Program Dates: Fall and spring semester
Application Deadline: May 15 and November 15, 2018
Cost: From $12950
Includes: Tuition, home stay accommodation with half board, all internal travel, excursion program, Russian visa, insurance, airport transfers, transcript of studies issued by Stetson University.
More information: http://www.sras.org/pcon

As the Soviet Union crumbled, it left behind ethnically, linguistically, and culturally diverse successor states. As these states tried to form domestic policies and governing institutions, the interests of their various populations were (and still are) often in conflict. Civil war erupted in Tajikistan and Georgia. Riots swept Kyrgyzstan. Armed conflicts broke out in Moldova and Russia.

Policy and Conflict in the Post-Soviet Space seeks to critically analyze the post-Soviet era. Based in Kiev, Ukraine, students will also visit Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, and Russia to discuss the conflicts in all these states, both past and present, with local students, teachers, and experts. The history and interests of the various parties to the conflicts – including foreign interests – will be discussed. In this way, students will critically consider the modern governance problems that face multiethnic states. Students will search for pragmatic solutions using the experience they gain on the ground. In addition, students will intensively study Russian, an important language of diplomacy across the post-Soviet space.

Courses:

• Conflict and Policy
• Identity in the Post-Soviet Space
• Russian language
• Ukrainian language
• Internship