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
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.
Attitudes Towards Educational Inclusion Among Students of Pedagogical Universities
On the regular IL SIR seminar that took place on the 25th of February, Maria Kozlova, Tatiana Ryabichenko, and Ekaterina Matveeva made a report on the topic of 'Attitudes Towards Educational Inclusion Among Students of Pedagogical Universities: Results of Qualitative Research.'
What does it mean to be an adult?
On February 17, a lesson on Age Construction and Ageism was held at the Diversity Research Laboratory. Nadezhda Nartova, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Youth Studies in NRU HSE, told about what 'adulthood' is.
New Ethics: What is Being Argued Today?
On February 10th, the Diversity Research Laboratory hosted a session on theme 'Introduction to Gender Studies'. Elena Omelchenko, the Director of the HSE Youth Studies Center, narrated about the concept of 'new ethics'.
'Indigenous People' as a Legal Status: Theory and Practice
On February 3 the fourth session of the Diversity Research Laboratory was held on the topic 'The Plurinational State and Politics in Relation to Different Ethnocultural Groups: Discourses and Practices.' Sergei Sokolovsky, the chief researcher at the IEA RAS (Institute of Ethnology and Antropology, Russian Academy of Sciences), spoke about the legal peculiarities and contradictions of the status of indigenous peoples.
The Start of a Series of Project Seminars with ILSIR Members and NPOs as Participants
In the second half of January the members of the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research, the Direction for Innovation Management of NRU HSE, along with Russian Disability NGO 'Perspektiva,' launched a new project: realization of a series of collective research with the participation of NPO representatives.