Faculty of Social Sciences

HSE Enters Expert’s Research Productivity Ranking in 10 Subjects

The Higher School of Economics has entered the Expert Analytical Centre’s ranking in 10 subjects. The ranking studies the research productivity of Russian universities. In five subject areas, the university has taken first position in the ranking.

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May 18

Igor Bunin Dies at 72

Igor Mikhailovich Bunin, historian, political scientist, President of the Centre for Political Technologies, Head of the Joint Department with Centre for Political Technologies at HSE Faculty of Social Sciences, and one of the pioneers of Russian political technologies, passed away on Saturday, May 12. He was 72.

On Campus In memoriam

May 14

What Policy Tools Should Be Used to Counter the Mayhem of Xenophobia?

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed every year on March 21 around the world. The sole aim of this day is to combat racial discrimination and promote unity. On April 4, 2018, the Student Chamber in the Department of Public Policy held a symposium on promoting tolerance and respect for diversity in the spirit of ending racial discrimination and xenophobia. Attended by both students and lecturers, the symposium was conducted as an integral part of the course on 'Human Rights in Non-western Societies' that is taught in our Master’s programme on Political Analysis and Public Policy.

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April 10

HSE Hosts Workshop on Varieties of Democracy

On April 5 and 6, Professor Staffan Lindberg from the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg (Sweden) was invited to speak at HSE as part of a workshop on the Varieties of Democracy. The workshop was hosted by HSE’s School of Political Science and the Modernization Mobilization in Eurasia (MME) Project. The MME team carries out data-oriented studies of political participation and institutional transformation in China, Russia, Germany, Iran, Turkey and Japan.

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April 09

Scientists From HSE Awarded New Grants from RSF

The Russian Science Foundation has announced the most recent winners of three-year grants for scientific research. Among the recipients are a number of projects carried out by scientists at the Higher School of Economics.

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April 02

From Spain’s Basque Country to Moscow, an HSE Research Fellow Studies Human Memory and Metamemory

After receiving her PhD in Psychology from the University of the Basque Country, Beatriz Martín-Luengo arrived in Moscow in 2015 to join the Centre for Cognition & Decision Making at HSE as a Research Fellow. Since then, she has pursued research interests that focus on the ecological study of human memory (i.e., variables that affect our recollection) and metamemory, which is the introspective knowledge of one's own memory capabilities (and strategies that can aid memory) and the processes involved in memory self-monitoring.

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February 22

The possible trends of authoritarian development, hybrid regimes, and for whom the presidential race is a ‘farewell tour’?

On the 23rd January the HSE Winter school 2018 of Faculty of Social Sciences has opened its doors for students from all over Russia and other countries.

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January 24

Young HSE Researchers Receive Awards from Moscow Government

The Moscow Government has presented various awards to several young HSE researchers - Aigul Mavletova, Evgeny Feigin and Alexey Vdovin.

Community professors achievements awards

December 29, 2017

All Cultures Day at the School of Psychology

On December 21^st Master's programme in Applied Social Psychology organized the 4^th annual All Cultures Day at the School of Psychology. International students from many faculties and schools, including Preparatory year students, gathered to celebrate HSE’s multicultural environment and the Russian New Year.

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December 27, 2017

Results for 2017 Student Research Paper Competition Announced

The research paper competition was held in 21 subjects. For the first time ever, international students are among the competition’s winners. As for international participants, Umesi Love Ugonna the first place in Public Administration category for his paper ‘Еffect of Maternal Micronutrients Supplementation on Infant Mortality in Nigeria’, while Kofi Aduo-Adjei and Owusu Richmond became runners-up in Sociology category with their paper ‘Analysis of Socioeconomic Differences in the Quality of ANC Services Provided in 60 Low and Middle Income Countries’. All three are students of our HSE Master’s programme in ‘Population and Development’. Congratulations!

On Campus international students student research competition

December 27, 2017

Public Administration

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Public Administration

Demography

Evidence-based Educational Policy

Measurements in Psychology and Education

Cognitive Sciences and Technologies: From Neuron to Cognition

Complex Social Analysis

Counselling Psychology. Personality Studies

Population and Development

Pedagogy

Politics. Economics. Philosophy

Political Analysis and Public Policy

Applied Politics

Applied Social Psychology

Applied Statistics with Social Network Analysis

Applied Methods of Social Analysis of Markets

Psychoanalysis and Psychotheraphy

Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytical Business Consulting

Psychology in Business

Systemic Family Therapy

Contemporary History Studies in History Instruction at Secondary Schools

Contemporary Political Science in Social Studies Instruction at Secondary Schools

Contemporary Philology in Literature Instruction at Secondary Schools

Sociology of Public and Business Sphere

Comparative Social Research

Management in Higher Education

Health Care Administration and Economics

HR Management in Public Sector

Educational Administration

Education Economics and Management