Public Lectures on Russian Economy
Press release — 22 April 2012
trade * political economy * financial crisis * modernization * infrastructure * investments *defence industry * regional integration* etc
Organized by the Centre for EU-Russia Studies and the EuroCollege, University of Tartu
24 April – 30 May 2012
University of Tartu Social Sciences Building, Lossi 36-103
Lecturers:
Prof Peter van Elsuwege (University of Ghent)
Dr Katri Pynnöniemi (Finnish Institute of International Affairs)
The lectures (free of charge) are open to University of Tartu students and the general public.
The lectures are held in English. Interested individuals can attend selected lectures or the entire series (13 lectures). Everyone is welcome!
Please register by sending an email to Ryhor Nizhnikau, the series coordinator, at ryhor@ut.ee. Please indicate the dates of the lectures you plan to attend (see schedule below).
Schedule of lectures
All lectures take place at Lossi 36-103, with the exception of the lecture on May 3rd, which takes place in the UT Main Building, Ülikooli 18, room 128.
| April 24, 12.15-14.00 | Peter van Elsuwege The Legal Framework of EU-Russia Trade Relations |
| April 25, 14.15-16.00 | Peter van Elsuwege Russia’s initiatives for regional trade integration and its
(in)compatibility with the EU-Russia legal framework |
| April 27, 12.15-14.00 | Peter van Elsuwege Topical issues in EU-Russia trade relations |
| May 2, 14.15-16.00 |
Katri Pynnöniemi Political Economy of Putinism: core ideas, agencies and
governance practices |
| May 3, 14.15-16.00 |
Peter van Elsuwege Towards a Modernization of EU-Russia Legal Relations? Tartu University Main Building, Ülikooli 18, room 128 |
| May 7, 10.15-12.00 |
Katri Pynnöniemi State Capitalism in Russia: comparison to other BRIC
countries, national champions policy, examples |
| May 9 14.15-16.00 |
Katri Pynnöniemi Financial and Economic Crisis in Russia 2008-2009: A
Missed Opportunity? |
| May 14, 10.15-12.00 | Katri Pynnöniemi President Medvedev’s modernization agenda: policy
priorities, political context, priority sectors |
| May 16 14.15-16.00 |
Katri Pynnöniemi Investment climate and FDI |
| May 21 10.15-12.00 |
Katri Pynnöniemi Infrastructure and the restructuring of economy: the
case of RzD |
| May 23 14.15-16.00 |
Katri Pynnöniemi Russia in 2020: defense industry as a motor of
innovation economy? |
| May 28 10.15-12.00 |
Katri Pynnöniemi Political constrains on Russia’s economic modernization |
| May 30 14.15-16.00 |
Katri Pynnöniemi Summary and conclusions: current Russia in historical perspective |
For more information about the Centre for EU-Russia Studies, see http://ceurus.ut.ee