Faculty of Social Sciences

HSE's Programmes in Political Science Receive International Accreditation

Bachelor’s programme in Political Science and Master’s programmes “Applied Politics” and “Politics. Economics. Philosophy” have been granted international accreditation by Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (ZEvA), based in Hannover, Germany.

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July 11

New Double Degree with EHESS Paris

HSE and L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) have signed an agreement for the provision of a double degree track for the HSE’s Master's programme in Comparative Social Research. This is the second double degree track being offered to students of this programme. Earlier this year, a similar agreement was signed with the Free University of Berlin.

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July 09

When There Is No One Around

According to the researchers of the HSE International Laboratory of Positive Psychology of Personality and Motivation, personality development is associated with positive acceptance of solitude. Their study is based on a survey of 204 respondents (41 men and 163 women), mostly students, aged 16 to 25.

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July 03

In the race for standard costs: from Tilburg to Wiesbaden

Over the last three years, Associate Professor Daniil Tsygankov from the HSE Institute of Public Administration and Governance has been studying how the Netherlands, Germany and Russia all introduce the standard cost model, a promising tool for assessing the impact of state regulation on business. Today he will be sharing his experience, gained from conferences, placements, field and practical work in this area.

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June 04

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

Public Administration

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Public Administration

Demography

Evidence-based Educational Policy

Measurements in Psychology and Education

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