Upon completion of the course students are able to
•appreciate how the interaction of great and small powers has historically shaped the Northern European region
•recognize elements of continuity and change in international relations between Finland and Russia as well as the European Union and Russia
•apply a set of conceptual and theoretical tools to the contemporary context where supranational integration and regionalization challenge traditional great and small power dynamics
•construct arguments about political dynamics in Northern Europe
•propose solutions to problems in the political situation in Northern Europe
Contents
Interaction of small and great powers in Northern Europe, bilateral and multilateral political dynamics, dynamics of change and continuity in Finnish-Russian relations and EU-Russian relations, etc.