- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Political anthropology of former Soviet republics 3620-APPO-OG
1. The notion of culture as a system of categories of thinking. Explanation of the lecture author's standpoint.
2. Characteristic features of European culture and the emergence of democracy in the West.
3. Evolution of western societies' ethos in the second half of the XX century and its influence on political life - based on the example of the liberal democracy model changes.
4. A nation-state under conditions of globalization: the changing concept of state sovereignty and the problems of democracy.
5. Transformation of the political system in Russia and the Russian culture and traditions.
6. Putin's Russia - a new state model in Europe?
7. The problems of political system transformation in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
8. The category of human individual in Asia.
9. The category of human individual and the persistence of the traditional social structure.
10. The category of human individual and the patterns of behaviour in politics.
11. Nation issues in Central Asia.
12. Cultural background to Asian authoritarianisms.
13. Culture and traditions of China and the prospects for democracy in this country.
14. Islam and democracy. Is there a civilisation of Islam? The essence of Islam as a religion in comparison to Christianity in the West.
15. Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism. Social genesis of these phenomena.
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Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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