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Centre for Youth Studies

Leadership

Director – Elena L. Omelchenko

Contuct Us

Russia, Saint-Petersburg,
Sedova str., 55 building 2

tel:  (812) 644-59-11
extension number: 61317

email: 
cys@hse.ru 
youth.hse.spb@gmail.com 

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Publications
Article
The neoliberalization of academia: a focus on young Russian researchers' work–life (im)balance

Andreeva A.

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 2026. P. 1-14.

Article
Быть и остаться мусульманином в тюрьме: от стратегий выживания к агентности и сопротивлению

Омельченко Е. Л., Гарифзянова А. Р.

Мир России: Социология, этнология. 2026. Т. 35. № 2. С. 170-193.

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Устойчивость в нарративах креативной молодежи Северного Кавказа на примере Пятигорска и Нальчика

Бемлер Е. С., Хмельницкая Я. Е.

Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2026. Т. 194. № 4. С. 96-120.

Centre for Youth Studies is a research center aimed at large scale international projects concerning youth. It represents a fundamentally new academic space, where experienced researchers as well as students from different universities and different countries are invited for creative collaboration.

News

Junior Research Fellow at CYS participated in open discussion at the Knowledge Forum in the Presidential Library, talking about the development of research on generations and the current focus in this field.
October 05
Anastasiia Andreeva, Junior Fellow Researcher at CYS, successfully passed the defence of PhD dissertation. The Centre congratulates our colleague!
September 14
We continue our preparations for the conference of the Centre for Youth Studies 'Youth Lifeworlds: Identities. Pathways. Futures', which will take place at October 29-30. Deadline for speeker applications is extended to September 18.
September 11
The programme for higher education staff and everyone interested in developing qualitative research skills to better understand modern youth will start at September 15. 
August 21
Centre staff participated in conference ''Interaction. Integration. Inclusion: at the crossroads of knowledge and values' 2026 with the reports on perseption of the future from the youth, on modern practices of masculinity and ethical questions in studies of prison inmates.
August 18
Sociologists from the Centre for Youth Studies, together with the Centre for Youth Project Support of the Department of Youth Policy, at the initiative of the HSE — Saint-Petersburg Student Council are ready to present the first analytical results of the project 'The Talent Factory'.
August 05
The article by the junior research fellow of CYS Anastasiia Andreeva has been published in 'International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy'. The paper examines the processes of transformation of academic activity and the pursuit for a work-life balance for modern young scientists.
July 14
Intern Researcher Mikhail Samulev presented his research on comparison of perseption of their own bodies from men of different generations.
July 09
On October 29–30, the International Conference of the Centre for Youth Studies 'Youth Lifeworlds: Identities. Pathways. Future' will be held. We share the details of the event and useful links.
July 08
Intern researchers it the Centre for Youth Studies at HSE Iana Khmelnitskaya and Dmitrii Ivanov took part in XV International Summer School 'Civic Self‑Organization, State and Municipal Administration: Current Research Issues in Russia and abroad'. Colleagues presented the report on ecological agenda in Arkhangelsk and the gaps between official rhetoric and the city’s environmental initiatives.
July 04
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