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Authoritarian reversal: Turkish experience; Russian hackers and American elections; final presentations and Winter school closing ceremony
The Winter school for the Faculty of Social Sciences came to an end on the January 25th.
Second day of Winter school 2018
Lectures of leading political scientists, master-classes, heated debates, and project work till the late evening.
The possible trends of authoritarian development, hybrid regimes, and for whom the presidential race is a ‘farewell tour’?
On the 23rd January the HSE Winter school 2018 of Faculty of Social Sciences has opened its doors for students from all over Russia and other countries.
Research Paper Competition Winners Can Get a Headstart on Their Academic Careers
The application period for HSE’s Student Research Paper Competition has started. The winners will have an opportunity to take part in workshops on academic skills development, while those in state-financed studies will improve their chances of seeing their academic scholarships increased. Also, in addition in HSE students, learners from other academic institutions are eligible for this competition.
HSE Joins Top 50 in QS Rankings of Young Universities
The Higher School of Economics (HSE) has taken 48th place in the QS Top 50 Under 50 ranking. Furthermore, it is the sole Russian academic institution in this ranking.
HSE Best Teachers Election Starts
From May 29 to June 18 students can vote for HSE’s best teachers of the academic year. This year there is no need to come to the university to vote. Students can submit their scores online via LMS.
Chavez, Morales, Erdogan... Why voters may support non-democratic rule? Interview with Milan Svolik
On April 11 during the XVIIIth April International Academic Conference in HSE Professor Milan Svolik (Yale University) made his honorary presentation "When Polarization Trumps Civic Virtue: Partisan Conflict and the Subversion of Democracy by Incumbents". After his presentation Milan Svolik had a meeting with PoliSci students participating in the research project "50 shades of authoritarianism” (Prof. Andrei Melville). We managed to talk with Prof. Svolik on the margins of the conference.
Economic Development vs. Political Instability: Second Meeting of Interdisciplinary Seminar of Strategic Academic Unit 'Social Development Challenges'
On 21 February 2017 the second meeting of interdisciplinary seminar of Social Development Challenges Strategic Academic Unit took place at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Andrey Korotayev, the head of the Laboratory for Monitoring the Risks of Socio-Political Destabilization, presented his report on Economic Development and Social and Political Instability: The Experience of Cross-national Analysis.
HSE Best Teachers Election Starts
From May 30 to June 19 students can vote for HSE’s best teachers of the academic year. This year there is no need to come to the university to vote. Students and alumni can submit their scores online via LMS.
Visiting professor Uskali MÄKI Finnish Academy of Sciences,University of Helsinki, TINT Center of Excellence
Professor Mäki will render a short course on Philosophy of Interdisciplinarityat the MS “Politics.Economic.Philosophy” on May 16 -19.