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Which Crimes Do Russian Police Investigate?

Which Crimes Do Russian Police Investigate?
Russian police tend to regard some incidents and crimes as more worthy of investigation than others and act accordingly.

HSE Faculty of Social Sciences to Offer Webinar on English-taught Master’s Programmes

On March 14, 2017, at 6:00 pm Moscow time, the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences will hold its first webinar for prospective international Master’s students. During the webinar, academic supervisors and leading lecturers will cover HSE’s English-taught Master’s programmes in political science, sociology and public administration.

HSE Talks Project Kicks Off

Photo: co-working space ‘Socket and Coffee’
A series of lectures in English will be delivered at the ‘Socket and Coffee’ co-working space. The project offers its participants an opportunity to learn more about the most recent research findings and practice their English at the same time. The lectures start on February 28, 2017.

Homebrew or Homemade Wine: What Russians Choose

Homebrew or Homemade Wine: What Russians Choose
Consumers of homemade alcohol stay true to their preferences.

Why There is Not Enough Milk in Russia

Why There is Not Enough Milk in Russia
Low-quality dairy products have taken one quarter of the Russian dairy market. In the cheese segment, this share has reached 80%.

New knowledge about Russia.The new issue of ‘Universe of Russia’ (2016, No. 4) has been released

The new issue of  'Universe of Russia' covers the issues of social and economic transformations in post-socialist countries, education and educational reforms in contemporary Russia, and the issues of subjective social status and identity formation.

Social Stigmatisation: Journal of Social Policy Studies

Whether states can ever contribute to progressive social transformation has long divided the left. But is this division dependent on a particular state conception? If the state can be meaningfully conceptualised in multiple ways, are there ways of conceptualising that might bridge this political divide, granting the state a constructive part within radical left politics? This essay adopts a utopian conceptual methodology to consider more politically hopeful ways for reimagining what it means to be a state.

New issue of Journal of Economic Sociology (vol. 17, no 4, 2016)

81th issue of Journal of Economic Sociology (vol. 17, no 4, 2016) has been published.

 

9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology

On September 11-16 the 9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology was held in Leicester, UK. The event was organised by the International Sociological Associaton (ISA) Research Committee on Logic and Methodology (RC33). The conference takes place every four years and brings together over 500 researchers from Europe, North America and South East Asia. Staff members of the School of Sociology - Inna Devyatko, Aigul Mavletova, Olga Savinskaya and Tatiana Khavenson - took part in the event.

Seven WAPOR Papers that will Amaze You

Seven WAPOR Papers that will Amaze You
The World Association for Public Opinion Research’s (WAPOR) annual regional conference ‘Survey Research and the Study of Social and Cultural Change’ kicks off at HSE on September 15, 2016.