Бакалавриат
2026/2027
Россия как актор в сфере содействия международному развитию
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Международная программа «Международные отношения и глобальные исследования»)
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course will give a practical perspective to the concept of foreign aid, its modern rationale as seen by our state. We will discuss the place of Russia as an actor in this market. The deep dive into the topic will be led by the day-to-day questions that people working in this often underestimated sector face. The course will focus on the future perspectives as seen from today and the key question for the class to consider is what path should Russia form to the future and what place and role will development assistance play in this path. This course will give an overview of Russia becoming a donor after the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The role of the former Soviet countries for us and our role for them will be discussed. Particular emphasis will be placed on the raw practice and government level legal space. The course will evaluate key sectors in which Russian aid is the most needed in recipient countries, highlight features and advantages of Russia as a donor and study regional and country priorities for us to focus our aid.
Learning Objectives
- Provide an introduction to the context of establishment of Russia as an international development donor
- Examine basic principles of decision making and project design in recent years
- Explore features and characteristics of Russia’s international aid
- Discuss key sectors of competitive advantages for Russia to focus on
- Observe the official discussion concerning the topic
- Discuss the perspectives and possibilities for Russia as a donor in modern development market
- Develop critical skills necessary to assess and push forward the theme in Russia
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To identify the perspectives and possibilities for Russia as a donor in modern development market
- To apply basic principles of decision making and project design
- To distinguish features and characteristics of Russia’s international aid
Course Contents
- Russia and foreign aid after the Soviet Union
- Russia’s view on concept of foreign aid. Forms of aid
- Legal space of tomorrow: internal discussion and ways forward
- Legal space of today: decision making and project design
- Topics and sectors. Our best offers to the world
- Aid efficiency: myth, or reality?
- Regional priorities to focus on: soft war
- Aid PR: the good, the bad and the ugly
- Essay presentations
- Perspectives and possibilities for Russia as a donor in modern world
Assessment Elements
- Active seminar participationActive participation in class is essential as the learning process will be richest as more people become involved in the conversation and debate. The cutting-edge topic that has less theory and more practice in it requires live discussion concerning its nuances.
- Final essayThere will be a final written assignment of approximately 15000 characters with spaces. There are 3 topics to choose from. The essay is due the penultimate class of the 3rd module. The grading of the final essay is done based on oral presentation of the essay. The instructor may ask additional questions based on the essay topic.
- Final examThere will be an obligatory blocking oral exam taken on the exam week in the 3rd module. The list comprised of 20 questions will be sent by the instructor one month before the Final exam date. Each student will get two questions based on the course content, will have 10 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to answer. The instructor, if needed, may ask additional questions concerning other topics of the course.
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 3rd module0.45 * Final exam + 0.3 * Final essay + 0.25 * Active seminar participation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Aid and technical cooperation as a foreign policy tool for emerging donors : the case of Brazil, Farias, D. B. L., 2018
- International development : ideas, experience, and prospects, , 2014
- Pellicciari, I. (2019). Foreign Aid and Cultural Diplomacy. Challenges and Opportunities in the New World (Dis) Order. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.349A0B84
- Wolf, C., Jr. (2018). Foreign Aid: Theory and Practice in Southern Asia. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.77D1E4BE
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Carbone, M. (DE-588)136755275, (DE-576)271776390. (2007). The European Union and international development : the politics of foreign aid / Maurizio Carbone. London [u.a.]: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.27177651X
- Perspectives on European development co-operation : policy and performance of individual donor countries and the EU, , 2009