Micah Zing is a graduate of the Master's programme "Politics. Economics. Philosophy"
Congratulations to our colleague Miсah Zing on the successful completion of the Master's programme "Politics. Economics. Philosophy"! Mikah was one of the brightest and most active students in his graduation class. Micah Zing was awarded a diploma with distinction for his diligence and energy.
The scholars of the Centre for Stability and Risk Analysis of the Faculty of Social Sciences took part in the BRICS Academic Forum
Leonid Issaev and Andrey Zakharov took part in the BRICS Academic Forum, which was held in Moscow from 22 to 24 May. The main goal of the forum was to develop academic exchanges, strengthen dialogue between the governments and expert community of the BRICS countries, and develop recommendations for the heads of state.
A delegation from the Ethiopian Institute of Policy Studies visited the Faculty of Social Sciences.
On 23 June, the Faculty of Social Sciences hosted a round table ‘Federalism in Russia and Ethiopia: Origins, Development and Prospects’ with the participation of scholars from the Ethiopian Policy Studies Institute. The Ethiopian delegation was led by Professor Petros Beyene, Director of the Institute. He shared his experience of working in Ethiopia's Transitional Government in the early 1990s, which drafted the country's current constitution, which provides for a transition to a federal model. On the FSN side, First Deputy Dean Mikhail Mironyuk took part in the roundtable, noting the stabilising role of federalism in Russia in recent years.
'Those Who Choose Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, or Governance Today Cannot Do without IT'
HSE Faculty of Social Sciences celebrates its tenth anniversary
Keeping Dialogue Open with Africa: Rectors of Regional Universities Visit HSE
At the end of April 2024, HSE University hosted an international conference ‘Export of Russian Education to Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.’ The event was attended by leaders of universities from Mali, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Niger, and Guinea. Together with their Russian counterparts from government bodies, scientific and higher educational institutions, they outlined paths for the development of humanitarian relations and agreed on possible cooperation in the face of a changing world order.
Vadim Ustyuzhanin's presentation for the XI scientific conference “Neighbors in Science”
The conference took place on the Perm campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE - Perm).
The book 'Terrorism and Political Contention. New Perspectives on North Africa and the Sahel Region' has been published by Springer
The director and deputy director of CSRA Andrey V. Korotaev and Leonid M. Issaev, as well as Janos Besenyo from the University of Obuda (Hungary). The work clearly shows the organizational forms of terrorism in the MENA region and the Sahel. The authors reveal the motives and influence of big powers and external actors on the situation in this part of the globe.
The CSRA has received two grants of the Russian Science Foundation!
The Russian Science Foundation announced the results of the competition, in which teams from the National Research University Higher School of Economics participated. In the field of humanities and social sciences, 8 applications were approved, 2 of which were submitted by the CSRA.
‘We Have Promising Opportunities with Africa, and It Is Important to Foster Cooperation’
A Strategic Session focusing on cooperation between Russia and African countries in the sphere of higher education was held at HSE University's building on Pokrovsky Bulvar. The event was attended by representatives of HSE University, rectors of other Russian universities, and ambassadors and ministers of higher education from several African states.
Researchers from the CSRA spoke at an international conference in Tanzania
On March 1-3, the scholars of the Center for the Study of Stability and Risks Analysis (CSRA) and Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences HSE University took part in the international academic conference "The Place of Africa in the World: The Past and the Present" which was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, at the Russian Center for Science and Culture. This conference was devoted to a wide range of research topics and brought together experts from various fields. Beside scholars from Russia and Tanzania, researchers from India, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Holland presented their papers. The conference drew great attention of the Tanzanian academic community.