Aleksei Sorbale
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Department of Political Science and International Affairs
- Programme Academic Supervisor:Data Analytics for Politics and Society
- Aleksei Sorbale has been at HSE University since 2019.
Education and Degrees
- 2022
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
HSE University - 2017
Master of Arts in Comparative Politics
Central European University, Political Science - 2016
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
HSE University, Applied Political Science
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
Second Summer School in Political Science and Sociology “University without Professors 2.0”, European University at St. Petersburg (Russia), June 20-25, 2015
10th ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques, Ljubliana (Slovenia), 23 July — 6 August, 2015
Winter School of NRU Higher School of Economics — 2016, Moscow (Russia), February 6-7, 2016
Internship at University College London (UCL), European Research Council (ERC) Program, London (UK), July 1 — August 1, 2016
Course “Programming in Python for Data Collection and Analysis”, HSE — St. Petersburg (Russia), November 18 — December 9, 2018
FIRST Intensive Course, HSE — St. Petersburg (Russia), March 18-24, 2019
Study Visit of Young Researchers to Belgium (European Dialogue Program), Brussels (European Institutions and think-tanks) / Brugge (College of Europe), May 20-25, 2019
Internship at King's College London (KCL), Global Citizen Program, London (UK), June 15 — August 1, 2019
Online-course “Programming in Python”, Stepik, April 3 — April 27, 2020 (23 hours) Stepik certificate 2020
Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers" (2021-2022)
Achievements and rewards
2016. Winner of the National Contest of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation on personal stipend named after A.I. Solzhenitsyn for students engaged in journalism, literature and political science.
Courses (2023/2024)
- Political System of the European Union (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Project Seminar (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Quantitative Methods of Political Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Data Analytics for Politics and Society" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Russia-European Union Relationships (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"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Russia-European Union Relationships (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"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Business Environment in EU (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1, 2 module)Rus
- EU-Russia Relations since 1991 (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Geography, Institutions and Development (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Political System of the European Union (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Quantitative Methods of Political Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Data Analytics for Politics and Society" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Russia-European Union Relationships (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"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Russia-European Union Relationships (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Russia-European Union Relationships (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- World Politics and International Relations (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Business Environment in EU (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1, 2 module)Rus
- EU-Russia Relations since 1991 (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Political System of the European Union (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Project Seminar (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Quantitative Methods of Political Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Data Analytics for Politics and Society" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Social and Political Attitudes (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- World Politics and International Relations (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Business Environment in EU (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1, 2 module)Rus
- EU-Russia Relations Today (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Quantitative Methods of Political Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- World Politics and International Relations (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2019/2020)
- Contemporary Russian Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Doing Business in Europe (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Quantitative Methods of Political Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Quantitative Methods of Political Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Social and Economic Policies in the Northern European Countries (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Rus
- The European Integration (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- The Technologies of Symbolic Policy (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
Projects
Research project “Strategies and Mechanisms for Maintaining Stability in Multilevel Political Systems” (head: Irina. M. Busygina), supported by the HSE Program of Fundamental Studies (2019).
Research project “Multilevel political systems: problems of management, reforms and strategies of actors” (head: Irina. M. Busygina), supported by the HSE Program of Fundamental Studies (2020).
Research project “Internal and external challenges for multilevel system of governance: capacity for effective reactions and adaptation” (head: Irina. M. Busygina), supported by the HSE Program of Fundamental Studies (2021).
Publications10
- Article Sorbale A. When the EU hits Home: National Determinants of Non-Compliance with the European Union Law // Вестник Пермского университета. Серия: Политология. 2021. No. 2. P. 37-48. doi
- Article Сорбалэ А. Б. Между сложностью и абстракцией: агентно-ориентированное моделирование в методологическом инструментарии политической науки // Вестник Пермского университета. Серия: Политология. 2021. № 2 (in press)
- Article Sorbale A. Cleavages, ideology and rationality: patterns of coalition-building in the Council of ministers of the European Union // Journal of Contemporary European Research. 2020. No. 4. P. 270-288.
- Article Сорбалэ А. Б. Двухуровневая игра процесса обеспечения ответственности за нарушение права Европейского союза // Мировая экономика и международные отношения. 2020. Т. 64. № 5. С. 52-61. doi
- Article Сорбалэ А. Б. Де-демократизация в Центральной Европе: в поисках новой теории домино // Россия и современный мир. 2020. № 3 (in press)
- Article Сорбалэ А. Б. Власть и авторитет в Европейском союзе: «цари горы» и «большие коалиции» // Политическая наука. 2019. № 3. С. 200-221. doi
- Article Сорбалэ А. Б. Влияние особенностей национальных партийных систем на скорость вступления стран-кандидатов в Европейский союз: случай постсоциалистических государств Центральной, Восточной и Южной Европы // Публичная политика. 2016. С. 204-216.
- Chapter Сорбалэ А. Б. Конфликт в Боснии и Герцеговине: этноцентризм vs евроцентризм // В кн.: Современные вызовы гражданским обществам и государствам в Европе и России : угрозы и безопасность vs солидарность и права человека: сборник статей участников Семнадцатого международного конкурса научных работ студентов и молодых ученых памяти Галины Васильевны Старовойтовой "Галатея" / Под общ. ред.: В. В. Костюшев; науч. ред.: В. В. Костюшев. СПб. : НОРМА, 2016. Гл. 6. С. 100-115.
- Chapter Сорбалэ А. Б. Анализ причин, препятствующих противодействию коррупции силами институтов гражданского общества // В кн.: Технологии противодействия коррупции. Методическое пособие / Под общ. ред.: М. Б. Горный. СПб. : НОРМА, 2014. С. 41-49.
- Chapter Сорбалэ А. Б. Программы антикоррупционной пропаганды и антикоррупционного образования в российских регионах (на примере 14 субъектов) // В кн.: Технологии противодействия коррупции. Методическое пособие / Под общ. ред.: М. Б. Горный. СПб. : НОРМА, 2014. С. 71-84.
Conferences
- 2021
XXII Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Unable or Reluctant? Multilevel Determinants of the EU Members’ (Non-)Compliance with the European Union Law
- St. Petersburg International Conference on Inequality and Diversity (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Why So Slow? National Determinants of Post-Socialist States’ EU Accession Speed: Case of Albania and post-Yugoslavia
- 2020
St. Petersburg Conference on Inequality and Diversity (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: The Tops Are (Un-)Able and the Bottoms Are (Un-)willing: Determinants of the EU Members' Non-Compliance with the European Union Law
- XXI Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Cleavages and rationality: patterns of coalition-building in the Council of Ministers of the European Union
- 2019
14th Annual Doctoral Conference 2019 (Budapest). Presentation: Good and bad regional governance in modern Russia: case of Central Federal District
XX АПРЕЛЬСКАЯ МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ НАУЧНАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ ПО ПРОБЛЕМАМ РАЗВИТИЯ ЭКОНОМИКИ И ОБЩЕСТВА (Москва). Presentation: Good and bad regional governance in modern Russia: case of Central Federal District
Tartu Conference on Russian and East European Studies (Тарту). Presentation: State autonomy and state capacity of the EU member and candidate states as factors of their (non-)compliance with the European Union law
St. Petersburg Conference on Inequality and Diversity (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Cleavages and rationality: patterns of coalition-building in the Council of Ministers of the European Union
- 2017IAPSS World Congress “The Meaning of Politics” – 2017 (Budapest). Presentation: The Influence of State Capacity on the EU Accession Speed of the Candidate Countries: the case of Post-socialist States of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe
- 2016Saint-Petersburg International Student Research Forum – 2016 (Saint-Petersburg). Presentation: The Influence of the Particularities of the National Party Systems on the EU Accession Speed of the Candidate Countries: the case of Post-socialist States of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe
- 17-й ежегодный международный конкурс памяти Галины Старовойтовой «ГАЛАТЕЯ» - 2016. (Saint-Petersburg). Presentation: «Конфликт в Боснии и Герцеговине: этно-центризм vs евро-центризм»
- 2014«Октябрьские чтения – 2014»: «Публичная политика: проблемы развития институтов» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Специфика консолидации гибридного режима в Российской Федерации в период 2000-2012 годов
- Научный дебют (Saint-Petersburg). Presentation: Специфика поэтапной консолидации гибридного режима в Российской Федерации в период 2000-2012 годов
- Регулирование участия гражданского общества в городской антикоррупционной политике: анализ причин низкой эффективности (Saint-Petersburg). Presentation: Насколько эффективно в России общественное участие в процессах противодействия коррупции
Employment history
June 2014 — February 2015: Editor, Student Scientific Journal “Grassroots”, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Saint-Petersburg
June — August 2016: Research Assistant, Centre for German and European Studies (CGES), Saint-Petersburg
December 2016 — May 2017: Teacher Assistant (Gabor Toka), Budapest
January 2019 — September 2020: Lecturer, Department of Applied Political Science, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Saint-Petersburg
June 2019 — present: Junior Researcher, Center for Comparative Studies of Power and Governance
September 2020 — August 2023: Senior lecturer, Department of Political Science and International Affairs, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Saint-Petersburg
March 2023 — present: Academic director of the MA programme 'Data Analytics for Politics and Society', Department of Political Science and International Affairs, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Saint-Petersburg
September 2023 — present: Associate professor, Department of Political Science and International Affairs, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Saint-Petersburg