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What does the Pride in ones Country mean?
An interview with Marharyta Fabrykant, LCSR Associate Researcher, Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Comparative Studies of Mass Consciousness, HSE, was published in the latest edition of Russkiy Reporter Magazine
New partnership agreement signed by the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research
LCSR signed partnership agreement with SESRI (the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute).
For the First Time, HSE Enters QS Top 100 Subject Rankings
HSE has entered the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 in the top 51-100 in Development Studies, and is the only Russian university in this category. HSE is also the only Russian university to be ranked in the top 200 in two specific categories: Sociology, and Economics & Econometrics. The university also appears in the 151-200 rankings for Philosophy.
Measuring Well-Being and Happiness
On April 30, the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research sponsored a seminar in St. Petersburg by Associate Researcher Francesco Sarracino on ‘Do people care for a sustainable future? Evidence from happiness data’. Sarracino is an economist at Luxembourg’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC) and specializes in social capital, economic growth and well-being; he recently spoke at length with the HSE news service about his research interests, implications of measuring happiness and wellbeing for policymakers, and his experience collaborating with the Higher School of Economics.
MA Comparative Social Research student gets awarded with Vladimir Potanin fund scholarship
First year student of Master in Comparative Social Research Ms Saule Bekova has been awarded with the Vladimir Potanin fund scholarship.
‘Conducting Comparative Research Requires One to Leave a Comfortable Environment’
Master in Comparative Research 1st year students share their impressions on the program