
ILSIR Staff Took Part in the International SPACES Conference in Yerevan
Daria Prisyazhnyuk and Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova took part in the international SPACES conference at the Yerevan Center for Social and Humanities Research in Eurasia, where they presented findings from a comparative analysis of media frames surrounding the educational inclusion of children with disabilities and migrant children.

The Fieldwork Stage of the Study on Quality of Life in Residential Social Care Institutions Continued in the Irkutsk Region
As part of a joint project between ILSIR and the Center for Curative Pedagogics — "Developing and Empirically Verifying a Conceptual Model of Quality of Life for Children and Adults with Psychiatric Disorders and Staff of Helping Organizations" — an expedition was conducted to residential social care institutions in the Irkutsk Region.

ILSIR hosted a methodological seminar "Practices for Involving Children and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in the Evaluation and Development of Projects, Products, and Services"
On February 6, 2026, the HSE International Laboratory for Social Integration Research (ILSIR) hosted a methodological seminar on participatory practices involving children and young adults with intellectual disabilities. The meeting brought together researchers and practitioners from NGOs and museums to discuss how to hear the voices of beneficiaries and involve them in the development of social services.

Mary Laval and Tugrul Eroglu's Seminar
On December 15, the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research hosted PhD seminars for Mary Laval and Tugrul Eroglu.

Seminars by Maxim Gurin and Ekaterina Dolgova
On December 5, 2025, seminars were held by postgraduate students of the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research, Maxim Gurin and Ekaterina Dolgova.

The preliminary defense of Md. Reza Habib’s PhD dissertation took place
On September 25, 2024, at a joint meeting of the School of Sociology and the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research of the HSE, the pre-defense of Md. Reza Habib’s PhD dissertation took place
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More than 400 observers and practitioners took part in the IV International Scientific Conference "Interaction. Integration. Inclusion: labyrinths of meanings and horizons of possibilities"
The IV International Scientific Conference "Interaction. Integration. Inclusion: labyrinths of meanings and horizons of possibilities" has recently concluded. This year, 17 sections and a round table meeting were organized, which brought together more than 400 participants interested in the study and development of socio-cultural integration from different countries and regions of Russia.

Roman Abramov held an open lecture and seminar at the summer school on social anthropology "sbor—ka"
On July 27, 2024 Roman Abramov, professor, a leading researcher at our laboratory, gave an open lecture on the topic "Imagination about society and social order in science fiction". The lecture was organized as part of the summer school on social anthropology "sbor—ka".

Proposals for participation in the ILSIR conference "Interaction. Integration. Inclusion: labyrinths of meanings and horizons of opportunities" are accepted until July 14!

The series of seminars of the Research Group "Doctor-nurse-patient relationship: between professional authority and the powers of consumers of medical services" has been completed!
On July 3, 2024 a seminar was held on the topic "Trusted communication between doctor and patient: an example of young doctors", organized within the framework of the Research Group "Doctor-nurse-patient relationship: between professional authority and the powers of consumers of medical services".


