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The second St. Petersburg International Conference on Inequality and Diversity (IDC 2020) will take place from 5 to 7 November 2020 at the HSE – St. Petersburg. It will be held completely online and will bring together experts from different countries and subject areas. We asked Andrey Starodubtsev, Dean of St. Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies at HSE, about the program of the Conference, about interdisciplinarity in the social sciences and the benefits of a new conference format.
The Organizational Meeting for the 1st Year Students Is Held Online This Year!
It starts on September 1st, 3 PM Moscow Time.
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“Qualitative research is a democratic project. Therefore, who is better than political scientists to possess and promote it?”
The "Comparative Politics of Eurasia" programme emphasizes the methodological preparation of the students. We believe that knowledge, comprehension of different methodological research, and mastering various methodological instruments are essential for our graduates, even if they do not intend to work based on their background. We have connected with the general methodology and scientific research seminar (NIS) to accomplish this task. We asked Dr. Yana Krupets, Associate Professor of the Department of Sociology and Deputy Director of the Center for Youth Research, to tell us about the specifics of the Research Seminar "Qualitative methods in political research."
In-Person Instruction, Mask Regime, and Temperature Checks
The COVID-19 prevention measures HSE University is implementing in the new academic year
This Track Traps out Complex Trends which will Characterize our World in Future
Our prospective students ask about opportunity to learn intenrational relations in the programme "Comparative Politics of Eurasia". Professor Irina Busygina, one of the best experts in international reltions in Russia, tells about study track "Relations between Russia and European Union" in our programme.
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“Our main principle – building individual trajectory” by Andrei Scherbak, about the research track in the “Comparative Politics of Eurasia” master’s programme
Many of them who join the master’s programme want to develop their research skills. This master’s programme is the important stage for them to pursue postgraduate and doctoral studies. Qualitative methodological training and an opportunity to participate in international scientific projects become the priority. The academic track “Theory and Methodology of Modern Political Science” is opened especially for those students in the comparative politics of Eurasia MA programme. We talk with the head of department of Political Science and International Relations, Andrei Scherbak, about the particularities of this new track
“HSE helped us and smoothed out the feeling of being disconnected from the university”
Graduates of the master’s program "Comparative Politics of Eurasia" talk about how they prepared to defend their master's theses online, and how they went through this unusual test during the state final certification.
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Starting in September, a Quarter of Courses to be Taught at All HSE Campuses
Starting September 2020, some courses will be offered to students at all four campuses simultaneously. HSE University Vice Rector Sergey Roshchin explains how the studies will be organized and why the University is introducing these changes.
Simon Eslinger: Impressions from MA Thesis Fieldwork in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan)
Simon Eslinger, 2nd year student of the master's programme 'Comparative Politics of Eurasia', tells about his experience of fieldwork and data collection in Kazakhstan for his MA thesis