Summer 2025
The Multidimensional Legitimation Strategies of Authoritarian Regimes
Dates: June 09, 2025 - July 07, 2025Day/Time: Monday; Tuesday; Wednesday 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Level: 100-Level
Certificate: Civic Engagement, Democracy*
Instructor: Francesca Chiarvesio, Central European University
The course offers a general introduction to the concepts of political legitimacy in authoritarian contexts by focusing on the case of Russia from the early 2000s until today. The aim is to familiarize students with the scholarship of democratic blacksliding, political legitimation strategies, and the mechanisms of co-optation of forces of democratization such as civil society and the middle class. The course is timely as it provides the tools to understand the current wave of authoritarianism.
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS