Nikita Pokrovsky
- Department Head, Professor-Researcher: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Sociology / Department of General Sociology
- Chief Research Fellow: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Sociology
- Tenured Professor (2009)
- Nikita Pokrovsky has been at HSE University since 1999.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Philosophy
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.
Courses (2024/2025)
- Sociological Imagination (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences)Rus
- Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Urbanisation and Counter-Urbanisation: Social Theory and Practical Positioning of Self and Others in a Space of City (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Modernity under a Magnifying Glass (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Public and Private Spheres Dynamics in the Process of Urbanization/De-urbanization (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Public and Private Spheres Dynamics in the Process of Urbanization/De-urbanization (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Sociological Research in Academy and Industry: First Steps in the Profession (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Urbanisation and Counter-Urbanisation: Social Theory and Practical Positioning of Self and Others in a Space of City (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Ethno-social Processes in the Global World (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Public and Private Spheres Dynamics in the Process of Urbanization/De-urbanization (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Public and Private Spheres Dynamics in the Process of Urbanization/De-urbanization (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Society in the Sociological Context: Principles of Analysis and Understanding (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Ethno-social Processes in the Global World (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Public and Private Spheres Dynamics in the Process of Urbanization/De-urbanization (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Ethno-social Processes in the Global World (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Modernity from close distance (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Public and Private Spheres Dynamics in the Process of Urbanization/De-urbanization (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Symbols of Material Culture in the Space of Megapolises (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Culture of Contemporary Society: Sociological Analysis (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
Editorial board membership
Conferences
- 2023
XX ISA World Congress of Sociology (Мельбурн). Presentation: Counter-Urbanization and Centrifugal Migration in the Age of Social Turbulence
- 2019
Truth (Atlanta). Presentation: Truthiness vs. Post-Truth: The Ethics of Resistance and Cohesion from Thoreau to Kropotkin
- 2017
The Thoreau Society Annual Gathering and Bicentennial Celebration of Thoreau's Life, Works, and Writtings (Concord). Presentation: Henry Thoreau and contemporary philosophy and practices of de-urbanization
- 2016
The ISA 3rd Forum of Sociology (10 - 14 July 2016) The Futures We want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World. Presentation: The Antinomies of the Current Crisis and the Futures of Complex Societies
The ISA 3rd Forum of Sociology (10 - 14 July 2016) The Futures We want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World. Presentation: ‘Liquid Migration' Beyond the City: Environmental Values Vs. Urban Everyday Life
HSE Staff Members Receive Acknowledgement Medals
Following a directive of the Rector, key HSE staff members have been awarded ‘Acknowledgement’ medals for their high professional achievements and devotion to work.
Sociology Forum in Vienna: Potential of Global Sociology for Solving the Problems of Contemporary Society
From July 10 – 14, 2016, the Third International Sociological Association (ISA) Forum of Sociology on ‘The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World’ took place in Vienna. About 5,000 scholars from 126 countries took part in the event.From July 10 – 14, 2016, the Third International Sociological Association (ISA) Forum of Sociology on ‘The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World’ took place in Vienna. About 5,000 scholars from 126 countries took part in the event.
Sociological Weeks in Greece
In July, an international conference ‘Active Communities, Social-Economy Challenges and Local Knowledge’ and a summer school on ‘Sustaining Mutuality in Times of Crisis: Building Knowledge Alliances in Communities’ were held on Paros, Greece. Graduates of the master’s programme ‘Sociology of Public Sphere and Social Communications’ led by Nikita Pokrovsky, Professor at the School of Sociology, took part in these events.
Sociology Forum in Vienna: Potential of Global Sociology for Solving the Problems of Contemporary Society
From July 10 – 14, 2016, the Third International Sociological Association (ISA) Forum of Sociology on ‘The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World’ took place in Vienna. About 5,000 scholars from 126 countries took part in the event.