Faculty of Sociology
facts and figures
Higher School of Economics , Moscow, 2010
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SOME FACTS
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Number of students, total: ca. 770, including:
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520 – BA
200 – MA
50 - PhD
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 Academic staff – ca. 50 full-time + 50 part-time
 No. 1 in Sociology in Russia; key factors of success:
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research activity of staff members and students;
innovative approach to curricula design and education
process (practice + research based courses);
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advisory board of the Faculty)
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ORGANIZATION OF THE FACULTY
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Department of General Sociology
 Department of Analysis of Social Institutions
 Department of Economic Sociology
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Department of Methods of Analysis of Social Data
 2 Research Labs (Economic Sociology; Applied Social Studies)
 ‘Basis chairs’ established by major public opinion and market
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research centers (Levada-centre, GfK Russia, Public Opinion
Foundation; VCIOM)
 4 MA programmes in Sociology and Demography
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Structured PhD in Sociology (new!)
 E-Journals: Economic Sociology, Sociological Review
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HISTORY: SOME MILESTONES
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1996 – First students enrolled on the specialization
“Sociology” at the Faculty of Economics
 1999 – Faculty of Sociology became separate
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Founding Dean – Prof. Alexander Kryshtanovsky (1955-2005)
 2003 – First joint MA programme “Integrated Social Analysis”
launched with Moscow School of Social and Economic
Sciences (1st Head - Prof. Dr. Alexander Filippov)
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 2005 – MA programme “Applied Methods of Social
Analysis of Markets” opened (Heads - Prof. Dr.Vadim
Radaev / Prof. Dr. Juliana Tolstova)
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• 2005 – establishing of ‘basic chairs’ of Public Opinion
Foundation and GfK Russia
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HISTORY: SOME MILESTONES
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2005 – cooperation agreement with Cologne university
(Faculty of Management, Economics and Social
Sciences) on academic exchanges
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 2007 – cooperation agreement with Jena university on
academic exchanges
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2007 – establishing of ‘basic chair’ of Levada-centre
 2007 – establishing of Lab on Economic Sociology
(Head – Prof. Vadim Radaev)
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 2008 - establishing of ‘basic chair’ of VCIOM
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HISTORY: SOME MILESTONES
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 2008 – supervising Board established (ca. 12 leading Russian
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companies)
 2008 – Faculty’s lead consortium of 12 universities wins a
competition on development of a new ‘Federal standard of
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higher education’ in the field of Sociology
 2008 – Faculty of Sociology co-organizes the 3rd Russian
Sociological Congress (more than 1500 participants, ca. 70
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main events etc.)
 2009 – 2 new MA programmes started: Sociology of the Public
Sphere and Social Communication (Head – Prof. Dr. Nikita
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Pokrovsky) and Demography (Head – Prof. Dr. Anatoly
Vishnevsky)
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HISTORY: SOME MILESTONES
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 2010 – structured PhD programme started (5 students)
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 2010 – first meeting of the International expert council in
Sociology (Prof. Hartmut Rosa, Prof. Steffen Mau, Prof. Ronald
Inglehart, Prof. Berndt Wegener)
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 2010 – 3 MA students of the Faculty of Sociology enrolled on
MA programmes of the Paris – Ouest university
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2011 – exchange and cooperation project with the George
Mason university started
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EDUCATIONAL TRACKS AT THE FACULTY
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4-years’ programme (BA) with specializations
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in:
• Economic Sociology;
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Applied methods of sociological research;
• Social theory and applied social knowledge.
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 Graduate level:
• 2-year programmes (MA) +
• 3-year programmes (PhD)
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Faculty’s departments
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ANALYSIS of SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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Higher School of Economics , Moscow, 2010
 Head – Prof. Dr. Inna Deviatko
 Courses offered:
• Sociology of Science
• Sociology of Education
• Sociology of Gender
• Models of Explanation and Logic of
Social Investigation
• Political Institutions and Democratic
Systems etc.
 Contacts: http://soc.hse.ru/socinst/
 E-mail: deviatko@aha.ru
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METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL INFORMATION
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 Head – Dr. Irina Kozina
 Courses offered:
• Mathematics and Statistics in Sociology
• Methods of Sociologic Research
(Qualitative, Quantitative)
• Sociological Methods in Marketing
Research
• Modern Trends in Sociological Research
etc.
 Contacts: http://soc.hse.ru/socinf/
 E-mail: ikozina@hse.ru
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GENERAL SOCIOLOGY
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 Head – Prof. Dr. Nikita Pokrovski
 Courses offered:
• Sociological Theory
• History of Sociology
• Modern Western Social Theories
• Sociology of Globalization
• Traditions of Russian Sociology etc.
 Contacts: http://soc.hse.ru/gsoc/
 E-mail: npokrovski@hse.ru
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ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY
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 Head –Prof. Dr. Vadim Radaev, HSE
First Vice-Rector
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 Courses offered:
Economic Sociology·
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Sociology of Markets·
Sociology of Entrepreneurship·
Sociology of Consumption·
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Financial behaviour of Population·
Sociology of Advertising etc.
 Contacts: http://soc.hse.ru/ecsoc/
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 E-mail: radaev@hse.ru
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MA
photoPROGRAMME “INTEGRATED SOCIAL
ANALYSIS”
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Head – Prof. Dr. Inna Deviatko
 The programme consist of 3 core
modules:
Developing cognitive competences in
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Social theory;
Providing fundamental education in
advanced methods of social research;
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Widening professional analytical skills
and practical experience by completing
applied focused elective courses.
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 More details: http://soc.hse.ru/ksa
 Contacts: ideviatko@hse.ru
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MA PROGRAMME “APPLIED METHODS OF
SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF MARKETS”
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Heads – Prof. Dr. Vadim Radaev,
Prof. Dr. Juliana Tolstova
 Programme consists of 3 core parts:
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Subjects related to the theory of markets
(Sociology of markets, Sociology of consumption
etc.)
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Subjects related to the methods of data analysis
(Data analysis-2, Modern data analysis’ methods
etc.)
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Practical-oriented courses (Sociology of
advertising, Branding etc.)
 More details: http://soc.hse.ru/pmsar/
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MA
PROGRAMME “SOCIOLOGY OF PUBLIC
SPHERE
ANDинженерия
SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS”
Программная
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 Head – Prof. Dr. Nikita Pokrovski
 Programme consists of 3 core parts:
Subjects related to the explanation of
contemporary Russian society and its
transformation;
Subjects related to social communications;
Courses fostering practical skills in
communicating in different institutional
environments.
 More details: http://soc.hse.ru/soc_pybl
 Contacts: nikita@gol.ru
Some academic staff
research profiles
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LEADING
ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS’
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RESEARCH AREAS
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Prof. Dr. Svetlana Barsukova – informal
economy: actors, behaviour strategies
Prof. Dr. Leonid Kosals – comparative
socio-economic studies in post-socialist
countries; values, corruption & informal
economy
Dr. Galina Gradoselskaya – social
networks, new methods of intellectual
data analysis
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Gofman – history of
Sociology, modern French Sociology,
sociology of mode
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LEADING ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS’
RESEARCH AREAS
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Prof. Dr. Valery Ledyaev (PhD, University of
Manchester, UK) – Political Sociology,
Political Institutions
Ass. Prof. Dr. Olga Kuzina (PhD, Essex
University, UK) - HSE award winner in
‘Educational innovations’ (2008) –
Financial Behavior of Population
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Prof. Dr. Inna Deviatko – Methods of
Sociology, Theories of Societal
Evolution
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LEADING ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS’
RESEARCH AREAS
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Prof. Dr. Irina
Kozina – Labor
relations,
Qualitative
methods of
data analysis
Samuel
Greene (guest
fellow) –
Political
Sociology,
Political
Institutions
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Ass. Prof. Dr. Jana
Roshina –
Sociology of
Consumption,
Labor Market
Studies
Prof. Dr. Karl
Bruckmaier (guest
fellow, Gotenburg
university) – Social
Ecology
Программная инженерия
LEADING STAFF MEMBERS’ RESEARCH
AREAS
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Prof. Dr. Elena Rozhdestvenskaya
– Gender Studies, Biographical
Method in Sociology
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Ass. Prof. Chris Swader (PhD,
Bremen International Graduate School,
Germany) – Cross-cultural Studies,
Transition Studies
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Ass. Prof. Dr. Diliara Ibragimova
- Consumers’ & Financial
Behavior
Ass. Prof. Alexei Bessudnov
(PhD, Oxford University, UK) Social Inequalities
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LEADING STAFF MEMBERS’ RESEARCH
AREAS
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Ass. Prof. Ruben Flores (PhD,
University of Kent, UK) - Social
Grounds of Compassion
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Ass. Prof. John Round (University
of Birmingham, UK) – Informal
economy, Social geography, Urban
studies
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Ass. Prof. Benjamin
Lind (PhD, University
of California, Irvine,
USA) - Social
Movements
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Prof. Dr. Nikita
Pokrovski Sociological
Theory of
Globalization,
Sociology of Public
Sphere
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LEADING STAFF MEMBERS’ RESEARCH
AREAS
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Prof. Dr. Dmitri Schmerling – Methods of
Expert Estimations, Non-parametric
Modeling
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Ass. Prof. Dr. Denis Strebkov Sociology of Finance Markets,
Sociology of Internet
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Chepurenko –
Entrepreneurship, especially GEM Russia,
SME Development and Policy
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LEADING STAFF MEMBERS’ RESEARCH
AREAS
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Prof. Dr. Vadim Radaev –
Economic Sociology, Sociology of
Markets
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Prof. Dr. Vladimir Yadov –
Theory and Methods of
Sociology, Labour
Sociology, Sociology of
Personality
DAAD Ass. Prof. PhD Rafael Mrowczynski
(PhD, Leibniz Universitaet, Hannover,
Germany) – Social Stratification in Russia,
Political Sociology, German Sociology
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Research institutions
and tools
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LAB OF ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH
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 Head – Prof. Vadim Radaev
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Founded in 2006
 linking teachers, students and post-graduate students
 http://new.hse.ru/sites/ecsoclab/default.aspx
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Students’ Economic Sociology research support
 Implementation of new results into study process
 Engaging older students in teaching
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Creative application of theoretical knowledge
 Individual and team research projects by students with consulting
support of teachers
 Scientific seminars
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 E-journal “Economic Sociology”
 Support of the virtual economic sociology resource centre
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Программная инженерия
LAB OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH
 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor team, together with Dept. of
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Statistics, since 2006
 HSE RESPONSIBILITY: APS, field surveys in 2006-2011
 Papers presented at international conferences (Washington DC,
London, Boston, Bejing, Copenhagen, Belfast, Liverpool, etc.)
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 Series of articles published in Russia and abroad
 Ca. 20 students’ research projects on the base of the data obtained
(BA and MA)
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 2 all-Russian summer schools on Entrepreneurship research (2009,
2010), 1 international SS, HSE – Twente SS ‘Exploring
entrepreneurship’ (2011)
 International cooperation possible in: (a) cross-national data evaluation
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(papers) (b) short-term academic exchange (c) conducting pilot
projects close to the thematic field of early entrepreneurship (d) cosupervising of PhD students
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Программная инженерия
NEW PROJECTS & LABS
Lab
of
Cross-national
Comparative
Research
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(supervisor – Prof. Ron Inglehart, Moscow team –
Prof. Leon Kosals)
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Methods
of On-line Research (Prof. Inna Deviatko)
Measuring in Social Sciences (Prof. Juliana
Tolstova, Tatiana Khavenson) – cross-disciplinary
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Sociology of Education (Ass. Prof. Roman
Abramov, Ass. Andrew Kozhanov)
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Information resources
and journals
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ONE OF THE BEST LIBRARIES IN RUSSIA
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Statistical databases
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Total – ca. 300 000 copies
Books– ca. 70 000 copies
Magazines & newspapers– ca.
3000 titles
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10000+
full-text books
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e-Library
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DATABASES
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RLMS
panel, available for free (1994-2006, 4000 hh, Russia
coverage) http://www.cpc.unc.edu/rlms/
TGI (Target Group Index, 2000-2003, 16000 hh, Russia
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coverage)
http://eng.comcon-2.com/default.asp?trID=56
Databases provided by former Social Policy Institute Archive
http://sofist.socpol.ru/, now run by the HSE
About
800 surveys conducted by leading sociological
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institutions of Russia on: quality of live, well-being, attitudes to
reforms, middle class, unemployment etc.
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JOURNALS ISSUED BY FACULTY
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E-journal «Economic Sociology»
Editor in chief – Vadim Radaev
www.ecsoc.msses.ru
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Journal «4 M»
Editor in chief – Inna
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http://www.isras.ru/4M.html
Journal «Sociological Forum»
photo in chief – Inna Deviatko
Editor
www.sociology.ru/forum/index.shtml
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Deviatko
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INTERNET RESOURCES OF THE FACULTY
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Portal «Economic Sociology».
Head – Vadim Radaev
www.ecsoc.ru
Society of professional sociologists.
President – Nikita Pokrovsky
www.sociolog.net
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Educational portal «Economics. Sociology.
Management». Director – Vadim Radaev
http://www.ecsocman.edu.ru
International partners
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Программная инженерия
ACADEMIC EXCHANGE
 France: Paris-X Nanterre (DD in progress)
 Germany: Cologne university (academic exchange),
Jena university (academic exchange), Humboldt
University Berlin – European Doctor in Socio-Economic
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& Statistical
Studies (PhD students and fellows
exchange, co-supervision), Bremen Intern. Graduate
School of Social Studies (negotiations on PhD students
and fellows exchange, co-supervision in progress),
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 U.K.: Kingston university (academic exchange)
 USA: Clark university, George Mason
university
(joint virtual courses + exchange +
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joint research)
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MAJOR GOALS IN ESTABLISHING
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
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 Split PhD for excellent HSE PhD students abroad
 Double degree programmes on masters level
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 Evaluation of HSE curricula and learning practice by foreign
experts
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Joint research on emerging markets and transitional
societies
 Attracting young PhD to start teaching and research at HSE
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Joint papers in peer reviewed journals
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Should you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to contact:
Phone: +7 499 1520871
www.hse.ru/fakultet/sociology