Nikita Savin
- Associate Professor:Faculty of Creative Industries / School of Communication
- Senior Research Fellow:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Psychology / Politics & Psychology Research Laboratory
- Programme Academic Supervisor:Communications in the Public Sector and NGOs
- Nikita Savin has been at HSE University since 2010.
Education and Degrees
- 2019
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
HSE University - 2015
Master's in Political Science
HSE University - 2013
Bachelor's in Political Science
HSE University
* Candidate of Sciences
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.
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 Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2020-2021)
Category "New Lecturers" (2014-2015)
Courses (2022/2023)
- Current Trends in Political Science (Postgraduate course’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Current Trends in Political Science (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Introduction to Political Communication (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Introduction to Political Communication (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
Introduction to Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; field of study "41.03.06. Публичная политика и социальные науки", field of study "41.03.05. Международные отношения"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar - 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar - 3 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar - 4 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Government Relations in Theory and Practice (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Political Communication (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Research Seminar - 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar - 3 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar - 4 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Introduction to Political Communication (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- Modern Theories of the Political (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Theory and Methodology of Contemporary Communication Studies (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Theory and Methodology of Contemporary Communication Studies (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Conferences
- 201868th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (Прага). Presentation: Voices of Russia: public discourses and public opinion in pre-electoral period
- Midwest Political Science Association 76th Annual Conference (Чикаго). Presentation: Fragility of Strong Media Effects in Authoritarian Environment (Evidence from Russia)
- 2017International Communication Association's 67th Annual Conference (San Diego). Presentation: Russian Citizens’ Perspectives on Russia-U.S. Relations in the Trump Era
- XVIII Международная апрельская конференция "Модернизация экономики и общества" (Москва). Presentation: Медиапотребление и устойчивость политического мнения
- 2016BASEES Annual Conference 2016 (Кембридж). Presentation: Agenda-setting effect and support of Vladimir Putin during 2014-2015 economic recession (evidence from Russian federal TV-channels)
- Midwest Political Science Association 74th Annual Conference (Чикаго). Presentation: Breaking with Carl Schmitt: the Concept of the Political in Mouffe's Agonistic Pluralism
- XVII Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Политическая делиберация в социальных медиа (на примере обсуждений Крымского кризиса в VK и Facebook)
- WAPOR 2016 Regional Conference "Survey Research and the Study of Social and Cultural Change" (Москва). Presentation: Media and Public Support for Authoritarianism During Economic Crisis
- 2015BASEES Annual Conference, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (Cambridge). Presentation: Vkontakte versus Facebook: Political Deliberation in Main Russian Social Media
- Наука о коммуникации как дисциплина и область знаний в современном мире: диалог подходов (Москва). Presentation: Политическая делиберация в социальных медиа
- 2014XV Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Дискурсивные основания политической пассивности в России
- BASEES Annual Conference, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (Cambridge). Presentation: Discursive Rationales of Political Passivity in Russia
- Social media and social movements (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Social media and political discourse in Russia
- 2013XIV Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Демократия, неравенство и скорость либерализации: объяснение различий политических траекторий посткоммунистических стран
Publications22
- Article Chmel K., Aigul Klimova, Savin N. Saving Lives or Saving the Economy? Support for the Incumbent during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Russia // Post-Soviet Affairs. 2023. Vol. 39. No. 4. P. 291-307. doi
- Chapter Савин Н. Ю. Social media and Russian society // В кн.: Strategic communications in Russia: Public relations and advertising. Routledge, 2021. doi
- Chapter Savin N., Solovyeva O. Social media and Russian society, in: Strategic communications in Russia: Public relations and advertising. Routledge, 2021. doi P. 167-176. doi
- Article Chmel K., Klimova A. M., Savin N. The effect of risk framing on support for restrictive government policy regarding the COVID-19 outbreak // Plos One. 2021. Vol. 16. No. 10. Article e0258132. doi
- Article Порецкова А. А., Савин Н. Ю. Мемы как инструмент консолидации протестного движения (на примере коротких видео социальной сети TikTok) // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2021. № 6. С. 76-96. doi
- Article Порецкова А. А., Савин Н. Ю. На пути к аудиторному представительству: медиатизация политики и новые вызовы для демократий и автократий // Коммуникации. Медиа. Дизайн. 2021. Т. 6. № 2. С. 33-51.
- Article Климова А. М., Чмель К. Ш., Савин Н. Ю. Верю-не-верю: общественное мнение и слухи о происхождении нового коронавируса // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2020. № 6. С. 266-283. doi
- Article Savin N. Does media matter? Variation of VK and Facebook deliberative capacities (evidence from discussions on the Crimea crisis) // Communications. Media. Design. 2019. Vol. 4. No. 3 (in press)
- Article Савин Н. Ю. Между субстанцией и процедурой: две традиции в делиберативной демократической теории // Полис. Политические исследования. 2019. № 4. С. 26-39. doi
- Article Савин Н. Ю. Политическая теория и понятие политического // Полития: Анализ. Хроника. Прогноз. 2019. № 1(92). С. 6-21. doi
- Article Savin N., Kashirskikh O. N., Mavletova A. M. Fragility of Strong Media Effects in Authoritarian Environment (Evidence from Russia) // European Journal of Communication. 2018. Vol. 33. No. 5. P. 471-488. doi
- Preprint Chmel K., Savin N., Michael X. D. C. Making Politics Attractive: Political Satire and Exposure to Political Information in New Media Environment in Russia / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PS "Political Science". 2018. No. WP BRP 63/PS/2018.
- Article Савин Н. Ю., Чмель К. Ш. Пределы применимости теории медийных фреймов в недемократических режимах // Коммуникации. Медиа. Дизайн. 2017. Т. 2. № 4. С. 49-66.
- Article Каширских О. Н., Савин Н. Ю. «Нет ничего практичнее, чем хорошая теория»: прикладная коммуникативистика Вольфганга Донсбаха // Коммуникации. Медиа. Дизайн. 2016. № 1. С. 143-156.
- Article Савин Н. Ю. «Холодная война» и/или война с террором? Террористы и спецслужбы в американском сериале «Родина» // Искусство кино. 2016. № 7
- Book Давыдов С. Г., Каширских О. Н., Логунова О. С., Савин Н. Ю., Пронкина Е. С. Образ ИГИЛ в зарубежных СМИ и произведениях массовой культуры. М. : Международный Дискуссионный клуб "Валдай", 2016.
- Chapter Савин Н. Ю. Дискурсивные основания политической пассивности в России // В кн.: XV апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества: в 4-х книгах / Отв. ред.: Е. Г. Ясин. Кн. 4. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2015. С. 97-105.
- Article Савин Н. Ю. Порывая с Карлом Шмиттом: понятие политического в теории агонистического плюрализма // Логос. 2015. № 6(108). С. 163-179.
- Article Савин Н. Ю. Властный дискурс и легитимность политического режима в России // Бизнес. Общество. Власть. 2013. № 17. С. 62-76.
- Article Савин Н. Ю. Дискурсивные основания политического участия в России // Вестник общественного мнения. Данные. Анализ. Дискуссии. 2013. № 2(115). С. 35-44.
- Article Савин Н. Ю. Легитимность власти в России в условиях социетальной инволюции // Бизнес. Общество. Власть. 2012. № 12. С. 45-64.
People’s Values Affect Their Attitudes to COVID-19 Restrictions
HSE social and political analysts have established which value models and circumstances promote support for restrictive government policies aimed at combatting the coronavirus pandemic. The research is published in Plos One.
The Lecturers of the School of Integrated Communications presented research at the NCA convention
The Lecturers of the School of Integrated Communications took part in the annual National Communication Association.
HSE Doctoral Graduates Receive Their Certificates
This year, 117 students graduated from doctoral programmes at the HSE campus in Moscow. On November 1, they received their graduation certificates. Some of them also defended their theses under a new procedure that was introduced at HSE this year, while the others will do this within the next year.
Seven WAPOR Papers that will Amaze You
The World Association for Public Opinion Research’s (WAPOR) annual regional conference ‘Survey Research and the Study of Social and Cultural Change’ kicks off at HSE on September 15, 2016.
Nikita Savin at Midwest Political Science Association Conference
From April 7 – 10, 2016, the 74th annual Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference took place in Chicago. The MPSA Conference is one of the most respected events in the political scientists’ professional community. Papers in over than 80 sections in various political science research areas were presented at the conference. The conference attracted over 6,000 political scientists, economists and sociologists from 70 countries, including Nikita Savin, lecturer at the HSE School of Political Science.