‘Russia is Constantly Changing, Like the Troika Rushing Forward’
On June 28th, 2013, Joseph Bradley, Professor of History at the University of Tulsa, USA, spoke at the HSE on ‘Studying Late Imperial Russian Society and State as part of Russian Studies in the USA’. He gave a special interview to HSE news service.
Academic Analysis of the Russian Protests
The burst of political life in Moscow and other Russian regions in 2011-2012 led to a number of academic studies, both in Russia and internationally. The results and conclusions made by researchers show how diverse the nature of Russian protest activity is.
Democracy and Meritocracy: Are the Two Principles Compatible?
On July 1, 2013, the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (CFDP) held an international political conference ‘Democracy and Meritocracy: Are the Two Principles Compatible?’, in which international and Russian experts took part.
Russia’s Integration in Global Economic Institutions: Accession to the OECD
As part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which took place on June 20-22, 2013, a briefing ‘The Potential for Russia’s Accession to the OECD’ was held in which HSE Rector Yaroslav Kuzminov participated.
KinetX Aerospace Joins the HSE to Research Planetary Defense
A recently signed Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) solidifies a new phase of the ongoing relationship between KinetX and the HSE and the success these organizations achieved over the past year on a MegaGrant contract. Joint efforts will help track potentially dangerous asteroids and explore other interplanetary space projects.
‘Latest Developments of The World Economy’
On June, 18, 2013 Daisuke Kotegawa, Research Director, Canon Institute for Global Studies, former Executive Director for Japan, IMF gave a lecture “Latest Developments of The World Economy” to students and teachers at the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs on financial crisis in Japan, Cyprus and overview of global economy.
‘Foresight-Russia’, issue 2, 2013
A new issue of the "Foresight-Russia" journal is out of print. The issue contains two articles prepared by experts from Italia and the US respectively who share best practice of evaluating and enhancing innovation performance at regional level. A Microsoft representative considers ethical aspects of the widespread penetration of ICT. Therewith the journal presents a revised macroeconomic forecast for Russia and reviews key events held by ISSEK in the framework of the XIV HSE April International Academic Conference.
How Politics Influences Transfers and Investment
Thе conference Studying Institutions and Development in Russia: new Data and New Approaches ( HSE, June 26-27, 2013 Moscow) presentы cutting edge research in the field of political economy. Drawing in large part on the work of the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development (ICSID) at the Higher School of Economics in 2011-2013, it focuses on the regional dimension of institutions and economic development. Byung-Yeon Kim, Professor in the Department of Economics at the Seoul National University gave a special interview for HSE news service.
Understanding Economical Development in Russia
Timothy Frye, Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy, Department of Political Science and Harriman Institute of Columbia University, USA and Director of Center for the Study of Institutions and Development, HSE, Russia gave a special interview to HSE news service prior the conference.
Discussing the Future
Кen Jimbo, Professor at the Keio University (Japan), spoke on ‘2030 Strategic Trends in Asia-Pacific: Implication for Japan-Russia Relations’ at a roundtable discussion at the HSE. The event has been organized by the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs.