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Regionalism : Educational and Research Perspec t ives in the BSR

Regionalism : Educational and Research Perspec t ives in the BSR. Andrey Makarychev, Professor, University of Tartu. Questions to address. What is peculiar in Baltic studies ? What are educational and academic components of region-building / making

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Regionalism : Educational and Research Perspec t ives in the BSR

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  1. Regionalism: Educational and Research Perspectives in the BSR Andrey Makarychev, Professor, University of Tartu

  2. Questionstoaddress Whatispeculiar in Baltic studies? Whatareeducationalandacademiccomponentsofregion-building / making How BSR isunderstood / perceivedbythe EU andRussia Russia‘stroubleswith international socialization via University-basedcooperation

  3. Arepertoirofregionalstudies Baltic Searegion Black Searegion Nordic region Central Europe Eastern Europe CaspianSearegion South Caucasus Central Asia

  4. Whatdefinesinteresttoregionalstudies? Political actuality Academic relevance Educational practices

  5. Political importanceof BSR forthe EU • Spill-overeffects, policytransferpractices, sociallearning, „cognitiveregion“etc. • Environmental protection • The German – Polish – Russian „trialogues“ • A playgroundforEU -Russiainteractionsasregional insiders

  6. Key academicconcepts Institutionalization / institution-building Socialization Neighborhood De-securitization De-bordering Normative / Soft power

  7. BSR forRussia • A majorenergyproject (Nord Stream) • Kaliningrad • Hard securitymatters

  8. Russia‘s CBSS Presidency, 2013 Modernization, innovation and clusters of growth; Public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a platform for sustainable growth; Promotion of tolerance as a means of combating radicalism and extremism; Enhancing people-to-people contacts, facilitating the visa regime

  9. Key problemsfromtheRussianside in University-basedcooperation Deterioratingqualityofeducation Underpaymentas a resultofdecreasingstate'sfundingofeducation (upto 40%), againstthebackdropof exorbitant salariesfor University top hierarchy Brain drain Plagiarismandloweingqualitystandards Inefficienceofmanagerialpractices in highereducation, includingcorruption

  10. Continued ChaoticmergersofUniversities (largely natural-sciencebased) Risingamountofpaperworkandred-tape formalism New criteriaofassessment Debate on neweducationalstandards (especiallyacuteforhumanitiesandsocialsciences) Politicization („patrioticeducation“, theroleof ROC, „unwelcomethemes“)

  11. Issuestoexploreascompetitiveadvantagesof Baltic studies Energy inter-dependence Multilateralism Regional security

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