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Centre for Youth Studies

Director – Elena L. Omelchenko

CV Elena Omelchenko (PDF, 355 Кб)

Youth Agency and Resilience in an Era of New Global Challenges

International conference of the Centre for Youth studies on October 31 – November 1, 2024

Saint-Petersburg

Sedova str., 55 building 2

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

youth.hse.spb@gmail.com

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Publications
Book
Gendering Place and Affect: Attachment, Disruption and Belonging

Simpson A., Simpson R., Baker D. T. et al.

Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2024.

Article
Prefiguration, Resilience and Transitions to Adulthood: Russian Youth in Times of Uncertainty
In press

Andreeva A. S., Omelchenko E. L., Sorokin P. S.

Young. 2024. P. 1-18.

Book chapter
To Be a Homeless Woman in Russia: Coping Strategies and Meanings of ‘Home’ on the Street

Evgeniia Kuziner.

In bk.: Gendering Place and Affect: Attachment, Disruption and Belonging. Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2024. P. 154-166.

Working paper
Cultural employment in Russia and Europe: a comparative analysis

Полякова Е. Ю., Kuleva M.

CGES Working Papers. WP 2014-04. Centre for German and European Studies Bielefeld / St. Petersburg, 2018

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.

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News

On November 4, the International Science Fiction Symposium 'Inventing the Future' started in Moscow at the Russia National Centre. Guests and experts discussed what humanity will be like in several decades in the rapidly changing global space. Professors from HSE University-St Petersburg were guest speakers at the symposium.
November 26
The Centre for Youth Studies at HSE University-St Petersburg has held the International Research Conference 'Agency and Sustainability of Youth in the Age of Global Challenges'. More than 100 researchers from Russia, India, Argentina, and Brazil discussed the adaptation of young employees in the labour market, the influence of digitalisation on the youth's lives, the role of youth culture in the city, and other issues. The article outlines the highlights of the conference and its results.
November 11
'Scientist's Code' is a new feature on the university website in which we will introduce you to the scientists of HSE University-St Petersburg, their research, orienting points and hobbies. The first guest is Yana Krupets, Candidate of Social Sciences, Deputy Director of the Centre for Youth Studies and Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology. Over her work at HSE University-St Petersburg, she has been awarded the title of the best professor nine times. We talked to the researcher about what ethical dilemmas AI sets for sociologists, why it is important to study the youth and what drawing gives a researcher.
July 02
The Russian Science Foundation will support the three-year research of the CYS: «Sustainability and creative potential of youth in the North Caucasus region in the context of educational and labor migration».
April 02
The first stage of the project is joint reading and discussion of literature. In this article we talk about reading groups based on a new study.
March 21
The School of Social Sciences announces the recruitment of students for an expedition to Himalayas. You can apply until March 20.
March 11
In the new project, the Center's team will focus on attitudes regarding the working and employment regimes of workers aged 18-25 and employers.
February 09
On January 23, the XX annual ceremony of awarding the People's Prize "Bright Past" was held. The 2024 laureate is Elena Omelchenko, a leading specialist in the field of youth sociology, Director of the Center for Youth Studies, Professor of the Department of Sociology at the HSE – St. Petersburg.
February 06
The HSE Center for Youth Studies and the KFU Laboratory of Sociological Research will continue to work together on the project "Educational migration of students from small towns and villages to megacities. Social inclusion as a way to increase sustainability: barriers, strategies, successful practices".
January 16
The outgoing year turned out to be very busy for the Center for Youth Studies. We believe that next year we will not slow down.
December 25, 2023
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