Alexander Kalgin

Associate Professor:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Politics and Governance / Department of Theory and Practice of Public Administration

Alexander Kalgin has been at HSE University since 2010.

Education and Degrees

2019
MA in Sociology
University of Manchester
2015
PhD in International Development
University of Birmingham
Thesis Title: Implementation of performance management in regional government in Russia
2015
Doctoral programme in PhD
University of Birmingham, International Development Department
2008
MSc in International Accounting and Finance
University of Birmingham, Business School
2008
Master's in MSc International Accounting and Finance
University of Birmingham, Business School
2007
Bachelor's in Economics
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Economic

Professional Interests

public administration theory of bureaucracy performance management phenomenology Max Weber sociology of religion sociology of higher education social theory

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher – 2020, 2019, 2018

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2018-2019)
Category "New Lecturers" (2014-2015)

Student Term / Thesis Papers

Bachelor
V. Nikolaeva, Students' Career Choice Between Private and Public Sectors: the Role of Values and Calling. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2019
M. Kruglova, The Motivation for Civil Service among Religious Students. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018
A. Mikhaylin, The Relation Between Religiosity and Trust in Public Institutions. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018
E. Paskar, The Relationship Between Religiosity and Work Values of Public Sector Employees. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018
A. Popova, Analysis of Factors Affecting the Turnover Intention of Public Employees in the USA. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2017
N. Saveliev, Performance Management in the Public Sector. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2017
Master
A. Mordashova, Public Service Motivation and Job Satisfaction of Civil Servants. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2020
C. Adu, Motivation, Satisfaction and Migration of Ghana Public Health Workers. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2017
A. Yashin, Process Approach if Public Administration (Using the Example of Open Joint Stock Company "Russian Railways"). Faculty of Social Sciences, 2017
D. Sizova, Electronic Document Management as a Tool of Process Optimization in Govenrment. Faculty of Social Sciences, 2017

Full list of of student term / thesis papers

Courses (2017/2018)

Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng

Courses (2015/2016)

Public Administration Technologies and Tools (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 3 module)Rus
Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus

Grants

(Ongoing) Academic Fund Program at the HSE. Individual grant 2017-2019. (grant №18-01-0015 For Faith and Country: Religious motivation and view of the state among future Russian bureaucrats).
(Finished) HSE Educational project initiative 2016. “Inclusive higher education”. Role - team leader. Promoted inclusive education by identifying educational needs of disabled students through in-depth interviews, developing guidelines for staff and conducting university-wide events raising awareness of disabled students’ needs.
(Finished) Academic Fund Program at the HSE in 2015–2016 (grant № 116-02-0008). Topic – The link between performance management and job satisfaction in the public sector.
(Finished) Academic Fund Program at the HSE in 2014–2015 (grant № 14-05-0009). Topic – Performance management in the public sector.

Conferences

2019
Векторы развития современной России-XVIII (Москва). Presentation: Религиозность и государственная служба в России: эмпирическое исследование взаимосвязи
XX Апрельская международная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Religiosity, public service motivation and the desire to work in the public sector: The Russian case
2018
XII Всероссийская научная конференция памяти Юрия Левады "Современное российское общество и социология" (Москва). Presentation: Шкала Левиафана: рисунок как инструмент изучения представлений о государстве
XIX Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: За веру и отечество: религиозность и работа в государственном секторе в России
2017
25th NISPAcee Annual Conference, 2017: "Innovation Governance in the Public Sector" (Казань). Presentation: Motivations for Public Service in Post-Soviet Russia: Exploring the Negative Self-selection Hypothesis
2016
XVII АПРЕЛЬСКАЯ МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ НАУЧНАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ ПО ПРОБЛЕМАМ РАЗВИТИЯ ЭКОНОМИКИ И ОБЩЕСТВА (Москва). Presentation: Управление по результатам, удовлетворенность и желание сменить работу: роль интеграции индивидуальных и организационных целей.
International Symposium on Development and Governance in the BRICS (Шанхай). Presentation: Self-selection into government bureaucracy in Russia: is the negative selection hypothesis justified?

Publications²³

Preprint Kalgin A. Orthodox Christianity And Government Career Preference Among Russian Students: Does Public Service Motivation Mediate The Link? / NRU HSE. Series WP BRP Series "Public and Social Policy". 2020. doi
Preprint Gans-Morse J., Kalgin A., Klimenko A., Vorobyev D., Yakovlev A. A. Public Service Motivation And Sectoral Employment In Russia: New Perspectives On The Attraction Vs. Socialization Debate / NRU HSE. Series WP BRP Series "Public and Social Policy". 2020. doi
Article Gans-Morse J., Kalgin A., Klimenko A., Vorobyev D., Yakovlev A. A. Self-Selection Into Public Service When Corruption is Widespread: Evidence from Post-Soviet Russia // Comparative Political Studies. 2020. P. 1-43.
Article Калгин А. С. Источники и последствия наличия мотивации к государственной службе (public service motivation): обзор исследовательской области // Вопросы государственного и муниципального управления. 2020. № 2. С. 215-239.
Preprint Gans-Morse J., Kalgin A., Klimenko A., Vorobyev D., Yakovlev A. A. Public Service Motivation as a Predictor of Altruism, Dishonesty, and Corruption / Northwestern Institute for Policy Research. Series WP-19-16 "Working Paper Series ". 2019.
Article Kalgin A., Kalgina O., Lebedeva A. Publication Metrics as a Tool for Measuring Research Productivity and Their Relation to Motivation / Пер. с рус. // Educational studies. 2019. No. 1. P. 44-86. doi
Article Калгин А. С., Матвеев В. В., Милош М. К., Яковлев А. А. Меритократия, эффективные правила и удовлетворенность работой среди государственных служащих: результаты эмпирического исследования // Вопросы государственного и муниципального управления. 2019. № 4. С. 133-162.
Article Калгин А. С., Калгина О. В., Лебедева А. А. Оценка публикационной активности как способ измерения результативности труда ученых и ее связь с мотивацией // Вопросы образования. 2019. № 1. С. 44-86. doi
Article Kalgin A., Parfenteva D., Podolskiy D., Campbell J. Performance management and job-goal alignment: A conditional process model of turnover intention in the public sector // International Journal of Public Sector Management. 2018. Vol. 31. No. 1. P. 65-80. doi
Chapter Kalgin A., Minchenko O. S. Performance-Based Governance, Russia, in: Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018). Cham : Springer, 2018. doi P. 1-5. doi
Preprint Klimenko A., Kalgin A. Strategic Planning in the Russian Federal Government: Implementation, Costs, and Conditions of Effectiveness / NRU HSE. Series WP BRP Series "Public and Social Policy". 2018. No. 17/PSP/2018.
Article Калгин А. С., Калгина О. В. Карьерный выбор между государственным и частным сектором среди студентов: роль черт личности // Вопросы государственного и муниципального управления. 2018. № 4. С. 145-171.
Preprint Gans-Morse J., Kalgin A., Klimenko A., Yakovlev A. A. Motivations for Public Service in Corrupt States: Evidence from Post-Soviet Russia / NRU HSE. Series WP BRP Series "Public and Social Policy". 2017. No. WP BRP 13/PSP/2017.
Article Калгин А. С., Двинских Д. Ю., Парфентьева Д. С. Повышают ли системы управления по результатам удовлетворенность работой государственных служащих? // Вопросы государственного и муниципального управления. 2017. № 3. С. 129-148.
Article Kalgin A. Implementation of performance management in regional government in Russia: evidence of data manipulation // Public Management Review. 2016. Vol. 18. No. 1. P. 110-138. doi
Chapter Лебедева А. А., Волконская М. А., Адемукова Н. В., Урсул Н., Калгин А. С. Инклюзивному образованию - быть: рефлексия опыта НИУ ВШЭ // В кн.: Современный университет между глобальными вызовами и локальными задачами. VII Международная конференция Российской ассоциации исследователей высшего образования / Под общ. ред.: Д. В. Козлов, Н. Г. Малошонок. М. : Издательский дом ГУ-ВШЭ, 2016. С. 153-157.
Preprint Kalgin A., Eliseenko V. Why manipulate? Performance measurement and data manipulation in regional and local government / ИГиМУ НИУ ВШЭ. Series Серия WP8 "Государственное и муниципальное управление". 2015. No. 05.
Preprint Kalgin A., Eliseenko V. Оценка результативности и намеренное искажение данных на региональном и муниципальном уровнях власти / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series WP8 "Государственное и муниципальное управление". 2015. No. WP8/2015/05.
Preprint Минченко О. С., Калгин А. С., Двинских Д. Ю., Попова Е. В., Подольский Д. А., Парфентьева Д. С., Савельев Н. А., Соболев Н. А. Роль лидера в условиях внедрения систем управления по результатам в публичном секторе / ИГиМУ НИУ ВШЭ. Серия Серия WP8 "Государственное и муниципальное управление". 2015. № 06.
Preprint Калгин А. С. Административная реформа и административные ценности: анализ реформ в русле нового государственного управления / Высшая школа экономики. Серия WP8 "Государственное и муниципальное управление". 2014. № 05.
Preprint Двинских Д. Ю., Калгин А. С., Минченко О. С., Парфентьева Д. С., Соболев Н. А. Жизненный цикл концепции управления по результатам: анализ публикационной активности / Высшая школа экономики. Серия WP8 "Государственное и муниципальное управление". 2014. № 06.
Article Калгин А. С. Управление по результатам на региональном уровне: контроль или результативность? // Вопросы государственного и муниципального управления. 2012. № 3. С. 35-60.
Article Kalgin A. Structuring mass higher education: the role of elite institutions. Book Review // Evaluation and Research in Education. 2011. Vol. 24. No. 4. P. 297-298.

Certificates

Certificates

Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults);

Certificate in teaching Russian as a foreign language (Lomonosov Moscow State University);

GMAT Total Score 680 (86%).

Summer schools and workshops

14.08.17-18.08.17. Utrecht Summer School. Survey Research: Design, Implementation and Data Processing.
17.08.15-21.08.15. Utrecht Summer School. Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling with MPlus.
20.07.13-02.08.13 Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis - Doing Discourse Analysis: Politics, Subjectivity & Policy
07-13.06.13 HSE Summer School on higher education research “Creating effective universities” , St-Petersburg.
22-24.03.2013. Workshop on Local Governance Today: European and Turkish Experience in Local Politics, Democracy and Governance and Reciprocal Lessons. Ankara, Turkey. "Performance management in the Russian public sector: evidence of data manipulation at the regional level"
18-23.09.2011. Summer School of EURA and EUROLOC "Rescaling Government: Reforming Public Administration and Local Government"
12.11.2010. British-Russian Society (West Midlands), Birmingham, UK - "Russia - Today and Tomorrow".

Conferences, presentations

12.11.2010 - British-Russian Society (West Midlands), Birmingham, UK - "Russia - Today and Tomorrow".

Scholarships received

2007-2008 - University of Birmingham International Student Scholarship;

2010-2013 - University of Birmingham International Doctoral Researcher Scholarship.

Timetable for today

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May

2018

Impressions from the 19^th April Conference

After the conference is over it’s time to reflect on what this year has brought to plan for the participation in the next year’s event, and The HSE Look talked to several internationally recruited HSE faculty members about what they value most about participating in the April Conference and what topics and discussions they found most interesting this year.

Oct

2016

From Shanghai to Guangzhou and Back: HSE Lecturers Visit Chinese Universities

Staff members from the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences have made over 50 trips to international conferences in the past year. Alexander Kalgin, Lecturer at the School of Public Administration, shared his impressions about the International Symposium on Development and Governance in BRICS countries in Shanghai, and a visit to Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou to discuss a joint research project and to meet with representatives of the university administration responsible for international education cooperation.

Sep

2016

International Symposium on Development and Governance in BRICS

On September 24-25, the International Symposium on Development and Governance in BRICS was held at Fudan University in Shanghai. The event was organized with the support of the Chinese Society for Public Sector Reform.

Jul

2014

Young Political Scientists from the HSE Take Part in Organizing Conference in Austria

A young scientists’ conference organized by the European Consortium for Political Research recently took place at the University of Innsbruck (Austria). Students of the HSE Institute of Education’s Master’s programme on Contemporary Political Conflicts organized a session called ‘Political Power & Foreign Policy Analysis’.

Sep

2012

NRU HSE delegation at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre

As part of the research conducted by NRU HSE into the economic and organisational aspects of space activities, a meeting was held in Star City between Vice Rector Andrei KLIMENKO and a group of experts with the head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre, Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of the Russian Federation, cosmonaut Sergey KRIKALEV and his deputies.