Бакалавриат
2026/2027
Научно-исследовательский семинар "Гражданские и политические процессы" (2026/2027 учебный год)
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Социология и социальная информатика)
Кто читает:
Департамент социологии
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
3-й курс, 1-4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
42
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This seminar offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on political power, institutions, civic movements, and their socio-cultural context. It draws mainly from sociology, political science, and cultural studies and will be most useful to students interested in how modern societies are organized and negotiated through politics, and how this can be studied. Key to this seminar is reading and discussing original research papers. As a result, the students will expand their knowledge of the subject and their skills of critical reading, participating in discussions, and writing short text with their arguments based on previous reading. The seminar starts with a discussion of illiberal democracy theoretical approaches, civil society and social movements in non-Western contexts, proceeding to analysis of emotions’ role in politics during social change. The seminar is going to cover issues related to emotional aspects of human interaction with AI.
Learning Objectives
- The objectives of this seminar are to get the students acquainted with current research perspectives and techniques in political and civic processes and to train students' skills of academic speaking, reading, and writing.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- - to discuss current research perspectives and techniques in political and civic processes
- - to explain the functions of elections across political regimes
- - to explain how quality of governance is measured
- - to discuss public participation across cultures
- - to discuss policy making issues
- - to know the basics of academic reading and writing, academic culture, and the variety of non-academic research output formats
- - to know a variety of existing theories of nationalism, national identity and nation building
- - to discuss problems of historical legacies
- to describe and critically review a variety of existing theories of civil society, conservative civil society and illiberal democracies
- to explain the functions of social movements and collective action
- To apply theoretical frameworks to empirical cases
- To critically review potential research gap in civil society studies in non-Western contexts
- to explain how emotions can be empirically studied
- to apply the basics of academic reading and writing, academic culture, and the variety of non-academic research output formats
- to explain how emotions and ressentiment can be empirically studied
- to apply the basics of academic reading and writing to study emotions in politics
- to apply sociology of emotions to memory politics studies
- to describe and critically review a variety of existing approaches to human-AI interaction
- to apply principles of academic integrity
Course Contents
- Political behavior, narratives and values across political regimes
- Civil society in non-Western contexts
- Emotions and emotional cultures
- Emotions in politics and ressentiment
- Human-AI interaction. AI and personal well-being
Assessment Elements
- Written assignmentTo complete offline in class. AI use and internet searching are not allowed.
- In-class participation
- Quiz10 minutes-quiz with 10 multiple-choice items. Each correct answer gives 1 point to the quiz mark. A paper-and-pen quiz to complete offline in class. AI use and internet searching are not allowed. Критерии оценивания: 10 multiple-choice items. Each correct answer gives 1 point to the quiz mark. Detecting AI usage or internet searching gives failing grade.
- ExamThe exam is held offline on HSE Pcs or on paper, in computer rooms. No personal devices are allowed. Internet searching is not allowed. AI use is not allowed. A written exam paper should include a clear statement of the research problem, explanation of known research perspectives on the problem by using concepts and analytical tools from home reading, and the examples, comments and remarks of the student.
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 2nd module0.3 * In-class participation + 0.35 * Written assignment + 0.35 * Quiz
- 2026/2027 4th module0.3 exam+0.3 class activity+0.2 test+0.2 written assignment (essay)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- 9781000593082 - Prathamesh Padmakar Churi, Shubham Joshi, Mohamed Elhoseny - Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education - 2023 - CRC Press - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=3328923 - nlebk - 3328923
- 9781462525386 - Lisa Feldman Barrett, Michael Lewis, Jeannette M. Haviland-Jones - Handbook of Emotions, 4th еd. - 2018 - Guilford Perss - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1267129 - nlebk - 1267129
- Alena Ledeneva. (2018). The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality, Volume 2 : Understanding Social and Cultural Complexity. UCL Press.
- Andersen, T. S., & Törnquist Plewa, B. (2016). Disputed Memory : Emotions and Memory Politics in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Berlin: De Gruyter. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1259582
- Disputed memory : emotions and memory politics in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe / edited by Tea Sindbæk Andersen and Barbara Törnquist-Plewa. (2016). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.459207857
- Flick, U., Scott, W., & Metzler, K. (2014). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis. London, [England]: SAGE Publications Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=799015
- Greco, M., & Stenner, P. (2013). Emotions : A Social Science Reader. Hoboken: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=658311
- Haenlein, M., & Kaplan, A. (2019). A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: On the Past, Present, and Future of Artificial Intelligence. California Management Review, 61(4), 5–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/0008125619864925
- Illouz, E. (2018). Emotions As Commodities : Capitalism, Consumption and Authenticity. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1606502
- Marlene Laruelle, & Johan Engvall. (2015). Kyrgyzstan Beyond “Democracy Island” and ’Failing State’ : Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society. Lexington Books.
- Plamper, J., & Tribe, K. (2015). The History of Emotions : An Introduction (Vol. First edition). Oxford, United Kingdom: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=929154
- Rob Boddice. (2017). The History of Emotions: Past, Present, Future. https://doi.org/10.7440/res62.2017.02
- Walsh, T. (2017). Android Dreams : The Past, Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence. London: Hurst. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1832292
- Будущее свободы : нелиберальная демократия в США и за их пределами, Закария Ф., Иноземцев В.Л., 2004
- Пересборка социального: введение в акторно-сетевую теорию, Латур, Б., 2014
- Сборник материалов студенческих конференций Artificial Intelligence: Challenges, Essence, Communication, Creativity and other aspects : сборник статей / ; под ред. Ю. В. Шубиной, Д. З. Арибжановой, О. И. Опариной, С. И. Плиевой, Коллектив авторов. — Москва : Русайнс, 2024. — 108 с. — ISBN 978-5-466-07507-6. — URL: https://book.ru/book/955257 (дата обращения: 09.12.2025). — Текст : электронный.
- Управляемое сердце : коммерциализация чувств, Хокшилд, А. Р., 2019
- Эффект летучей мыши : 10 уроков по современному мироустройству помимо черных лебедей, Закария, Ф., 2024