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Laboratory for Comparative Social Research

Laboratory for Comparative Social Research

The Laboratory for Comparative Social Research (LCSR) was established in the Higher School of Economics, a National Research University, in November 2010 when professors Ronald Inglehart and Eduard Ponarin were awarded a mega-grant from the Russian government. The focus of our research is on comparative studies of social change – the analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data based on World Values Survey (WVS) data. LCSR is the only official partner and representative of the World Values Survey and European Values Survey in Russia, as well as a partner of the Eurasian monitor.

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Events
Nov 22, 17:00
November, 22 — regular seminar
Apr 9 2019 – Apr 12 2019
9th LCSR International Workshop «Comparative Social Research»
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Publications
Book
Electoral Integrity and Political Regimes Actors, Strategies and Consequences

Zavadskaya M., Garnett H. A.

L.: Routledge, 2018.

Article
Revisiting the Populist Challenge

Kriesi H.

Politologicky Casopis. 2018. Vol. XXV. No. 1. P. 5-27.

Book chapter
Imperial and ethnic nationalism: A dilemma of the Russian elite

Ponarin E., Komin M.

In bk.: Russia Before and After Crimea. Edinburgh University Press, 2018. P. 50-67.

Working paper
Ethnic hierarchy in the Russian labour market: A field experiment

Bessudnov A., Shcherbak A.

SocArXiv papers. October 16, 2018. Cornell University, 2018

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Illustration for news: Aigul Mavletova entered the «Field Methods» journal’s editorial board

Aigul Mavletova entered the «Field Methods» journal’s editorial board

Aigul Mavletova, Senior Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research and Assistant Professor at the Department for Analysis of Social Institutions, officially entered the Editorial Board of international interdisciplinary scientific journal «Field Methods».

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Illustration for news: Tatiana Karabchuk on Laboratory for Comparative Social Research

Tatiana Karabchuk on Laboratory for Comparative Social Research

Tatiana Karabchuk, Assistant Professor at UAE University & Visiting Professor at Hitotsubashi University, ex-Deputy Head and Senior Associate Researcher at Laboratory for Comparative Social Research on her working experience at the LCSR.

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New Double Degree with EHESS Paris

HSE and L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) have signed an agreement for the provision of a double degree track for the HSE’s Master's programme in Comparative Social Research. This is the second double degree track being offered to students of this programme. Earlier this year, a similar agreement was signed with the Free University of Berlin.

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Illustration for news: Eric Uslaner Presented New Research Project within the Framework of the 8th LCSR International Workshop

Eric Uslaner Presented New Research Project within the Framework of the 8th LCSR International Workshop

On April, 13th, the last day of the XIXth April International Academic Conference on Social and Economic Development in HSE, Professor Eric M. Uslaner gave a key lecture on “National Identity and Political Polarization”. It was held within the framework of the 8th LSCR International Workshop “Quantitative Research of Social Changes across the World”.

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Illustration for news: Martin Carnoy and Christian Welzel Awarded HSE Medal

Martin Carnoy and Christian Welzel Awarded HSE Medal

The Contribution to Science and Education Award, established by the HSE, recognises outstanding contributions to academic development and international academic cooperation.

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

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”.

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Illustration for news: Christian Welzel Gave a Talk on Rethinking Measurement In-Equivalence

Christian Welzel Gave a Talk on Rethinking Measurement In-Equivalence

On April 10th Christian Welzel gave a lecture on “Rethinking Measurement In-Equivalence: Or Why We Should Forget about MGCFA” at the 8th LCSR International Workshop. Read more about this in the publication.

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Illustration for news: Hanspeter Kriesi will give two lectures at HSE

Hanspeter Kriesi will give two lectures at HSE

LSCR Chief Research Fellow Hanspeter Kriesi will give a couple of introductory lectures at HSE on April, 16th and 18th.

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2018

Scientists From HSE Awarded New Grants from RSF

The Russian Science Foundation has announced the most recent winners of three-year grants for scientific research. Among the recipients are a number of projects carried out by scientists at the Higher School of Economics.

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2018

8th LCSR International Workshop's Program is Published Online

Program of the 8th LCSR International Workshop «Quantitative Research of Social Changes Across the World» (Moscow, April 10-13, 2018), which will be held within the XIX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, is now published online.

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Publications 2018

In English

  1. Sokolov, B. (2018). The Index of Emancipative Values: Measurement Model Misspecifications. American Political Science Review, 1-14. DOI: 10.1017/S0003055417000624.
  2. Dollbaum, J.M., Semenov, A., Sirotkina, E. (2018). A Top-Down Movement with Grass-Roots Effects? Alexei Navalny’s Electoral Campaign. Social Movement Studies, 1-8. DOI: 10.1080/14742837.2018.1483228.

Publications 2017

In English

  1. Almakaeva, A., Welzel, C., & Ponarin, E. (2017). Human Empowerment and Trust in Strangers: the Multilevel Evidence. Social Indicators Research, 1-40. DOI: 10.1007%2Fs11205-017-1724-z.
  2. Aymaliev, I.V. (2017). Corporate Motivations for Donating to the Police in Bulgaria. East European Politics and Societies and Cultures 20(10), 1-37. DOI: 10.1177/0888325417710080.
  3. Foa, R.S., Inglehart, R., Ponarin, E., & Karabchuk, T. (2017). Set-Point Theory and Societal Collapse: The Case of Russia. Journal of Happiness Studies 18(3), 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s10902-017-9888-4.
  4. Golosov, G.V., & Tkacheva, T. (2017). Let My People Run: Pre-Election Resignations of Russia's Governors, 2013-2015. Problems of Post-Communism, 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2017.1351305.
  5. Inglehart, R.F., Ponarin, E., & Inglehart, R.C. (2017). Cultural Change, Slow and Fast: The Distinctive Trajectory of Norms Governing Gender Equality and Sexual Orientation. Social Forces 95(4), 1313-1340. DOI: 10.1093/sf/sox008.
  6. Kostenko, V., Ponarin, E., Shteiwi, M., Strebkova, O. (2017). Historical Legacies and Gender Attitudes in the Middle East. ERF Working Paper Series. J1.No. 1105. Economic Research Forum, 2017.
  7. Kravtsova, M., Oshchepkov, A., & Welzel, C. (2017). Values and Corruption: Do Postmaterialists Justify Bribery?  Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 48(2), 225-242. DOI: 10.1177/0022022116677579.
  8. Kruse, S., Ravlik, M., & Welzel, C. (2017). The Legitimacy Puzzle: Why So Many People Confuse the Absence of Democracy with Its Presence. World Values Research 9(2), 1-30.
  9. Soboleva, N. (2017). Perceptions of Gender Equality in Post-Crisis Europe. European Journal of Government and Economics 6(1), 59-77.
  10. Sirotkina, E., & Zavadskaya, M. (2017). How to Get Away with Murder in Russia: Political Support in the Times of Crisis. Evidence from the Survey Experiment. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Political Science, WP BRP 47/PS/2017.
  11. Welzel, C. (2017). A Tale of Culture-Bound Regime Evolution: The Centennial Democratic Trend and Its Recent Reversal. V-Dem Users Working Papers Series 2017:11, 1-33.
  12. Welzel, C., & Kirsch, H. (2017). Democracy Misunderstood: Authoritarian Notions of Democracy around the Globe. World Values Research 9(1), 1-29.
На русском языке
  1. Волченко О.В. Измерение практик использования Интернета в социальных науках: обзор основных методов // Информационное общество. 2017. № 1. С. 47-54.
  2. Карабчук Т.С., Кечетова А.П. Количество детей и семейные ценности: существуют ли когортные различия в Европе? // Мониторинг общественного мнения: экономические и социальные перемены. 2017. № 5. С. 251-270. DOI: 10.14515/monitoring.2017.5.14.
  3. Корсунова В.И. Публичные досуговые практики в России: статусные различия и структурные особенности // Мониторинг общественного мнения: экономические и социальные перемены. 2017. № 5. С. 194-213. DOI: 10.14515/monitoring.2017.5.11.
  4. Костенко В.В. Гендерные установки мигрантов-мусульман в Западной Европе: многоуровневый неиерархический анализ // Мониторинг общественного мнения: экономические и социальные перемены. 2017. № 1. С. 97-120.
  5. Костенко В.В. Проблемы гендерного неравенства на Арабском Востоке // Азия и Африка сегодня. 2017. № 9 (722). С. 61-67.
  6. Ломакин И.В. Выйти из тени: заметки с Форума полевых интервьюеров // Мониторинг общественного мнения: экономические и социальные перемены. 2017. № 5. С. 354-360. DOI: 10.14515/monitoring.2017.5.20.
  7. Мавлетова А.М. Использование параданных в опросах для корректировки и оптимизации полевых работ в адаптивном дизайне // Мониторинг общественного мнения: экономические и социальные перемены. 2017. № 5. С. 105-119. DOI: 10.14515/monitoring.2017.5.07.
  8. Мальцева Д.В., Широканова А.А., Моисеев С.П., Брик Т. Сетевой анализ биографических интервью: возможности и ограничения // Телескоп: журнал социологических и маркетинговых исследований. 2017. № 1. С. 29-36.
  9. Поплавская А.А., Соболева Н.Э. Удовлетворенность различными аспектами работы мужчин и женщин в России // Мониторинг общественного мнения: экономические и социальные перемены. 2017. № 5. С. 271-288. DOI: 10.14515/monitoring.2017.5.15.
  10. Сироткина Е.В., Карандашова С.А. Лояльность элит и выборы глав регионов: роль предвыборных конфликтов в исходе голосования // Полис. Политические исследования. 2017. № 6. С. 76-91. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17976/jpps/2017.06.06.
  11. Стребкова О.Н., Понарин Э.Д., Костенко В.В. Проверка измерительной инвариантности: случай порядковых переменных (на примере гендерного эгалитаризма в арабских странах) // Социология: методология, методы и математическое моделирование. 2017. № 44. С. 7-36.
  12. Ткачева Т.Ю. Мал золотник, да дорог. Зачем сравнительной политологии российские регионы? // Политическая наука. 2017. № 4. С. 284-295.
  13. Турченко М.С., Завадская М.А. Каузальный механизм vs нагромождение фактов? Критерии оценки причинно-следственных связей в case studies // Полис. Политические исследования. 2017. № 2. С. 134-146. DOI: 10.17976/jpps/2017.02.09.
  14. Щербак А.Н. Как происходит изначальный выбор институтов? Критика концепции «случайности развития» и структурный подход. Препринт М-54/17. СПб.: Издательство Европейского университета в Санкт-Петербурге, 2017.
  15. Щербак А.Н. Как происходит изначальный выбор институтов? Критика концепции «случайного развития» и структурный подход // Общественные науки и современность. 2017. № 5. С. 149-164.
  16. Щербак А.Н. Влияние внешней политики на национальную политику СССР // Полития: Анализ. Хроника. Прогноз. 2017. № 3. С. 99-116.

Publications 2016

In English

  1. Semenov, A., Lobanova, O., & Zavadskaya, M. (2016). When Do Political Parties Join Protests? A Comparative Analysis of Party Involvement in “For Fair Elections” Movement. East European Politics 32(1), 81-104. DOI: 10.1080/21599165.2015.1121870.
  2. Shcherbak, A., & Sych, K. (2016). Trends in Russian Nationalities Policy: A Structural Perspective. Problems of Post-Communism. DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2016.1225264.
  3. Kostenko, V., Kuzmichev, P., & Ponarin, E. (2016). Attitudes towards Gender Equality and Perception of Democracy in the Arab World. Democratization 23(5), 862-891. DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2015.1039994.
  4. Foa, R.S., & Nemirovskaya, A. (2016). How State Capacity Varies within Frontier States: A Multicountry Subnational Analysis. Governance 29(3), 411-432. DOI: 10.1111/gove.12190.
  5. Inglehart, R.F., & Welzel, C. (2016). Misconceptions of Measurement Equivalence.Time for a Paradigm Shift. Comparative Political Studies 49(8), 1068-1094. DOI: 10.1177/0010414016628275.
  6. Alexander, A.C., Inglehart, R., & Welzel, C. (2016). Emancipating Sexuality: Breakthroughs into a Bulwark of Tradition. Social Indicators Research 129(2), 909-935. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-015-1137-9.
  7. Yusupova, G., & Ponarin, E. (2016). Social Remittances in Religion. Muslim Migrants in Russia and Transformation of Islamic Practices. Problems of Post-Communism, 1-13. DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2016.1224552.

In Russian

  1. Лопатина С.Л., Костенко В.В., Понарин Э.Д. Дело не в исламе: отношение к абортам, разводам и добрачному сексу в девяти постсоветских государствах // Журнал социологии и социальной антропологии. 2016. Т. XIX. № 3. С. 95-115.
  2. Соболева Н.Э. Деловая этика в представлении бизнес-элиты как фактор социокультурной мобилизации (на примере слушателей программ MBA) // Общественные науки и современность. 2016. № 6. С. 67-81.
  3. Волченко О.В., Широканова А.А. Применение многоуровневого регрессионного моделирования к межстрановым данным (на примере генерализованного доверия) // Социология: методология, методы, математическое моделирование. 2016. № 43. C. 7-62.

Publications of Associate Researchers 2016

In English

  1. Karabchuk, T. (2016). The Subjective Well-Being of Women in Europe: Children, Work and Employment Protection Legislation. Mind & Society 15(2), 219-245. DOI: 10.1007/s11299-016-0194-3.
  2. Marchenko, A. (2016). Civic Activities in Eastern Europe: Links with Democratic Political Culture. East European Politics 32(1), 12-27. DOI: 10.1080/21599165.2015.1130698.
  3. Bystrov, E. (2016). Religiosity, Nationalism and Fertility among Jews in Israel Revisited. Acta Sociologica 59(2), 171-186. DOI: 10.1177/0001699316628615.
  4. Hövermann, A., Groß, E.M., & Messner, S.F. (2016). Institutional Imbalance, Integration into Non-economic Institutions, and a Marketized Mentality in Europe: A Multilevel, Partial Elaboration of Institutional Anomie Theory. International Journal of Comparative Sociology 57(4), 231-254. DOI: 10.1177/0020715216667452.
  5. Foa, R.S., & Mounk, Y. (2016). The Danger of Deconsolidation. The Democratic Disconnect. Journal of Democracy 27(3), 5-17. DOI: 10.1353/jod.2016.0049.
  6. Firat, R.B., & Glanville, J.L. (2016). Measuring Diversity in Voluntary Association Membership. A Comparison of Proxy and Direct Approaches. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 46(1), 218-230. DOI: 10.1177/0899764016661776.
  7. Firat, R.B. (2016, August). Discrimination and Well-Being: The Moderating Effects of Agentic Value Orientations. Social Indicators Research, 1-28. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-016-1425-z.
  8. Alexander, A.C., Inglehart, R., & Welzel, C. (2016). Emancipating Sexuality: Breakthroughs into a Bulwark of Tradition. Social Indicators Research 129(2), 909-935. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-015-1137-9.
  9. Sirotkina E., & Karandashova, S. (2016). How Multilevel Elite Loyalty Strengthens Electoral Authoritarianism: Evidence from Gubernatorial Elections in Russia. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Political Science, WP BRP 36/PS/2016.

In Russian

  1. Фабрикант М.С. Возможности и последствия националистического поворота: какое будущее станет новым прошлым? // Общественные науки и современность. 2016. № 1. С. 129-140.
  2. Фабрикант М.С. Модель-ориентированный подход к отсутствующим значениям: множественная импутация в многоуровневой регрессии посредством R (на примере анализа опросных данных) // Социология: методология, методы, математическое моделирование. 2015. № 41. С. 7-29.

Publications 2015

In English

  1. Alexander, A.C., &  Welzel, C. (2015). Eroding Patriarchy: The Co-evolution of Women’s Rights and Emancipative Values. International Review of Sociology 25(1), 144-165. DOI: 10.1080/03906701.2014.976949.
  2. Inglehart,R.F., Puranen, B., & Welzel, C.(2015). Declining Willingness to Fight for One’s Country: The Individual-level Basis of the Long Peace. Journal of Peace Research 52(4), 418-434. DOI: 10.1177/0022343314565756.
  3. Inglehart, R.F. (2015). Measuring Сulture and Сultural Сhange: An Introduction. Harrison, L. & Yasin, E. (eds.). Culture Matters II: Focus on Russia. New York: Lexington Books.
  4. Inglehart, R.F., & Norris, P. (2015). French Translation of Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide. Bruxelles: Editions Université.
  5. Inglehart, R.F. (2015). Insecurity and Xenophobia: Comment on Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy. Perspectives on Politics 13(2), 468-470. DOI: 10.1017/S153759271500033X.
  6. Kosals, L., & Maksimova, A. (2015). Informality, Crime and Corruption in Russia: A Review of Recent Literature. Theoretical Criminology 19(2), 278-288. DOI: 10.1177/1362480615581099.
  7. Kostenko, V.V., Kuzmuchev, P.A., &  Ponarin, E.D. (2015). Attitudes towards Gender Equality and Perception of Democracy in the Arab World. Democratization 23(5), 1-28. DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2015.1039994.
  8. Meylakhs, P., Friedman S.R., Mateau-Gelabert, P., Sandoval, M., & Meylakhs, N. (2015). Taking Care of Themselves: How Long-term Injection Drug Users Remain HIV and Hepatitis C  Free. Sociology of Health & Illness 37(4), 626-641. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12226.
  9. Scherbak, A.N. (2015). Does Milk Matter? Genetic Adaptation to Environment: The Effect of Lactase Persistence on Cultural Change. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 64/SOC/2015.
  10. Shcherbak, A. (2015). Nationalism in the USSR: A Historical and Comparative Perspective . Nationalities Papers: The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity 43(6), 866-885. DOI: 10.1080/00905992.2015.1072811.
  11. Swader, C.S., & Vorobeva, I.D. (2015). Receiving Gifts for Sex in Moscow, Kyiv, and Minsk: A Compensated Dating Survey. Sexuality & Culture 19(2), 321-348. DOI: 10.1007/s12119-014-9269-7.
  12. Vecchione, M., Welzel C., et al. (2015). Personal Values and Political Activism: A Cross-National Study. British Journal of Psychology 106(1), 84-106. DOI: 10.1111/bjop.12067.
  13. Welzel, C., & Delhey, J. (2015). Generalizing Trust: The Benign Force of Emancipation. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 46(7), 875-896. DOI: 10.1177/0022022115588366.
  14. Lytkina, E. (2015). Anomie And Alienation In The Post-Communist Area: A Reapplication Of The Middleton Scale In Russia And Kazakhstan. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Psychology, WP BRP 32/PSY/2015.
  15. Shirokanova, A. (2015). Protestant Work Ethic Among the Muslims: Changeable Empirical Evidence. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 60/SOC/2015.
  16. Shirokanova, A. (2015). A Comparative Study of Work Ethic among Muslims and Protestants: Multilevel Evidence. Social Compass 62(4), 615-631. DOI: 10.1177/0037768615601980.

In Russian

  1. Алмакаева А.М., Доманов А.О. Доверие международным организациям как показатель интеграционных настроений // Евразийская экономическая интеграция. 2015. № 2(27).
  2. Карабчук Т., Миронова А., Ремезкова В. Работа или второй ребенок: о чем говорят данные РМЭЗ-ВШЭ?  // Вопросы экономики. 2015. № 6. С. 81-105.
  3. Лыткина Е.И. Социальная структура в трех теориях аномии // Вестник Томского государственного университета. Философия. Социология. Политология. 2015. Т. 29. № 1. С. 176-184.
  4. Немировская А.В. Ожидаемая модернизация регионов Дальневосточного федерального округа // Социологические исследования. 2015. № 2. С. 41-48.
  5. Тульчинский Г.Л., Сунгуров А.Ю., Щербак А.Н., Акопов С.В., Инглхарт Р.Ф., Вельцель К.П., Малинова О.Ю. Политическая культура / Рук.: Г.Л. Тульчинский; под общ. ред.: Г.Л. Тульчинский. М.: Юрайт, 2015.

Publications of Associate Researchers 2015

In English

  1. Firat, R.B., & Boyer, P. (2015). Coalitional Affiliation as a Missing Link between Ethnic Polarization and Well-being: An Empirical Test from the European Social Survey. Social Science Research 53, 148-161. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.05.006.
  2. Fabrykant, M., & Magun, V. (2015). Grounded and Normative Dimensions of National Pride in Comparative Perspective. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 62/SOC/2015.
  3. Bartolini, S., & Sarracino, F. (2015). The Dark Side of Chinese Growth: Declining Social Capital and Well-Being in Times of Economic Boom. World Development 74, 333-351. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.05.010.
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Alexander, A., Welzel, C., & Inglehart, R. (2013). Rising Support for Reproductive Freedoms: Emancipatory Breakthroughs into a Bulwark of Tradition. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 30/SOC/2013.

Bessudnov, A. (2014). Parental Occupational Status And Labour Market Outcomes In Russia. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 36/SOC/2014.

Bessudnov, A., & Makarov, A. (2013). Gender Differences in Mathematical Performance and the School Context: Evidence from Russia. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Education, WP BRP 11/EDU/2013.

Fabrykant, M., & Magun, V. (2015). Grounded and Normative Dimensions of National Pride in Comparative Perspective. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 62/SOC/2015.

Foa, R., Nemirovskaya, A., & Mostovova, E. (2012). Internal Empires I: Social Institutions of the Frontier. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 09/SOC/2012.

Gryaznova, O. (2013). Factors Affecting Welfare Attitudes in Different Types of Welfare States: Personal Interests and Values. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 18/SOC/2013.

Inglehart, R., Foa, R., Ponarin, E., & Welzel, C. (2013). Understanding the Russian Malaise: The Collapse and Recovery of Subjective Well-being in Post-communist Russia. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 32/SOC/2013.

Inglehart, R., Welzel, C., & Puranen, B. (2013). Reinventing the Kantean Peace: The Emerging Mass Basis of Global Security. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 28/SOC/2013.

Inglehart, R.F., Borinskaya, S., Cotter, A., Harro, J., Inglehart, R.C., Ponarin, E., & Welzel, C. (2013). Genes, Security, Tolerance and Happiness. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 31/SOC/2013.

Kravtsova, M., Oshchepkov, A., & Welzel C. (2014). Corruption and Docial Values: Do Postmaterialists Justify Bribery? Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 34/SOC/2014.

Lazarev, Y. (2011). Land, Votes, and Violence: Political Effects of the Insecure Property Rights over Land in Dagestan. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Political Science, WP BRP 01/SOC/2011.

Lazarev, Y.A., Sobolev, A.S., Soboleva, I.V., & Sokolov, B. (2012). Trial by Fire: a Natural Disaster’s Impact on Attitudes toward the Government in Rural Russia. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Political Science, WP BRP 04/PS/2012.

Lytkina, E. (2015). Anomie and Alienation in the Post-Communist Area: A Reapplication of the Middleton Scale in Russia and Kazakhstan. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Psychology, WP BRP 32/PSY/2015.

Magun, V., & Rudnev, M. (2013). Basic Human Values of Russians: Both Different from and Similar to Other Europeans. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 23/SOC/2013.

Magun, V., Rudnev, M., & Schmidt, P. (2012). Within and Between-Country Value Diversity in Europe: Latent Class Analysis. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 06/SOC/2012.

Rudnev, M. (2013). Value Adaptation to a New Social Environment: Impacts from Country of Birth and Country of Residence on Values of Intra-European Migrants. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 13/SOC/2013.

Savelyev, Y. (2014). Modernization and Variations in Emancipative Values in European Societies in 1995-2008: Test of Inglehart’s Socialization Hypothesis. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 48/SOC/2014.

Shcherbak, A. (2012). Does Culture Matter? The Impact of Tolerance on Economic Modernization in a Comparative Perspective. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 05/SOC/2012.

Shcherbak, A. (2013). Nationalism in the USSR: A Historical and Comparative Perspective. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 27/SOC/2013.

Shcherbak, A. (2015). Does Milk Matter? Genetic Adaptation to Environment: The Effect of Lactase Persistence on Cultural Change. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 64/SOC/2015.

Shcherbak, A. (2016). The Recipe for Democracy? The Spread of European Diet and Political Change. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 70/SOC/2016.

Shirokanova, A. (2015). Protestant Work Ethic Among the Muslims: Changeable Empirical Evidence. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 60/SOC/2015.

Sirotkina E., & Karandashova S. (2016). How Multilevel Elite Loyalty Strengthens Electoral Authoritarianism: Evidence from Gubernatorial Elections in Russia. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Political Science, WP BRP 36/PS/2016.

Sirotkina, E., & Zavadskaya, M. (2017). How to Get Away with Murder in Russia: Political Support in the Times of Crisis. Evidence from the Survey Experiment. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Political Science, WP BRP 47/PS/2017.

Swader, C., & Kosals, L. (2013). Post-Socialist Anomie through the Lens of Economic Modernization and the Formalization of Social Control. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 17/SOC/2013.

Welzel, C., & Inglehart, R. (2013). Evolution, Empowerment and Emancipation: How Societies Ascend the Utility Ladder of Freedoms. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 29/SOC/2013.

Zelikova, J. (2013). Successful Aging: A Cross-National Study of Subjective Well-being Later in Life. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 21/SOC/2013.

Zhirkov, K. (2014). Development, Culture, and Attitudes to America: Country-Level Predictors of Anti-Americanism. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 35/SOC/2014.

Zhirkov, K., Verkuyten, M., & Weesie J. (2012). World Politics and Support for Terrorism within Muslim Populations: Evidence from Muslim Countries and Western Europe. Working Papers by NRU Higher School of Economics. Series: Sociology, WP BRP 08/SOC/2012.

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Article
Чмель К. Ш.
Редуцируя комплексность: революция в расколотой современной левой политической мысли
Полития: Анализ. Хроника. Прогноз. 2019.

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Article
Gureev A. S., Ananieva E. D., Rubanovich A. V. et al.
Association of MAOA-uVNTR Polymorphism with Subjective Well-Being in Men
Russian Journal of Genetics. 2018. Vol. 54. No. 5. P. 562-567.

Quality of life and one’s subjective evaluation of one’s own happiness and well-being are the conventional focus of psychology and sociology. However, a genetic factor has recently been found to affect the subjective evaluation of well-being. The contribution of heredity to a personal level of happiness and life satisfaction has been estimated at 30–50% in twin studies. Individual genes associated with these traits have been identified, but the available data are rather discrepant. In this work, alleles of the monoamine oxidase A gene (MAOA) were tested for association with well-being components, such as happiness, health, dangers of living environment, and stress, in Russian men. Trait assessments were based on questionnaires filled out as part of the World Values Survey. It is shown that, among the uVNTR-3R allele carriers, the proportion of men who have high levels of stress, feel unhappy, and live in unsafe environments is lower. The results are discussed in the context of the gene plasticity concept, which provides a possible explanation for how expression of genes related to behavior changes in different environmental conditions.

Article
Dollbaum J. M., Semenov A., Sirotkina E.
A top-down movement with grass-roots effects? Alexei Navalny’s electoral campaign
Social Movement Studies. 2018. Vol. 17. No. 5. P. 618-625.

Today’s Russia is a hostile environment for genuine political activity, and especially for movements that aim at changing the current power structure. This is due to the factually limited manoeuvre space of oppositional actors who face obstacles in the form of repression, surveillance and restricted access to the public sphere. Moreover, society is largely apolitical, with political activity often considered futile, immoral, or dangerous. In this profile, we portray the electoral campaign of the opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, who built a popular movement around his bid to participate in the 2018 presidential elections. Although the campaign failed to build up sufficient pressure for Navalny to be granted access to the elections, and despite the strong hierarchy inside his campaign, we argue that it contributed to the politicization of parts of the younger generation in the country’s provinces – which may have greater long-term effects than any concrete projects envisioned or controlled by the campaign’s strategists.

Article
Sokolov B., Inglehart R.F., Ponarin E. et al.
Disillusionment and Anti-Americanism in Russia: From Pro-American to Anti-American Attitudes, 1993–2009
International Studies Quarterly. 2018. Vol. 62. No. 3. P. 534-547.

In the early 1990s, the Russian public held overwhelmingly favorable attitudes toward the United States; in recent years, attitudes toward the United States have been overwhelmingly unfavorable. Analysts often trace this dramatic change to (1) the emergence of Russian-American conflicts such as those in former Yugoslavia and (2) Russian leaders’ attempts to escape blame for their country’s failures by attributing them to a powerful external enemy. We point to another major factor of Russian anti-Americanism that preceded the international conflicts and the government-led anti-American propaganda: (3) disillusionment, or an emotional and ideological dissatisfaction with the outcome of pro-Western reforms that started among the liberal elites and then spread among the general public. Using data from the New Russian Barometer surveys, we analyze the dynamics of attitudes toward the United States from 1993 to 2009. We find that mass disappointment in the perestroika outcomes preceded the spread of anti-Americanism in Russia and that anti-American sentiment was stronger and occurred earlier among the elite than among the mass public. Furthermore, those (especially better-educated) people who express disappointment with the outcomes of pro-Western reforms prove significantly more anti-American. Our findings illustrate a general ideological phenomenon that may explain the growth of anti-Americanism in unsuccessful democracies worldwide.

Book
Zavadskaya M., Garnett H. A.
Electoral Integrity and Political Regimes Actors, Strategies and Consequences
L.: Routledge, 2018.

Following a normative approach that suggests international norms and standards for elections apply universally, regardless of regime type or cultural context, this book examines the challenges to electoral integrity, the actors involved, and the consequences of electoral malpractice and poor electoral integrity that vary by regime type. It bridges the literature on electoral integrity with that of political regime types.

Looking specifically at questions of innovation and learning, corruption and organized crime, political efficacy and turnout, the threat of electoral violence and protest, and finally, the possibility of regime change, it seeks to expand the scholarly understanding of electoral integrity and diverse regimes by exploring the diversity of challenges to electoral integrity, the diversity of actors that are involved and the diversity of consequences that can result.

This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of electoral studies, and more broadly of relevance to comparative politics, international development, political behaviour and democracy, democratization, and autocracy.

Working paper
Bessudnov A., Shcherbak A.
Ethnic hierarchy in the Russian labour market: A field experiment
SocArXiv papers. October 16, 2018. Cornell University, 2018
The correspondence study has now become a standard method of measuring discrimination in the labour market. For the first time in the literature, we present a correspondence study of ethnic discrimination in Russia. A sample of over 9,000 job applications makes it one of the largest such studies ever conducted. We include 10 ethnic groups and run the experiment in four Russian cities, whose populations have varying ethnic compositions. Ethnic preferences of Russian employers are different across locations. In Moscow and St Petersburg, employers treat applications from ethnic Russians and ethnic groups of European origin (Germans, Jews, and Ukrainians) in about the same way. Visible minorities of Southern origin are discriminated against. Men from ethnic groups of Southern origin experience stronger discrimination than women. In Kazan and Ufa, two cities with ethnically mixed populations, and in which indigenous ethnic groups have a privileged status, all applicants are treated about equally. We discuss the effects, on discrimination, of ethnic autonomy and of the ethnic composition of a population; these effects may apply to other ethnic federations beyond the Russian case.  
Article
Van de Vliert E., Welzel C., Shcherbak A. et al.
Got Milk? How Freedoms Evolved from Dairying Climates
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 2018. Vol. 49. No. 7. P. 1048-1065.

The roots and routes of cultural evolution are still a mystery. Here, we aim to lift a corner of that veil by illuminating the deep origins of encultured freedoms, which evolved through centuries-long processes of learning to pursue and transmit values and practices oriented towards autonomous individual choice. Analyzing a multitude of data sources, we unravel for 108 Old World countries a sequence of cultural evolution reaching from (a) ancient climates suitable for dairy farming to (b) lactose tolerance at the eve of the colonial era to (c) resources that empowered people in the early industrial era to (d) encultured freedoms today. Historically, lactose tolerance peaks under two contrasting conditions: cold winters and cool summers with steady rain versus hot summers and warm winters with extensive dry periods (Study 1). However, only the cold/wet variant of these two conditions links lactose tolerance at the eve of the colonial era to empowering resources in early industrial times, and to encultured freedoms today (Study 2). We interpret these findings as a form of gene-culture coevolution within a novel thermo-hydraulic theory of freedoms.

Article
Mavletova A. M., Couper M. P., Лебедев Д. В.
Grid and Item-by-Item Formats in PC and Mobile Web Surveys
Social Science Computer Review. 2018. Vol. 36. No. 6. P. 647-668.

While grids or matrix questions are a widely used format in PC web surveys, there is no agreement on the format in mobile web surveys. We conducted a two-wave experiment in an opt in panel in Russia, varying the question format (grid format and item-by-item format) and device respondents used for survey completion (smartphone and PC). The 1,678 respondents completed the survey in the assigned conditions in the first wave and 1,079 in the second wave. Overall, we found somewhat higher measurement error in the grid format in both mobile and PC web conditions. We found almost no significant effect of the question format on test–retest correlations between the latent scores in two waves and no differences in breakoff rates between the question formats. The multigroup comparison showed some measurement equivalence between the question formats. However, the difference varied depending on the length of a scale with a longer scale producing some differences in the measurement equivalence between the conditions. The levels of straightlining were higher in the grid than in the item-by-item format. In addition, concurrent validity was lower in the grid format in both PC and mobile web conditions. Finally, subjective indicators of respondent burden showed that the grid format increased reported technical difficulties and decreased subjective evaluation of the survey.

Article
Almakaeva A., Welzel C., Ponarin E.
Human Empowerment and Trust in Strangers: the Multilevel Evidence
Social Indicators Research. 2018. Vol. 139. No. 3. P. 923-962.

Since three decades, scholars focus on generalized interpersonal trust as the key component of social capital and there is wide consensus that trust in strangers is the prime indicator of how general people’s trust in others is. However, little work with a specific focus on trust in strangers has been conducted in a comparative, multilevel framework. The few existing studies are inconclusive because of deficiencies in both conceptualization and test strategy. Filling this gap, this article examines the determinants of trust in strangers on the broadest country base ever used in the study of trust, drawing on global cross-cultural evidence from the fifth and sixth rounds of the World Values Surveys--the first international surveys to include a direct question on trust in strangers. Reaching beyond conventional wisdom about the sources of generalized trust, we demonstrate that human empowerment at the country level is a forceful moderator of well-known individual-level determinants of trust. Specifically, in countries with lagging human empowerment, institutional trust, trust in known people and material satisfaction are the only individual-level characteristics that enhance trust in strangers. We also detect an unexpected negative effect of education where human empowerment is lagging. In sharp contrast, in countries with advanced human empowerment, a much broader set of individual-level characteristics increases trust in strangers. This set includes ethnic tolerance, membership in voluntary associations, social movement activity, emancipative values, subjective well-being, age and education. These insights inform a multilevel theory of trust, showing that human empowerment operates as a contextual activator of individual trust promoters.

Book chapter
Ponarin E., Komin M.
Imperial and ethnic nationalism: A dilemma of the Russian elite
In bk.: Russia Before and After Crimea. Edinburgh University Press, 2018. P. 50-67.

New drivers of Russian nationalism appeared in the 1990s, making possible either – as a reaction to globalisation – a return to an imperial nationalism, or – in response to ethnic conflict – a rise in ethnic nationalism. This chapter analyses the changing balance of elite and mass preferences and their influence on the choices made by the Russian government. The attitudes of the elite shifted recently in favour of imperial projects beyond Russia’s borders, in a sharp reversal of a long-term post-Soviet trend. Another long-term trend has recently accelerated: that of valuing military might over economic power in international relations. Anti-Muslim sentiment simmering across the Russian Federation might inspire ethnic nationalism. However, the chapter shows that mass-level attitudes towards Muslims correlate negatively with attitudes towards the USA. Given the current level of anti-US sentiment, the ethnic scenario therefore seems unlikely, for the moment.

 

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