Щербак Андрей Николаевич

Education and Degrees

2003

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Political Institutes, Processes and Technologies
Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR

2003

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)

2001

Master's
European University in St. Petersburg

2001

Master's in Political Science
European University in St. Petersburg, Department of Political Sciences and Sociology

2000

Degree in History
St Petersburg State University, Department of History

* 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.

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

The 6^th LCSR International Summer School "Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and SEM Software", "Latent Curve Models: a Structural Equation Perspective". National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, July - August 2016.

The 5^th LCSR International Summer School “Introduction to Factorial Design and Data Visualization with R”. National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, July - August 2015.

The 4th LCSR International Summer School “Categorical Data Analysis”. National Research University Higher School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, July 2014.

The 3rd LCSR International Summer School “Multilevel Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling in MPLUS”. National Research University Higher School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, August 2013.

The 3rd LCSR international workshop HSE, Moscow. April 2013

The LCSR international conference, HSE, Moscow, November, 2012

The 2nd LCSR International Summer School «Causal Models and Structural Equations». National Research University Higher School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, July 2012.

The LCSR workshop "Comparative sociology in a comparative perspective", HSE, Moscow, November 2011

The 1st LCSR International Summer School “Multilevel Analysis in Comparative Studies”. National Research University Higher School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, August – September 2011.

January - June 2013, Visiting Scholar in The University of Chicago

March - June 2011 - Visiting Scholar in The Ohio State University (USA, Columbus)

March - June 2008 - Visiting Scholar in The Ohio State University (USA, Columbus)

September - December 2001 - Fellowship (TEMPUS Program) in the London School of Economics and Political Science

Professional Interests

nationalism ethnicity Elections and Electoral Behavior non social factors theory of modernization

Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses

for a Candidate of Sciences degree

1
The Role of Big Data in the Implementation of Regional Governments' Policies to Support Small and Medium Businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2024
2
The Projects of Nation-building in (sub)ethnic communities of Central Eastern Europe, 2022
3
M. Ukhvatova Orthodox Religiosity as a Factor in the Electoral Process: The Regional Dimension (Evidence from the 2011-2016 Federal Elections), 2020
4
M. Savinykh The interaction between expert communities and policymakers in the context of changing geopolitical vectors of Russian foreign policy
5
Evolution of functions of Russian think tanks launched by initiative of governmental structures

Courses (2024/2025)

Russian Politics (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
Past Courses

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Research Projects

2011-2013. Does Culture Matter? The Impact of Tolerance on Economic Modernization in a Comparative Perspective (individual project)

2011-2014. Nationalism in the USSR: A historical and comparative perspective (individual project)

2012-2014. ‘LiveJournal Libra!’: The political blogosphere and voting preferences in Russia in 2011–2012 (with Koltsova Olessia, LINIS HSE SPb)

2012-present. Mutual Biological Social Evolution, Genetic Diversity And Social Change: The Case Of Alcohol And European Colonization (with Svetlana Borinskaya, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, RAS)

2014 - present. Does Milk Matter? Genetic Adaptation to Environment: The Effect of Lactase Persistence on Cultural Change (with Christian Welzel, LCSR HSE, University of Leuphana, Germany)

2013 - present. Trial by water? The impact of the 2013 Amur flood on electoral behavior: a subnational perspective (with Boris Sokolov, LCSR HSE; Maria Ukhvatova, HSE SPb)

2015 - present. THE RECIPE FOR DEMOCRACY? THE SPREAD OF EUROPEAN DIET AND POLITICAL CHANGE (individual project)

2017 - present. The electoral prize of Russian ethnic federalism: Do republics make sense for the Kremlin? (with Boris Sokolov, LCSR HSE)

2016 - present. Ethnic groups in the Russian labour market (with Alexey Bessudnov, University of Exeter, UK)

Conferences

2018
3d Annual Tartu Conference on Russian and East European Studies (Тарту). Presentation: Nationalities Policy in the USSR: Explaining the ‘The Pendulum Swing’ by Randall Collins’ Geopolitical Theory
18th Annual Aleksanteri Conference 'Liberation – Freedom – Democracy? 1918–1968–2018' (Helsinki). Presentation: Russia’s ‘Conservative turn’ after 2012: evidence from cross-national surveys
the ECSR 2018 Paris Conference on "Causes and Consequences of Inequalities in Europe" (Париж). Presentation: Ethnic hierarchy in the Russian labour market A field experiment
Седьмая ежегодная международная конференция ОКТЯБРЬСКИЕ ЧТЕНИЯ "Политическое управление в глобальном мире: новые практики, уровни, масштабы" (Saint-Petersburg). Presentation: Dead or alive? Russian Federalism through the lens of Labor Market Discrimination: a Field Experiment

2017
XVIII апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: The electoral prize of Russian ethnic federalism: Do republics make sense for the Kremlin?
Шестая ежегодная научная конференция «Октябрьские чтения-2017» «Чему еще нас не научили революции? Россия в глобальном политическом времени и пространстве» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Влияние внешней политики на национальную политику СССР: геополитическая теория Рэндалла Коллинза
17th Annual Aleksanteri Conference RUSSIA’S CHOICES FOR 2030 (Helsinki). Presentation: Nationalities Policy in the USSR: explaining the “the pendulum swing” by Randall Collins’ geopolitical theory

2016
Этническое и социальное: форма взаимодействия и конфликты (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: История советской национальной политики: колебания маятника?
XVII Апрельская международная научная конференция "Модернизация экономики и общества" (Москва). Presentation: The Recipe for Democracy? The Spread of European Diet and Political Change
First Annual Tartu Conference on Russian and East European Studies (Tartu). Presentation: “Les Miserables”: comparative biographies of Ukrainian and “Novoros” militia commanders
WAPOR 2016 Regional Conference "Survey Research and the Study of Social and Cultural Change" (Москва). Presentation: A RECIPE FOR DEMOCRACY? THE SPREAD OF THE EUROPEAN DIET AND POLITICAL CHANGE
«Октябрьские чтения – 2016» «Развитие России в контексте мировой политики» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Тренды в российской национальной политике: структурный подход
16th Annual International Aleksanteri Conference: Life and Death in Russia (Helsinki). Presentation: Food policy and democracy in Russia: Improvement in diet in social and political perspectives

2015
V международная социологическая Грушинская конференция «Большая социология: расширение пространства данных» (Москва). Presentation: "Пейте дети молоко": Как восприимчивость к лактозе может влиять на социальные изменения? (на основе данных WVS и национальной статистики)
XVI Апрельская международная научная конференция "Модернизация экономики и общества" (Москва). Presentation: Trial by water? The impact of the 2013 Amur flood on electoral behavior
V ежегодная международная конференция ЛССИ «Культурные и экономические изменения в сравнительной перспективе» (Москва). Presentation: Food and Values: How a European Diet May Shape Cultural Change?

2014
19th Annual ASN World Convention (Нью-Йорк). Presentation: Nationalism in the USSR: Historical and comparative perspective
4ый международный рабочий семинар ЛССИ НИУ ВШЭ (Москва). Presentation: Does Food Matter? Genetic Adaptation to Environment: The Effect of Food Intolerances on Cultural Change
XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology: Facing an Unequal World: Challenges for Global Sociology (Йокогама). Presentation: Nationalism in the USSR: a Historical and comparative perspective
Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences - 2014 (Boulder). Presentation: Ancient urbanization, historical prevalence of pathogens and the Arg48His allele frequency
14th Annual Aleksanteri Conference “Restructuring State and Society in Russia” (Helsinki). Presentation: “LiveJournal Libra!” The influence of the political blogosphere on political mobilisation in Russia in 2011-12

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Apr

2021

Against the Odds: Short-Term Programme Internationalises Russian Studies

In early March, the International Research School, a short-term online programme that was held for the first time in 2021, came to a close. Students from different countries met on MS Teams to study in the ‘Russian Politics and International Affairs’ track.

10

Nov

2020

International Research from Home: HSE – Saint Petersburg Launches New Short-Term Programme

Much has been said about online education over the last year. What used to be perceived as a challenge a few months ago has become a new comfort zone and does not impress anyone. Indeed, during the pandemic, we have proved that persistence, professionalism, and flexibility bring good results even when the world is turned upside-down. Having had a successful experience of hosting the St. Petersburg HSE Summer School online, the university introduces HSE – St. Petersburg International Research School, a new project encouraging students all over the world to explore different areas — from Russia’s role in international relations to social, cultural, gender aspects of Russia’s historical experience, and even to the burning issue of what global business is going to be like when the COVID-19 crisis is over.

21

Sep

2019

New Head of the HSE Department of Political Science in St. Petersburg

Since September 2, 2019, the HSE Department of Political Science in St. Petersburg has a new head - Andrey N. Scherbak.

17

Sep

2019

Second day of the International Workshop “Social Inequality and Polarization Value: A Cross-Country Perspective”

In this article we describe the second day of the International workshop “Social Inequality and Polarization Value: A Cross-Country Perspective”.

11

Apr

2018

Andrey Scherbak and Alexey Bessudnov Presented Results of the Research Project on Ethnic Hierarchy in the Russian Labour Market

On April, 10th, the first day of the XIXth April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, Andrey Scherbak (HSE) and Alexey Bessudnov (University of Exeter) gave a special lecture called “Ethnic Hierarchy in the Russian Labour Market”. It was held within the framework of the 8th LCSR International workshop “Quantitative Research of Social Changes Across the World”.

13

Sep

2016

Seven WAPOR Papers that will Amaze You

The World Association for Public Opinion Research’s (WAPOR) annual regional conference ‘Survey Research and the Study of Social and Cultural Change’ kicks off at HSE on September 15, 2016.

19

Sep

2013

Presentation of a new report “Soviet Nationalism in the Historical and Comparative Perspective»

The Laboratory for Comparative Social Research at the HSE Saint Petersburg opened the 2013 Fall seminar series today. Andrey Shcherbak, senior research fellow at LCSR presented a report on 'Soviet Nationalism in the Historical and Comparative Perspective'. He gave a short description of the major findings of his report to the HSE news service.

Andrey N. Scherbak