Maria Safonova
- Associate Professor: HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences / Department of Sociology
- Maria Safonova has been at HSE University since 2007.
Education and Degrees
RAS Institute of Sociology
European University in St Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts
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.
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2020, 2018, 2014–2016
Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2013–2014)
Courses (2024/2025)
- General Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (2024/2025 academic year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (2024/2025 academic year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Social Network Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Applied Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 4 module)Eng
- General Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Social Studies of Art (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- General Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Social Network Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Social Network Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- General Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Culture and Inequality” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Social Network Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 4 module)Eng
- Social Studies of Art (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2014
XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology: Facing an Unequal World: Challenges for Global Sociology (Йокогама). Presentation: Reproduction of Cultural Capital and Leisure Practices in the Russian Society: Does Bourdieu Work
- 2013
Annual Conference of the British Sociological Association (London). Presentation: The Academic Empires: Colonial Legacies and International System of Student Migration
BASEES/ICCEES European Congress (Cambridge). Presentation: After the Soviet academic empire: The new (?) geography of academic mobility and research collaboration in post-socialist space
XXXIII Sunbelt Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (Hamburg). Presentation: Modelling the Network of International Scholarly Co-authorships
Fifth Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) ( Ljubljana). Presentation: "The status bias" in social networks research design
ESA 11th Conference: Crisis, Critique and Change (Turin). Presentation: High Culture Consumption and Reproduction of Cultural Capital in the Russian Society: Does Bourdieu Work?
'It Is Easy for HSE Graduates, Including Sociologists, To Get into IT': Graduate Arina Bykova on Her Work in 'Yandex'
Arina Bykova is a 2020 graduate of the Bachelor's programme 'Sociology and Social Informatics'. For more than two years, she worked for the company 'Selectel' and then moved to 'Yandex 360' in a position in HR marketing. Her interest in marketing aroused in her thanks to her bachelor's studies and volunteering at the Career Centre. Find out why the sociological studies are interesting, which skills turned out to be the most useful and how the graduate changed her career track.
'I Submitted My Documents to Three Universities: Oxford, Cambridge and the London School of Economics. I was Accepted in All Three'
At HSE University-St Petersburg, except for the main learning trajectory, over two years, the students master an additional one—a minor. It can help to find new optics for research, choose a profession or simply broaden the horizons. A minor helped Tatyana Novotolskaya, a graduate of the Bachelor's programme 'Sociology and Social Informatics', not only find a new area for research but also get enrolled in the Master's programme at Oxford University. Find out more about all these things and some pieces of advice for prospective students in our interview.
'I Have Never Regretted Entering 'Sociology' Programme'
Alina Kamanina is a graduate of the Bachelor's Programme 'Sociology and Social Informatics' at HSE University – Saint Petersburg. She has been working as a game analyst in 'G5 Entertainment AB' company for two years. We talked to the graduate about how she entered the game industry, what criteria she used to choose a university and why critical thinking is the main university skill, in her opinion.