Meeting with the Chancellor of the National Research University Higher School of Economics
On April 28, Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova, Head of the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research, presented a report on the main areas of activity and prospects for the development of the laboratory at a meeting with the Chancellor of the National Research University Higher School of Economics Yaroslav Kuzminov, the Vice-Chancellor and Director of the Institute of Social Policy Lilia Ovcharova, the Vice-Chancellor and Director of the Institute of Applied Political Research Valeria Kasamara, attended the discussion. Participants discussed the main areas of research and key research and partnership projects of the ILSIR and other research institutions of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Modernizing Welfare in Russia and Other Post-Soviet States: Deinstitutionalization, Inclusion, and Agency
A panel session on “Modernizing Welfare in Russia and Other Post-Soviet States: Deinstitutionalization, Inclusion, and Agency” was successfully organized and held by the International Laboratory of Social Integration Studies (ILSIS) at the XXII April International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development to be held on 21 April, 2021 via Microsoft Team Platform in order to interact with presenters and participants from different parts of the world.
Science Communication: From Research Results to Science Journalism
On April 22, 2021, Maksim Murakaev, an employee of the laboratory, participated in a workshop about scientific communications for employees of international laboratories, organized by the PR block of the Higher School of Economics.
Critical Conversations in Russian Studies: Promoting Inclusion and Appreciating Diversity in Today's Russia: Global Trends and Local Realities
16 April 2021. The joint seminar of IL SIR and Hamilton Lugar School of International and Global Studies at the Indiana University at Bloomington took place in zoom.
Congratulations to Nikita Bolshakov on the successful defense of his Ph.D. thesis
On March 4, 2021, Nikita Bolshakov defended his PhD thesis on the topic: "Factors of the professional choice of deaf and hard of hearing students of secondary vocational schools", presented for the degree of candidate of sociological sciences
Congratulations to Daria Salnikova on the successful defense of her PhD thesis
On April 7, 2021, Daria Salnikova successfully defended her PhD thesis on the topic: "The relationship between objective and subjective economic well-being of the population in post-Soviet Russia", submitted for the degree of candidate of sociological sciences
The Origins and Transformation of the Concepts of 'Integration' and 'Inclusion' in Social Theory, Social Policy, and the Agenda of Social Movements
On the 30s of March 2021 head of the laboratory, Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova presented at the HSE open seminar on education a lecture on the origins and transformation of the concepts of 'integration' and 'inclusion' in social theory, social policy, and the agenda of social movements.
Inclusive Society: A Comparative Analysis of the Structural Conditions and of the Opinions of Insiders in Russia and in the Neighbouring Countries
On the 1st of April at 12:00 is taking place a new seminar of the research group 'Inclusive society: a comparative analysis of the structural conditions and of the opinions of insiders in Russia and in the neighbouring countries.' During the seminar we are discussing the problems of inclusive education in Kazakhstan and we are presenting the first results of a survey conducted among parents and teachers.
Inclusion and Integration: The Meaning o Concepts and Their Influence on Social Politics and Education
An open educational HSE seminar will take place online on March 30, 16:00. Link for registration and broadcasting: https://events.webinar.ru/1116217/6105071.
What is Disability − Biological or Social Characteristic?
On February 24, at the Diversity Research Laboratory, a graduate student of New York University, Alexandra Kurlenkova, spoke about the main models of interpreting disability and the problem of ableism.