Nikita Pokrovsky
- Department Head, Professor: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
- 1999Professor
- 1996
Doctor of Sciences*
Lomonosov Moscow State University - 1977
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
- 1973
Degree in Philosophy
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 (2023/2024)
Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 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 "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Public and Private Spheres Dynamics in the Process of Urbanization/De-urbanization (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- 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; 4 year, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 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; 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; 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
Courses (2021/2022)
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Ethno-social Processes in the Global World (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 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; 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
- Symbols of Material Culture in the Space of Megapolises (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Ethno-social Processes in the Global World (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 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; 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
Courses (2019/2020)
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Ethno-social Processes in the Global World (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 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; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Spaces of Russia in the Context of Historical Reflection (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
- 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
Courses (2018/2019)
- Contemporary Russian Society (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Sociological Theory: Theoretical Sociology and Problems of Modern Society (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Sociological Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- 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
Courses (2017/2018)
- Symbols of Material Culture in the Space of Megapolises (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Culture of Contemporary Society: the Sociological Analyses (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
Editorial board membership
2018: Member of the Editorial Board, Человек.
2017: Member of the Editorial Board, Вестник Института социологии.
2012: Member of the Editorial Board, Коммуникации. Медиа. Дизайн (Communications. Media. Design).
2000: Member of the Editorial Council, Журнал социологии и социальной антропологии.
1998–2023: Member of the Editorial Board (член редсовета с 2023 по н.в.), Социологические исследования (Sotsiologicheskie Issledovaniya).
1998–2014: Member of the Editorial Board, International Sociology.
Conferences
- 2023XX ISA World Congress of Sociology (Мельбурн). Presentation: Counter-Urbanization and Centrifugal Migration in the Age of Social Turbulence
- 2019Truth (Atlanta). Presentation: Truthiness vs. Post-Truth: The Ethics of Resistance and Cohesion from Thoreau to Kropotkin
- 2017The 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
- 2016The 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
Publications11
- Article Pokrovsky N., Nikolaeva U., Demidova J. PHENOMENOLOGY OF THE “LIFE WORLD’ OF URBANITES IN THE OUT-OF-TOWN SPACE IN THE RUSSIAN NEAR NORTH: HOME AND DOMESTICATION // Social Sciences. 2020. Vol. 51. No. 1. P. 20-31. doi
- Article Покровский Никита Евгеньевич. Terra Incognita of the Russian Near North: counter-urbanization in today’s Russia and the formation of dacha communities // European Countryside. 2018. Vol. 10. No. 4. P. 673-692. doi
- Article Покровский Н. Е., Нефедова Т. Г. "Клеточная глобализация" и тенденции в сельских сообществах ближнего севера России // Социологические исследования. 2013. № 4. С. 13-23.
- Book Дезурбанизация и природный капитал: миграционные тренды, инфокоммуникация и новые сельские поселения / Под общ. ред.: Н. Е. Покровский, Т. Г. Нефедова. М. : [б.и.], 2013.
- Article Pokrovsky N., Guseva U. U. Alternative to Urbanization // livebetter Magazine. 2012. Vol. 19. No. 4. P. 7-23.
- Chapter Pokrovsky N., Guseva U. U. Alternative to Urbanization: Life after the City, in: Настоящее и будущее ближнего Севера: экономика, экология, сообщества / Науч. ред.: Н. Е. Покровский. М. : Сообщество профессиональных социологов, 2012. P. 360-367.
- Chapter Pokrovsky N. Post-Consumerism Ethics: From Thoreau’s Walden to the Ugory Project in Kostroma, Russia, in: Настоящее и будущее ближнего Севера: экономика, экология, сообщества / Науч. ред.: Н. Е. Покровский. М. : Сообщество профессиональных социологов, 2012. P. 316-327.
- Book Pokrovsky N., Popov D., Andreyev A. N., Boklin A. E., Poludina V. P., Ivanov P. V. The virtualization of inter-university and academic communication methods, structure, communities: Academic and research publication / Ed. by N. Pokrovsky, J. Round, A. Boklin. M. : Society of Professional Sociologists, 2011.
- Book Pokrovsky N., Popov D., Andreev A. N., Ivanov P. V., Poludina V. P. Virtualization of inter-university and academic communication: Methods, structure, communities / Ed. by N. Pokrovsky, J. P. Round, A. E. Boklin. M. : Society of Professional Sociologists, 2011.
- Article Pokrovsky N. What is happening to humanities education // Russian Education and Society. 2008. No. 9. P. 22-30. doi
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.