Leonid Kosals
- Senior Research Fellow:Laboratory for Studies in Economic Sociology
- Professor:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Sociology / Department of Economic Sociology
- Tenured Professor (2011)
- Leonid Kosals has been at HSE University since 2004.
Education and Degrees
- 1999
Doctor of Sciences* in Economics
Institute for Socio-Economic Studies of Population, Russian Academy of Sciences
Thesis Title: Social mechanism of economic innovations in the post-soviet Russia - 1986
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Economics
Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Thesis Title: Socio-economic factors and outcomes of innovation - 1980
Degree in Economic cybernetics
Novosibirsk State University, Economics
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.
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Research interests
- Social change, transformation of societies: comparative analysis;
- Clan capitalism in Russia and other countries;
- Shadow economy, organized crime, corruption (including that in law enforcement agencies);
- Methodology of social research
- Socioeconomic issues of post-Soviet military-industrial complex;
- Innovation and its economic and sociopolitical obstacles.
There were carried out interdisciplinary studies combining research in sociology, political science and economics. Over the period of twenty years it has been completed more than 60 large-scale research projects on model of capitalism in Russia, problems of criminal control, corruption and shadow economy, motivation of labor, labor-management relations, social factors of the post-Cold War restructuring of the Russian military-industrial complex, social machinery for innovation, social problems of transformation in the R&D sector, construction, agriculture, social services. Many of these studies were carried out in cooperation with European, Japanese and US scholars, and their results were published in English and in other languages.
Courses (2021/2022)
- Research Seminar of the Department of Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; field of study "40.03.01. Юриспруденция", field of study "40.03.01. Юриспруденция"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; School of Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociology of Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2020/2021)
- Informal Economy and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Russia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar of the Department of Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociology of Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 4 module)Eng
- Sociology of Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 2 year, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2019/2020)
- Research Seminar of the Department of Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociology of Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 3 year, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
- Contemporary Russian Society (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar of the Department of Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses
- Comparing Societies in transformation: Trajectories and Systems, Higher School of Economics
- Research seminar for the MA students, Higher School of Economics
- Public Sector and Market System in the Post-Soviet Russia (now is the part of “Comparing Societies in Transformation), Higher School of Economics
- Social Research, Higher School of Economics
- Economic Sociology, Novosibirsk State University
- Teaching-research Project “Economic Morality and Trust in Old and New Market Economies”
Editorial board membership
2005: Member of the Editorial Council, The Journal of Comparative Economic Studies (The Journal of Comparative Economic Studies ).
20221
20212
- Article Kosals L. Does Social Capital Help Organisations Get Through Unsettled Times? The Case of the Russian Manufacturing Enterprises // Europe-Asia Studies. 2021. P. 50-75. (in press)
- Article Косалс Л. Я., Изюмов А. И. Внешняя и внутренняя коррупция в организациях - типология и взаимосвязь (на примере полиции) // Вопросы теоретической экономики. 2021. № 4. С. 79-91. doi
20202
- Article Косалс Л. Я., Ячник М. М. Рынок технологий искусственного интеллекта в России: социальные условия зарождения Статья 1. Подходы к исследованию и выделение границ рынка // Общественные науки и современность. 2020. № 2. С. 5-24. doi
- Article Косалс Л. Я., Ячник М. М. Рынок технологий искусственного интеллекта в России: социальные условия зарождения. Статья 2. Разработчики, потребители и государство: взаимоотношения и перспективы // Общественные науки и современность. 2020. № 3. С. 5-17. doi
20192
- Article Асатурян Д. М., Косалс Л. Я. Организационный социальный капитал как фактор выживания российских промышленных предприятий в условиях кризиса // Общественные науки и современность. 2019. № 6. С. 5-26. doi
- Article Косалс Л. Я., Баженова Т. А. Результативность системы уголовного правосудия стран бывшего СССР и Восточной Европы: сравнительный анализ // Общественные науки и современность. 2019. № 4. С. 71-86. doi
20182
- Chapter Kosals L., Pavlenko S. Criminal Justice, in: Russia: Strategy, Policy and Administration. L. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. doi Ch. 29. P. 331-338. doi
- Article Kosals L., Izyumov A., Kemelgor B. From the Plan to the Market and Back - Organizational Transformation of the Russian Defence Industry // Europe-Asia Studies. 2018. Vol. 70. No. 9. P. 1450-1471. doi
20171
20161
20153
- Preprint Belianin A. V., Kosals L. Collusion and Corruption: an Experimental Study of Russian Police / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series WP9 "Исследования по экономике и финансам". 2015.
- Preprint Belianin A. V., Kosals L. Collusion and corruption: an experimental study of Russian police / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series WP9 "Исследования по экономике и финансам". 2015. No. WP9/2015/03.
- Article Kosals L., Maksimova A. Informality, crime and corruption in Russia: A review of recent literature // Theoretical Criminology. 2015. Vol. 19. No. 2. P. 278-288. doi
20141
20132
- Preprint Swader C. S., Kosals L. Post-socialist anomie through the lens of economic modernization and the formalization of social control / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series SOC "Sociology". 2013. No. 17.
- Article Maksimova A., Kosals L. Russian Police Involvement in the Shadow Economy / Пер. с рус. // Russian Politics and Law. 2013. Vol. 51. No. 4. P. 48-58.
20123
- Article Kosals L., Maksimova A. Commercialization of Police and Shadow Economy: The Russian Case // Economic sociology - The European electronic newsletter. 2012. Vol. 13. No. 2. P. 21-28.
- Article Максимова (Дубова) А. Е., Косалс Л. Я. Включенность российских полицейских в теневую экономику // Отечественные записки. 2012. № 2. С. 175-183.
- Book Современная социология — современной России: Сборник статей VI международной научно-практической конференции памяти А.О. Крыштановского / Науч. ред.: А. Б. Гофман, Г. В. Градосельская, И. Ф. Девятко, Д. Х. Ибрагимова, И. М. Козина, Л. Я. Косалс, В. А. Мансуров, В. Г. Николаев, О. А. Оберемко, Н. Е. Покровский, Ю. Н. Толстова, А. Ю. Чепуренко, Е. Р. Ярская-Смирнова. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2012.
20113
- Article Изюмов А. И., Kosals L. Russian Defense Industry Confronts the Market: Finding of a Longitudinal Survey // Europe-Asia Studies. 2011. Vol. 63. No. 5. P. 733-756.
- Article Kosals L., Izyumov A. The Russian defence industry confronts the market: findings of a longitudinal study // Europe-Asia Studies. 2011. Vol. 63. No. 5. P. 733-756. doi
- Chapter Косалс Л. Я. Деловой климат в клановой экономической системе // В кн.: История новой России. Очерки, интервью. В 3 томах Т. 1. СПб. : НОРМА, 2011. С. 405-448.
20102
- Article Kosals L. Police in Russia: Reform or Business Restructuring? // Russian Analytical Digest. 2010. No. 84. P. 2-5.
- Article Изюмов А. И., Косалс Л. Я. Исследования полицейской коррупции в развитых, развивающихся и трансформирующихся странах как часть проблемы изучения неформальной экономической деятельности полиции // Экономическая социология. 2010. Т. 11. № 2. С. 115-125.
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20072
- Article Косалс Л. Я. Cоциально-экономическое развитие посткоммунистических стран // Экономическая социология. 2007. Т. 8. № 2. С. 115-134.
- Article Kosals L. Essay on Clan Capitalism in Russia // Acta Oeconomica. 2007. Vol. 57. No. 1. P. 67-85. doi
20051
20032
- Book Денисова Ю., Коленникова О., Косалс Л. Я., Кузнецов М., Рывкина Р. В., Симагин Ю., Шматко С. Оборонные предприятия России в 2003 году: противоречивость перемен. М. : ИСЭПН РАН, 2003.
- Book Коленникова О., Косалс Л. Я., Рывкина Р. В., Симагин Ю. Экономическая деятельность работников милиции: масштабы, причины и последствия. В 2-х ч. М. : ИСЭПН РАН, 2003.
20022
- Article Kosals L., Ryvkina R. V., Izyumov A., Semagin Y. Market reforms and regional differentiation of Russian defence industry enterprises // Europe-Asia Studies. 2002. Vol. 6. No. 54. P. 959-974.
- Book Витебский В., Коленникова О., Косалс Л. Я., Кузнецов М., Рывкина Р. В., Симагин Ю., Увицкая Ю. Оборонные предприятия России: 1995-2001 гг. М. : ИСЭПН РАН, 2002.
Projects
Now there are three research projects under way:
- Comparative survey-based study of economic corruption of the law enforcement officers in a several transformation and developing countries (Russia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Tanzania). This study is an extension of an earlier research done in Russia and funded by the Soros Foundation.
- Broad comparative analysis of the newly emerged Russian socioeconomic system entitled “Clan capitalism in Russia and its elements in other transition countries”.
- “Labor-management relations and business strategies at industrial enterprises: Comparing Russia and China” is being developed in cooperation with Japanese, Chinese and US scholars and based on longitudinal surveys of managers and blue collar workers in Russia and China.
Studies were resulted in near 170 publications, including academic papers, papers presented to policy-making bodies and articles in general press.
Employment history
- 11.2004 – current period Professor, Department of Economic Sociology, State University- Higher School of Economics, Moscow
- 09.2005–06.2006 Visiting Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- 05.1994–11.2004 Senior Research Fellow, the Laboratory of Economic Sociology, Institute of Population Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
- 01.1991-05.1994 Senior Research Fellow, the Department for the Expert's Surveys, Russian Center for Public Opinion Research; Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Research into Economic Transformation, Moscow
- 09.1990-01.1991 Leading Researcher, the State Research Firm “Intellectual Technology”, Moscow
- 09.1985-06.1990 Assistance Professor, Professor, Economic Faculty, Department of Sociology, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk
- 12.1985-09.1990 Researcher, the Laboratory for Methodology of Social Studies, Department of Sociology Institute of Economy and Industrial Engineering, USSR Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch,Novosibirsk
- 11.1982-12.1985 Doctorate, Institute of Economy and Industrial Engineering, USSR Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk
- 12.1979-11.1982 Researcher at the Sociological Laboratory, Novosibirsk School of Social Studies, Novosibirsk
Discussing ‘The Chair’ in the Context of Contemporary University Problems
At the end of December 2021, the Laboratory for Studies in Economic Sociology (LSES) at HSE University held its traditional Christmas Cinema Seminar entitled ‘Where are universities going?’ Participants discussed ‘The Chair’, a TV series created by David Benioff and Daniel Brett Weiss, authors of ‘Game of Thrones’. 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of the Christmas seminar, which LSES has held to discuss hot-button issues after watching famous Russian and foreign films.
HSE University Researchers Investigate Why Many Russians Oppose Vaccination
Despite the risks associated with COVID-19 infection, many Russians either refuse to get vaccinated or are uncertain and hesitant about the practice. The factors behind these views are the subject of research by Yana Roshchina, Leading Research Fellow of the HSE University Centre for Longitudinal Studies and Senior Research Fellow of the Laboratory for Studies in Economic Sociology (LSES); Sergey Roshchin, Head of the Laboratory for Labour Market Studies (LLMS) and HSE University Vice Rector; and Ksenia Rozhkova, Junior Research Fellow at LLMS. The results of the study were presented at an LSES seminar.
Changing Europe Summer School: the Advantages of Interdisciplinary Approach
The 7th International ‘Changing Europe’ Summer School took place at the start of August in Moscow. The event was organized by the Higher School of Economics and the University of Bremen Research Centre for East European Studies.
‘The Expansion of The University Sets Some New Limitations And New Development Tasks’
On November 25th the Academic Council of the Higher School of Economics summarized the university’s work over the last year.
‘Changing Europe’ In Moscow
From August 1st – 5th, an international Summer School on East-European studies took place at the Higher School of Economics. This time, participants discussed the influence of the global economic crisis on the politics and economies of Central and Eastern European countries.