Sergei Akopov
- Professor, Visiting Scholar:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Department of Political Science
- Sergei Akopov has been at HSE University since 2013.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
- 2015
Doctor of Sciences* in Theory and Philosophy of Politics, History and Methods of Political Science
- 2013Associate Professor
- 1998
Degree
North-Western Academy of Public Service
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
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February 11 – 19, 2012
November 25 – December 1, 2007
June 30 – July 14, 2007
June, 3 – 16, 2006
August - December, 2003
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Course Innovation Session ‘Qualitative Research Methods: New Developments’ Central European University, Hungary, Budapest, Curriculum Resource Centre, Department of Political Sciences
Open Session ‘Political Sciences’ Central European University, Hungary, Budapest, Curriculum Resource Centre, Department of Political Sciences
The Visby Program Summer University Course ‘Communication in an International Context’ Gotland University, Sweden
The Visby Program Summer University Courses ‘Utopia and its Critics’, ‘The Epistemology of Journalism’, ‘Intergroup Conflict, Diversity Management, and Globalization’ Lund University, Sweden
Scholarship Program for Russian Civil Servants ‘The Economical and Legal Aspects of the Integration in the European Union’ Aarhus University Business School, Denmark
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Student Term / Thesis Papers
- Bachelor
V. Kovalenko «The Evolution of the Image of the West and the East in Speeches of Russian President at the Valdai Forum (2008-2017)». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
A. Slotina «Clothing as a Frame For Women Politicians». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
M. Matiushkina «Comparative Analysis of the Formation of Political Self-Identification of Russian Educational Migrants in the UK and British Educational Migrants in the Russian Federation». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
O. Dolzhenkova «Symbolical Policy in the Russian-Finnish Relations (2000 - 2015)». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
- Master
U. Kovrizhnykh «The Construction of Collective Guilt of Russian Federation in Discourse of Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump. Comparative Analysis». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
E. Shesterikova «Comparative Analysis of Ukrainian Crisis in Chinese and Singapore Media». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2019
A. Tcolova «Russia as the "Other" in the Symbolic Politics of France (2014-2018)». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
L. Ruatrev «Thailand-Russia Relation’ 120-th Anniversary Celebration in 2017: Politics Dimension». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
O. Kotova ««Symbolic Violence» in Political Discourse of “PEGIDA” in FRG». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2018
D. Leskova «The Modern Political Identification of Transmigrants in Silicon Valley». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
E. Shametkina «Implementing Japanese Foreign Cultural Policy: Case of "Cool Japan" Project». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
A. Ivanchikova «Patriotism of "Russian Europeans" in the Texts of Representatives of the Liberal Wing Rock Culture in Contemporary Russia». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2017
V. Bulygin «The Scenarios of St. Petersburg Political (Re)Branding in 2014 Anti-Russian Sanctions Conditions». Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies, 2016
Courses (2019/2020)
- History of Political Ideas (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
- Methodology for Sociopolitical Research in East Asia (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Russia's Identity in World Politics (from Global South to Global Nomads) (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- The Key Problems in Asian Studies Research (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2018/2019)
- History of Political Ideas (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
- Methodology of Contemporary Asian Studies (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "International Law and Introduction to Legal Research" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Russia's Identity in World Politics (from Global South to Global Nomads) (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "58.04.01. Востоковедение и африканистика", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Russia's International Relations: Seminal Texts and Principal Symbols (Optional course (faculty); Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Eng
- The Key Problems in Asian Studies Research (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2017/2018)
- History of Political Ideas (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
- Russia in East Asia (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Russia's International Relations: Seminal Texts and Principal Symbols (Optional course (faculty); Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2016/2017)
- Geopolitics and Chronopolitology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
- History of Political Ideas (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Politics and Management" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2015/2016)
- History of Political Ideas (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Political Branding (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "38.04.04. Государственное и муниципальное управление", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 2 year, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Politics and Management" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2014/2015)
- Geopolitics and Chronopolitology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 2 module)Rus
- History of International Relations (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of Political Ideas (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Philosophy (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Political Branding (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; spec. "Менеджмент в публичной политике"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; School of Law; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Principles of Parliamentarism (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Reforms of Political Administration in Russia and Abroad (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2013/2014)
- Geopolicy and Chronopolicy (Bachelor’s programme; Department of Applied Politics; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Modern Political Philosophy (Master’s programme; Department of Applied Politics; spec. "Политические институты и политические инновации"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Philosophy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2, 4 module)Rus
- Political Branding (Master’s programme; Department of Applied Politics; spec. "Менеджмент в публичной политике"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Political Management (Bachelor’s programme; Department of Applied Politics; 4 year, 1 module)Rus
- Preventive Measures and Resolutions of Conflicts (Master’s programme; Department of Applied Politics; spec. "Менеджмент в публичной политике"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Principles of Parliamentarism (Bachelor’s programme; Department of Applied Politics; 2 year, 2 module)Rus
- Reforms of Political Administration in Russia and Abroad (Bachelor’s programme; Department of Applied Politics; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Department of Applied Politics; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
Grants
The Department of Political Science and Altman Program in International Studies and Business of Tulane University. Grant for invited professors, 13.11.2012. Tulane University, USA
Publications33
- Preprint Krivokhizh S., Akopov S. Symbolic Representations of ‘Sovereignty’ in Modern Political Discourse (Comparative Analysis of Contemporary Discourse From France, USA, Russia, and China) / National Research University Higher School of Economics. Series WP BRP "Basic research program". 2019. No. 65/PS/2019 .
- Chapter Akopov S. The Concept of ‘Russian Europeans’ In an Anti-War Film ‘The Cuckoo’, in: The Interplay Between Political Theory and Movies: Bridging Two Worlds. Berlin : Springer, 2019. doi Ch. 4. P. 63-78. doi
- Article Акопов С. В. Акопов С.В. От «мужества надежды» к философской вере. Рецензия на книгу: A World Beyond Global Disorder. A Courage of Hope / ed. by E. Demenchonok, F. Dallmayr. – Cambridge Scholars Publishing: Newcastle upon Tyne, 2017. 360 р. // Философские науки. 2018. № 3. С. 154 – 159. // Философские науки. 2018. Т. 3. С. 154-159. doi
- Preprint Akopov S. “Duty” and “Blame” in Russian Official Symbolic Representations of Sovereignty (1994-2018) / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PS "Political Science". 2018. No. WP BRP 61/PS/2018.
- Chapter Акопов С. В. «Справедливость» в эпоху сетевого общества: национальная или транснациональная? // В кн.: Социальная справедливость в современном мире / Отв. ред.: Л. И. Никовская. М. : Ключ-С, 2017. С. 84-94.
- Chapter Акопов С. В. Транснациональная модель идентификации индивида: Актуальность в условиях «Вестфальского парадокса» // В кн.: Символическая политика: Сборник научных трудов / Рук.: О. Ю. Малинова; науч. ред.: О. Ю. Малинова. Вып. 5: Политика идентичности. М. : ИНИОН РАН, 2017. Гл. 9. С. 144-158.
- Article Акопов С. В. Цивилизационная модель и особенности идентификации индивидов с макрополитическими сообществами (к проблеме суверенитета) // Журнал социологии и социальной антропологии. 2017. Т. XX. № 6. С. 1-25.
- Article Akopov S., Асланян К. А., Slyusarchuk P. A., Болячевец Л. С. “Is ‘E’ for ‘EMPIRE’?: re-imagining new Russian identity through symbolic politics of ‘Sochi-2014’” // The Russian Journal of Communication. 2017. Vol. 9. No. 1. P. 1-18. doi
- Article Akopov S. Aidar Sultanov: A Russian European Intellectual Against the Formidable ‘Sacrifice of Security to Security’ // Review of Central and East European Law. 2016. Vol. 41. No. 1. P. 1-26. doi
- Article Akopov S. Transnational Intellectuals Mitigating “Enemy” Images Between Russia and Countries of the Northeast Asia // Eurasia Cultura. 2016. Vol. 2. P. 1-16.
- Article Akopov S. Book Review. Cultures of power in post-communist Russia: an analysis of elite political discourse: Russia and Europe: building bridges, digging trenches (Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe) // The Russian Journal of Communication. 2015. Vol. 7. No. 1. P. 136-138. doi
- Article Akopov S. Book Review. Olga Malinova, Aktual’noe proshloe: Simvolicheskaia politika vlastvuiushchei elity i dilemmy rossiiskoi identichnosti (Moscow, ROSSPEN, 2015, 207 pp.) // Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society. 2015. Vol. 1. No. 2. P. 80-83.
- Article Акопов С. В. «Мировое гражданство» глазами его критиков (пять аргументов против «насыщенного» космополитизма М.Нуссбаум) // Управленческое консультирование. 2015. № 2. С. 107-114.
- Chapter Акопов С. В. Глава 8.2 Наднациональное и кросс-национальное в политической культуре // В кн.: Политическая культура / Рук.: Г. Л. Тульчинский; под общ. ред.: Г. Л. Тульчинский. М. : Юрайт, 2015. Гл. 8.2. С. 282-294.
- Book Тульчинский Г. Л., Сунгуров А. Ю., Щербак А. Н., Акопов С. В., Инглхарт Р. Ф., Вельцель К. П., Малинова О. Ю. Политическая культура / Рук.: Г. Л. Тульчинский; под общ. ред.: Г. Л. Тульчинский. М. : Юрайт, 2015.
- Chapter Акопов С. В. Транснациональная идентификация как интеллектуальная практика «заботы о себе» // В кн.: Мы все в заботе постоянной... Концепция заботы о себе в истории педагогики и культуры. Ч.2 Что-то ведет нас в глубь самих себя / Под общ. ред.: М. А. Козлова, В. Г. Безрогов. Т. 2: Что-то ведет нас в глубь самих себя. М. : Канон+, 2015. Гл. 30. С. 329-342.
- Article Акопов С. В. Транснациональное измерение современности // Философские науки. 2015. № 3. С. 104-119.
- Book Акопов С. В. Человек многомерный: транснациональная модель идентификации с макрополитическими сообществами (метатеоретический анализ). СПб. : Алетейя, 2015.
- Article Акопов С. В. «Транснациональная политическая культура»: в поисках новой субъектности // Международный журнал исследований культуры. 2014. № 1(14). С. 21-27.
- Book С.В. Акопов, А.Ю.Сугуров, А.Н. Щербак, О.Ю. Малинова, К.П. Вельцель, Р.Ф. Инглхарт ПОЛИТИЧЕСКАЯ КУЛЬТУРА. Учебное пособие / Под общ. ред.: Г.Л. Тульчинский. М. : Юрайт, 2014.
- Chapter Akopov S. Multinationalism, mononationalism or transnationalism in Russia?, in: Challenging Multiculturalism: European Models of Diversity. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013. Ch. 13. P. 279-296.
- Chapter Akopov S. Russian identity after the fall of the USSR. From generation “П” to generation “T” (“Transnational”)?, in: Russia’s Changing Economic and Political Regimes. The Putin Years and Afterwards. L. : Routledge, 2013. Ch. 3. P. 67-76.
- Article Акопов С. В. Между национальным и универсальным: Америка и Россия в политической мысли М.Н.Эпштейна // Управленческое консультирование. 2013. № 2. С. 24-32.
- Article Акопов С. В. Национальная идентичность и инновационная символическая политика Сочи–2014 // Управленческое консультирование. 2013. № 4. С. 57-61.
- Chapter Акопов С. В. Политика без образа «врага». О принципах построения транскультурного сообщества // В кн.: Политические коммуникации в изменяющейся России: Сборник научных статей / Рук.: Л. Тимофеева; сост.: Л. Тимофеева. М. : РАПН, 2013. С. 43-50.
- Book Акопов С. В. Развитие идеи транснационализма в российской политической философии XX века. СПб. : Издательство СЗИ РАНХиГС, 2013.
- Article Акопов С. В. Россия и Европа в политической философии М.К.Мамардашвили // Управленческое консультирование. 2013. № 1. С. 38-47.
- Article Акопов С. В. Сетевая философия и трансформация идентичности личности // Управленческое консультирование. 2013. № 12. С. 42-46.
- Article Акопов С. В. Цивилизация и империя как способ воображения культурно-политического сообщества в концепциях В.Л.Цымбурского и В.К.Кантора // Управленческое консультирование. 2013. № 8. С. 73-82.
- Article Akopov S., Razumeyko N. Imagined communities in the unimaginable state: Federal ‘Centre’ and ‘Regions’ in modern Russia // Regional Insights. 2011. No. 2. P. 9-11.
- Book Filippova N., Akopov S. Az orosz világ a 20. Században (Русский мир в ХХ веке как совокупность текстов). Budapest : ., 2010.
- Chapter Akopov S. Fertilizacion cruzada y translocacion intergrupal’ frente a la representacion del ‘enemigo’, in: Nacionalismo y democracia. Dicotomias. Complementariedades. Oposiciones. Madrid : Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, 2009. P. 129-151.
More Than Just Studies: American Students on Their January Term in Russia
From January 3 to 20, 23 students from three American universities took part in a special winter programme held for the third time at HSE University – St Petersburg. We asked them many questions, including what they thought about Russia before coming here, what they would take back home, and one of the eternal questions – Moscow or St Petersburg?
HSE French Club: a Closed Community or a Place for Everybody?
Interview with Polina Klochko, member of the Club, about its activites and purposes.
American Student in St. Petersburg: Understanding Modern Russia
Addie Bacon, an American student from Smith College, who studies the Russian language and literature in the US. She had spent six months at HSE University St. Petersburg attending ‘Russian, Eurasian, and Post-Soviet Studies Programme’. Before she left to go back home we asked her a few questions about her experience studying and living in Russia.
Vegetarian Food and American Music in Tolstoy’s Russia
This spring, HSE University - St. Petersburg has been especially lucky with old and new friends coming to visit. From 14th to 30th of May we hosted a group from University of Dayton, Ohio, that came to participate in the programme ‘Tolstoy’s Russia’ and to learn more about the past and present of our country.
'A Life Changing Experience': US Students Visit St. Petersburg
From January 5 to 20 2018, HSE in St. Petersburg for the second time hosted a special J-Term programme for American students from Smith and Amherst Colleges, as well as the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
HSE Political Scientists Discuss Their Research at APSA Meeting
In San Francisco, the 111th annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) – one of the largest international conferences in the field of political science – recently took place. Scholars from HSE presented their research on forum panels such as ‘Fiscal Politics in Federal Systems’, ‘Social Policy in Non-democracies: Dynamics of Social Policy Debates in Russia’, ‘Incumbents and Elections in Developing Countries’, and ‘Power in 21st Century World Politics’.
HSE Lecturers Took Part in a Conference in France
On March 16-20 Mikhail Antonov, Associate Professor at the Department of Theory and History of Law and State and Sergei Akopov, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science delivered a series of lectures in English and French on legal and political system of the Russian Federation during the conference orgaznised by HSE partner university Science Po Aix-en-Provence.
