Mikhail Mironyuk
- First Deputy Dean:Faculty of Social Sciences
- Associate Professor:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Politics and Governance
- Programme Academic Supervisor:Politics. Economics. Philosophy
- Mikhail Mironyuk has been at HSE University since 2009.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
- 2010Associate Professor
- 2002
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
- 1998
Degree
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) - 1997
Bachelor's
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)
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" (2012-2013)
Courses (2023/2024)
- Comparative Politics: Institutions and Processes (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
Current Trends in Political Science (Postgraduate course’s programme; field of study "00.00.00. Аспирантура", field of study "00.00.00. Аспирантура"; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- (Dis)Order and Governance in the Global Age (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Eng
- Foundations of foreign policy analysis (Minor; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Topical Problems of Modern Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Comparative Politics: Institutions and Processes (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- 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
- Topical Problems of Modern Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Comparative Politics: Institutions and Processes (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Contemporary Russian Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
Current Trends in Political Science (Postgraduate course’s programme; field of study "41.06.01. Политические науки и регионоведение", field of study "41.06.01. Политические науки и регионоведение"; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- (Dis)Order and Governance in the Global Age (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Economics of Transition and Emerging Markets (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
- Topical Problems of Modern Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Understanding Russian Economy. Problems of Transition (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
- Understanding Russians: Contexts of Intercultural Communication (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Comparative Politics: Institutions and Processes (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- (Dis)Order and Governance in the Global Age (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Economics of Transition and Emerging Markets (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
- Topical Problems of Modern Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- Comparative Politics: Institutions and Processes (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
(Dis)Order and Governance in the Global Age (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Topical Problems of Modern Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- Continuity and Change in Russian Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Eng
- Introduction to Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- World Politics and International Relations (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2017/2018)
- Contemporary Politics: Institutions and Processes (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Conferences
Conferences
Soviet Information Operations in Afghanistan, 1979-1989 (with Prof. Igor Orlov) // International Workshop "A Hundred Years of Information Operations: From Crewe House to Twitter" (London)
«”Устаревает ли военная сила?”: военная сила и мощь в современной мировой политике» // XIX April International Academic Conference On Economic and Social Development (NRU HSE, 13 April 2018) (co-writing)
«The Dynamics of Military Power, 2005-2015: Problems of Sustainability and Credibility» (co-writing) // International Workshop «State Capacity, Power and Influence in World Politics: Concepts and Measurements», School of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, HSE, Moscow, June 18-19 2018
«Survivability of Norms in International Systems with Varying Polarities: Findings from Agent-Based Modelling and What to Make of Them?» // Joint Bavarian-Russian Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bayreuth and Bavarian Academic Center for Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (BAYHOST), University of Bayreuth (Germany), 7-8 June 2018
Gerda Henkel Forum «Trust and Emotions in the Relations between Russia and the West» — King’s College London, 3-4 July, 2018
Books2
- Book Boudreau B., Orlov I. B., Mironyuk M. Info ops: from World War I to the Twitter era. L., Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2022.
- Book Melville A. Y., Полунин Ю. А., Ilyin M., Mironyuk M., Timofeev I. N., Meleshkina E. Y., Ваславский Я. И. Political Atlas of the Modern World : An Experiment in Multidimensional Statistical Analysis of the Political Systems of Modern States. Malden : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Articles and book chapters7
- Chapter Kabernik V., Orlov Igor, Mironyuk Mikhail. Russian and Georgian Operations in South Ossetia, August 7–12, 2008, in: Info ops: from World War I to the Twitter era. L., Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2022. Ch. 7. P. 169-192.
- Chapter Igor Orlov, Mikhail Mironyuk. Soviet Propaganda in the War in Afghanistan, 1979–1989, in: Info ops: from World War I to the Twitter era. L., Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2022. Ch. 5. P. 91-116.
- Chapter Stefanovich D., Mironyuk M. Foundations of Current and Future Security Relations Between Russia and NATO Member States: Narratives, Capabilities, Perceptions and Misperceptions, in: NATO’s Enlargement and Russia: A Strategic Challenge in the Past and Future Vol. 229. Stuttgart : ibidem-Verlag, 2021. P. 221-236.
- Article Melville A. Y., Akhremenko A. S., Mironyuk M. What Russia Can Teach Us about Power and Influence in World Politics // Russian Politics. 2019. Vol. 4. No. 2. P. 137-167. doi
- Article Melville A. Y., Mironyuk M. “Bad Enough Governance”: State Capacity and Quality of Institutions in Post-Soviet Autocracies // Post-Soviet Affairs. 2016. Vol. 32. No. 2. P. 132-151. doi
- Article Melville A. Y., Stukal D., Mironyuk M. “King of the Mountain”, or Why Postcommunist Autocracies Have Bad Institutions // Russian Politics and Law. 2014. Vol. 52. No. 2. P. 7-29. doi
- Article Melville A. Y., Stukal D., Mironyuk M. Trajectories of Regime Transformation and Types of Stateness in Post-communist Countries // Perspectives on European Politics and Society. 2013. Vol. 14. No. 4. P. 431-459. doi
Working papers3
- Preprint Chmel K., Marques II I., Mironyuk M., Rosenberg D., Turobov A. Privacy Versus Security in Trying Times: Evidence from Russian Public Opinion / Higher School of Economics. Series WP BRP 82/PS/2021 "Higher School of Economics Research Paper". 2021. doi
- Preprint Babayan V., Marques II I., Mironyuk M., Turobov A. Public Trust in Internet Voting Systems: Evidence from Russian Public Opinion / Higher School of Economics. Series WP BRP 83/PS/2021 "Higher School of Economics Research Paper". 2021. doi
- Preprint Melville A. Y., Mironyuk M., Stukal D. Trajectories of Regime Transformation and Types of Stateness in Post-Communist Countries / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PS "Political Science". 2012. No. 02.
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