Yana Krupets
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Department of Sociology
- Deputy Director:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Centre for Youth Studies
- Yana Krupets has been at HSE University since 2010.
Education and Degrees
- 2007
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Social Structure, Social Institutes and Processes
Russian State University for the Humanities - 2006
Doctoral programme
Samara State University - 2003
Master's in Economy&Society
Central European University, Sociology Department - 2002
Degree
Samara State Technical University - 2002
Degree
Samara 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
- Course of professional development "The analysis of qualitative data: the possibilities of NVivo 10.0", lecturer: O.Zaporozhets, HSE (Moscow), 09.09.2013 - 13.09.2013
- Visiting fellowship at the Department of Sociology in The University of Warwick, UK, 20.09.2012 - 20.10.2012. Supported by NRU HSE

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2012)
Student Term / Thesis Papers
- Bachelor
I. Elizarova, Eco-Friendly Communities of St. Petersburg: Motivations and Practices of Participation. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
Y. Mastyugina, Between Entrepreneurship and Lifestyle: the Case of Young Vegans of Saint-Petersburg. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
K. Didyk, “Healthy Nutrition” as an Element of the Lifestyle of a Modern City Dweller: Analysis of Consumer Practices and Values of Residents of St. Petersburg. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
E. Voronova, A Comparative Study of Male and Female Future Pilots Career Start. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
A. Vaseva, «The Men’s Club»: Gender Inequality in the Cryptocurrency Market. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
S. Andrienko, Social Responsibility of Business: Coverage and Promotion in Contemporary Mass Media. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
M. Zaitceva, Emotional Labour, Emotional Intelligence and Professional Growth in Service Work: Analysis of Fast-food Workers’ Experience. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
A. Ponomareva, Food Stalls in Saint - Petersburg: the Analysis of Rules, Interactions and Identities in the Retail Market. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
M. Kuznetcova, Credit Behavior of St. Petersburg's Residents: Sociological Analysis. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
V. Pchelintseva, Career Construction in the Context of Digital Economy: the Case of Young Web-Designers of St. Petersburg. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
S. Мalyshko, Doing Business in the Context of Knowledge Economy: Sociological Analysis of the Experience of Young Entrepreneurs of Saint-Petersburg. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
I. Pelikhova, (Un)Safety in Airport: Everyday Perception and Production. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
E. Tkachenko, Vegan Consumer Community: Identities, Consumer Practices, and Rules of Interaction (the Case of "Vegan Fest"). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
I. Rastorgueva, Culture of Consumption of Teenagers from Low-Income Families. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
V. Zasorina, Fashion and its Meaning in Touristic Youth Consumption. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
M. Mukhiddinova, Professional Identity, Everyday Work Organization, and the Search of the “Work-Non-Work” Balance among Secondary School Teachers. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
A. Sukhondiaevskaia, Professional Identities and Career Plans of Students Studying at Military Engineers Specializations in Saint-Petersburg. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
E. Nuzhnaia, Financial Literacy of Young People in Saint-Petersburg and Ways to Improve it. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
E. Oreshkova, Adaptation to Work of Young Specialists with Medical Education (the Case of Leningrad Region). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
I. Lobkova, Career Construction in the Sphere of Finance: Trajectories, Possibilities and Restrictions of Young Economists in Saint-Petersburg. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
S. Prokhanova, Corporate Culture of Coffee House in Provincial Russian City: the Case of Rybinsk. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
- Master
V. Chistiakova, (Non)citizenship of Young Street Artists of St. Petersburg: Representations and Practices. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
A. Kalinin, Professional Identity and Career of Tattoo Artists in St. Petersburg: From Craft to Art. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
A. Nikitina, Volunteering Experience of St. Petersburg's Youth: Social Meaning and Strategies to Use in Building a Career. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2020
S. Prokopyev, Functioning of Small Business in the Conditions of Transformation of Legislation: the Case of Entrepreneurs of St. Petersburg. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
E. Tserkovnikova, Specialty Coffee Shops Market of Saint Petersburg: Analysis of the Structure, Rules and Identities. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
M. Mukhiddinova, Staff Turnover and Labour Mobility: The Case of IT Company's Voluntarily Resigned Employees. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
A. Loseva, Political Participation of Civic Associations Members: the Case of Older Volunteers in Saint Petersburg. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
N. Romanova, Occupational Safety in Visions of Employees of Corporation: Social Meanings and Strategies of Maintaining. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
H. Vyhovska, “Illness History” of Person Living with Diabetes and Practices of Everyday Management of Chronic Illness. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
S. Knyazeva, Civic and Political Activism of “Oppositional” Youth in Saint Petersburg: Meaning, Practices, and New Challenges. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
E. Tagiltseva, Graduates of Choreographic Departements in the Labor Market: Career Paths and Opportunities. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
E. Zborshchik, Career Biography and Specificity of Employment of «Handmade» Crafts(wo)men in the E-Market (The Case of the Website «LiveMaster.ru»). Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
N. Vasileva, Young Artists’ Careers in the Field of Contemporary Art. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
V. Klabukova, Strategies and Tactics of Development of the Internet Business in the Sphere of Clothing Trade. Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
Courses (2021/2022)
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Scientific Workshop “Field Research: Methods, Practices, Emotions” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Economic Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research seminar "Qualitative Methods in Political Research" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Scientific Workshop “Field Research: Methods, Practices, Emotions” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Scientific Workshop “Field Research: Methods, Practices, Emotions” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Youth Participation (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2019/2020)
- Economic Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research seminar "Qualitative Methods in Political Research" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Scientific Workshop “Field Research: Methods, Practices, Emotions” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Scientific Workshop “Field Research: Methods, Practices, Emotions” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Youth Participation in Digital Era (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
- Consumption and Consumer Behavior (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 2 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Methodology and Research Methods of Political Science (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Scientific Workshop “Field Research: Methods, Practices, Emotions” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
- Economic Sociology (Optional course (faculty); Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 module)Rus
- Economic Sociology (Optional course (faculty); Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2016/2017)
- Economic Sociology (Optional course (faculty); Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2015/2016)
- Economic Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Economic Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Economic Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Economics, Business and Society” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Scientific Workshop “Field Research: Methods, Practices, Emotions” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Workshop on Economic Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Conferences
Publications19
- Article Крупец Я. Н., Майборода А. В., Кузинер Е. Н. «Если ты маленький, ты никому не нужен»: молодые креативные предприниматели Санкт-Петербурга и их отношения с государством // Журнал исследований социальной политики. 2021 (in press)
- Article Nartova N., Krupets Y., Shilova A. HIV Activism in Modern Russia: From NGOs to Community Development // Community development journal. 2020. Vol. 55. No. 3. P. 419-436. doi
- Article Nartova N., Krupets Y. ‘It is hard for me to live in the city’: local identities and place belonging of young rural Russians // Monitoring Obshchestvennogo Mneniya: Ekonomichekie i Sotsial'nye Peremeny. 2019. No. 1. P. 342-361. doi
- Article Omelchenko E. L., Nartova N., Krupets Y. Escaping Youth: Construction of Age by Two Cohorts of Chronologically Young Russian Women // Young. 2018. Vol. 26. No. 1. P. 34-50. doi
- Article Krupets Y., Morris J., Nartova Nadya, Omelchenko Elena, Sabirova G. Imagining young adults’ citizenship in Russia: from fatalism to affective ideas of belonging* // Journal of Youth Studies. 2017. Vol. 20. No. 2. P. 252-267. doi
- Chapter Гончарова Н. В., Крупец Я. Н. Молодежь и ее карьерные пути на сельском рынке труда // В кн.: XVII Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества: в 4 кн. / Отв. ред.: Е. Г. Ясин. Кн. 4. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2017. С. 146-153.
- Article Goncharova Natalya, Krupets Y., Nartova Nadya, Sabirova G. Russian Youth in the Labour Market: ‘Portfolioability’ as New Desire and Demand // Studies of Transition States and Societies. 2016. Vol. 8. No. 3. P. 29-44.
- Article Гончарова Н. В., Krupets Y., Nartova N., Sabirova G. Russian Youth in the Labour Market: ‘Portfolioability’ as the New Desire and Demand // Studies of Transition States and Societies. 2016. Vol. 8. No. 3. P. 29-44.
- Chapter Omelchenko E. L., Krupets Y., Zhelnina A. A. Citizenship of Russian Youth: The Search for an Effective Methodology, in: “In Search of …” New Methodological Approaches to Youth Research. Cambridge : Cambridge Scholar Publishing, 2015. P. 295-317.
- Chapter Крупец Я. Н., Нартова Н. А., Омельченко Е. Л., Сабирова Г. А. Молодежь Санкт-Петербурга и Ульяновска: за пределами единой гражданской идентичности // В кн.: XV апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества: в 4-х книгах / Отв. ред.: Е. Г. Ясин. Кн. 4. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2015. С. 479-487.
- Article Омельченко Е. Л., Сабирова Г. А., Крупец Я. Н. Социальная мобильность молодежи в фокусе тройной рефлексии // ИНТЕРакция. ИНТЕРвью. ИНТЕРпретация. 2015. № 10. С. 9-25.
- Article Крупец Я. Н., Нартова Н. А. «Худой значит нормальный»: управление телом в среде городской молодежи // Журнал исследований социальной политики. 2014. Т. 12. № 4. С. 523-538.
- Book Готлиб А., Фазульянова С., Крупец Я. Н., Алмакаева А. М., Смирнова М. Процедуры и методы социологического исследования. Кн. 1. Классическое социологическое исследование. М. : Флинта, 2014.
- Book Готлиб А. С., Крупец Я. Н., Алмакаева А. М., Петрушкина Е. В., Изюмова А. А., Гюль Д. В., Герасимова К. Г., Богданова Н. М., Землянская И. А. Процедуры и методы социологического исследования. Практикум Кн. 2: Качественное социологическое исследование. Самара : Издательство «Самарский университет», 2014.
- Article Крупец Я. Н. Студенческая молодежь в СМИ: особенности репрезентации // Социологические исследования. 2013. № 10. С. 61-69.
- Book Омельченко Е. Л., Андреева Ю. В., Лукьянова Е. Л., Сабирова Г. А., Крупец Я. Н. Адаптация детей мигрантов в школе. Методическое пособие: рекомендации по проведению комплекса адаптационных мероприятий в общеобразовательных учебных заведениях РФ. Ульяновск : Издательство Ульяновского государственного университета, 2010.
- Article Крупец Я. Н., Нартова Н. А. Переопределение границ между трудом, удовольствием и насилием: секс-работа как особый вид неформальной занятости // Журнал исследований социальной политики. 2010. Т. 8. № 4. С. 537-550.
- Book Ярская-Смирнова Е. Р., Кононенко Р. В., Романов П. В., Лебина Н., Карпова Г. Г., Чуева Е. В., Кринко Е. Ф., Лысикова О. В., Минина-Светланова М., Жидкова Е. М., Фицпатрик Ш., Крупец Я. Н., Хлынина Т. П., Юрчук И. В., Гончаров Г. А., Карпенко И. А., Антонова М. В., Запорожец О. Н. Советская социальная политика: сцены и действующие лица, 1940-1985. Научная монография / Под общ. ред.: Е. Р. Ярская-Смирнова, П. В. Романов, Н. Лебина. М. : Вариант, 2008.
Scientific interests
youth studies, economic sociology, sociology of money, identity studies, qualitative research
Inequality and diversity among youth: risks and stigmatizations
The discussion of diversity and equality is hardly possible without touching upon these issues in the framework of diverse social groups. During IDC 2020 one of the panels is dedicated to youth studies – how these notions are present in the culture and environment of the younger generation. Yana Krupets – one of the moderators of the panel, the deputy director of the Center for Youth Studies at HSE St. Petersburg, and an associate professor at the Department of sociology shared the complexity and sensitivity of this field of research and plans for the Conference.
New craftsmen, new disciples. CYS investigates the сraft market of Saint-Petersburg
As part of the initial project, the Center is focusing on studying new formats of craft trainings. Researchers interview young craftsmen from Saint-Petersburg and their students who participate in various master classes, courses and schools. Sociologists are already interviewing potters and ceramists, tanners, jewelers, woodworkers and their students, visitors to candle-making courses and many others.
First Steps Toward a Lasting Partnership
Specialists of the HSE Centre for Youth Studies met with colleagues from the University of Georgia to discuss prospects for collaboration. They discussed the possibilities for development of academic exchange, summer schools, internships and a ‘Social Analysis of Youth’ track in the Master’s programme ‘Modern Social Analysis’.
Digital book is published by DiMe project
The research project «Digital Youth and Media City», supported by the Kone Foundation, has been recently presented the digital book «Youth in the Media City – Belonging and Control on the Move». The presentation took place in Helsinki, 26 January.
Successful Russian-Finnish cooperation continues
There was Russian-Finnish seminar in St. Petersburg 7-9 September hosted by CYS. The project "Digital youth and media city", supported by the Kone Foundation, was discussed there.
How to investigate youth in the media city?
March 23-24 Yana Krupets and Nadezhda Vasilieva attended a work seminar on the DiMe project and professor of Miriya Georgiu' lecture in University of Helsinki
March activity
The staff of the Center of Youth Studies Yana Krupets, Alena Kravtsova and Anastasia Sablina address the Third Congress* of Social Sciences teachers of the Northwestern Federal district of the Russian Federation
Researchers from HSE Centre for Youth Studies Traveled to Finland
Elena Omelchenko, Yana Krupets, and Guzel Sabirova came back from Helsinki with good news. Their trip has expanded the framework for cooperation with colleagues from Finland.
Centre for Youth Studies in Glasgow
The Centre for Youth Studies’ long-term and productive cooperation with the University of Glasgow and the Centre for East European and Russian Studies is still underway. At an annual research forum the university hosted in Glasgow, six researchers from HSE’s Centre for Youth Studies presented papers at a separate panel devoted exclusively to the Centre’s work.
Centre for Youth Studies in Glasgow
The Centre for Youth Studies’ long-term and productive cooperation with the University of Glasgow and the Centre for East European and Russian Studies is still underway. At an annual research forum the university hosted in Glasgow, six researchers from HSE’s Centre for Youth Studies presented papers at a separate panel devoted exclusively to the Centre’s work.
Centre for Youth Studies in Glasgow
The Centre for Youth Studies’ long-term and productive cooperation with the University of Glasgow and the Centre for East European and Russian Studies is still underway. At an annual research forum the university hosted in Glasgow, six researchers from HSE’s Centre for Youth Studies presented papers at a separate panel devoted exclusively to the Centre’s work.
Age display and intergenerational memory: Conference in Copenhagen
Elena Omelchenko and Jana Krupets made presentations at the conference, organized by the "Youth Studies" magazine, one of the leading printed editions in the field of youth research. The conference was held from March 31 to April 1 in the capital of Denmark - Copenhagen.
Youth and violence in the (big) City.
Centre for Youth Studies has opened a new season of "Scientific Environment" at the St. Petersburg State University Department of Sociology with “hammer” reports provided by Jana Krupets and Nadya Nartova: "Age in work": Constructing of age by girls and young women in contemporary Russia", and Elvira Arif’s - " Girls security in the city: an analysis of the self-defense normalization in girls fights". The room was packed for the presentation of our colleagues.