András Gál
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Department of Political Science and International Affairs
- András Gál has been at HSE University since 2020.
Education and Degrees
- 2021
PhD
Central European University - 2015
Master's in Political Science
Central European University - 2014
Master's in Political Science
Corvinus University of Budapest - 2011
Bachelor's in Political Science
Corvinus University of Budapest Central European University - 2015 - Master of Arts in Political Science
Corvinus University of Budapest - 2014 - Master's Degree - Political Scientist
Corvinus University of Budapest - 2011 - Bachelor's Degree - Political Scientist
Courses (2023/2024)
Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "01.03.02. Прикладная математика и информатика", field of study "41.03.04. Политология"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Politics and Societies in the European Countries (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Qualitative Methods in Political Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика", field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика"; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Methodology and Research Design" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Methodology and Research Design" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Politics and Societies in the European Countries (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика", field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика"; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика", field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика"; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Methodology and Research Design" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Methodology and Research Design" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Constitutionalism and Democracy (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Major Concepts in Political Science (Optional course (faculty); Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Eng
- Politics and Societies in the European Countries (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика", field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика"; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Design and Methodology" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Methodology and Research Design" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Constitutionalism and Democracy (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Major Concepts in Political Science (Optional course (faculty); Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Design and Methodology" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Eurasian Political Studies" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
- Categories of Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Constitutionalism and Democracy (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 4 module)Eng
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Seminar “Politics and Societies in the European Countries” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
Publications3
- Article Gál A. Beyond “unwinding”: Constitutional review strategies in consociations // Nations and Nationalism. 2020. Vol. 26. No. 3. P. 594-610. doi
- Preprint Gál A. Consensus or Constitution? - A Conceptual Perspective on the Legitimacy of Constitutional Courts in Consociations / University of Oxford. Series OxonCourts Judicial Studies Graduate Colloquium "OxonCourts Judicial Studies Graduate Colloquium". 2019.
- Book Gál A. The ambiguous relationship of consociationalism and constitutional adjudication. CEU Library, 2015.
'To Become a Sought-After Specialist, It Is Necessary to Study Political Science and International Relations Together'
'Political Science and World Politics' is an English-taught Bachelor's programme which offers subjects in both political science and international relations. Students gain knowledge and skills which will help them to develop in various career directions ranging from state service to business. Yury Kabanov, Academic Supervisor of the programme, explains how the learning process is structured.
'There Is a Lot of Space for One’s Own Initiative and Creative Energy'
The next academic year our program will meet not only the new students but also the new colleagues. One of them - András Gál - was already teaching at HSE University — Saint Petersburg in 2018-2019, and now he is coming back from Budapest to St. Petersburg. We have talked to András and learnt, why he decided to continue his academic career at HSE, what he is going to teach, and why studying Political Science and the European politics is useful and interesting.