitism is presented and should be well-understood as well. The student is also familiarised with the foundations of Judaism as a religion and a way of life.
Info on assessment: All together 20 hours of lectures online. 10 lectures/topics, each for 2 h. Activating tasks for students to pass the course: active participation with reading and discussion as well as short written assignments (writing a 5-7-page essay on a topic agreed with the lecturer). Grades: 0-5.
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Materials:
The student can take a look at the following book in case you are not familiar with the course topic:
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Tämä kurssi on saanut valtakunnallisen yliopistoverkoston VIExpert-opetusrahoitusta
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 10.3.–30.4.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Aleksi Mainio, Ira Jänis-Isokangas
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Tämä kurssi on saanut valtakunnallisen yliopistoverkoston VIExpert-opetusrahoitusta
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 13.1.2026–26.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Meri Herrala, Susan Ikonen
Kurssi toteutetaan hybridiopetuksena.
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
Kurssin suoritettuaan opiskelijalla on kattava näkemys Neuvostoliiton yhteiskunnasta,
kulttuurista ja keskeisimmistä sisä- ja ulkopoliittisista kysymyksistä. Luentosarja kattaa
ajanjakson lokakuun vallankumouksesta Neuvostoliiton hajoamiseen (1917–1991).
Opiskelijat saavat kurssilla empiiristä tietoa neuvostojärjestelmän ja -kulttuurin
keskeisimmistä instituutioista (ideologia, puolue, propaganda, sensuuri ja sosialistinen
realismi) keskeisten historiallisten kokonaisuuksien kautta. Näitä olivat NEP, teollistaminen
ja maatalouden kollektivisointi, yhteiskunnan modernisoituminen, kaupungistuminen,
elintason kehittyminen sekä neuvostoyhteiskunnassa harjoitetut poliittiset rituaalit, tavat ja
kulttuurielämän tapahtumat. Kurssilla käsitellään, miten Neuvostoliitossa politiikka ja
ideologia toimivat taidetta muovaavina voimina sekä sisä- että ulkopoliittisissa yhteyksissä.
Neuvostokulttuurin osalta kurssilla käsitellään elokuvaa, kirjallisuutta, klassista ja
viihdemusiikkia, kuvataidetta sekä sivutaan teatteria.
Opiskelijat oppivat, miten poliittisen repression asteen vaihtelut vaikuttivat siihen, miten
neuvostoyhteiskunta suhtautui länteen ja miten Leninin ja Stalinin kausien suhteellisen
sulkeutuneisuuden jälkeen läntisiä vaikutteita saapui Neuvostoliittoon Hruštševin
rauhanomaisen rinnakkainelon, Brežnevin détenten sekä Gorbatšovin perestroikan aikoina
suurvaltojen välisen kilpailun ja kulttuuri- ja tiedevaihdon kautta. Neuvostoyhteiskunnan
poliittisten, ideologisten ja yhteiskunnallisten muutosten kautta kurssi tarjoaa empiirisiä ja
analyyttisiä välineitä propagandan, pehmeän diplomatian, ”soft powerin”, ”cultural
statecraftin” ja informaatiovaikuttamisen ymmärtämiseen.
Luennoilla käydään läpi myös ns. Venäjän arkistovallankumousta, joka on mahdollistanut
neuvostohistorian tutkimisen alkuperäisaineistojen avulla. Opiskelija saa kuvan siitä,
millaiset lähteet ja metodologia ovat kurssin aihepiiriä koskevan akateemisen tutkimuksen
takana. Kurssin luento-osuuden lopuksi käsitellään neuvostoajan vaikutusta Putinin ajan
Venäjään yhteiskunta-, kulttuuri- ja historiapolitiikan näkökulmista. Kurssin luennot
sisältävät sekä kronologisia että temaattisia kokonaisuuksia.
Luentorunko
1. Lokakuun vallankumous ja Neuvostoliiton perustaminen (Herrala & Ikonen)
2. Neuvostoyhteiskunnan instituutioiden ja totalitaristisen kulttuurin synty (Ikonen)
3. Stalinistinen yhteiskunnallinen muutos ja rakennusprojektit 1930-luvuilla (Herrala)
4. Myöhäisstalinistisen ajan yhteiskunta ja kulttuuri 1946–1953 (Herrala)
5. Varhainen suojasää ja destalinisoinnin I vaihe (Ikonen)
6. Rauhanomainen rinnakkainelo ja suurvaltakilpailu (Herrala)
7. Hruštšovista Brežneviin: 1960-luvun kulttuurinen murros (Ikonen)
8. Pitkä 1970-luku: neuvostoyhteiskunta ”pysähtyneisyyden vuosina” (Ikonen)
9. Brežnevin ajan détente sekä suurvaltojen väliset kiistakysymykset (Herrala)
10. Gorbatšov ja perestroika, glasnost ja demokratisoituminen (Ikonen)
11. Neuvostoliiton yhteiskunta-, kulttuuri- ja historiapolitiikan pitkät jäljet (Herrala)
12. Opiskelijoiden elokuva-analyysit (Herrala ja Ikonen)
13. Opiskelijoiden elokuva-analyysit (Herrala ja Ikonen)
14. Loppukeskustelu (Herrala ja Ikonen)
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This course has received ExpREES course funding
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place .xx.2025
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Pallavi Pal and Minna Hanhijärvi
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
Lisätietoa / More information Link to the course page
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 12.1.–25.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Marianna Muravyeva, Larisa Shpakovskaya, Yuliya Brin
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 9.3.–27.4.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Jani Korhonen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 9.3.–22.4.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Katalin Miklóssy
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 9.3.–22.4.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Arto Luukkanen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 10.3.–9.4.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Marianna Muravyeva
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
Lisätietoa / More information Link to the course page
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 8.1.2026 – 23.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Rinna Kullaa
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
The course consists of lectures. We study historical works and historians of Ukraine published in English language or in English translation as well as additional primary sources written by experts. The course addresses core questions of how Ukraine´s statehood and identity was formed and cemented. We discover how Ukraine´s history has been impacted by economic, political, societal and international relations developments and begin our examination from the 17th century onwards. The course deals with the emergence of the Soviet Union from the perspective of Ukraine´s development and also the contribution Ukrainian historical figures made towards the USSR. We examine the post-Soviet transition towards democracy. Key topics including the Orange Revolution (2004-2005) and Euromaidan (2013-2014) uprisings as well as Nato´s 2008 Bucharest summit to shed light on the nature of development of Ukraine as a regional and international actor. We consider the relationship between Ukraine´s post-Communist development and the European Union and international politics. We examine the ongoing Russia´s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Students in the TAU's history degree programme have priority in registration.
Lisätietoa / More information Link to the course page Note! Use TAU's own registration form "ExpREES (Tampere University)"
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 13.1.–18.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 9.3.–22.4.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Arto Luukkanen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 13.1.–24.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Jarno Hänninen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
päivitetään
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 13.1.–26.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Katalin Miklossy, Vladimir Gelman, Katri Pynnöniemi
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 12.1.–25.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Katalin Miklóssy
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
Lisätietoa / More information Link to the course page
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 12.1.–27.4.2026, maanantaisin 10-12, B502 (sali 24), Unioninkatu 40 (Metsätalo)
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Sigrid Kaasik-Krogerus
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
Opintojakson suoritettuasi osaat analysoida Viron ja Suomen välistä rajat ylittävää toimintaa kulttuurisesta ja yhteiskunnallisesta näkökulmasta. Olet perehtynyt erilaisten toimijoiden välisiin ylirajaisiin kontakteihin viimeisten vuosikymmenien aikana sekä niiden merkitykseen Viron ja Suomen suhteiden näkökulmasta. Osaat tarkastella kriittisesti julkista keskustelua ja muita yhteiskunnallisia materiaaleja. Osana opintojaksoa olet harjoitellut argumentaatiotaitoja.
Opintojakso käsittelee Viron ja Suomen välistä rajat ylittävää toimintaa ja toimijoita viimeisten vuosikymmenien aikana. Osana opintojaksoa analysoidaan julkista keskustelua ja muita kulttuurisia ja yhteiskunnallisia materiaaleja. Sen perusteella pohditaan Viron ja Suomen menneiden ja nykyisten kontaktien lisäksi rajat ylittäviä tulevaisuudennäkymiä.
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 13.1.–19.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Una Bergmane
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 14.1.–29.4.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Outi Tanczos
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
päivitetään
Lisätietoa / More information Linkki kurssisivulle Huom! Opetuskieli unkari
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 15.1.–30.4.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Outi Tanczos
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
päivitetään
Lisätietoa / More information Linkki kurssisivulle Huom! Kurssi on kanditasoinen
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 12.1.–18.2.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Arto Luukkanen
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
päivitetään
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Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 9.3.–17.4.2026
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Santeri Kytöneva, Mira Ruokolainen, Katri Pynnöniemi
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
TBA
Lisätietoa / More information Linkki kurssisivulle Huom! Kurssi on kanditasoinen.
Aika ja paikka / Time and Place 12.1.–27.4.2026
Katso kurssisivuilta ajat ja luentosalit
Luennoitsija(t) / Lecturer(s) Sigrid Kaasik-Krogerus
Tavoite ja sisältö / Aim and content
Opintojakso tarjoaa kronologisen katsauksen Viron kirjallisuuden kehitykseen, käsittelee keskeisiä kirjailijoita, heidän teoksiaan ja niihin liittyvää kirjallisuuden tutkimusta. Opintojakson aikana luetaan ja analysoidaan eri aikakausien kirjailijoiden kaunokirjallisia tekstejä.
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