Human Rights in Russia and Eurasia
Instructor: Andrew Janco, Lecturer, Human Rights Program
HMRT 26500/36500 (= HIST 29312/39313, SLAV 26500/36500)
Monday – Wednesday: 3:00 – 4:20 pm
This course focuses on the political economy of human rights in Russia and Eurasia. We will study how international norms have been “imported” by post-Soviet states. How have regional politics and cultures shaped how rights norms are understood and how they are protected in practice? Why do many post-Soviet countries fail to protect the rights of their citizens? Using knowledge of the history, political culture and social practices of the region, we will work to identify those rights issues with the most potential for positive change and those more likely to remain enduring problems.
Countries and Regions
Russia (Federation) 1991-
Soviet Union 1917-1991
Eurasia [For this LibGuide, Eurasia is defined as the former
Soviet Republics of Central Asia and Transcaucasia]
Central Asia
Transcaucasia
SUBJECT HEADINGS AND KEY WORDS
Any geographic entity (city, country, region) can be attached to any subject heading and searched in the Library Catalog to determine which books and journals we have that are related to your topic. For example:
Civil rights--Turkmenistan
Human rights--History
Human rights--Eurasia
Human rights--Uzbekistan
Human rights--Asia, Central
Human rights--Islamic countries
Human rights--Cross-cultural studies
Human rights--Law and legislation
Human rights--Protection
Human rights--Russia (Federation)--Chechniia
Human rights advocacy--Russia (Federation)
Human rights advocacy--Government policy
Humanitarian law--Caucasus
Asia, Central--Economic conditions
Asia, Central--Politics and government
Transcaucasia--Social conditions
Transcaucasia--Politics and government
Post-communism--Asia, Central
Women's rights--Armenia
Freedom of the press--Russia (Federation)
Freedom of religion--Asia, Central
Religious minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--Russia (Federation)
Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--Russia (Federation
Feel free to contact me for help in developing a thesaurus of key words and phrases that will lead you to material on your chosen topics.