Announcement for the participants of LCSR Summer School-2015!
As the LCSR Summer School "Introduction to Factorial Design and Data Visualisation with R” will be held in a month, the organizers prepared an announcement for the participants, especially for the listeners of the course "Data vizualization in R".
New article in the journal "Democratization"
New article written by Veronica Kostenko (LCSR Research Fellow) together with Eduard Ponarin and Pavel Kuzmuchev titled "Attitudes towards gender equality and perception of democracy in the Arab world" was published in "Democratization".
Why informality is a systemic trait of Russian society?
The review article by professor Leonid Kosals (HSE) and Anastasia Maksimova (LCSR Research Fellow) titled "Informality, crime and corruption in Russia: A review of recent literature" was published in "Theoretical Criminology".
Review of the Book by Fabio Sabatini
A review of the book prepared by Fabio Sabatini (LCSR associate researcher) was published in the Journal of Economic Literature.
Media and Politics
New article written by Fabio Sabatini (LCSR associate researcher) and his colleague titled “The impact of the media on voters` attitude toward Junichiro Koizumi and his policy” was published in “Japan and the world Economy”.
Exploration of anomie-driven prejudices
New article written by Andreas Hovermann (LCSR associate researcher) and his colleagues titled “Anomie, marketization, and prejudice toward purportedly unprofitable groups: Elaborating a theoretical approach on anomie-driven prejudices“ was published in Acta Sociologica journal.
A Novel Application of Institutional Anomie Theory
New article written by LCSR associate researches Andreas Hövermann, Eva Groß, and their colleagues titled "Understanding the devaluation of vulnerable groups: A novel application of Institutional Anomie Theory" was published in Social Science Research journal.
What can photographs tell about political conflict?
New article by Rima Wilkes (senior associate researcher, LCSR) titled “Political Conflict Photographs and Their Keyword Texts” was published in “Journalism Studies”.
An article in Social Science Research
New article titled “Coalitional affiliation as a missing link between ethnic polarization and well-being: An empirical test from the European Social Survey” written by Rengin B. Firat (associate researcher, LCSR) and Pascal Boyer was published in Social Science Research journal.
New research project "Social Capital in Russia, Germany and Spain"
A research project titled "Social Capital in Russia, Germany and Spain" was launched within the framework of preparation for LCSR Summer School-2015. The project is the first round of a large international comparative study conducted in three countries.