Denis Stukal

Dean: Faculty of Social Sciences
Assistant Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Politics and Governance

Denis Stukal has been at HSE University since 2008.

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Education and Degrees

2018

PhD
New York University

2012

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)

2010

Master's
HSE University

2008

Bachelor's
HSE University

* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.

Professional Interests

computational social sciences social media political behavior disinformation

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2022–2024, 2016, 2012–2014
Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2023, 2022
Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers" (2009–2010)

Courses (2024/2025)

Calculus (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Calculus (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
Introduction to Speciality (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Linear Algebra and Applications in Multivariate Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Research Seminar: Introduction to Regression Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Past Courses

Courses (2023/2024)

Introduction to Regression Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Linear Algebra and Applications in Multivariate Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Machine Learning (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Machine Learning (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus

Courses (2022/2023)

Foreign Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Public Policy and Social Sciences, field of study International Relations; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Linear Algebra (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Python for Data Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1 module)Rus
Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus

Courses (2021/2022)

Foreign Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Linear Algebra (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Machine Learning (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus

Courses (2020/2021)

Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses

for a Candidate of Sciences degree

1
The Effects of Political Polarization on the Perception of Political Trolling on Social Media in Russia
2
A. Bocharova The drivers of the public perception of the national information security policy in Russia

Employment history

2020 - Lecturer in Data Analytics in Social Sciences: Department of Government and International Relations, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney

2018-2020 - Postdoctoral Fellow: Social Media and Political Participation Lab, NYU

2015-2018 - Graduate Employee Adjunct: Department of Politics, NYU

2008 - 2013 - HSE University

Dec

2024

HSE and BSU: Advancing Collaboration Across All Key Areas

On December 4, 2024, a delegation from the Belarusian State University (BSU) visited HSE. Key topics discussed during the meeting included prospects for expanding inter-university cooperation, BSU's entry into the ‘Human Well-being in the Digital Environment of Smart Cities’ consortium, and collaboration opportunities in pedagogy, social sciences, and humanities. The meeting, organised by HSE's internationalisation departments, aimed to identify potential areas of partnership and strengthen existing collaboration.

Oct

2024

Denis Stukal Appointed as Dean of HSE Faculty of Social Sciences

The HSE Rector, Nikita Anisimov, introduced the new Dean at the HSE Academic Council meeting

Nov

2021

Faculty of Social Sciences Launches New Joint Seminar Series with New York University

In November 2021, HSE University’s School of Politics and Governance and the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia (New York University) started a new partnership project that involves regular joint online seminars. Denis Stukal, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Deputy Director of the Institute for Applied Political Studies, has commented on the initiative.

Mar

2021

‘The Opening of the Full-time Advanced Doctoral Programme Was a Gift from Fate for Me’

In 2010, HSE University launched the Full-time Advanced Doctoral Programme, an innovative programme for doctoral students at that time. At the beginning of 2021, an alumna of the programme’s first cohort became the first programme graduate to earn her Doctor of Sciences degree: Elena Vakulenko, Assistant Professor at HSE University’s Faculty of Economic Sciences. In an interview with HSE News Service, the professor discussed her academic career.