Alexander A. Balayan
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences / Department of Political Science and International Affairs
- Alexander A. Balayan has been at HSE University since 2008.
Education and Degrees
- 2009
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia - 2006
Degree
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
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.
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Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2011-2012)
Category "New Lecturers" (2010)
Courses (2023/2024)
- Human Rights (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (3d year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2019/2020)
- International Political Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1 module)Rus
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- Public Policy and Human Rights (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (3d year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Conferences
- 2015Герценовские чтения 2015. Актуальные вопросы политического знания (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Институциональные изменения в условиях российского электорального авторитаризма: избирательная система и циркуляция власти.
- 2014Герценовские чтения 2014. Актуальные вопросы политического знания (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Основные предпосылки и динамика политико-территориальных конфликтов в Андском регионе Латинской Америки.
- 2012VI Всероссийский конгресс политологов "Россия в глобальном мире: институты и стратегии политического взаимодействия" (Москва). Presentation: Особенности формирования и определения молодёжного экстремизма в современной России: проблемы и перспективы.
- Октябрьские чтения - 2012: Публичная политика: академические дискуссии и практическое воплощение. (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Интеллектуальная элита как фактор демократизации переходных политических систем.
- 2011Герценовские чтения 2011. Актуальные вопросы политического знания (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Роль конфликтов нового типа в формировании информационного пространства постиндустриального мира.
- 2010Всероссийская конференция «Политические институты в современном мире» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Интеллектуальная элита как фактор демократизации авторитарных систем на примере Польши.
- Международная российско-германская конференция "Политика как фактор инновационного развития" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Политическая элита и инновационное развитие современной России: проблемы и перспективы
Publications5
- Chapter Balayan A. A., Tomin L. V. Surveillance City. Digital Transformation of Urban Governance in Autocratic Regimes, in: 2021 IEEE Communication Strategies in Digital Society Seminar (ComSDS). St. Petersburg : IEEE, 2021. doi P. 196-200. doi
- Chapter Balayan A. A., Tomin L. The transformation of the advertising industry in the age of “platform capitalism”, in: 2020 IEEE Communication Strategies in Digital Society Seminar (ComSDS). St. Petersburg : Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”, 2020. doi P. 133-136. doi
- Article Balayan A. A. The Role of Conflicts of the New Type in the Formation of the Information Space of a Post-Industrial World // International Journal of Business and Social Science. 2013. Vol. 4. No. 13. P. 16-18.
- Article Balayan A. A. Peculiarities of Formation of Youth Extremism in Post-Soviet Russia / Пер. с рус. // International Journal of Business and Social Science. 2012. Vol. 3. No. 20. P. 53-56.
- Article Balayan A. A. Intellectual Elite: Identification Problem and Influence on Socio-political Processes in Europe by the Example of France and Poland. / Пер. с рус. // International Journal of Business and Social Science. 2011. Vol. 2. No. 19. P. 236-240.
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