Alexander A. Balayan
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences / Department of Political Science and International Affairs
- Alexander A. Balayan has been at HSE University since 2008.
Education and Degrees
- 2009
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia - 2006
Degree
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
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.
Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2011-2012)
Category "New Lecturers" (2010)
Courses (2023/2024)
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (3d year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2019/2020)
- International Political Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1 module)Rus
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- Public Policy and Human Rights (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (3d year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- Public Policy and Human Rights (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- Public Policy and Human Rights (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
- The History of Political Thought (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2015Герценовские чтения 2015. Актуальные вопросы политического знания (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Институциональные изменения в условиях российского электорального авторитаризма: избирательная система и циркуляция власти.
- 2014Герценовские чтения 2014. Актуальные вопросы политического знания (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Основные предпосылки и динамика политико-территориальных конфликтов в Андском регионе Латинской Америки.
- 2012VI Всероссийский конгресс политологов "Россия в глобальном мире: институты и стратегии политического взаимодействия" (Москва). Presentation: Особенности формирования и определения молодёжного экстремизма в современной России: проблемы и перспективы.
- Октябрьские чтения - 2012: Публичная политика: академические дискуссии и практическое воплощение. (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Интеллектуальная элита как фактор демократизации переходных политических систем.
- 2011Герценовские чтения 2011. Актуальные вопросы политического знания (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Роль конфликтов нового типа в формировании информационного пространства постиндустриального мира.
- 2010Всероссийская конференция «Политические институты в современном мире» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Интеллектуальная элита как фактор демократизации авторитарных систем на примере Польши.
- Международная российско-германская конференция "Политика как фактор инновационного развития" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Политическая элита и инновационное развитие современной России: проблемы и перспективы
Publications5
- Chapter Balayan A. A., Tomin L. V. Surveillance City. Digital Transformation of Urban Governance in Autocratic Regimes, in: 2021 IEEE Communication Strategies in Digital Society Seminar (ComSDS). St. Petersburg : IEEE, 2021. doi P. 196-200. doi
- Chapter Balayan A. A., Tomin L. The transformation of the advertising industry in the age of “platform capitalism”, in: 2020 IEEE Communication Strategies in Digital Society Seminar (ComSDS). St. Petersburg : Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”, 2020. doi P. 133-136. doi
- Article Balayan A. A. The Role of Conflicts of the New Type in the Formation of the Information Space of a Post-Industrial World // International Journal of Business and Social Science. 2013. Vol. 4. No. 13. P. 16-18.
- Article Balayan A. A. Peculiarities of Formation of Youth Extremism in Post-Soviet Russia / Пер. с рус. // International Journal of Business and Social Science. 2012. Vol. 3. No. 20. P. 53-56.
- Article Balayan A. A. Intellectual Elite: Identification Problem and Influence on Socio-political Processes in Europe by the Example of France and Poland. / Пер. с рус. // International Journal of Business and Social Science. 2011. Vol. 2. No. 19. P. 236-240.
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