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)
Courses (2023/2024)
- 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; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 2 year, 2 module)Rus
- Economic Sociology (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Rus
Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Studying Market: Perspectives of Economic Sociology and UX Research" (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Studying Market: Perspectives of Economic Sociology and UX Research" (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Studying Market: Perspectives of Economic Sociology and UX Research" (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; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 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 (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Economic Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economic Sociology (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Rus
Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 2 year, 2 module)Rus
Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Qualitative Methods in Political Research (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", field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика", field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика"; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "The Market Research: Sociological and Marketing Approach" (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "The Market Research: Sociological and Marketing Approach" (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "The Market Research: Sociological and Marketing Approach" (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
Scientific Workshop “Field Research: Methods, Practices, Emotions” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Youth Participation (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Eng
Youth Participation (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Economic Sociology (Optional course (faculty); Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1, 2 module)Eng
- 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; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology: Key Elements of Quantitative Researches and Methodology of Qualitative Research in the Public Sphere (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2-4 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)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; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 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)Eng
Scientific Workshop “Field Research: Methods, Practices, Emotions” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 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
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
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 “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
Conferences
Publications23
- Article Krupets Y., Epanova Y. Developing craft business in Russia: capitals and tactics of young cultural entrepreneurs // Cultural Trends. 2023. Vol. 32. No. 1. P. 20-34. doi
- Article Майборода А. В., Крупец Я. Н., Епанова Ю. В. «Оттолкнулись от дна и пошли дальше»: стратегии совладания с кризисом крафтовых предпринимателей Санкт-Петербурга // Журнал исследований социальной политики. 2023. Т. 21. № 1. С. 45-60. doi
- Book Сорокин П. С., Корешникова Ю. Н., Афанасьева И. А., Исаева О. М., Савинова С. Ю., Шубнякова Н. Г., Платонова Ю. А., Назаров М. Г., Феодосиади Н. В., Зобнина М. Р., Омельченко Е. Л., Крупец Я. Н., Нартова Н. А., Бордунос А. К., Карпинская Э. О., Широкова Г. В. Самостоятельность и проактивное поведение / Рук.: П. С. Сорокин; отв. ред.: П. С. Сорокин; под общ. ред.: П. С. Сорокин; науч. ред.: П. С. Сорокин. Т. 2: Глобальный ландшафт исследований и перспективных разработок в области укрепления человека. М. : Электронное издательство «Эгитас», 2022. (in press)
- Chapter Krupets Y., Sablina A., Vyhovska H. Russian Youth in the Labour Market: Work Attitudes, Career Paths and Regional Disparities, in: Youth in Putin's Russia / Ed. by E. L. Omelchenko. Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. doi Ch. 9. P. 301-338. doi
- 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. Т. 19. № 3. С. 405-420. doi
- 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
HSE University-St Petersburg’s Best Teachers of 2023 Announced
This year, 60 HSE University-St Petersburg professors were named the best based on a student poll and the results of the Student Research Paper Competition. Sixteen of them have received this title three years in a row. Read on to find out more about the winners and the voting procedure.
HSE SPB Day 2022: How It Went
This year, HSE University-St Petersburg's traditional HSE SPB Day event returned in an offline format. It was held on September 11 in the Sevkabel Port creative space. Students, lecturers, the administration and partners of the campus met by the Gulf of Finland to celebrate the brightest holiday of the autumn, which symbolised the beginning of the academic year and an initiation ceremony for first-year students.
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.