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FEDERAL AGENCY ON EDUCATIONSAINT PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

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COURSE SYLLABUS

«European Union-Russia Relations: political and business aspects»

Program: Master of International Business (MIB)Code of the course: According to program curriculumCourse status: Optional Language of instruction: English

Professor:

Stanislav L. Tkachenko, Ph.D. (in Economics and in History), Associate Professor(Name and title)

Reviewers:

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CONTENTS

COURSE ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………………

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE COURSE1.1. Course objectives ……………………………………………………….1.2. Place of the course in the educational program curriculum……………………1.3. Key skills developed by students ………………………………………………

2. COURSE CONTENTS2.1. Description of course topics …………………….………………………….2.2. Individual and group work (teaching methods, projects, presentations, in-class assignments etc.) ……………………………………………………………2.3. List of cases used in the course …………………………………………………

3. COURSE OUTLINE3.1. Time allocation between course topics (in hours)………………………………3.2. Detailed plan of classes ………………….......................................……………

4. EVALUATION SYSTEM4.1. Current evaluation ………………………………………..………………4.2. Final evaluation (exam) …..…………………………………….………………4.3. Grading system ………………………………………………….……………..4.4. Sample of exam assignment ……………………………………………………

5. LITERATURE5.1. Required reading ……………………………………………………..………..5.2. Optional reading…. …………………………………………………….……..5.3. List of software, films and other multimedia used in the course .……………..

6. КРАТКАЯ ПРОГРАММА КУРСА НА РУССКОМ ЯЗЫКЕ 6.1. Наименование курса, разработчик, рецензенты….………………..………..6.2. Цели и задачи курса…………………………………………………….……..6.3. Место курса в профессиональной подготовке выпускника ………………..6.4. Краткое содержание курса (разделы, темы, вопросы) ……………………..6.5. Система оценивания ………………………………………………………….6.6. Литература ……………………………………………………………………

ATTACHMENT 1. Could be made on English, or RussianComparative analysis of teaching the same discipline (or prototypes) in the leading business schools ….……………………………………………………..

COURSE ABSTRACT The course «European Union – Russia Relations» is aimed to provide students with the complex nature of relations of Russia’s largest economic and political partner in world arena. The interdependencies between the two regions are comprehensive, especially concerning industries with relations to the energy sector, which is a critical area of interest for both regions.

It covers history of EU-Soviet and EU-Russia relations and current state of affairs. Students will study the process of decision-making in economic policy of Russian Federation on the federal level (President, Parliament and Government), regional level (Administrations of Russian regions, involved in relations with European Union) as well as on the level of leading “national champions” in development of cooperation with European Union in trade, investments, environment, culture, cross-border and other areas. Seminars will provide students an opportunity to work with legal documents of both Russian Federation and European Union, regulating all aspects of their relations. All topics of lectures and seminars are analysed from political and economic points of view in order to show how different approaches for studying EU-Russia relations may help students to have better understanding of complex and rapidly changing nature of bilateral relations.

Thus, the contents of the course are designed on the two pillars:• Analysis of political interests of the two regions through investigation of legal

documents, legislation and bilateral agreements• Economic theories and models that can explain aspects of competition and

internationalization, trade barriers and international trade.

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE COURSE

1.1. Course objectives

The aim of the course is to provide students with the understanding of diverse nature of relations of Russian Federation and European Union and the impact that these relations have on the business climate between the two regions:

to look into basic stages of development of EU-Russia relations foreign political economic foreign policy thinking, conduct and determine the main goals of these relations for both sides. This includes the competitive advantages that the two regions seek to provide for their respective industries. Also, the dilemma between protecting national industrial interests and improvement of competitiveness through cross border collaboration between industries is an important aspect.

to identify long-term interests and short-term goals in EU-Russia relations for each side and to analyse the basic documents guiding EU-Russia relations and the key institutions of cooperation, created on their bases, as well as on national/Community level by each side. These interests and their consequences for cross border business environment are essential for the future of trade between the regions, especially in the area of energy related industries, where governmental and industrial interests are closely interrelated.

to determine how adequate are the existing provisions and structures to the interests of the European Union, its Member States as well as for Russian Federation & to forecast the future of the EU-Russia political and economic relations.

The course is aimed to develop the following skills: ability to analyse complex political and economic relations on bilateral and multilateral

basis problem-solving and statistical data analysis development of interdisciplinary approaches taking into account concepts from different

scientific areas ability to work with basic international documents guiding political and economic

relations combined with economic theories and frameworks in order to use them in

forecasting future of international relations.

1.2. Place of the course in the educational program curriculum

“European Union – Russia Relations: political and business aspects” is an optional course

that is offered during the 1st semester of Master of International Business program.

Within MIB, the program with a strong international focus, the course plays an important

practical role as it develops analytical skills of the students in studying dynamics of Russian

foreign economic policy, functioning of its political and economic institutions, and thus

contributing to their future performance on the global arena.

Students earn __ ECTS for this course.

Course prerequisites: Undergraduate course in European Studies or European Integration.

Students of the course should have good knowledge of European Affairs and being familiar with

Russian Studies, and have the basics of political and economic analysis. For students who did not

take courses in European and Russian Studies, additional readings for introduction into these

areas are recommended (any basic textbook in this area, for example, Cowles, Maria G., and

Dinan, Desmond. Developments in the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).

Course format: The course comprises a class of lecture every week, and a class of

seminar work every other week. Each class comprises 2 academic hours.

1.3. Key skills developed by students

The course is aimed to develop the following skills:

ability to analyse of complex political and economic relations on bilateral and

multilateral basis,

problem-solving and statistical data analysis skills,

development of interdisciplinary approach,

ability to work with basic international documents guiding political and economic

relations, to use them in forecasting future of international relations.

2. COURSE CONTENT2.1. Description of course topicsAll the topics covered within the course are arranged into two parts.

Part I . Introduction : Historical Perspective on EU-Russian Federation Relations .

Topic 1. Relations of European Economic Community and Soviet Union

Integration in Western Europe and in area of USSR domination: different models and outcomes.

First contacts of EEC and USSR. Establishment of official relations and December 1989

Agreement. Disintegration of USSR and its impact on European economic relations with

countries of Eastern Europe.

Seminar 1: Analysis of EEC-USSR Agreement of 1989.

Topic 2. Establishment of EU-Russia Relations: intentions of both sides and immediate

impact on bilateral economic relations

Russia and Europe: overview of relations. Russian Federation after USSR disintegration: legal

status and first wave of economic reforms. Discussion on strategy of reforms and idea “to return

into Europe”. Economics of EU-Russia trade in 1991-1994: key problems and prospects.

Topic 3. Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (Corfu Agreement) of June 1994.

EU and Russia in early 1990s: the Maastricht Treaty and Russian Constitution of December

1993. Russia’s search for its place in the world and in Europe. The negotiations on the

Partnership and Co-operation Agreement.

Seminar 2: Analysis of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement from Russian and European

perspectives. Comparison of the PCA with Russia and European Agreement with Poland.

Topic 4. EU-Russia Relations in 1990s. Trade and Investments. TACIS and TEMPUS

Programmes.

Developments in Russian politics from European point of view. TACIS – programme of

technical assistance. Set-up, goals and structure. A need for reform of TACIS in late 1990s.

Effect of EU assistance programs for Russian economy. Structure of Russian export to EU and

import from EU.

Seminar 3: Comparative Analysis of two strategies of 1999: The EU’s strategy – a search for a

new instrument in the external relations and divergence among the member-states on the

relations with Russia Russia’s Mid-term Strategy.

Part II . Key aspects of EU-Russia Relations (since 2000).

Topic 5. EU-Russia political and economic relations since 2000. Interregional and cross-

border co-operation.

Second “wave” of Russian reforms since 2000. Changes in foreign policy strategy since adoption

of Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation (June 28, 2000). Economization of Russian

foreign policy. Russia’s interest in the dialogue with the European Union. Federal institutions

and regions in EU-Russia relations.

Seminar 4: Leading think-tanks on studies of EU – Russia relations: comparative analysis of

their areas of interests and attitudes towards future of bilateral relations.

Topic 6. European Union’s enlargement of May 2004 and January 2007 and its impact on

relations with Russian Federation.

Economic dimension of enlargement: impact on trade, access to markets, investment

opportunities. Political dimension of the enlargement: growth of conflicts in EU-Russia relations

since May 2004.

Topic 7. Problems of signing new EU-Russia Agreement instead of PCA of 1994.

Russia-EU economic and political relations: multilateral architecture of world economic and

political system. Complex nature of the European Union from Russian point of view: “Old

Europe” versus “New Europe”. Conflicts with Poland and Baltic States as obstacles for changing

legal foundations of EU-Russia Relations. US factor in EU-Russia relations.

Seminar 5: EU-Russia Summit in Lahti, Finland (October 2006): comparative analysis of EU’s

and Russia’s positions in industrial sphere.

Part III. EU-Russia cooperation in different sectors. Prospects for future cooperation.

This part builds a link between discussed above topics and problematic issues in contemporary

EU-Russia relations in different areas of economic and social co-operation.

Topic 8. EU-Russia Trade : structure and trends.Structure of EU-Russian trade in goods and services. Russian economy’s status as market

economy. WTO accession’s negotiations and position of European Union. Antidumping

procedures in EU-Russia trade. Common Market or WTO+ Model?

Topic 9. Cooperation in the energy sector. The Russia-EU Energy Dialogue.

The energy needs of the European Union. Geography of energy supply to European Union. Oil

and natural gas, electricity, coal. The procedure for development of the agenda in EU-Russia

Energy Dialogue. Russian interests in the Energy Dialogue. EU interests in the Energy Dialogue.

Seminar 6. Problems of transit of Russia’s energy to EU markets and Transit Protocol of the

Energy Charter (European and Russian points of view).

Topic 10. EU-Russia Transport Co-operation: main areas and key challenges. Transport

policy of the European Union in historical perspective. Transport infrastructure between EU and

Russia. Railway roads, high-ways, waterways. Access to airports and air routs over Russia for

European air companies. Trans-European Networks and Russian Federation.

Seminar 7: Transport conflicts between European Union and Russia and prospects for their

solving.

Topic 11. The Concept of the Four Common Spaces as an effort to restructure all the

relations. The concept of the Common European Economic Space. The Concept Paper of 2003.

The Four spaces between European Union and Russia – an effort to give new start to bilateral

relations. The experience of European Economic Area. The content of the Roadmap on common

economic space.

Topic 12. The Northern Dimension and the European Neighborhood Policy.

The Northern Dimension Initiative of European Union: historical reasons and role in inside-EU

bargaining. The European Neighborhood Policy. The strategy and institutional framework.

Differentiation and singularity. The role of Russian Federation in the ENP.

Topic 13. EU-Russia humanitarian co-operation. EU-Russian co-operation in the fields of

science, culture and education. Promotion of joint research and wider cultural co-operation. Role

of governments and NGO sector in area of humanitarian co-operation. Russia’s participation in

EU-funded humanitarian and educational programs. The Roadmap on co-operation on common

space of research, education and culture.

Seminar 8: The Bologna Process and Russian Federation: economic and cultural aspects for

Russia.

Topic 14. Economic Prospects for the Kaliningrad region. History of the region. Unique

location of Kaliningrad region and problem of access to mainland Russia. Socio-economic

development of Kaliningrad region since 1991. Idea of “Pilot region” in EU-Russia relations.

Current economic situation and prospects of transformation into free economic zone or into

Russian “Hong Kong”.

Topic 15. What Future for EU-Russia Relations? Final lecture-seminar of the course.

Students will present their research papers on prospects of EU-Russia relations.

2.2. Individual and group work (teaching methods, projects, presentations, in-class assignments etc.)

The course is based on interactive teaching style with intensive student participation. Lectures are supplemented by readings. The seminar format combines discussions of cases, readings and student presentations.

The list of readings (individual work that should be done by students at home during the semester) is provided in the Section 5.1. This work in evaluated during final exam, as it includes questions related to the readings.

The list of in-class assignments in provided in the Section 3.2, that describes all individual and group exercises that are run in the class. This type of work is not directly assessed or graded.

Details of the group project, that is done at home during the semester, follow in this Section:

Student home assignments.

As a part of the course, students should prepare a report and presentation on particular

topic. This work is done in groups. Group project description and requirements are provided in

the full description of the Course.

Aim of the project work:

The project is aimed to demonstrate students’ knowledge of history, legal documents,

domestic political and economic processes in Russia and EU Member-States and how these are

all influencing different aspects of societies ranging from small enterprises to whole industries

and also the political and economic relations between the EU and Russia. Based on these input,

students must exercise their skills in forecasting major trends in these relations for mid-term

perspective. Students have to demonstrate their ability to use concepts and theoretical models for

studying European economic integration, basic and additional literature assigned for the course

and internet resources.

Outcomes of the project work and requirements:

Students are supposed to present two major outcomes of their group work: oral presentation

in the class (supported by Power Point’s presentation) and written report.

Project outcomes should contain personal opinion and reflections of group participants

concerning presented problem, for example:

Trade regime in EU-Russia relations and prospects for free trade zone

Why protection of investments into Russian energy sector is so important for future EU-

Russia relations?

Discussion of topical problem in EU-Russia transport co-operation

Analysis of peculiarities of Russia’s image in European Union and EU’s image in Russia

(both in public opinion and in media)

Analysis of a situation in particular region (Baltic Sea Area, Black Sea Region, Russia’s

interests in Mediterranean Region).

The presentation and report at the last lecture of the course should not be a replication of a

text from basic research papers of leading think-tanks or from textbooks. Students are strongly

advised to use topical articles from economic and socio-political magazines or their personal

(national) experience in report preparation, and to present their own reflections and attitudes to

analysed problem.

The written report should contain definition of key concepts discussed, description of

particular problems and their analysis, including students’ reflections and recommendations. The

report is to contain Bibliography list including Internet resources. The report is to be around 20

pages long, 12 font, 1,5 spaced, Word format. The written report is to be submitted in a hard

copy and in an electronic format. Power Point presentations’ slides can be added as an appendix.

In their oral presentation students are advised to concentrate on most topical/ambiguous

issues and their personal reflections on the situation, described in their written report.

Recommended duration of presentation – 15 minutes.

Organisational issues:

The project groups (6 students per group approx.) are assigned at the class, and preferably

should include students with different cultural backgrounds. Students’ suggestions are welcome.

Group project topics should be agreed with the lecturer not later than within one month

after the course was started (the exact date is announced at the beginning of the course). The

topics may be agreed not only in person, but via email as well.

Dates due: written report – usually not later than one month before the end of the course

(exact date is announced at the beginning of the course). Oral presentations are usually done at

the end of the course.

2.3. List of seminars (cases, discussed at seminars) used in the course Seminar 1: Analysis of EEC-USSR Agreement of 1989.

Seminar 2: Analysis of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement from Russian and

European perspectives. Comparison of the PCA with Russia and European Agreement

with Poland.

Seminar 3: Comparative Analysis of two strategies of 1999: The EU’s strategy – a search

for a new instrument in the external relations and divergence among the member-states

on the relations with Russia Russia’s Mid-term Strategy.

Seminar 4: Leading think-tanks on studies of EU – Russia relations: comparative analysis

of their areas of interests and attitudes towards future of bilateral relations.

Seminar 5: EU-Russia Summit in Lahti, Finland (October 2006): comparative analysis of

EU’s and Russia’s positions in industrial sphere.

Seminar 6. Problems of transit of Russia’s energy to EU markets and Transit Protocol of

the Energy Charter (European and Russian points of view).

Seminar 7: Transport conflicts between European Union and Russia and prospects for

their solving.

Seminar 8: The Bologna Process and Russian Federation: economic and cultural aspects

for Russia.

3. COURSE OUTLINE

3.1. Time allocation between course topics (in hours)

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PART 1. Introduction: Historical Perspective on EU-Russian Federation Relations.

1. Relations of European Economic Community and Soviet Union 6 6 4 2 -

2Establishment of EU-Russia Relations: intentions of both sides and immediate impact on bilateral economic relations 4 2 2 - 2

3 Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (Corfu Agreement) of June 1994 6 4 2 2 2

4EU-Russia Relations in 1990s. Trade and Investments. TACIS and TEMPUS Programmes. 8 4 3 1 4Sub-total, part 1. 24 16 11 5 8PART 2. Key aspects of EU-Russia Relations (since 2000)

5EU-Russia political and economic relations since 2000. Interregional and cross-border co-operation 6 4 3 1 2

6European Union’s enlargement of May 2004 and January 2007 and its impact on relations with Russian Federation 4 2 2 - 2

7 Problems of signing new EU-Russia Agreement instead of PCA of 1994 6 2 1 1 4Sub-total, part 2. 16 8 6 2 8PART 3. EU-Russia cooperation in different sectors. Prospects for future cooperation

8 EU-Russia Trade : structure and trends 4 2 2 - 2

9 Cooperation in the energy sector. The Russia-EU Energy Dialogue 6 4 2 2 2

10 EU-Russia Transport Co-operation: main areas and key challenges 5 2 1 1 3

11 The Concept of the Four Common Spaces as an effort to restructure all the relations 4 2 2 - 2

12 The Northern Dimension and the European Neighborhood Policy 4 1 1 - 3

13 EU-Russia humanitarian co-operation. 4 2 1 1 2

14 Economic Prospects for the Kaliningrad region. 3 1 1 - 2

15 What Future for EU-Russia Relations? Student presentations 25 4 4 - 21Sub-total, part 3. 55 18 14 4 37

Mid-term test 8 2 2 0 6

TOTAL 103 44 33 11 59

3.2. Detailed plan of classes

This course have separate seminars, but professor is supposed to intertwine during lectures

with various types of questions to promote Q&A. Seminars oriented for stimulation of student’s

thinking and develop their dispute skills in group discussions, class discussions and case

discussions. The list below provides some ideas for these class activities, arranged by the topic.

Class 1. Topic 1. Relations of European Economic Community and Soviet Union (2 hrs).

Lecture on integration in Western Europe and in area of USSR domination after the Second

World War: different models of integration and outcomes. First contacts of EEC and USSR.

Establishment of official relations and December 1989 Agreement. Disintegration of USSR and

its impact on European economic relations with countries of Eastern Europe.

Seminar 1: Analysis of EEC-USSR Agreement of 1989. (1 hour)

What was international situation in late 1980s?

What do you know about “velvet revolutions” in Central Europe and

“Perestroika” of Mikhail Gorbachev in USSR? Do you think that they were

driven by political or economic factors? Provide arguments for your answer.

Describe status of Soviet economy in the 1989 EEC-USSR Agreement. Compare

state-planned and market economy models.

Readings: Text of the EEC-USSR Agreement of 1989 - www.europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations

Class 2. Topic 2. Establishment of EU-Russia Relations. (2 hrs.)

Lecture on intentions of both sides to develop political and economic relations, and immediate

impact of that for bilateral economic co-operation.

Class discussion:

o Evolution of Russian foreign policy since 1991 and the role of “European

Choice” in Russia’s search for partners in international arena

o What was the role of assistance programs of the European Union for initial stage

of reforms in Russia

Readings (details of readings – provided in the Section 5.1.): o Antola, Esko and Terhi Suominen. European Union and Russia: Different Great

Powers. In: Ed. by Konstantin Khudoley. Russia-European Union Partnership

after the Enlargement: Strategic vision and day-to-day implementation. Saint-

Petersburg: Saint-Petersburg University Press, 2004. P. 33-48.

o Lynch D. Russia Faces Europe. Paris: Institute for Security Studies, 2003. No. 60.

o European Community-Russian Federation: Trade and Trade-related Matters/

Interim Agreement, Press: 224 Nr. 9020/95, 17 July 1995.

(www.europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations)

Class 3. Topic 3. Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (Corfu Agreement) of June

1994 (2 hrs)

Lecture on negotiation process and analysis of text of PCA.

Class discussion:

o Did European Union determine the agenda of the PCA?

o To what extent PCA was profitable for Russian Federation?

Seminar 2: Analysis of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement from Russian and European

perspectives. Comparison of the PCA with Russia and European Agreement with Poland. (1

hour).

Readings (details of readings – provided in the Section 5.1.): o Agreement on Partnership and Co-operation, Establishing a Partnership between

the European Communities and their Member States on the one part, and the

Russian Federation, on the other part. 27 November 1997;

o Likhachev V.V., Russia and the European Union //International Affairs. 2003.

Vol. 49, No. 1.

Class 4. EU-Russia Relations in 1990s. Trade and Investments. TACIS and TEMPUS

Programmes. (2 hrs)

Lecture on the different areas of EU-Russia co-operation in 1990s. The role of the EU in

establishment of democracy and market economy in Russia.

Class discussion:

o Set-up, goals and structure of TACIS Programme.

o The reform of TACIS in 1999.

o Is TACIS different from the PHARE programme.

Seminar 3: Comparative Analysis of two strategies of 1999: The EU’s strategy – a search for a

new instrument in the external relations and divergence among the member-states on the

relations with Russia Russia’s Mid-term Strategy. (1 hour)

Readings (details of readings – provided in the Section 5.1.): o Common Strategy of the European Union on Russia of 4 June 1999.

o The Russian Federation Middle Term Strategy Towards the European Union

(2000-2010).

o Hubel, Helmut. The Challenges of Direct Neighbourhood: The European Union

and Post-Soviet Russia. In: Ed. by Konstantin Khudoley. Russia-European Union

Partnership after the Enlargement: Strategic vision and day-to-day

implementation. Saint-Petersburg: Saint-Petersburg University Press, 2004. P. 16-

32.

o Lainela, S., Sutela P. European Union, Russia and TACIS. BOFIT Online Paper.

2004. No. 2.

o EU-Russia Trade and Investments: Practical Barriers. Survey/ Russian Chamber

of Commerce and Industry. Brussels, Eurochambers, 2003.


Class 5. Topic 5. EU-Russia political and economic relations since 2000. Interregional and

cross-border co-operation. (2 hours)

Lecture on the second “wave” of Russian reforms since 2000. Changes in foreign policy strategy

since adoption of Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation (June 28, 2000).

Economization of Russian foreign policy. Russia’s interest in the dialogue with the European

Union. Federal institutions and regions in EU-Russia relations.

Class discussion:

o Institutional structure of EU-Russia relations: the changing role of the Permanent

Representation to the European Communities.

o The enlargement of 2004: if the EU has become a more difficult partner for

Russia?

Seminar 4: Leading think-tanks on studies of EU – Russia relations: comparative analysis of

their areas of interests and attitudes towards future of bilateral relations. (1 hrs)

Readings (details of readings – provided in the Section 5.1.): o Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European

Parliament on Relations with Russia. Brussels, 2004. COM (2004) 106.

o Prozorov S. Border Regions and the Politics of EU-Russian Relations. The Role

of the EU in Tempering and Producing Border Conflicts. Copenhagen: Danish

Institute for International Studies, 2004. Working Papers Series in EU Border

Conflicts Studies. No. 3.

o Tkachenko, Stanislav. Regionalization of Russian Foreign and Security Policy:

The Case of St.Petersburg. Working Paper No. 21 of the Project “Regionalization

of Russian Foreign and Security Policy”. Zurich, March 2002. Internet address:

http://www.fsk.ethz.ch/documents/WorkingPapers/wp21.pdf

Class 6. Topic 6. European Union’s enlargement of May 2004 and January 2007 and its

impact on relations with Russian Federation. (2 hrs)

Economic dimension of enlargement: impact on trade, access to markets, investment

opportunities. Political dimension of the enlargement: growth of conflicts in EU-Russia relations

since May 2004.

Class discussion:

o The reasons behind the enlargement policy of the European Union.

o The perceptions of the old member-states and the strive of the new member-states

to find their role in the EU’s external relations.

o Relations of Russian Federation with new member-states of the European Union.

Readings (details of readings – provided in the Section 5.1.): o Aslund, Anders, and Warner A. The Enlargement of the European Union.

Consequences for the CIS Countries. Washington: Eurasian Program, 2003. No.

36.

o Frellesen, Thomas. European Union-Russia Relations after Enlargement:

Developing Common Spaces in a Wider Europe. In: Ed. by Konstantin Khudoley.

Russia-European Union Partnership after the Enlargement: Strategic vision and

day-to-day implementation. Saint-Petersburg: Saint-Petersburg University Press,

2004. P. 7-15.

o Tkachenko S. Political Economy of the EU eastward enlargement. In: Ed. by

Konstantin Khudoley and Stanislav Tkachenko. Challenges to International

Relations in Post-Cold War Europe. Saint-Petersburg: Saint-Petersburg

University Press, 2002. P. 146-174.

o Tkachenko S. EU-Russian relations: problems and prospects after enlargement.

In: European Integration and Russia. Saint-Petersburg: Konrad-Adenauer

Foundation, 2004.

o Zaslavskaya, Natalia. EU Enlargement Creating a Framework for the EU-Russian

Rapprochement. In: Journal of East-West Business, Vol. 11 (1/2), 2005. P. 45-66.

Class 7. Topic 7. Problems of signing new EU-Russia Agreement instead of PCA of 1994.

(3 hrs)

Lecture on Russia-EU economic and political relations: multilateral architecture of world

economic and political system. Complex nature of the European Union from Russian point of

view: “Old Europe” versus “New Europe”. Conflicts with Poland and Baltic States as obstacles

for changing legal foundations of EU-Russia Relations. US factor in EU-Russia relations.

Class discussion:

o Is the PCA out-of-dated document? Why? What has changed in European and

Russian economies since 1994?

o Why position of Poland is so important for European Union in the starting new

negotiations with Russian Federation? Does it confirm the intergovernmental

nature of the European Union, or it is still supranational IGO?

Seminar 5: EU-Russia Summit in Lahti, Finland (October 2006): comparative analysis of EU’s

and Russia’s positions in industrial sphere. (1 hour)

Below are industries and economic aspects representing strong interests on both sides. Liberalization or increased regulations have great economical and societal impacts on the two regions, so the strategies and interests of the following interests must be emphasized throughout the course

• Cases on Gasprom, Lukoil, Transnefteprodukt - which obstackles do these companies face due to EU-Russia relations? How are BP, Dutch Shell and Total affected on the other hand? How do the companies compete, and which threaths/opportunities do they avoid/miss?

• Russia’s heavy industries vs. Europe’s high technological industries

• Russia’s manufacturing industries vs. Europe’s service industries

• Migration of Eastern European and Russian labor/exports of labor extensive processes and products.

• Airlines and other transportation services that must cope with border crossing activities between the two regionsReadings (details of readings – provided in the Section 5.1.):

o Russia: Country Strategy Paper 2002-2006. 27 December 2001. European

Commission. (www.europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations).

o Emerson, M., Tassinari, F., Vahl, M. A New Agreement between the EU and

Russia: Why, what and when? Brussels, CEPS, 2006. No. 103.

o Mau, Vladimir, and Vadim Novikov. Russia-EU Relations and the Common

European Space. In: Ed. by Oksana Antonenko and Kathryn Pinnick. Russia and

the European Union: Prospects for a new Relationship. Routledge and IISS:

London, 2005. P. 103-114.

Part III. EU-Russia cooperation in different sectors. Prospects for future cooperation.

Class 8. Topic 8. EU-Russia Trade : structure and trends. (2 hrs)Lecture on structure of EU-Russian trade in goods and services. Russian economy’s status as

market economy. WTO accession’s negotiations and position of European Union. Antidumping

procedures in EU-Russia trade. Common Market or WTO+ Model?

Class discussion:

o If there is a progress or stagnation in EU-Russia trade?

o Why Russia is trying to change structure of its trade with European Union?

o Why WTO membership is so important for development of EU-Russia trade?

Readings (details of readings – provided in the Section 5.1.):

o Jones, A., Fallon G. The Political Economy of Co-operation, Trade and Aid

Between the European Union and Russia // Journal of Contemporary European

Studies. 2003. Vol. 11, No. 2.

o Sulamaa, P., Widgern, M. Economic Effects of Free Trade between the EU and

Russia. Brussels, 2005. ENEPRI Working Paper No. 36.

Class 9. Mid-term attestation test. (2 hrs)

http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations

Class 10. Topic 9. Cooperation in the energy sector. The Russia-EU Energy Dialogue. (3

hrs)

Lecture on the energy needs of the European Union; geography of energy supply to European

Union: Oil and natural gas, electricity, coal. The procedure for development of the agenda in

EU-Russia Energy Dialogue. Russian interests in the Energy Dialogue. EU interests in the

Energy Dialogue.

Class discussion:

o What are differences in EU’s and Russia’s vision of future of the Energy

Dialogue?

o Is Russia an energy superpower? Is it too dangerous for European business?

Seminar 6. Problems of transit of Russia’s energy to EU markets and Transit Protocol of the

Energy Charter (European and Russian points of view). (1 hour)


o EU-Russian Energy Dialogue. Synthesis Report. Prepared by Russian Vice-Prime

Minister Victor Khristenko and European Commission Director-General Francois

Lamoureux. Brussels/Moscow, September 2001.

o Adams, J. Russia’s Gas Diplomacy //Problems of Post-Communism. 2002. Vol.

49. No. 3.

o Romanova, Tatiana. The Influence of European Union Competition Policy on

EU-Russian Energy Relations (The case of co-operation in the field of natural

gas). In: Ed. by Konstantin Khudoley. Russia-European Union Partnership after

the Enlargement: Strategic vision and day-to-day implementation. Saint-

Petersburg: Saint-Petersburg University Press, 2004. P. 76-83.

Class 11. Topic 10. EU-Russia Transport Co-operation: main areas and key challenges. (2

hrs)

Lecture on transport policy of the European Union in historical perspective; transport

infrastructure between EU and Russia: Railway roads, high-ways, waterways. Access to airports

and air routs over Russia for European air companies. Trans-European Networks and Russian

Federation.

Class discussion:

o Should Russia co-operate or compete with European Union in transport sector?

o Is it possible to have EU-Russia free trade zone without integration of transport

systems?

o Should Russia sell its oil to world market only via Russian sea-port terminals?

Seminar 7: Transport conflicts between European Union and Russia and prospects for their

solving. (1 hour)

Readings (details of readings – provided in the Section 5.1.): .

o Button, Kenneth, Peter Nijkamp and Hugo Priemus. Transport Networks in

Europe. Concepts, Analysis and Policies. London: Edward Elgar Publishing

Limited. 1998.

o Laurila, J. Transit Transport Between the European Union and Russia in Light of

Russian Geopolitics and Economics. //Emerging Markets Finance and Trade.

2003. Vol. 39, No. 5.

Class 12. Topic 11. The Concept of the Four Common Spaces as an effort to restructure all

the relations. (2 hrs)

Lecture on the concept of the Common European Economic Space. The Concept Paper of 2003.

The Four spaces between European Union and Russia – an effort to give new start to bilateral

relations. The experience of European Economic Area. The content of the Roadmap on common

economic space.

Class discussion: Is it possible to change pattern of EU-Russia relations via the Concept of the

Four Common Spaces?


o Roadmap on Common Economic Space. Moscow, May 10, 2005.

o Emerson, M. EU-Russia Four Common Spaces and the Proliferation of the Fuzzy.

Brussels, 2005. CEPS Policy Brief. No. 71.

o Romanova T., Zaslavskaya N. EU-Russia: towards the Four Spaces. In: Baltic

Defence Review. 2004. Vol. 2, No. 12.

Class 13. Topic 12. The Northern Dimension and the European Neighborhood Policy. (2

hrs)

Lecture on The Northern Dimension Initiative of the European Union: historical reasons and role

in inside-EU bargaining. The European Neighborhood Policy. The strategy and institutional

framework. Differentiation and singularity. The role of Russian Federation in the ENP.

Class discussion: What is the role of Russian Federation in the Northern Dimension Initiative

and in the European Neighborhood Policy?


o European Neighborhood Policy. Strategy Paper. Brussels, 2004. COM (2004) 373

final.

o The Second Northern Dimension Plan, 2004-2006. COM/2003/0343 final.

o Arter, D. Small State Influence Within the EU: the Case of Finland’s “Northern

Dimension Initiative” //Journal of Common Market Studies. 2000. Vol. 38, No. 5.

o Browning, Christopher. Competing or Complementary Policies? Understanding

the Relationship between the NEI and NDI. In: Ed. by Konstantin Khudoley and

Stanislav Tkachenko. Challenges to International Relations in Post-Cold War

Europe. Saint-Petersburg: Saint-Petersburg University Press, 2002. P. 115-145.

o Joenniemi, Pertti. Racing to Regionalize? The EU’s Northern Dimension

Initiative. In: Ed. by Konstantin Khudoley and Stanislav Tkachenko. Challenges

to International Relations in Post-Cold War Europe. Saint-Petersburg: Saint-

Petersburg University Press, 2002. P. 62-85.

o Kivikari, U. “The Northern Dimension – The Name for the Neighborhood Policy

of the Enlarged EU”. Moscow: RECEP, 2002.

Class 14. Topic 13. EU-Russia humanitarian co-operation. (1 hr)

Lecture on EU-Russian co-operation in the fields of science, culture and education. Promotion of

joint research and wider cultural co-operation. Role of governments and NGO sector in area of

humanitarian co-operation. Russia’s participation in EU-funded humanitarian and educational

programs. The Roadmap on co-operation on common space of research, education and culture.

Class discussion: What is the legacy of co-operation in the field of culture, education and

science in the EU-Russia relations?

Seminar 8: The Bologna Process and Russian Federation: economic and cultural aspects for

Russia. (1 hr)


o Roadmap on Common Space on Research, Education and Culture. Moscow, May

10, 2005.

o Mitrofanova, E. The Russian World Without Borders //Russia in Global Affairs.

2004. February 17.

o Stanislav Tkachenko. The Paradiplomacy of St.Petersburg. In: Ed. by Christopher

S. Browning. Remaking Europe in the Margins. Northern Europe after the

Enlargement. Ashgate, 2005. P. 161-179.

Class 15. Topic 14. Economic Prospects for the Kaliningrad region. (2 hrs)

Lecture on history of the region: Unique location of Kaliningrad region and problem of access to

mainland Russia. Socio-economic development of Kaliningrad region since 1991. Idea of “Pilot

region” in EU-Russia relations. Current economic situation and prospects of transformation into

free economic zone or into Russian “Hong Kong”.

Class discussion: Is Kaliningrad region a threat or an opportunity for EU-Russia Relations?


o Joint Statement on Transit between the Kaliningrad Region and the Rest of the

Russian Federation, Brussels, November 11, 2002. In:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/russia/summit_11_02/js_kalin.htm

o Borko Y. Russia and the EU: The Kaliningrad Dilemma. Brussels, 2002. CEPS

Policy Brief. No. 15.

o Prozorov S. Border Regions and the Politics of EU-Russian Relations. The Role

of the EU in Tempering and Producing Border Conflicts. Copenhagen: Danish

Institute for International Studies, 2004. Working Papers Series in EU Border

Conflicts Studies. No. 3.

Class 16. Topic 15. What Future for EU-Russia Relations? (4 hrs)

Final lecture-seminar of the course. Students will present their research papers on prospects of

EU-Russia relations in different economic sectors or policy areas.

4. EVALUATION SYSTEM4.1. Current evaluation

Current student’s work is be assessed through the mid-term test. Mid-term test is held as

a written test. It covers the main historical and economic approaches studied during the first part

of the course (before the date of the test). It is usually scheduled at the very end of October –

very beginning of November.

4.2. Final evaluation (exam)

Total student’s work for the course is be assessed in different aspects: homework (student

presentations) and knowledge of course topics (mid-term test and exam). Final exam, as well as

mid-term test, is held as a written test. It covers all course issues and materials.

4.3. Grading systemThe final assessment for the course is composed as follows:

Final exam – 60%

Presentation – 20%

Mid-term test – 20%

4.4. Sample of exam assignmentList of potential test questions for the course

The questions are arranged along the course topics.

Mid-term and exam tests can be prepared based on these questions, combining them in

any way.

Questions for mid-term and final exams

1. Western European and Soviet economies after the Second World Wars.

2. Economic aims of the European Economic Community: articles 2 and 3 o0f the Rome

Treaty: analysis.

3. Council of Mutual Economic Assistance: economic foundations.

4. Economic challenges for economy of the European Union nowadays.

5. Economic challenges for Russian Federation nowadays.

6. The key characteristics of the Custom Union in the EEC.

7. Single European Market and its impact on the economy of USSR/Russian Federation.

8. The Program 1992 and “Internal Market of EEC” – reasons for deepening of European

Integration in mid-1980s.

9. Economic and Monetary Union – key characteristics and peculiarities of the European

Union.

10. Unification of Germany and European integration: how these events are interrelating?

11. The heritage of EEC-Soviet relations before 1990s.

12. Decision-making bodies in Russian foreign policy.

13. Economic actors in Russian foreign economic policy.

14. Russian institutional structure for EU-Russia co-operation.

15. National interests of Russian Federation (Foreign Policy Concept) and role of foreign

policy in promotion of these interests.

16. The external relations of European Union and institutions of the EU.

17. The EU’s interests in relations with Russian Federation.

18. Typology of non-tariff barriers in the European Union and Russian Federation:

comparative analysis.

19. The PCA as evidence of transformation of Russian political and economic systems:

general overview and impact for development of EU-Russia relations.

20. The comparison of the TACIS and PHARE programmes.

21. PCA and TACIS – comparative analysis.

22. Two strategies of 1999: comparative analysis.

23. Presidential elections of 2000 in Russia and impact for EU-Russia relations.

24. How effective is Russian policy of bilateral relations with largest EU member states

compared to Russia’s relations with EU institutions?

25. The European Union and Russia’s competition in Ukraine and Belarus.

26. The European Union and Russia’s competition in the Caucasus.

27. The European Union and Russia’s competition in Central Asia.

28. “Colour revolutions” in CIS: attitude of USA, European Union and Russia.

29. The reasons for adoption of the Energy Charter and attitude of Russian Federation:

prospects for ratification of the Charter by Russia.

30. The reasons for the Energy Dialogue of Russia and European Union.

31. The EU and Russian vision of the future of the Energy Dialogue.

32. The European Union Neighbourhood Policy: general overview.

33. The European Union Neighbourhood Policy and Russian Federation.

34. The comparative analysis of the role of Russian Federation in the Communication Wider

Europe and the Strategy paper on the European Neighbourhood Policy.

35. The concept of the Common European Economic Space.

36. What is the legacy of economic co-operation in the Roadmap on Common Economic

Space?

37. What are the prospects of development of the common economic space between Russia

and the EU?

38. Legal harmonization: the issue, the interests, prospects.

39. What is the legacy of co-operation in the field of freedom, security and justice in the

Roadmap on the common space in freedom, security and justice?

What is the future of the common space in freedom, security and justice?

40. What is the legacy of co-operation in the field of external security in the Roadmap on

common space in external security?

41. What is the future of common space in external security?

42. What is the legacy of co-operation in the field of culture, education and science in the

Roadmap devoted to these areas?

43. What is the future of the common space in the field of culture, education and science?

44. What is the potential influence of the Constitutional stalemate in the European Union?

45. Status of Soviet economy for EEC and consequences for EEC-USSR economic relations

and trade.

46. Integration in Western Europe and in USSR sphere of influence: comparative analysis.

47. Disintegration of USSR: economic reasons and influence for Western Europe.

48. Velvet revolutions in Eastern Europe and “sovereignization of Eastern Europe”: what

was the role of Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Political Thinking?

49. The EEC-USSR Agreement of 1989: analysis.

50. Economic reforms in Russia during Yegor Gaidar’s tenure as Acting Prime Minister:

influence of reforms in Eastern Europe.

51. Economic and legal aspects of EU-Russia trade in 1991-1994: key problems.

52. Russian Constitution of December 1993: what type of political and economic regime was

established in Russia?

53. Competitive sectors of post-Soviet industry in Russia and trade with EU: the case of

metallurgy, enriched uranium, chemical products.

54. Effect of EU technical assistance programs for Russian economy.

55. EU-Russia trade in 1992-2007: main tendencies.

56. Second wave of reforms in Russia since 2000: the impact for EU-Russia economic

relations

57. If there is an economization of Russian foreign policy?

58. Paradiplomacy of Russian regions: Federal institutions and regions in EU-Russia

relations.

59. Political consequences of the EU enlargements of 2004 and 2007.

60. If there are “Old Europe” and “New Europe” for Russian foreign policy towards the EU?

61. Antidumping procedures in EU-Russia trade: why and how dangerous for current

economic relations?

62. Russian investments into EU economy: geography, sectors of economy and obstacles.

63. European investments into Russian economy: geography, sectors of economy and

obstacles.

64. Russian accession to WTO and position of European Union on negotiations.

65. Geography of energy supply to European Union: oil, natural gas, coal.

66. What are the main problems of transit of Russia’s energy to EU markets?

67. Transport infrastructure between EU and Russia: geography and impact for EU-Russian

trade.

68. Trans-European Networks and Russian Federation.

69. How The Bologna Process can change Russian economy and society?

70. Unique history of the Kaliningrad region for EU-Russia relations.

71. Current socio-economic situation in Kaliningrad region.

72. Role of visa-free regime for future of EU-Russia relations.

5. LITERATURE5.1. Required reading

5.1.1. Required textbook

Basic textbooks:

Antonenko, Oksana, and Kathryn Pinnick (eds.). ”Russia and the European Union”.

IISS / Routledge, 2005.

This book explores all major aspects of relations of Russian Federation and the European Union

both from Russian Perspective and Perspective of the European Union.

Chapters, written by Dov Lynch, Hiski Haukkala, Vladimir Mau and Vadim Novikov, Katinka

Barysch, Kathryn Pinnick, Hans Jeppson are used as required readings, chapters of other

authors – as optional.

5.1.2. Other required reading

Ed. by Cowles, Maria Green. Developments in the European Union.

This book will help students to update their knowledge on functioning of EU institutions and

common policies of the European Union.

Case studies of companies that have faced challenges due to the delicate and sometimes complex nature of the inter-regional relationship between the regions.

Game theory literature

Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelsson theorem

Course Content and Required Readings:

Part I . Introduction.


Text of the EEC-USSR Agreement of 1989 -

www.europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations.

This document introduces students to the very first attempt of both USSR and EEC to develop

bilateral relations in economic and political spheres.



Lynch D. Russia Faces Europe. Paris: Institute for Security Studies, 2003. No. 60.

This research paper introduces students to complex nature of EU-Russia relations in 1990s with

special emphasis on security aspects of EU-Russia relations .

Haukkala, H. Two Reluctant Regionalizers? The European Union and Russia in

Europe’s. Helsinki, 2001. UPI Working Papers. No. 32.

The paper studies role of EU and Russia in promoting political and economic interests in their

bilateral relations with special attention to co-operation of border countries in the EU and

Western regions of Russian Federation.


Lynch . From ‘Frontier’ Politics to ‘Border’ Policies Between the EU and Russia/

The chapter proposes a framework for studying EU-Russia co-operation in 1990s with complex

analyses of the PCA Agreement of 1994.


Programmes.

Lainela, S., Sutela P. European Union, Russia and TACIS. BOFIT Online Paper. 2004.

No. 2.

The paper shows economic role of the TACIS Programme for development of EU-Russia

Relations since establishment of EEC-USSR relations .

Haukkala. H. The Making of the EU Common Strategy on Russia. Working Paper 28

(Helsinki: Finnish Institute of International Relations, 2000).

The paper illustrates the process of decision-making in European Union towards Russian

Federation, balancing interests of the Community with national priorities of the EU member-

states..




Bordachev, Timofei. Russia’s European Problem: Eastward Enlargement of the EU and

Moscow’s Policy, 1993-2003. In: Antonenko, Oksana, and Kathryn Pinnick (eds.).

”Russia and the European Union”. IISS / Routledge, 2005. P. 51-66.

The chapter introduces the main lines of changes in EU-Russia relations driven by enlargements

of the European Union in 1995 and 2004. The author studies foreign policies of EU and Russia,

identifying long-term objectives of both sides.

Joenniemi, Pertti, and Sergounin, Alexander. Russia and the European Union’s Northern

Dimension. 2003.

The research introduces into cross-border co-operation between EU member-states and Russian

regions with special emphasis on the Kaliningrad region.



Aslund, Anders, and Warner A. The Enlargement of the European Union. Consequences

for the CIS Countries. Washington: Eurasian Program, 2003. No. 36.

The paper discusses economic consequences of the enlargement of European Union for trade,

investments and interregional cooperation of EU member-states and countries of Former USSR..

Topic 7. Problems of signing new EU-Russia Agreement instead of PCA of 1994

Emerson, M., Tassinari, F., Vahl, M. A New Agreement between the EU and Russia:

Why, what and when? Brussels, CEPS, 2006. No. 103.

The paper presents complex analysis of current state of EU-Russia relations and gives

perspectives for future bilateral relations in all major spheres of relations.

Topic 8. EU-Russia Trade : structure and trends

Sulamaa, P., Widgern, M. Economic Effects of Free Trade between the EU and Russia.

Brussels, 2005. ENEPRI Working Paper No. 36.

The paper discusses economic effects of trade relations between European Union and Russia, its

impact on economic development of Russia since 1991 and prospects of establishment of free-

trade zone .

Topic 9. Cooperation in the energy sector. The Russia-EU Energy Dialogue

Energy Strategy of the Russian Federation to the Year 2020’

<http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/energy_transport/russia/energy-strategy2020_en.pdf>.

The document summarizes key directions of transformation of energy policy of Russia in long-

term perspective, with special attention to future development of the EU-Russia energy

cooperation as the main direction of foreign energy policy of Russia.

Topic 10. EU-Russia Transport Co-operation: main areas and key challenges.

http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/energy_transport/russia/energy-strategy2020_en.pdf

Laurila, J. Transit Transport Between the European Union and Russia in Light of Russian

Geopolitics and Economics. //Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 2003. Vol. 39, No.

5.

The article discusses current state of transport policy of the European Union and consequences

of development of transport infrastructure between EU and Russia for economic development of

Western regions of Russia as well as for attraction of foreign investments into Russian economy.


relations

Emerson, M. EU-Russia Four Common Spaces and the Proliferation of the Fuzzy.

Brussels, 2005. CEPS Policy Brief. No. 71.

The paper briefly analyze complex consequences of development of the Four Common Spaces

Concept for future of bilateral relations The author, first EU Ambassador to Russia, gives his

predictions on restructuring of EU-Russia relations, based on creation of four new areas of

intensive co-operation.


Kivikari, U. “The Northern Dimension – The Name for the Neighborhood Policy of the

Enlarged EU”. Moscow: RECEP, 2002.

The paper proposes a framework for complex analysis of Finnish Northern Dimension

Initiative, including influence of the initiative for development of the Baltic Sea area as zone of

sustainable economic growth and area of EU-Russia co-operation.

Topic 13. EU-Russia humanitarian co-operation

Mitrofanova, E. The Russian World Without Borders //Russia in Global Affairs. 2004.

February 17.

The article of well-known Russia diplomat proposes a framework for understanding current

state and future of EU-Russia co-operation in areas of culture, science and education .

Topic 14. Economic Prospects for the Kaliningrad region.

Prozorov S. Border Regions and the Politics of EU-Russian Relations. The Role of the

EU in Tempering and Producing Border Conflicts. Copenhagen: Danish Institute for

International Studies, 2004. Working Papers Series in EU Border Conflicts Studies. No.

3.

The paper proposes a framework for complex studying of situation in Kaliningrad: its social,

demographic and economic situation, prospects for development of cooperation links between

the region and neighboring countries (Poland and Lithuania) and role of EU institution in

shaping EU policy in the region .

5. 2. Optional reading

The “Basic and further readings” section lists the sources that are recommended for the

students who would like either to review the topic or to read more on it. These readings are

not compulsory, and the list is provided solely for students’ information.

Part I . Introduction.

The most complete selection of documents and analytical reports at the official web-site of the

European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/russia/intro/index.htm


Aslund, Anders. Building Capitalism: The Transformation of the Former Soviet Bloc.

New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Cox, Michael (ed.) 1998. Rethinking the Soviet Collapse: Sovietology, the Death of

Communism and the New Russia. London: Pinter.

Dunlop, John B. The Rise of Russia and the Fall of the Soviet Empire. Princeton:

Princeton University Press, 1993.

Gilpin, Robert. 2001. Global Political Economy: Understanding the International

Economic Order.

Webber, Mark (ed.). Russia and Europe: Conflict or Cooperation? Basingstoke, 2000.



Pinder, John, and Shishkov, Yuri. The EU & Russia: The Promise of Partnership.

London, 2002.

Baranovsky, V. 2002. Russia’s Attitudes towards the EU: Foreign and Security Policy

Aspects. UPI&IEP, Helsinki.

Freeland, Chrystia. Sale of the Century: Russia’s Wild Ride from Communism to

Capitalism. New York: Crown Business, 2000.


Adomeit, Hannes. Russia as a Great Power in World Affairs: Images and Reality. In:

International Affairs, Vol. 71, No. 1, 1995, pp. 35-68.

Sutela, Pekka. The Road to the Russian Market Economy. Selected Essays, 1993-1998.

Kikimora Publications, Helsinki. 1998.


Programmes.

European Commission, The EU’s Relations with Russia: EU Assistance to Russia.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/russia/intro/ass.htm (March 2, 2003).

Transforming the Core: Restructuring Industrial Enterprises in Russia and Central Europe

By: Michael Alexeev, Maurice Ernst and Paul Marer

Bremmer, Ian and Ray Taras. New States, New Politics: Building the Post-Soviet

Nations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Crawford, Beverly, ed. Markets, States, and Democracy: The Political Economy of Post-

Communist Transformation, Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1995.

Wallander, Celeste A. Mortal Friends, Best Enemies: German-Russian Cooperation after

the Cold War. Ithaca 1999.

White, Stephen, Graeme Gill, and Darrell Slider. The Politics of Transition: Shaping a

Post-Soviet Future. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.




Malfliet, Katlijn (2003). The European Union and Russia: Towards a Common Strategy?

http://www.edc.spb.ru/conf2002/malfliekt.html (October 20, 2003)

Wallander, Celeste. 2002. Business is Business: Russia, Trade and the ‘Axis of Evil,’ In:

National Interest, Vol. 1, Issue 13.



Amato G. and J. Batt. The Long-Term Implications of EU Enlargement: The Nature of

the New Border (Final Report of the Reflection Group). Robert Schumann Center for

Advanced Studies, European University Institute, 1999.

http://www.edc.spb.ru/conf2002/malfliekt.html

http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/russia/intro/ass.htm

Moshes, Arkady. The Double Enlargement, Russia and the Baltic States. Copenhagen,

2002, DUPI Working Paper 4/2002.

Fedorov, V.P. 2004. Russia in Europe’s Ensemble. Reports of the Institute of Europe of

Russian Academy of Science, No. 86, Moscow.

Topic 7. Problems of signing new EU-Russia Agreement instead of PCA of 1994

Likhachev, V. “Russia and the European Union: A long-Term View.” International

Affairs (Moscow), vol. 46, no. 2 (2000).

Sutela, Pekka. Russia: The state and future of the economy. In: Ed. by Tuomas

Komulainen and Iikka Korhonen. Russian Crisis and Its Effects. Helsinki: Kikimora

Publications, 2000.

Topic 8. EU-Russia Trade : structure and trends

Patten, Chris. 2002. Shaping Russian-European Integration in the 21st Century. Speech at

the European Business Club Conference, Moscow, 28 May.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/news/patten/sp02_235.htm

Tkachenko S. Membership of Russian Federation in the WTO. In: Ed. By M.Lane Bruner

and Viatcheslav Morozov. Market Democracy in Post-Communist Russia. Wisdom

House, 2005. P. 88-122.

Topic 9. Cooperation in the energy sector. The Russia-EU Energy Dialogue

Romanova, Tatiana A. 2004. New Dimensions of EU-Russia Relations //Ed. by

Konstantin Khudoley. New Security Challenges as Challenges to Peace research. Saint-

Petersburg, pp. 199-217.

Matthews O. Reversal of Fortune // Newsweek. 2006. Apr. 10—17.

Hill F. Beyond Co-dependency: European Reliance on Russian Energy // US-Europe

Analysis Series. The Brookings Institution, 2005.

Voloshin V. (2005). EU-Russia Energy Dialogue. Russian-European Trends, # 2.

RECEP, Moscow.

Topic 10. EU-Russia Transport Co-operation: main areas and key challenges.

Collection of documents on EU-Russia transport cooperation:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/news/article_4183_en.html.

High Level Group (2004). Extension of the major transport Axes to the Neighboring

Countries and Regions. EU Working Document, 18-19 October 2004.

European Commission (2003). Enlargement of the trans-European transport network.

Commission Press release. October 1, 2003.


relations

Moshes, Arcady (ed.) 2003. Rethinking the respective strategies of Russia and the

European Union. Moscow & Helsinki: Moscow Carnegie Centre and Finnish Institute of

International Affairs.

EU/Russia: The four “common spaces” Memo of the European Commission.

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/russia/summit_11_04/m04_268.htm.


Morozov V. The Baltic States in Russian Foreign Policy Discourse. Copenhagen: COPRI

Working Paper, no. 8, 2001.

Northern Dimension web-site of the European Commission:

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/north_dim/index.htm.

Topic 13. EU-Russia humanitarian co-operation

Grabbe, Heather, The Sharp Edges of Europe: Extending Schengen Eastwards, in:

International Affairs, Vol. 76, No. 3, 2000, pp. 481-500.

Migration trends in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2001-2002 Review. Geneva,

International Organization for Migration. 2002.

Topic 14. Economic Prospects for the Kaliningrad region.

Aalto, P. (2002). A European Geopolitical Subject in the Making: EU, Russia and the

Kaliningrad Question. Geopolitics, 7(3), Winter.

Hubel, Helmut (ed.) EU Enlargement and Beyond: The Baltic States and Russia. Berlin,

2002.

Khudoley, Konstantin. 2001. Baltic Sea Region: A Role for Russia and the CBSS. In:

BALTINFO: Newsletter of the CBSS. No. 40.

Oldberg, Ingmar. The Emergence of a Regional Identity in the Kaliningrad Oblast, in:

Cooperation and Conflict, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2002, pp. 269-288.

Further readings concerning European Union-Russia relations in various areas:

Bildt, Carl. “The Baltic Lithmus Test”’ in: Foreign Affairs, Vol. 73, No. 5, 1994, pp. 72-

85.

Bretherton, Charlotte, Vogler, John. The European Union as a Global Actor. London,

1999.

Gref, German. Economy with Room for Growth. Russia in Global Affairs. Vol.2, No. 2.

June 2004. P. 46-52.

Timmermann, Heinz. 2000. European-Russian Partnership: What Future? In: European

Foreign Affairs Review, Vol. 5, pp. 165-174.

Liuhto Kari, Pelto Elina & Lipponen Kirsi (2004). Where to do Business in Russia? Pan-

European Institute, Turku, Finland.

Karaganov, Sergey (2005). Russia’s European Strategy: A New Start. Russia in Global

Affairs. 3/3, Moscow. P. 72-85.

Goetz, Klaus, H. Making sense of post-communist central administration: Modernization,

Europeanization, or Latinization. Journal of European Public Policy. Vol.8, Issue 6,

December 2001.

Milov, Vladimir. Business to Replace Geopolitical Ambitions. Russia in Global Affairs.

Vol.2, No. 2. June 2004. P. 79-89.

Likhachev, Vassily. Russia and EU: Proficiency Essential. Russia in Global Affairs.

Vol.2, No. 2. June 2004. P. 103-108.

Simonia, Nodari. The West’s Energy Security and the Role of Russia. Russia in Global

Affairs. Vol.2, No. 3. September 2004. P. 101-117.

Borko, Yuri. Rethinking EU-Russia Relations. Russia in Global Affairs. Vol.2, No. 3.

September 2004. P. 168-179.

Hansen, Flemming S. In the Transatlantic Gap. Russia in Global Affairs. Vol.2, No. 4.

December 2004. P. 91-105.

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