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THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITYAT ST. PETERSBURG

EUSP is an independent graduate college established in 1995 topromote high end training and research in economics, anthropology, history, political science, sociology, and history of the arts

Five important points about EUSP

1. EUSP has greater independence from the Russian governmental bureaucracy than other universities which is important forboth intellectual and political reasons

2. The university has a higher proportion of international facultyand Russian professors with degrees from prominent Western

universities than any other university in Russia3. EUSP has a commitment to the integration of Russian scholarship with scholarship in Europe and America. Against the background of Russian scholarships continuing isolation from theWest, this is a fundamentally important position.

4. We encourage mobility and invite western scholars and students to come to Russia. Our international Masters programs in

Russian and Eurasian Studies are the only permanent programsat the graduate level in Russia that are taught in English and offerdegrees in sociology, political science and cultural studies tostudents from North America, Western Europe and other partsof the world.

5. EUSP is a decisive agent of innovation and change, introducing and disseminating new standards and practices in the Russianeducational system


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ENERPOMA IN ENERGY POLITICS IN EURASIA

The huge energy resources in Siberia, Central Asia, the CaspianBasin, and other regions of Eurasia will shape world politics, securityand international relations well into the 21st century. Eurasian energypolitics is a big issue in global affairs. Cooperation and conflicts overownership, control, transportation and consumption of energy createmultiple challenges for policy makers and analysts.

The one year MA in Energy Politics in Eurasia (ENERPO) is designedto meet these challenges. The program covers key energy projects

in Eurasia as well as major contentious issues in the development ofthe energy sphere as seen from the Russian perspective. The curriculum combines the perspectives of political science, anthropology, security studies, political economy with first hand expertise ofthe energy sector. ENERPO provides skills that are highly needed inpublic policy making, policy analysis, business, political consultancyand public affairs.

The concept of the program

The uniqueness of the ENERPO program rests on a combinationof in class training by leading Russian and international experts,master classes by representatives of the energy business community, and company visits.

This program offers the following benefits:

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ADMISSION

AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must hold minimum a BA degree and be fluent inEnglish, the ENERPO language of instruction. We welcomestudents with various backgrounds: one need not hold a degreein Eurasian Studies or Energy Studies. The major requirement ishigh motivation and ability to study rigorously. Letters of recomNFOEBUJPO(1"BOEUSBOTDSJQUTPGQSFWJPVTTUVEZTUBUFNFOUTPGQVSQPTFQSPGFTTJPOBMFYQFSJFODFBOEQFSTPOBMBDIJFWFNFOUTsall this is taken into account for admission.

Degree Requirements.*OBEEJUJPOUPSFHJTUFSJOHGPSUXPSFTJdence units (one for each semester) students must take at least sixcourses during the year (48 ECTS credits). To complete the degree, one should submit an MA thesis (another 12 ECTS credits).

Masters Thesis. Each thesis must be supervised by a facultymember and be an original piece of research, interpretation oranalysis based, at least in part, on primary source materials. A

thesis should be between 15,000 to 20,000 words in length,GVMMZGPPUOPUFEBOENVTUJODMVEFBCJCMJPHSBQIZ*UNVTUCFXJUIJOthe students major area of interest and must be submitted by thedesignated deadline.

Study Load and Transfer of Credits'PSUIFGJYFEGFFUIFTUVEFOUcan take between 3 to 5 courses for credit during one semester.Every semester the student may take not more than one subjectcourse from outside ENERPO for credit transfer.

NB: The language of instruction in the EUSP outside the international MA programs is Russian with a few courses taught in&OHMJTI'PSDSFEJUUSBOTGFSDPVSTFTTUVEFOUTXJMMIBWFUPQSPEVDFan acceptable course paper (essay) of relevance to Eurasianand/or Energy Studies. The paper may be submitted either inRussian or in English.

Please note that language courses do not count towards course requirements


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STUDENT LIFE

AND STUDY RESOURCES

STUDENT LIFE AT EUSP

Through the many special programs and events it sponsors, thedistinguished visiting scholars and guest speakers it hosts, its special facilities and location in the cultural capital of Russia, EUSP

offers a multifaceted environment which can enrich a studentsgraduate experience far beyond what the classroom alonecan provide. EUSP strongly encourages interaction between itsstudents and faculty. Traditional forms of rich Russian social lifeNJYXJUI8FTUFSOBDBEFNJDIBCJUTUIFGBNPVT*OUFSEJTDJQMJOBSZSeminars, diverse discussion groups, happy hours, holiday parties and other social gatherings provide a congenial atmosphereGPSJOGPSNBMBOEMJWFMZDPOUBDU*OUFSOBUJPOBMTUVEFOUTQSPGJUHSFBUMZfrom daily interaction with their Russian counterparts.

ACCOMMODATIONA few places are provided at the EUSP dormitory in the center of the city, but morecommonly arrangements are made for those who wish to rent a room from Russianfamilies or share an apartment with other students. The cost of living in St. Petersburgis still substantially lower than in Moscow. Prices for an average separate bedroomin a centrally located apartment start at US $350 per month. Rent for a non sharedapartment at a semi periphery location of the city starts from US $450. Overall estimated living expenses for 10 months, including lodging, food, local transportation,books and study materials range from US $6,500 to $8,000 on a moderate budget.

Time Constraints.*UJTFYQFDUFEUIBU&/&310TUVEFOUTDPNplete all the degree requirements during one academic year.However, certain exceptions can be made for those who wishto improve their command of Russian and opt to complete therequirements in three or four semesters. Such students will have

to register for two full residence units in the first year and forone or two extended residences in the following year.

CERTIFICATE OF STUDY. Students not intending to get an MAdegree program may choose to apply for the certificate programin Energy Politics in Eurasia for one or two semesters. Those enrolled in the certificate program will be expected to register for afull residence unit and take at least three classes.


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FEES, EXPENSES

AND FINANCIAL AID

The tuition fee for the entire two semester MA program is 17,000US dollars (8,500 US dollars per semester). The fees are payable during the first four weeks of each semester. Paying for oneresidence unit (one semester study on campus) allows the studentto take up to five courses during the semester of registration plusattend language courses.

Extended residence, which can be granted after two semestersof full residence, involves the payment of 50% of the standardsemester fee. Single course registration is also available at approximately $3,000 depending on the course.

NOTE: It is a good idea to get in touch with our Alumni Association for more ideas about financial aid. Please visit:

eu.spb.ru/en/for alumni/country representatives

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Various funding opportunities including studentaid.ed.gov

NB: EUSP is the first and only university in Russia to have beenapproved by the U.S. Department of Education for studentloans programs

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www.eu.spb.ru/finaid

Please also write to [email protected]


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THE COURSES

Introduction to Energy Politics+BLVC.(PE[JNJSTLJ

Energy politics links energy and international relations focusingprimarily on oil and natural gas since more than any other energysources their production, transportation, and supply are entwinedin international politics. This course is intended to answer a number of questions. How energy trends and international politicsare interconnected? How energy use affects the structure of theinternational system? What impact energy has on the domesticBOEGPSFJHOQPMJDJFTPGTUBUFT*TJUQPTTJCMFUPTFQBSBUFFOFSHZfrom foreign relations of energy exporting states? What is theimpact of the use of fossil fuels on climate change and how itaffects energy security models?

Oil, Gas, and Energy as Business: Master Classes by Business Executives (Exxon Mobil, ENI, Gaspromneft, Novatek,Alpha Group, RAO UES, Sakhalin Energy, IFC, etc)

This course is a set of lectures and master classes by representatives

of major energy companies operating in Russia. The main focus isplaced on practical issues of activities in the oil and gas sectors, thestrategies of companies, and their relationships with the Russian stateand foreign counterparts. A few on site visits to energy companiesfacilities will be made in order to see some projects in progress.

Political Economy of Energy in EurasiaYulia Vymyatnina

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The course will introduce students to economic underpinnings ofenergy markets functioning; interrelation of economic and politicalconsiderations in decision making process relevant for major energy markets both in international and regional (Eurasian) scope.*UDPWFSTEJTDVTTJPOTPGUIFFDPOPNJDTUSVDUVSFPGUIFNBKPSFOFSHZmarkets and their dynamics, and the most relevant models of politicaleconomy: models of energy markets, resource curse, energy taxes,conflicts etc. The trends transforming the world energy markets andshaping its future will be discussed using theories of the state, mo

nopoly, regulation, public choice theories, a number of case studiescovering Eurasia and the most important cases outside the region.


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OPTIONALCOURSES

Regulation of the Oil Sector in RussiaAndrey Konoplyanik

The course offers a comprehensive analysis of the Russian energyTFDUPS*UJODMVEFTUIFCBTJDHFPHSBQIZSFDFOUIJTUPSZPGEFWFMPQ

ment, and the transformation of its institutional structure during theeconomic transition. Major current and prospective investmentprojects will be assessed. Special attention is paid to state policies regulating the oil sector in contemporary Russia as well asto the analysis of the role of the subsoil management system inthe process of institutional transformation in the late 1990s early

Central Asia States: Making, Breaking and Remaking%BSZB1VTILJOB

This course examines international, regional and domestic cross roadsPGGJWFGPSNFS6443DPVOUSJFT,B[BLITUBO,ZSHZ[TUBO6[CFLJTUBO5VSLNFOJTUBOBOE5BKJLJTUBO8FXJMMBOBMZ[FDPNQMFYQPMJUJDBMFOergy, environmental and social issues in the context of internationalpolitics. The readings include literature on the relevant subjects: statemaking and state breaking, national versus clan loyalties, energy poliUJDTFOWJSPONFOUBMQSPCMFNT*TMBNJDNPWFNFOUTSFHJPOBMNJHSBUJPOWe will also consider the role of external actors in the region including3VTTJB6OJUFE4UBUFT$IJOB*SBO5VSLFZBOE"GHIBOJTUBO

Energy Security and Russian PoliticsNikita Lomagin

Energy is a crucial source of maintaining and developing global

political and economic systems. The class focuses on energy policyand energy security in the context of global and Eurasian politicalFDPOPNZBOEJOUFSOBUJPOBMSFMBUJPOT*UPGGFSTEJGGFSFOUQFSDFQUJPOTof energy security in importing and exporting nations and aims atcontemporary development in providing energy security on global, regional and national levels. Energy security includes reliabilityof supply, affordability of supply, and environmental friendliness.While all three elements are considered essential to energy secu

rity, most states promote some elements more than others. Specialattention will be given to Russia as a major energy power.


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Post Soviet Political Economy: Russia, Ukraine and BelarusAlexei Pikulik

The course provides a broad perspective over the politicaleconomy of the post Soviet space. The theoretical debate on

market making is followed by investigating the essence of the4PWJFUQPMJUJDBMFDPOPNZ'SPNUIFEFCBUFTPOUIF8BTIJOHUPOPost Washington consensus regarding the reform agendas weQSPDFFEUPUIFEVBMJUZPGQPMJUJDBMEFNPDSBUJ[BUJPOBOEFDPOPNJDMJCFSBMJ[BUJPOBOESFWJTJUUIFEPNJOBOUTUSVDUVSBMBOEBDUPSPSJented theories of transformation. Then we move into empirics ofFDPOPNJDQPMJDJFTBOEBEESFTTUIFJTTVFTPGQSJWBUJ[BUJPOEFDFOUSBMJ[BUJPOGJOBODJBMBOEGJTDBMSFGPSNTNBDSPFDPOPNJDTUBCJMJ[Btion programs, making various inter regional comparisons.

Regime Change in Post Soviet Eurasia7MBEJNJS(FMoNBO

The course is focused on the emergence and developmentof political systems of post Soviet countries within the contextof regime changes and state building. Starting with the collapseof the Soviet Union as a point of departure, the course traces themaking and unmaking of major political institutions in these newly

established states by examining the impact of the legacy of the past,the role of domestic political elites and international political andeconomic actors. Special attention is paid to patterns of politicalcontinuity and changes under the new authoritarianism and afterthe wave of so called color revolutions in post Soviet Eurasia.

Russia EU Energy RelationsTatiana Romanova

The course takes stock of the following issues: benefits and drawCBDLTPGMJCFSBMJ[BUJPOBOETUBUFJOUFSGFSFODFJOFOFSHZUIFTFDVSJUZof supply and demand; cooperation in energy efficiency and theEFWFMPQNFOUPGSFOFXBCMFTPVSDFTPGFOFSHZ*UFYBNJOFTQBUterns of interaction of various EU and Russian public and privateactors. EU Russian energy relations are examined in both bilateraland multilateral contexts. The course facilitates the development ofOFDFTTBSZTLJMMTUPBOBMZ[FUIFEZOBNJDTPG&63VTTJBOSFMBUJPOTBOEUPDPOTUSVDUQSPHOPTFTPGUIFJSGVSUIFSEFWFMPQNFOUT*UDPOTJTUT

of lectures, discussions, and role play simulations.


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Violence and Security in Eurasia: Conflicts, Terrorism, ExtremismEkaterina Stepanova

5IFDPVSTFGPDVTFTPOUIFPSJHJOTPGBOEUSFOETJOPSHBOJ[FEpolitical violence (armed conflicts, terrorism), other forms of col

lective violence and political extremism in Eurasia, and their seDVSJUZJNQMJDBUJPOT'PDVTJOHNBJOMZPOUIFQPTU4PWJFUTQBDFUIFcourse also covers global trends in armed conflicts and terrorism,the role of radical nationalism, religious extremism and the newleft and new right extremism in armed violence. A few caseTUVEJFTXJMMCFBOBMZ[FE3VTTJBTUBUFTPGUIF$BVDBTVTQPTU4Pviet and broader Central Asia, including the Afghanistan Pakistancontext. We will look at both non state and state actors in armedviolence and conclude with the issues of conflict management

and prevention strategies.

Siberia: An Introduction to the Region&WHFOJJ(PMPWLP

The conquest, settlement, and industrial development of Siberiahas been one of the major projects of the Russian state for centuSJFT5IFDPVSTFPGGFSTBIJTUPSZPGUIFDPMPOJ[BUJPOPG4JCFSJBBOEof its development from the 18th century to the Soviet industrial

J[BUJPOBOEUIFDSFBUJPOPGUIFPJMBOEHBTJOEVTUSZ*UQSPWJEFTBOintroduction to the ethnic composition of the peoples of Siberia,basic geography and political economy of the region.

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path to economic recovery, political legitimacy and social stability has varied greatly from one another. While energy poorBelarus and Ukraine have struggled to maintain their role asUSBOTJUDPSSJEPSTUP&VSPQF,B[BLITUBOBOE"[FSCBJKBOIBWFTVDceeded to negotiate the thorny post Soviet economic and political environment to establish themselves as important producersfor China and the EU. One might conclude that the success ofsome regimes in Eurasia is directly correlated to the presenceof significant hydrocarbon reserves, but the empirical data from

post Soviet space rejects such oversimplifications.


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The World Crude Oil MarketVadim Kapustkin

Oil is the largest component of the world total primary energysupply. This course highlights world crude oil market development

history starting from its emergence in 19th century. Special focusJTNBEFVQPOUIF0SHBOJ[BUJPOPG1FUSPMFVN&YQPSUJOH$PVOUSJFT01&$GSPNJUTGPVOEBUJPOVQUPOPX*OQBSUJDVMBSnPJMTIPDLToPGBOEBSFBOBMZ[FEJOUIFDPOUFYUPGHMPCBMenergy security, including the role of the USSR in the world crudeoil market. Oil revenues and petrodollars are discussed in theDPOUFYUPGUIFnPJMDVSTFoEFCBUF'JOBMMZUIFDPVSTFBJNTBUJEFOUJfying new developmental trends in the global oil industry and theoil price growth in 1999 2008.

Energy, Environment and Climate (TBD)ENERPO Platform on Energy Intelligence and News.BVSJ[JP3FDPSEBUJ

5IF&OFSHZ1MBUGPSNPO&OFSHZ*OUFMMJHFODFBOE/FXTJTBXFFLMZTFNJOBSGPDVTFEPOUIFBOBMZTJTPG0JM(BTSFMBUFEJOGPSNBUJPO5IFaim of the course is to provide an acquaintance with the actual dynamics and the latest developments in the fields of energy politics,

international relations, security and business. With the support of theENERPO@EUSP Twitter account, students will be required to creamPGGUIFNPTUSFMFWBOUBSUJDMFTBOEQJFDFTPGJOGPSNBUJPOJFTQFDJBMJ[FEnewspapers articles, think tank papers and briefings, internationalPSHBOJ[BUJPOToCVMMFUJOTFUDGSPNEJGGFSFOUSFHJPOTPGUIFXPSME'PMlowing an analysis of the articles at home, they present their questionsand findings, and open the floor for classroom discussion.

5IJTJTBOPQUJPOBMDPVSTF*UDPWFSTBMMUIFCBTJDBTQFDUTPGUIFMBOguage: pronunciation, grammar, reading, and writing. Classes willfocus mainly on everyday conversational language and on developing communication skills. Russian mass media and discussions ofhot political and social issues are an important part of the course.1MBDFNFOUUFTUTBSFSVOFBSMZJO4FQUFNCFSBOE'FCSVBSZUPFTUBCMJTIprospective students proficiency level. At the end of the course a final

test may be administered and certificates are issued upon request.

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THE FACULTY

David Dusseault, Senior Marketing Analyst and Associate Mem

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Vladimir Gelman1SPGFTTPS%FQBSUNFOUPG1PMJUJDBM4DJFODFBOE4PDJPMPHZ&641'JOMBOE%JTUJOHVJTIFE1SPGFTTPSUIF6OJversity of Helsinki. Author, co author and editor of twenty booksin Russian and in English including The Politics of Sub NationalAuthoritarianism in Russia and Resource Curse and Post SovietEurasia)BTQVCMJTIFEJOn&VSPQF"TJB4UVEJFTon*OUFSOBUJPOBM

Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Post Soviet Affairsand other journals. Research interests: study of contemporaryRussian and post Soviet politics and government in theoreticaland comparative perspective.

Jakub Godzimirski4FOJPS3FTFBSDI'FMMPXBUUIF$FOUSFGPSRussian and Eurasian Studies, Head of the Energy Program at the

/PSXFHJBO*OTUJUVUFPG*OUFSOBUJPOBM"GGBJSTs'PDVTFTon defense and security policy, energy policy, post communistTPDJFUJFTUSBOTJUJPOTUVEJFT3VTTJB$*4BOE1PMBOE"VUIPSPGRussian External Energy Strategy: Opportunities and Constraints%ZOBNJDTPG&OFSHZ(PWFSOBODFJO&VSPQFBOE3VTTJB; Energy4FDVSJUZBOEUIF1PMJUJDTPG*EFOUJUZo(Political Economy of EnergyJO&VSPQF'PSDFTPG'SBHNFOUBUJPOBOE*OUFHSBUJPO).

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Evgenii Golovko, Professor of Anthropology at EUSP and Correspondent Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Co authorof Russian Old Settlers of Siberia: the Social and Symbolic AspectsPG4FMG*EFOUJGJDBUJPO4PDJPMJOHVJTUJDTBOEUIF4PDJPMPHZPG-BOHVBHF;co author of dictionaries and grammars, and author of articles onnative Siberian languages and on the social anthropology of Siberiaand Alaska. Has worked at the University of Alaska, the University of$BMJGPSOJBs#FSLFMFZUIF6OJWFSTJUZPG5PLZPBOEPUIFSVOJWFSTJUJFT

Vadim Kapustkin1SPGFTTPSBUUIF8PSME&DPOPNZ%FQBSUNFOUSt. Petersburg State University. A leading expert in internationaleconomic relations in Northwest Russia, Prof. Kapustkin has taught

international economics in colleges and universities in the United4UBUFT$BOBEB(FSNBOZ'SBODF4XJU[FSMBOE/PSXBZ'JOMBOEChina and South Korea. Author of a number of articles on oil andgas politics as well as on external activities of Russian enterprises.3FTFBSDIJOUFSFTUTJOUFSOBUJPOBMFDPOPNJDTJOUFSOBUJPOBMPSHBOJ[Btions, energy politics, Russias foreign economic activities.

Andrey Konoplyanik, Professor of Markets Regulation, RusTJBO4UBUF0JMBOE(BT6OJWFSTJUZ.PTDPX%FQVUZ.JOJTUFSPG&OFSHZPG UIF3VTTJBO'FEFSBUJPOs&YFDVUJWFEJSFDUPSPGUIF3VTTJBO#BOLPG3FDPOTUSVDUJPOBOE%FWFMPQNFOUs)BTTFSWFEBTB%FQVUZ4FDSFUBSZ(FOFSBMPGthe Energy Charter in Brussels. Author of over 500 publicationson various energy issues.

Nikita Lomagin"DBEFNJD%JSFDUPSPGUIF&/&310QSPHSBN&6411SPGFTTPSBUUIF8PSME&DPOPNZ%FQBSUNFOU4U1FUFSTCVSHState University. Has published widely on Soviet history, contempoSBSZ3VTTJBOGPSFJHOQPMJDZBOEJOUFSOBUJPOBMPSHBOJ[BUJPO"VUIPSof chapters in volumes such as 3VTTJB3FFNFSHJOH(SFBU1PXFS3VTTJBBTB(SFBU1PXFS%JNFOTJPOTPG4FDVSJUZVOEFS1VUJO"Resurgent Russia and the West: The European Union, NATO andBeyond. Co author of The Leningrad Blockade, 1941 1944: A

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Alexei Pikulik*."3&4BDBEFNJDEJSFDUPS1SPGFTTPSPG1PMJUJcal Economy, EUSP; visiting lecturer at the European HumanitiesUniversity (Vilnius). Author of articles dedicated to the politicaleconomy of contemporary Belarus and Belarus EU relations.Research interests: comparative political economy; varieties ofcapitalism; institutional change in the post Soviet setting, contemporary autocratic regimes and political economy of rentier states.

Darya Pushkina"TTPDJBUF%FBOPG*OUFSOBUJPOBM4UVEFOUT4NPMOZ*OTUJUVUF4U1FUFSTCVSH4UBUF6OJWFSTJUZBOE#BSE$PMMFHF"TQFDJBMist in international relations and comparative politics. Has worked inReed College, United States, and American University, Rome. Has

been involved in projects like 3VTTJBO-JUUPSBM1SPKFDU644UBUF%FQBSUNFOU%FNPDSBUJ[BUJPO1SPKFDUBOE#SJUJTI"DBEFNZ4QFDJBMJTU(SPVQon Ethnopolitics. Author of articles on international relations and security,she is currently working on a book on UN peacekeeping in civil wars.

Maurizio Recordati&/&3101SPHSBN"TTJTUBOU%JSFDUPSBOE&OFSHZ*OUFMMJHFODF4FNJOBSMFBEFS&641BMVNOVT*OUFSOBUJPOBM."JO3VTTJBO

and Eurasian Studies); degree in Modern and Contemporary History(University of Milan). Robert Schuman scholarship (European ParliaNFOU%(*OGPSNBUJPOBOE$PNNVOJDBUJPO3FTFBSDIBTTJTUBOUBUUIF&OFSHZEFTLPG%FQBSUNFOUPG&6"GGBJST*UBMJBO(PWFSONFOU4QFDJBMAssistant to the Energy AttachBUUIF1FSNBOFOU3FQSFTFOUBUJPOPG*UBMZUPUIF&6"TTJTUBOUUP.&1&VSPQFBO1BSMJBNFOU'JFMETPGJOUFSFTU3VTsian grand strategies (1800 2008), EU Russia Energy relations, HistoryPG3VTTJBO'PSFJHO1PMJDZUIF(SFBU1PXFSTBOEUIFn&BTUFSO2VFTUJPOo

Tatiana Romanova, Professor and Jean Monnet Chair at St.Petersburg State University. Recent publications are devoted toEU Russian energy dialogue, EU energy law, theory and practiceof reciprocity in EU Russian relations, energy policy of Russia etc.Research interests include EU Russian relations, legal and political approximation, energy relations in Europe, energy marketsBOEMJCFSBMJ[BUJPO&6JOTUJUVUJPOTBOEEFDJTJPONBLJOHQSPDFTTFT


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Ekaterina Stepanova, Head of the Peace and Conflict StudJFT6OJU*.&.0.PTDPX5FBDIFTBU UIF&VSPQFBO1FBDFUniversity, Austria. Serves on the editorial boards of Terrorismand Political Violence; 5IF*OUFSOBUJPOBM+PVSOBMPG$POGMJDUBOE7JPMFODF4FDVSJUZ*OEFY. Led the Armed Conflicts and Conflict.BOBHFNFOU1SPHSBNBUUIF4UPDLIPMN*OUFSOBUJPOBM1FBDF3FTFBSDI*OTUJUVUFs"VUIPSPGTJYCPPLTJODMVEJOH5FSSPSJTNJO"TZNNFUSJDBM$POGMJDU*EFPMPHJDBMBOE4USVDUVSBMAspects. The latest volume co edited by her is Terrorism: PatternsPG*OUFSOBUJPOBMJ[BUJPO

Yulia Vymyatnina, Professor of Economics, EUSP. Author of articles on Russian monetary policy and macroeconomic modelingin the journals &DPOPNJD.PEFMJOHBOE3FTFBSDIJO*OUFSOBUJPOBM#VTJOFTTBOE'JOBODF. Co author of the European edition of the4UVEFOU(VJEF8PSLCPPLUP.BDSPFDPOPNJDTCZ/(SFHPSZMankiw. Research interests: macroeconomic policy; monetarypolicy; political economy; national income distribution.


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EUSP INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:EXAMPLES OF MA THESES

An Atmosphere of Reconciliation: A Theory of the Resolution of Modern EthnicConflicts Based on the Transcaucasian Conflicts

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Explaining the Civil War in Tajikistan

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The Current State of US Russian Relations: Cooperation or Standoff?

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Climate Change and Violent Conflict: The Case of Central Asia

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