Victor Attila Albert
- Assistant Professor:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Politics and Governance / Public Policy Department
- Victor Attila Albert has been at HSE University since 2016.
Education and Degrees
- 2013
PhD
La Trobe University - 2006
BA in Development Studies. French Language Studies
La Trobe University
Courses (2021/2022)
- Comparative Social Policy Analysis (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Comparative Social Policy Analysis (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences)Eng
- Qualitative and Quantitative Methods of Social Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Regulation and Reform: Analysis and Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Urban Policy and Governance in the BRICS Countries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2020/2021)
Comparative Social Policy Analysis (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "38.04.04. Государственное и муниципальное управление"; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Qualitative and Quantitative Methods of Social Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Regulation and Reform: Analysis and Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Urban Policy and Governance in the BRICS Countries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2019/2020)
- Readings on Urbanity (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development; 1 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Regulation and Reform: Analysis and Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Urban Policy and Governance in Non-Western Megacities (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
Comparative Public Policy Analysis (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Readings on Urbanity (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development; 1 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Research Seminar "Human Rights Policy Analysis" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Public Policy Analysis" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Publications15
- Article Albert V. A. Mobilising the Periphery: Brazil’s My House My Life Programme and the Homeless Workers’ Movement // Bulletin of Latin American Research. 2021. Vol. 40. No. 1. P. 84-99. doi
- Article Albert V. A. Occupying Paulista: Housing activism, the new right and the politics of public space during the Brazilian crisis // Thesis Eleven. 2021. Vol. 164. No. 1. P. 37-53. doi
- Article Albert V. A. Resisting eviction: the polymorphy of peripheral spatial politics in Brazil // Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences. 2021. P. 1-14. doi (in press)
- Chapter Belyaeva N. Y., Albert V. A. Conclusion: The Common Features and Different Roles of Protest Publics in Political Contestation, in: Protest Publics. Toward a New Concept of Mass Civic Action / Отв. ред.: N. Y. Belyaeva, D. Zaytsev, V. A. Albert. Switzerland : Springer, 2019. doi P. 297-306. doi
- Chapter Albert V. A. Justification in Protest Publics: The Homeless Workers’ Movement in Brazil’s Crisis, in: Protest Publics. Toward a New Concept of Mass Civic Action / Отв. ред.: N. Y. Belyaeva, D. Zaytsev, V. A. Albert. Switzerland : Springer, 2019. doi P. 101-116. doi
- Article Albert V. A., Manwaring R. Metagovernance, political demand and policy advice: a case from Brazil // Policy Studies. 2019. Vol. 40. No. 3-4. P. 410-425. doi
- Book Protest Publics. Toward a New Concept of Mass Civic Action / Отв. ред.: N. Y. Belyaeva, D. Zaytsev, V. A. Albert. Switzerland : Springer, 2019. doi
- Article Albert V. A. Review: Leonardo Custódio, 'Favela media activism: Counterpublics for human rights in Brazil' // European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology. 2019. Vol. 6. No. 2. P. 271-273. doi
- Chapter Belyaeva N. Y., Albert V. A. Self-Organized Publics in Mass Protests: An Introduction, in: Protest Publics. Toward a New Concept of Mass Civic Action / Отв. ред.: N. Y. Belyaeva, D. Zaytsev, V. A. Albert. Switzerland : Springer, 2019. doi P. 1-5. doi
- Article Albert V. A., Davidenko M. Justification work: The homeless workers’ movement and the pragmatic sociology of dissent in Brazil’s crisis // European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology. 2018. Vol. 5. No. 1-2. P. 194-217. doi
- Article Albert V. A. Power, Policy, and Citizen Participation in Santo André, Brazil // Latin American Perspectives. 2017. Vol. 44. No. 2. P. 149-167. doi
- Chapter Albert V. A. Ritualizations of Petitioning and Power. Participatory budgeting in Santo André, São Paulo (Brazil), in: The Art of Asking: anthropological studies of supplications and poverties. Editorial Universitaria de Villa María, 2017.
- Article Albert V. A. Review: Barbara Weinstein, ‘The Color of Modernity: São Paulo and the Making of Race and Nation in Brazil’ // Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research. 2016. Vol. 22. No. 2. P. 206-208. doi
- Book Albert V. A. The Limits to Citizen Power: participatory democracy and the entanglements of the state. L. : Pluto Press, 2016.
- Article Albert V. A. Participatory Opportunity and Collective Action: A Critical Reflection on Brazil's Recent Experiments in Democracy // Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research. 2010. Vol. 16. No. 2. P. 133-149. doi
Grants
São Paulo Research Foundation (Fundação de Amparo á Pesquisa de São Paulo),
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship - $BR 53,000
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional
de DesenvolvimentoCientífico e Tecnológico, CNPq– Brazil),Visiting Assistant
Professor - $BR14,100
RMIT University – International Research Nodes Travel Support - $7900
Co-applicant for Environmental Protection Agency (Victoria) Project
‘Environmental Equity: Building Policy and Practice for the EPA’ - $270,000
CI: Dr Tania Lewis.
Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research
Steve Niblo Memorial Prize for the best article published in the journal over a
two year period (2010-2011) - $400
La Trobe University Postgraduate Scholarship (with travel grant) - $62,500
La Trobe University PhD Writing Up Scholarship - $5600
Employment history
Assistant Professor at National Research University — Higher School of Economics
September 2016 - Present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Centro de Estudos da Metrópole (CEM), University of São Paulo
December 2015 - August 2016
Research Fellow at RMIT University
February 2013 - August 2015
Tutor and Guest Lecturer, Anthropology at University of Melbourne
June 2012 - November 2012
Discovering Russia(s)
In addition to interviews with international faculty, The HSE Lookis launching a new feature – a column about their life in Russia, what they discover in different cities, and interesting venues at HSE and beyond. If you have an interesting experience to share, please contact us at ifaculty.support@hse.ru. In this issue, we present a column by Victor Attila Albert.
A week of Warm International Winter School on Human Rights at UNI-BO
The week long International Winter School on Human Rights got organized in the Forli Campus of University of Bologna from 9th -13th of January 2017. A unique yearly project jointly initiated by Prof. Nina Yurievna Belyaeva, from the Higher school of Economics along with her illustrious partner from the University of Bologna ( Italy most notably Prof Marco Balboni and Prof Carmello Danisi ) and International Institute of Human Rights ( Rene Cassin Foundation, Strasbourg).
Public Policy Department Winter School 2016
Public Policy Department Winter School 2016 was as usual a great avenue to meet prospective students, share with them all the interesting academic and non-formal activities in the department. The two days power-packed and intensive activity of teaching and learning will be an unforgettable experience for the all the prospective students as the various professors from the department presented various topics to them.