Svetlana Krivokhizh
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Department for Chinese, South and Southeast Asian Studies
- Svetlana Krivokhizh has been at HSE University since 2016.
Education and Degrees
- 2015
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
Saint Petersburg State University - 2010
Master's in Country Studies
Saint Petersburg State 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.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
FLEX mentorship program (mentor) (january-july 2016)
哈尔滨工业大学 Harbin Institute of Technology, China (july - august 2015 г.)
Gorchakov Fund program "Dialogue in the name of the future" (december 2015 г.)
« Science Communication and Media» workshop, Association of Polar Early Career Scientist scholarship, Norway (january 2015 г.)
天津大学 Tianjin University, China september 2006 - august 2007 г.)
FLEX Alumni 2001-2002

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers under 30" (2017)
Courses (2022/2023)
- Global Governance and Asia and Africa (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 5 year, 1 module)Rus
- International Relations: East and Southeast Asia and the World (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 5 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Political Systems and Sociopolitical Trends in the East (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Sociopolitical Trends in the Countries of Specialization (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 5 year, 2 module)Eng
- The Theory of International Relations (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Global Diplomacy (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Global Governance and Asia and Africa (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 5 year, 1 module)Rus
- International Relations: East and Southeast Asia and the World (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 5 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Political Systems and Sociopolitical Trends in the Countries of Specialization (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "58.03.01. Востоковедение и африканистика", field of study "58.03.01. Востоковедение и африканистика"; 5 year, 2 module)Eng
- Political Systems and Sociopolitical Trends in the East (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- China’s Economic Transformation part 1: Economic Reform and Growth in China (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
Global Diplomacy (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "58.03.01. Востоковедение и африканистика", field of study "58.03.01. Востоковедение и африканистика"; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- Contemporary International relations in Asian Countries (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Introduction to Oriental Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Political Development and International Relations of Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 4 module)Eng
- Religious and Philosophical Traditions of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "International Law and Introduction to Legal Research" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Russia and Countries of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "58.03.01. Востоковедение и африканистика", field of study "58.03.01. Востоковедение и африканистика"; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- State, society and economics in modern Asia (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Theories of the State, Law and International Relations (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
- Comparative History of Civilizations of East and Southeast Asia (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1, 2 module)Rus
History of East and Southeast Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "58.03.01. Востоковедение и африканистика", field of study "58.03.01. Востоковедение и африканистика"; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Introduction to Oriental Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Religion and Philosophical, Political and Economic Ttraditions of Peoples of East (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Publications22
- Book Regional Leadership in Post-Soviet Eurasia: The Strategies of Russia, China, and the European Union / Ed. by I. Busygina, S. Krivokhizh. L. : Routledge, 2023. doi
- Article Кривохиж С. В., Соболева Е. Д., Мельникова Е. С. ШОС через призму китайских СМИ: анализ публикаций в «Жэньминь Жибао» и «Хуаньцю Шибао» // Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения. 2023. Т. 23. № 1. С. 105-115. doi
- Chapter Krivokhizh S., Soboleva E. ‘Crossing the river by touching the stones’: China's leadership strategy in Eurasia, in: Regional Leadership in Post-Soviet Eurasia: The Strategies of Russia, China, and the European Union / Ed. by I. Busygina, S. Krivokhizh. L. : Routledge, 2023. doi P. 61-84. doi
- Article Krivokhizh S., Soboleva E. The EU and China: how do they fit in Central Asia? // Central Asian Survey. 2022. Vol. 41. No. 4. P. 715-733. doi
- Article Кривохиж С. В., Мирская А. Ф., Филимонова В. Е. Взгляд на китайско-американское противостояние из Южной Кореи: освещение торговой войны в газетах Чосон Ильбо и Хангёре // Коммуникации. Медиа. Дизайн. 2022. Т. 7. № 3. С. 5-23.
- Article Soboleva E., Krivokhizh S. Chinese initiatives in Central Asia: claim for regional leadership? // Eurasian Geography and Economics. 2021. Vol. 62. No. 5-6. P. 634-658. doi
- Article Соболева Е. Д., Кривохиж С. В. Внешнеполитическая повестка в СМИ стран Восточной Азии: перспективные направления для исследований // Проблемы Дальнего Востока. 2021. № 5. С. 45-56. doi
- Article Соболева Е. Д., Кривохиж С. В. Лидерство в многополярном мире: политика Китая в Центральной Азии // Международные процессы. 2020. Т. 18. № 1. С. 119-134. doi
- Article Бусыгина И. М., Григорьев И. С., Декальчук А. А., Кабанов Ю. А., Кривохиж С. В., Соболева Е. Д. Модели регионального лидерства в Евразии: к новой исследовательской повестке // Мировая экономика и международные отношения. 2020. Т. 64. № 11. С. 114-123. doi
- Preprint Krivokhizh S., Akopov S. Symbolic Representations of ‘Sovereignty’ in Modern Political Discourse (Comparative Analysis of Contemporary Discourse From France, USA, Russia, and China) / National Research University Higher School of Economics. Series WP BRP "Basic research program". 2019. No. 65/PS/2019 .
- Chapter Кривохиж С. В. «Мягкая сила» КНР: концептуальные основы и практические инструменты // В кн.: Модель развития современного Китая: оценки, дискуссии, прогнозы: научная монография. М. : Стратегические изыскания, 2019. Гл. 2. С. 83-97.
- Article Кривохиж С. В. Соотношение категорий «суверенитет» и «права человека»: позиция Пекина // Проблемы Дальнего Востока. 2019. № 4. С. 77-84.
- Chapter Кривохиж С. В., Соболева Е. Д. Теория морального реализма Янь Сюэтуна // В кн.: НЕЗАПАДНЫЕ ТЕОРИИ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ.АЗИАТСКИЕ, АФРИКАНСКИЕ И ЛАТИНОАМЕРИКАНСКИЕ КОНЦЕПЦИИ МИРОУСТРОЙСТВА. М. : Аспект Пресс, 2019. Гл. 4.3. С. 328-346. (in press)
- Article Кривохиж С. В., Соболева Е. Д. Древность на службе современности: теория морального реализма Янь Сюэтуна и будущее мирового порядка // Мировая экономика и международные отношения. 2017. № 11. С. 76-84.
- Chapter Кривохиж С. В., Лямцева М. В. Развитие высшего образования в контексте российско-китайских отношений // В кн.: РОССИЯ И КИТАЙ: ИСТОРИЯ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВА материалы VII международной научно-практической конференции. Благовещенск : Благовещенский государственный педагогический университет, 2017. С. 469-473.
- Chapter Krivokhizh S. China's public diplomacy in Europe, in: Asian Heritage. Culture, religion, education. Torun : Adam marszalek, 2016. P. 26-41.
- Chapter Кривохиж С. В. Дипломатия "Шелкового пути" как новый тренд внешней политики Китая. // В кн.: Общественная дипломатия как инструмент приграничного взаимодействия Евразийского союза. Белгород : Константа, 2016. С. 200-206.
- Article Кривохиж С. В. Институт Конфуция - образовательный центр или инструмент пропаганды? // Азия и Африка сегодня. 2016. № 7. С. 43-48.
- Chapter Кривохиж С. В. Публичная дипломатия с китайской спецификой: чем может быть полезен опыт Пекина? // В кн.: Россия и Китай: история и перспективы сотрудничества. Материалы VI международной научно-практической конференции. Вып. 6. Благовещенск : Благовещенский государственный педагогический университет, 2016. С. 582-583.
- Article Krivokhizh S., 陈 维. 公共外交的东方路径? ——中俄公共外交发展比较 (Публичная дипломатия с восточной спецификой: сравнительный анализ российской и китайской публичной дипломатии) // 公共外交季刊 (Public diplomacy quarterly). 2015. No. 3. P. 45-53.
- Article Кривохиж С. В. Публичная дипломатия Китая: защита или нападение? // Проблемы Дальнего Востока. 2013. № 5. С. 20-27.
- Article Кривохиж С. В. "Мягкая сила" и публичная дипломатия в теории и внешнеполитической практике Китая // Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Серия 13. Востоковедение. Африканистика. 2012. № 3. С. 103-113.
Three Researchers of HSE University-St Petersburg Took Part in Preparing Special Issue of Central Asian Survey
The special issue of the international interdisciplinary journal Central Asian Survey has been published. It was co-edited by Oleg Korneev, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, mentor of one of the educational tracks in the Master's programme 'Comparative Politics of Eurasia'. The issue is devoted to the relations between the European Union and Central Asian countries. It features articles by three lecturers of HSE University-St Petersburg.
Central Asian Survey Publishes Special Issue Co-Edited by Oleg Korneev
Central Asian Survey, published by Taylor & Francis, is the leading international peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal concerned with the history, politics, cultures, religions and economies of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Oleg Korneev, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, HSE University-St Petersburg, co-edited the special issue ‘EU–Central Asian Interactions: Perceptions, Interests and Practices’ together with his colleagues Rick Fawn (University of St Andrews) and Karolina Kluczewska (University of Ghent).
Five Frequently Asked Questions about the MA Programme ‘Business and Politics in Modern Asia’
In 2019, HSE University − St Petersburg started admissions to an updated version of the Master's programme ‘Business and Politics in Modern Asia’. HSE News Service asked Svetlana Krivokhizh, the academic supervisor of the programme, to answer prospective students' most frequently asked questions.