Dmitry G. Zaytsev
National Research University
Higher School of Economics
Public Policy Department
Deputy Department Head for Education
Associate Professor
PhD in Political Science
Master of Public Policy
Cell: +7(916)717-10-35
Education and Degrees
2009: PhD in Political Science: Institute of World Economy and International Relations
(IMEMO) Russian Academy of Sciences
2008: Postgraduate: Higher School of Economics
2005: Master in Political Science and Public Policy: Higher School of Economics
Previous professional experience
2003-2009: ZIRCON Research Group, projects manager, senior researcher
Professional interests
Theory & Methodology in Political Sciences
Political Changes & Democracy Studies
Political system & Processes in Modern Russia
Specific Features & Transformations of the Russian Political Regime
Non-governmental Actors as Policy Drivers
Think Tanks as the Drivers of Political Changes
Teaching Experience
Think Tanks as Policy Actors (Master’s Program “Political Analysis and Public Policy” at HSE)
Research Seminar "Methods and Development of Public Policy Analysis'' (Master’s Program
“Political Analysis and Public Policy” at HSE)
Research Seminar "Monitoring of Human Rights Compliance: Methodology and Organization"
(Master’s Program “Political Analysis and Public Policy” at HSE)
Contemporary Political Science (Master’s Program “Political Analysis and Public Policy” at
HSE)
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Theory and Methodology of Political Research (Master’s Program “Political Analysis and Public
Policy” at HSE)
Quantitative and Qualitative methods of Data Analysis (Master’s Program “The Political
Challenges of Modernity” at HSE)
Module on Alternative Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis (Master’s Program
“Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe” at Bologna University)
Module on Russian Political Regime (Master’s Program “Interdisciplinary Research and Studies
on Eastern Europe” at Bologna University)
Main Research Projects and Grants
2013: Soft Law regulation in WTO (HSE, Ministry of Education)
2012: Civil Participation and Global Governance (HSE)
2010-2011: Discrete mathematical models for political analysis of Democratic Institutions and
Human Rights (HSE)
2010-2011: Organizational forms of Civil Participation in Russia: main characteristics before
and during the economic crisis (HSE)
2009-2010: Role of Analytical Communities in Regional Policy: case study (RPSA, IRI)
2008: Expert-Analytical Potential of the Russian Political Science Association (RPSA)
2006-2007: Analytical and Expert support to the Strategic Decision-Making in business and
public policy (HSE)
2011: Condition and trends of Russian Federalism development: public attitudes and experts’
assessments (ZIRCON, The Gorbachev Foundation)
2010: Authority and Civil Society in Russia: the development of cooperation and the rise of civil
participation (ZIRCON, USAID)
2009: Forecast of Development of Civil Society in Russia (ZIRCON, Public Chamber of RF)
2007-2008: Monitoring of efficiency of the project “System of state cadastral registration of real
estate objects” (ZIRCON, Rosnedvishimost’)
2006-2008: Monitoring of financial activity of Russian citizens (ZIRCON and others)
2006-2008: Monitoring of efficiency of measures of National Project «Education» (ZIRCON,
NFPK)
2005: Non-financial risks of large corporations (ZIRCON, RAO “UES of Russia”)
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Professional Membership
International Political Science Association, IPSA
Russian Political Science Association, RPSA
Main International Conference
2013: 7th ECPR General Conference (Bordeaux, France). Presentation: Positioning Actors
Centered Approach Within and Vis-à-Vis Paradigms: Methodological Frameworks and Methods
of Social Sciences.
2013: 1st International Conference on Public Policy (Grenoble, France). Presentation: Indices of
«stateness» and governance: damaging fallacies and possibly optimizing choices.
2012: 40th ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops (Antwerp, Belgium). Presentation: Formal
concept analysis framework as a tool that broaden Qualitative Comparative Analysis technique:
analyzing democratic development
2012: 22th World Congress of Political Science (Madrid, Spain). Presentation: Fighting Myths in
Democracy Evaluation by Formal Concept Analysis Framework: Measuring Qualities vs
Measuring Defects.
2011: Developing policy in different cultural contexts: learning from study, learning from
experience (Dubrovnik, Croatia). Presentation: Analytical Communities in the Local Policy
Process: Creating Self-Identity.
2011: IPSA-ECPR Joint Conference "Whatever Happened to North-South?" (San Paulo, Brazil).
Presentations: A Multidimensional Model for Analyzing Democratic Development in Central
and Eastern Europe; Analytical Communities and Think Tanks as Boosters of Democratic
Development
More than 30 publications, including:
Obiedkov S., Mikhail Klimushkin, Shabanova M., Dmitry Zaytsev. A Multidimensional Model
for Analyzing Democratic Development in Central and Eastern Europe // Transition Studies
Review. 2013. Vol. 20. No. 2. P. 191-209.
Analytical communities in public policy: global phenomena and Russian practices / Ed.: Nina
Belyaeva; Shota Kakabadze, Dmitry Zaytsev. Moscow. ROSSPEN, 2013.
Zaytsev D., Karastelev V. Protest Movement in Russia 2011-2012: problem of actorness // State
and Society in power and communicational spaces. Political Science Yearbook. 2013 / Moscow.
ROSSPEN, 2013. PP. 231-266.
Zaytsev D. G. Analytical Communities in the Local Policy Process: Creating Self-identity //
International Journal of Business and Social Science. 2012. Vol. 3. No. 5. P. 208-221.
Zadorin I., Zaytsev D. Questions of identification and self-identification of “civil associations” //
International conference on economics and society. Moscow, HSE, 2012. PP. 311-320.
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Zaytsev D. Factors and conditions of building actorness of analytical communities in Russsia //
Political class of modern society. Moscow, ROSSPEN, 2012. PP. 247-262.
Klimov I., Zadorin I., Zaytsev D. Civil Participation in Russia: map of problems and decisions //
Politeia Journal. 2011. № 1. PP. 98-116.
Kakabadze Sh., Zaytsev D., Sviagina N., Karastelev V. Institute if civil participation: testing by
the activities of strategic actors // Polis Journal. 2011. № 3. PP. 88-108.
Zadorin I., Zaytsev D. Existence and perspectives of development of Russian federalism: public
attitudes and perceptions // Political Science Journal. 2011. № 4. PP. 258-276.
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