Andrey Starodubtsev
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Department of Political Science and International Affairs
- Senior Research Fellow:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Centre for Comparative Governance Studies
- Programme Academic Supervisor:Comparative Russian and Eurasian Politics
- Member of the HSE Academic Council
- Andrey Starodubtsev has been at HSE University since 2008.
Education and Degrees
- 2010
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Political Institutes, Processes and Technologies
Perm State University
Thesis Title: Political, Social and Economic Determinants of Regional Policy Implementation in the Russian Federation - 2009
Doctoral programme in Political Sciences
European University in St. Petersburg, Political Sciences and Sociology - 2006
Master's in Political Sciences
European University in St. Petersburg, Political Sciences and Sociology - 2005
Degree
O.V. Kuusinen Petrozavodsk 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.
Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers" (2012-2013)
Student Term / Thesis Papers
- Bachelor
A. Ibraeva, Political Factors of Educational Reforms in Kazakhstan: Cases of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) and Unified National Testing (UNT). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
L. Mukhlynina, Level of Artificial Terminations of Pregnancy in Regions of the Russian Federation in 2013-2018: Political and Social Factors. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
A. Khoroshavina, Decentralization Processes' Influence on Authoritarian Regimes' Resilience. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
N. Faizieva, Policy Implementation on Combating Corruption in Business in Russia After 2008. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
A. Ozerova, Representation of the Russian Threat in Contemporary American Mass Cinema and TV (2002-2019). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
A. Romanova, Political Factors of Increasing the Universities Competitiveness: the Case of Russia and China. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
I. Burkov, Media Influence on Parliamentary Agenda in Non-Democratic Regime: Case of Russian State Duma of the 4th-7th Convocations. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
D. Vologina, The Ideological Struggle and International Rivalry in the Field of the Pharmaceutical Policy During the Cold War (on the Example of Clinical Trials of Drugs in the USA and the USSR). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
M. Kazimir, The Effect of Decentralization on the Balance of Power Between the Central and Regional Levels of Government in Post-Socialist Countries. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
M. Evgrafova, "Politics of Fear": Critical Discourse Analysis of Representatiotns of the Russian Interference in BREXIT in British Online Mass Media The Guardian and Mail Online (2014-2020). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
S. Lebedeva, Success Factors of the Development Institutes in Russian Federation in 2000s and 2010s (the Case of Special Economic Zones). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
G. Balchidi, Homogeneity of the Political Elite As a Condition of Economic Reforms Implementation in Authoritarian States (On the Examples of Kazakhstan and China). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
D. Guschin, Why Is the Ruling Party Losing? The Reasons for the Defeat of "United Russia" in a Number of Regions in the Gubernatorial Elections of 2018 in the Russian Federation. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
E. Miller, Factors of Changing Migration Policy in Germany During the Period of Angela Merkel's Governance. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
A. Tarasova, Realization of Sports and Cultural Policy in the Context of Territorial Management in Modern Russia. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
V. Mitrofanov, Developers and Urban Activists of Saint-Petersburg as Interest Groups: Comparative Analysis of the 2010 - 2016 Period. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
M. Garmash, Political Factors of the Federal Investment Policy Implementation Toward the Russian Regions (the Case of Financial Support of the Territorial Clusters in 2008 – 2016). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
L. Altukhova, The Administrative Reform's Impact on the Results of Regional Governmental Agencies' Performance in St. Petersburg: an Effect of Information Asymmetry. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
A. Vorobyev, Political Factors of Distribution of Intergovernmental Transfers among Municipalities of the Subnational Units in the North-Western Federal District in 2006 - 2015. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
V. Poltoratskaia, The Reasons and Conditions of Carrying out Administrative Centralization in Modern Democratic Federations. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
- Master
M. Franceschelli, Non-Сontentious Strategies of Environmental Social Movements in Contemporary Russia: Case Study of Razdel'niy Sbor in Saint Petersburg. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
K. Iuzbekova, Perception of Subnational Unit’s Status in the Rhetoric of Russian Governors: the Case of Republics. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
D. Stremoukhov, Factors of the International Activity of Russian Subnational Authorities (2005-2015). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
I. Grishchuk, Political Factors in Implementation of State National Policy in Russian Federation. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
R. Egorov, Stability Factors of Polycentric Political Regimes in Russian Regions from 2000 to the Present. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
S. Rogulev, Challenger’ Cooptation as the Mechanism of Regional Political Regimes Stability: by the Example of Gubernatorial Elections in Contemporary Russia. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
Courses (2020/2021)
- Contemporary Problems of Social Sciences (Optional course (faculty); Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Methods of Political Science (Postgraduate course’s programme; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Policy Analysis (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Politics and Societies in the European Countries (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Postgraduate course’s programme; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2019/2020)
- Introduction to Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Political Regional Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Postgraduate course’s programme; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Social and Economic Policies in the Northern European Countries (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- Introduction to Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Social and Economic Policies in the Northern European Countries (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2016/2017)
- Categories of Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Social and Economic Policies in the Northern European Countries (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2015/2016)
- Political Geography (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Political Institutes and Political Innovations (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Reforms of Political Administration in Russia and Abroad (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Social and Economic Policies in the Northern European Countries (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Rus
Publications25
- Article Starodubtsev A. Coordination, Subordination and Control in Russian Territorial Governance // Russian Politics. 2018. Vol. 3. No. 2. P. 260-281. doi
- Book Andrey Starodubtsev. Federalism and Regional Policy in Contemporary Russia. Abingdon : Routledge, 2018.
- Chapter Гармаш М., Стародубцев А. В. Блеск и нищета карманов эффективности: политологический анализ создания инновационного центра "Сколково" в России // В кн.: Российские реформы: Взгляд из 2017 года: Коллективная монография / Науч. ред.: А. Ю. Сунгуров. СПб. : НОРМА, 2018.
- Article Стародубцев А. В. Условия успешного управления в современной России: субнациональный уровень // Полития: Анализ. Хроника. Прогноз. 2018. № 4 (91). С. 70-89. doi
- Article Starodubtsev A. A Reconsideration of Russia’s Federal Settlement: The Case of the Chechen Republic / Пер. с рус. // Russian Politics and Law. 2017. Vol. 55. No. 2. P. 147-156. doi
- Article Starodubtsev A. Bureaucratic Strength and Presidential Inattention: Disempowering Territorial Development Instruments in Russia // Russian Analytical Digest. 2017. No. 201. P. 10-13.
- Chapter Starodubtsev A. How Does the Government Implement Unpopular Reforms? Evidence from Education Policy in Russia, in: Authoritarian Modernization in Russia: Ideas, Institutions, and Policies. Routledge, 2017. P. 148-165.
- Article Стародубцев А. В. Пересмотр федеративного контракта в России: случай Чеченской Республики // Неприкосновенный запас. Дебаты о политике и культуре. 2017. № 1 (111). С. 59-67.
- Article Starodubtsev A., Gel'man V. Opportunities and Constraints of Authoritarian Modernisation: Russian Policy Reforms in the 2000s // Europe-Asia Studies. 2016. Vol. 68. No. 1. P. 97-117.
- Article Andrey Starodubtsev. Agency Matters. The Failure of Russian Regional Policy Reforms // Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization. 2014. Vol. 22. No. 4. P. 553-574.
- Article Гельман В. Я., Стародубцев А. В. Возможности и ограничения авторитарной модернизации: российские реформы 2000-х годов // Полития: Анализ. Хроника. Прогноз. 2014. № 4. С. 6-30.
- Preprint Гельман В. Я., Стародубцев А. В. Возможности и ограничения авторитарной модернизации: российские реформы 2000-х годов / Европейский университет в Санкт-Петербурге. Серия Серия препринтов "Центр исследований модернизации". 2014. № М-37/14.
- Book Стародубцев А. В. Платить нельзя проигрывать. Региональная политика и федерализм в современной России. СПб. : Издательство Европейского университета в Санкт-Петербурге, 2014.
- Chapter Стародубцев А. В. Авторитаризм, федерализм и региональная политика: треугольник территориального управления // В кн.: К новой модели российского федерализма / Под общ. ред.: А. В. Рябов, О. М. Здравомыслова, А. А. Захаров. М. : Весь мир, 2013. С. 143-153.
- Chapter Стародубцев А. В. Введение Единого государственного экзамена как пример авторитарной модернизации // В кн.: Публичная политика - 2012 / Под общ. ред.: А. Ю. Сунгуров, М. Б. Горный. СПб. : НОРМА, 2013. С. 39-54.
- Preprint Стародубцев А. В. Социальные реформы в авторитарных государствах: state of the art / Европейский университет в Санкт-Петербурге. Серия Серия препринтов "Центр исследований модернизации". 2013. № M-33/13.
- Article Стародубцев А. В. Бесполезное достижение? Губернаторские выборы в контексте проблем регионального развития // Неприкосновенный запас. Дебаты о политике и культуре. 2012. № 4. С. 82-90.
- Book Октябрьские чтения. Публичная политика: академические дискуссии и практическое воплощение. Материалы Первой ежегодной конференции отделения прикладной политологии НИУ-ВШЭ – Санкт-Петербург. – СПб.: НИУ-ВШЭ – Санкт-Петербург, 2012 / Сост.: А. В. Стародубцев; отв. ред.: А. Ю. Сунгуров. Т. 1. СПб. : НОРМА, 2012.
- Chapter Дубровский Д. В., Стародубцев А. В. Преподавание прав человека в системе высшего образования: проблемы и решения // В кн.: Права человека перед вызовами XXI века / Под общ. ред.: А. Ю. Сунгуров, В. В. Смирнов. М. : РОССПЭН, 2012. Гл. 17. С. 331-344.
- Book Тарасенко А. В., Дубровский Д. В., Стародубцев А. В. Навести мосты между обществом и государством: общественно-консультативные структуры в регионах Северо-Запада. СПб. : Реноме, 2011.
- Chapter Стародубцев А. В. «Прыжок вниз»: научные дискуссии и политическая практика децентрализации // В кн.: Пути модернизации: траектории, развилки и тупики. Международные сравнительные измерения / Науч. ред.: В. Я. Гельман, О. Л. Маргания. СПб. : Издательство Европейского университета в Санкт-Петербурге, 2010. С. 89-108.
- Chapter Стародубцев А. В. Политическая лояльность или экономическая эффективность? Факторы распределения межбюджетных трансфертов в России // В кн.: Пути модернизации: траектории, развилки и тупики. Международные сравнительные измерения / Науч. ред.: В. Я. Гельман, О. Л. Маргания. СПб. : Издательство Европейского университета в Санкт-Петербурге, 2010. С. 325-351.
- Chapter Стародубцев А. В. Формирование эффективной судебной системы в государствах Восточной Европы: политические аспекты // В кн.: Можно ли в борьбе с коррупцией использовать зарубежный опыт? / Под общ. ред.: П. Филиппов. СПб. : НОРМА, 2010. С. 152-163.
- Article Стародубцев А. В. Межбюджетные трансферты в России: политическая борьба или политический курс? // Вестник Пермского университета. Серия: Политология. 2009. № 1 (5). С. 5-14.
- Article Стародубцев А. В. Региональные интересы в российском парламенте: депутаты-одномандатники как бюджетные лоббисты // Полития: Анализ. Хроника. Прогноз. 2009. № 2 (53). С. 90-101.
Research Projects
2012 - 2014 - Project Director, Political Factors of Modernisation Programmes: the Case of Russia's Social and Economic Development Strategy towards 2010, Project 12-33-01440 of the Russian Humanitarian Foundation
2012 - Project Advisor, Toward a New Model of Russian Federalism: A Regional Perspective, Project of the Gorbachev Foundation
Professional Experience
- April 2008 - March 2009: Research Assistant at the Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (St. Petersburg State University, Bard College)
- September 2008 - present: Researcher at the Centre for Modernisation Research, European University in St. Petersburg
- May 2008 - September 2010: Project Coordinator, HESP ReSET, Methodology Seminars on Comparative Studies in Political Science
- August 2006 - March 2008: Analyst at the Development Technologies Foundation for Social and Economic Research
Courses
- Theory and Practice of Federalism: Comparative Analysis - Undergraduate level, Department of Applied Political Science (St. Petersburg), 2nd year, Block 3
HSE University — Saint Petersburg and UCL Open a New Master's Programme
In the new joint master's programme 'Comparative Russian and Eurasian Politics', which will begin accepting applications in 2021, students will divide their time betwee University College London and HSE University - Saint Petersburg. Upon graduation, students will earn a double degree awarded by both universities. The programme is of interest of those who want to study politics in Russia and the post-Soviet region and gain a deeper knowledge of the area that will equip them for region-related careers or further study at the doctoral level.
Admission Campaign for the International Students: an Interview with Andrey Starodubtsev
Every year the popularity of the Higher School of Economics with the international applicants is growing. We have decided to talk with Andrey V. Starodubtsev, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Area Studies at the HSE and the Academic Supervisor of the MA Program in Comparative Politics of Eurasia to learn about the peculiarities of admission to our university for international students. If you are thinking of joining us, feel free to read this article!
Presentation of books by Michael Rochlitz, Alexander Libman and Andrey Starodubtsev, devoted to federalism in Russia and China
Center for Comparative Governance Studies is happy to arrange the presentation of two books on federalism in Russia and China
How HSE - St. Petersburg Takes on Modern Challenges
Modern life is full of dynamic challenges. Some require a comprehensive strategy to develop skills, while others require us to take a wider view of educational processes. What is HSE - St. Petersburg doing to offer a competitive education?
Double Degree Bachelor’s Programmes Launched at HSE University – St. Petersburg
This year, 10 students from the University of Rome Tor Vergata will arrive at HSE – St. Petersburg as part of the newly-launched Double Degree programmes.
A Dual Degree Programme with the University of Rome Tor Vergata. New Opportunities for the Students of "Political Science and World Politics"
Have you ever heard about the dual degree programme? It is interesting, isn’t it? This year our BA program opens such an opportunity for students, when any second-year student can try to apply for a double degree programme with the University of Rome Tor Vergata. We’ve interviewed Andrei Starodubtsev about the new opportunities of our educational program.
Employment after Graduation: A Manual for Students from Graduates
Sooner or later, every student faces the problem of employment. Sometimes even the most purposeful and motivated people may find themselves in a situation, where there are no special working places for a particular person with an exact set of skills, but a variety of opportunities to demonstrate knowledge and experience gained at the university. We’ve conducted an interview with Alexander Bertov, our graduate of 2017, who shares his experience in getting job after the university.
Federalism and Regionalism in Russia and Germany
On April 19, 2016, in the HSE within the framework of the 13th German Week in St. Petersburg the international seminar "Federalism and Regionalism in Russia and Germany" took place.
