University - Higher School of Economics Moscow

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University - Higher Schoolof Economics Moscow

Faculty of Sociology

Main information

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Some factsNumber of students enrolled annually:

Bachalaureat (4 years) – ca. 120

Master’s programs (2 years) – ca. 40

Faculties – ca. 50 full-time

Key factors of success:

Research activity of staff members and students

Innovative approach to curricula design and teaching process

Close ties to leaders of market

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History: some milestones

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1996 – First students enrolled on the specialization “Sociology” at the Faculty of Economics

1999 – Faculty of Sociology became separate

Dean – Prof. Dr. Alexander O. Kryshtanovski (1955-2005)

2003 – opening of joint MA program “Integrated Social Analysis” with Moscow State School of Social and Economic Sciences (Head - Prof. Dr. Alexander F. Filippov)2005 – opening of M.A. program “Applied Methods of Social Analysis of Markets” (Heads - Prof. Dr.Vadim V. Radaev / Prof. Dr. Alexander O. Kryshtanovsky)

Since 2005 - Prof. Dr. Alexander Y. Chepurenko acts as Dean

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2005 – establishing of ‘basic chairs’ of Public Opinion Foundation and GfK Russia

2007 – establishing of ‘basic chair’ of Levada-Center

2005 – cooperation agreement with Cologne university (Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences) on academic exchanges

2007– cooperation agreement with Jena university on academic exchanges

2007 – establishing of educational Lab on Economic Sociology (head – Prof. Vadim Radaev)

2008 – cooperation agreements with Paris-10 Nanterre on academic exchange and establishing of DD MA programs in Sociology and Kingston university (Faculty of Business and Law, Business School) on academic exchanges in Entrepreneurship research

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2007 – establishing of scientific Lab on Sociologic Research (Moscow part of the GEM Russia team, head - Prof. Dr. Alexander Chepurenko)

2008 – first Summer School on Economic Sociology

2008 – start of a joint students’ research project with Cologne university on ‘Economic Moral and Behavior’ (based on European Social Survey data)

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2008 – establishing of a supervising Board (leading Russian companies)

2008 – Faculty lead consortium of 12 universities wins in a competition on development of a new Stat standard of higher education on the field of Sociology

2008 – Faculty of Sociology organizes the sessions and sections of the 3rd Russian Sociological Congress (more than 1500 participants, ca. 70 events etc.)

2009 – 2 new MA programs in establishing: Sociology of the Public Sphere and Social Communication (Head – Prof. Dr. Nikita E. Pokrovsky) and Demography (Head – Pof. Dr. Anatoly Vishnevsky)

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• 4-years’ program (BA);

•2-years’ programs (MA).

Specializations:

• Economic Sociology;

• Applied methods of sociological research;

• Social theory and applied social knowledge.

Educational tracks at the Faculty:

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Chairs

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Head – Prof. Dr. Inna Deviatko

Social institutes’ analysis

Main disciplines:

Sociology of Science

Sociology of Education

Sociology of Gender

Models of Explanation and Logic of Social Investigation

Political Institutions and Democratic Systems etc.

Contacts: (007499) 152-09-31

E-mail: deviatko@aha.ru

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«Methods of data collection and analysis of social information»

Head – Prof. Yuliana N. Tolstova

Contacts: (007499) 152-09-10

E-mail: untolstova@hse.ru

Main disciplines:• Mathematics and Statistics Methods in Sociology• Sociological Methods in Marketing Research•Methods of Sociologic Research (Qualitative, Quantitative)•Modern Trends in Sociological Research etc.

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Head – First Vice-Rector of HSE,

Prof. Dr. Vadim Radaev

Contacts: (007499) 152-15-52

E-mail: radaev@hse.ru

Main disciplines:• Economic Sociology• Sociology of Markets• Sociology of Entrepreneurship• Sociology of Consumption• Financial Behavior of Population• Sociology of Advertising etc.

«Economic Sociology»

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Head – Prof., Dr. Nikita E. Pokrovsky

Contacts: (007499) 152-02-31, 152-41-35

E-mail: office@sociolog.net

Main disciplines:• Sociological Theory• History of Sociology• Modern Western Social Theories• Sociology of Globalization•Traditions of Russian Sociology etc.

«General Sociology»

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Master program “Integrated Social Analysis”

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Head – Prof., Dr. Inna F. Deviatko

The program consist of 3 core modules:

•developing cognitive competences in Social theory

•providing fundamental education in advanced methods of social research

•widening professional analytical skills and practical experience by completing applied focused elective courses

Contacts:

(499)152-09-31; (499)152-35-01 ideviatko@hse.ru

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Master program“Applied methods of socialanalysis of markets”

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Heads – Prof., Dr. Vadim V. Radaev, Yuliana N. Tolstova

Program consists of 3 core parts:

• Subjects related to the theory of markets (Sociology of markets, Sociology of consumption etc.)

• Subjects related to the methods of data analysis (Data analysis-2, Modern data analysis’ methods etc.)

• Practical-oriented courses (Sociology of advertising, Branding etc.)

More detail:

http://new.hse.ru/sites/masoc/DocLib/mamarket.aspx

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Master program“Sociology of Public Sphereand Social Communications” new!

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Head – Prof., Dr. Nikita E. Pokrovsky

Program consists of 3 core parts:

1. Subjects related to the explanation of contemporary Russian society and its transformation

2. Subjects related to the essence and methods of social communications

3. Courses fostering practical skills in establishing and promoting communications in different institutional environments

More detail:

nikita@gol.ru

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Some research activities

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Leading staff members’ research areas

Prof. Dr. Svetlana Barsukova – informal economy:

actors, behavior strategies

Prof. Dr. Alexander Gofman – History of French Sociology, Modern French Sociology

Prof. Dr. Leonid Kosals – socioeconomic problems of enterprises in post-socialist countries, ESS: Economic Moral and Trust etc.

Dr. Galina Gradoselskaya – Social Networks, new methods of intellectual data analysis

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Leading staff members’ research areas

Prof. Dr. Valery Ledyaev (PhD., Manchester) – Political Sociology, political institutions

Dr. Olga Kuzina (PhD., Essex) - HSE award winner in ‘Educational innovations’ (2008) – Financial behavior of population

Dr. Jana Roshina – Sociology of consumption, labor market studies, consumption behavior of population

Dr. Elena Mezentseva – gender studies

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Leading staff members’ research areas

Dr. Alexander Susokolov –Social Anthropology, political institutions

Dr. Denis Strebkov - Financial behavior of population, Sociology of finance markets, Sociology of Internet

Prof. Dr. Vladimir Yadov – Theory and Methods of Sociology, Labor Sociology, Sociology of Personality

Prof. Dr. Dmitri Shmerling – methods of expert estimations, non-parametric modelling

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Information resources

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e-Library

700+ Economic magazines

10000+ full-text books

Statistical databases of HSE

7000+ full-text articles and magazines

The World Bank

Total – ca. 300 000 copiesBooks– ca. 70 000 copiesMagazines & newspapers– ca. 3000 titles

Госкомстат России

Students and teachers have an e-access to one of the best libraries in Russia

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Journals issued by the teachers of our faculty

E-journal «Economic sociology».

Editor in chief – Radaev V.V. www.ecsoc.msses.ru

Journal «Sociological Forum»

Editor in chief - Deviatko I.F. www.sociology.ru/forum/index.shtml

E-journal«Sociological Review». Editor in chief – Filippov А.F.www.sociologica.ru

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Internet resources of our faculty

Educational portal «Economics. Sociology. Management». Director - Radaev V.V.http://www.ecsocman.edu.ru

Center of fundamental sociology.Head - Filippov А.F.www.sociologica.ru

Portal «Economic Sociology». Head - Radaev V.V.www.ecsoc.ru

Society of professional sociologists.President - Pokrovsky N.Е. www.sociolog.net

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Graduate’s career prospectives

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Where our graduates work

State run public authorities:

Government of Moscow, Administration of President of Russian Federation

Business:

TOYOTA, Norilskiy Nickel, Boston Consulting Group, Mobile-operator «Bee-Line», Radio-stations «Nasche Radio», «Echo of Moscow»

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Marketing and public opinion research companies :

GFK Russia, ARMI-Marketing, ROMIR-Monitoring, Comcon-2, IPSOS, foundation ‘Public Opinion’, Levads-

Center, TNS-Gallup Media, VCIOM etc.

Academic research centers and universities:

Institute of Sociology of RAS, MSSES, HSE

HR, PR departments of big private enterprises

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FACULTY OF SOCIOLOGYwww.hse.ru/fakultet/sociology

Contacts:Moscow, Kochnovski proezd, 3Phone: 007499-1520871

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