Teaching Transitions — National

LITHUANIA: The Transition Period in Lithuania: Social, Cultural, and Economic Challenges Authors: Giedrė Tumosaitė, Tomas Vaitkūnas & Vaidotas Steponavičius Download PDF I. Overview This lesson aims to help students identify problems related to the social, cultural, and economic aspects of the period of transition to democracy in Lithuania, critically using and analysing diverse information sources. […]

POLAND: From Central to Local Governance – The Greatest Achievement of Polish Transformation? Author: Stanisław Zakroczymski Download PDF I. Overview The lesson describes the significant changes in the management of public affairs which took place in Poland in 1989, because of the transition from democratic centralism, in which the administration was hierarchical and entirely under

RUSSIA: Political Whirlwinds of the 1990s Author: Andrey Suslov Download PDF I. Overview This class is focused on Russian political life in the 1990s, following the fall of the Soviet Union. Some of the problems are described in comparison to similar processes in Eastern Europe. Students are encouraged to engage with the lesson material by