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Ronald Inglehart is the most cited political scientist
Ronald Inglehart, LCSR Chief Research Fellow, topped the Most-Cited Scholars Rating which is compiled by American Political Science Association (APSA). LCSR team sincerely congratulates Ron on this marvellous achievement!
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».

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.
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.
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”.

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.
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”.
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.

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.
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.