Political Processes and the Parliamentary Elections 2011 in Russia in the context of the changing and globalizing world

Political Processes and the Parliamentary Elections 2011 in Russia in the context of the changing and globalizing world 

by Prof. Eugeniy Pashentsev
DSc., Head of the Communication Management Centre at the Russian-German Graduate School of Management – the Faculty of the Academy of National Economy under the Government of RF. A research supervisor of the specialization “Communication management” at Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Faculty of Philosophy.  A head of the MA Programme “The modern and contemporary history of Europe and North America” at the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Director of the International Centre for Social and Political Studies and Consulting.
 The author/editor of the books: The rising role of communication management in world politics and business (2009, co-editor, in English), Communication management in World Politics and Business (2007, editor), Public Relations and Communication Management: Foreign Experience (2006,editor), Public Relations: World Practice and Contemporary Russia (2000), Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution (2004, editor), Media and Public Relations in Bulgaria (2004), Public Relations: From Business to Politics (3 editions, 2000-2002), Armies and Politics (2002, editor, published in English), Russian Army and the Crisis (2000, published in English),The Parties in Opposition in the Contemporary Russia (1998, editor), The Left Parties of Russia (1997, editor, published in English), etc.

Course Description.
This course will focus on the main challenges the political parties and their presidential candidates will be faced with in the forthcoming election campaign in Russia.

The course will consist of 12 lectures/seminars.The class will meet weekly.

1. The genesis of Russian mentality and culture including the development of the political system.
2. Political parties in Russia: historical roots and present day realities.
3. The political system of contemporary Russia – political parties and their social role.
4. The practice of lobbying in Russia.
5. State bureaucratic processes and the role of corruption.
6. Communication management, information warfare and political battles in Russia.
7. 2011 Parliamentary Elections: Political background
8. United Russia, Russia's largest party, in contemporary Russia: The program documents, social grassroots, methods of political  struggle.  The     lecture and the meeting with the high top official of the party and the Russian students of PR and political communications .
9. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation before the 2011 elections.
10. The Just  Russia and Liberal Democratic parties before the 2011 elections.
11. Lecture and the meeting with a top official from one of the parties currently not represented in the Russian parliament.
12. The future of Russia: A civil society or authoritarian rule