Алмакаева Анна Михайловна

Education and Degrees

2007

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Theory, History and Methods of Sociology
Russian State University for the Humanities

2003

Degree
Samara State University

* Candidate of Sciences
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.

Employment history

2013-2015 – Senior Research Fellow, Laboratory for Comparative Social Research NRU HSE

2010-2013 – Associate professor, Samara State University

2007-2010 – Senior lecture, Samara State University

2006-2007 – Chair Assistant, Samara State University

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

2018 - Bayesian Approach in Social Science (NRU HSE, Moscow, Russia)

2015 – Introduction to Factorial Design and Data Visualization with R (NRU HSE, Moscow, Russia)

2014 – ICPSR Summer Program (University of Michigan, USA)

2014 – Categorical Data Analysis (NRU HSE, Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

2014 – Designing Mixed-Method Research in Cross-Cultural Psychology (NRU HSE, Saint-Petersburg, Russia)

2013 – Academic Writing (NRU HSE, Moscow, Russia)

2013 – Multilevel CFA and Multilevel SEM in MPLUS (NRU HSE, Saint-Petersburg, Russia).

2012 – Causal Models and Structural Equations (NRU HSE, Saint-Petersburg).

2012 – Qualitative Methods in Sociological Research: Theory and Application (ISRAS, Moscow, Russia).

2011 – Multilevel Analysis in Comparative Studies (NRU HSE, Saint-Petersburg, Russia).

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2021–2022, 2018–2019

Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses

for a Candidate of Sciences degree

1
K. Legut Digital Communities as Adaptation Resource for Russian Emigrants: Comparative Analysis of Georgia and Germany
2
Social Resources or Support of the Welfare State? Assessment of the Effect of Buffer Resources on Subjective Well-being in Conditions of Exogenous Shocks
3
N. Mikhailova Children's Time Use: Development and Testing of Measurement Techniques in the Russian Context

Courses (2024/2025)

Research Seminar "Quantitative Methods" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Past Courses

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Editorial board membership

2019: Member of the Editorial Board , Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены (Monitoring Obshchestvennogo Mneniya: Ekonomichekie i Sotsial'nye Peremeny).

Conferences

2016
WAPOR 2016 Regional Conference "Survey Research and the Study of Social and Cultural Change" (Москва). Presentation: Ingroup Ties and Formation of Generalized Trust

2015
XVI April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development (Москва). Presentation: A Cross-National Comparison of the Effect of Work-Related Factors on Membership in Voluntary Associations
WAPOR 2015 Regional Conference (Doha). Presentation: Trust in Strangers and Human Empowerment: Multilevel Analysis
The 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) (Reykjavik). Presentation: Formation of Generalized Trust: the Role of Family Ties and Informal Social Capital
Sexualities in the social world. 110th ASA Annual Meeting - August 22-25, 2015 (Чикаго). Presentation: The Significance of Work for Voluntary Associations: A Cross-National Comparison

2014
IV международная социологическая конференция "Продолжая Грушина" (Москва). Presentation: Доверие полиции: сравнительный анализ
WVS Global Conference “Values And Societies Between Stability & Change” (Doha). Presentation: Disentangling Trust and Trustworthiness
SCOPE 2014: The Interdisciplinary Vocation of Political Science(s) (Бухарест). Presentation: Disentangling Trust and Trustworthiness
4th LCSR International Annual Research Conference "Cultural and Economic Changes under Cross-National Perspective" (St.-Petersburg). Presentation: Disentangling Trust and Trustworthiness

2013
Третья международная социологическая конференция «Продолжая Грушина»,. Presentation: Генерализованное доверие на постсоветском пространстве
XIV HSE April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development (Москва). Presentation: Ингрупповое и аутгрупповое доверие в сравнительной перспективе
Fourth Annual Conference in Political Economy “Political Economy, Activism and Alternative Economic Strategies” (Hague). Presentation: Human Empowerment and Paradoxes of Trust
The 5th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) (Любляна). Presentation: Human Empowerment and Paradoxes of Trust
3rd International Annual Research Conference “Cultural and Economic Changes Under Cross-National Perspective” (Москва). Presentation: Human Empowerment and Paradoxes of Trust

2012
IV Всероссийский социологический конгресс Российского общества социологов «Социология и общество: глобальные вызовы и региональное развитие» (Уфа). Presentation: Modernization and Paradoxes of Trust
Second International Annual Conference of the LCSR: “Social Change in Cross-National Perspective” (Москва). Presentation: Outgroup trust and its determinants: the Case of Ingroup Trust

2011
The 1st International Annual Research Conference «Comparative Sociology in Quantitative Perspective» (Москва). Presentation: Out-Group Trust and Its Determinants: The Case of In-Group Trust

2008
III Всероссийский социологический конгресс (Москва). Presentation: Теоретические и методические проблемы изучения субъективного качества жизни

Grants

2018-2020. Transformation of Values and Subjective Quality of Life: A Regional Perspective (RSF № 18-18-00341).

2016-2017. Formal, Informal and Familiaristic Social Capital: Cross-Cultural Analysis with Hierarchical Regression Modeling (Russian Foundation for Basic Research).

2011. Intersectional Collaboration and Charity in Samara Region (Institute of Social Projects, Russia).

2010-2011. Russian-German Project “The Differentiation of Social Solidarity in Social Milieus” (DFG — Russian Foundation for Basic Research).

2008-2010. The Subjective Meanings of Chronic Diseases (Russian Foundation for Basic Research).

2005-2007. Monitoring Research “Adaptation to Market Economy in Samara Region”.

2000-2002. Social Mobility of the Former Party Nomenklatura.

Research Projects

Almakaeva A., Griesshaber N. Disentangling Trust and Perceived Trustworthiness? Towards a More Differentiated Analysis of Trust.

Spencer S. B., Almakaeva A. A Cross-National Comparison of the Effect of Work-Related Factors on Membership in Voluntary Associations.

Almakaeva A. Family Ties and Formation of Generalized Trust.

11

Nov

2024

Freshmen “Magician” Initiation Ceremony for Comparative Social Research

On November 9th, HSE’s Master’s Programme “Comparative Social Research” held the Initiation ceremony for the first-year students.

17

Jan

2022

‘Master’s in Comparative Social Research Is a Perfect Fit for My Academic Needs’

Aleena Khan, from Pakistan, is currently pursuing a master's in Comparative Social Research at HSE University, Moscow. Despite studying online in the first semester, she already feels part of the HSE student community. In her interview, Aleena talks about the admissions process, her favourite courses, and her general impressions.

7

Nov

2021

Anna Almakaeva is a co-editor of a new book published by Springer

Springer series “Societies and Political Orders in Transition” is now completed with a new collective monograph “Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being: Insights from Cross-Cultural Studies” edited by Anna Almakaeva, Deputy Head at the Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research (HSE University), Alejandro Moreno (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México — ITAM) and Rima Wilkes (University of British Columbia).

25

Mar

2021

Between St. Petersburg and Moscow: International Lab Researchers Create a New Theoretical School

In Russia, 2021 was declared the Year of Science and Technology. HSE has always paid special attention to the development of science, and more than 40 international laboratories have played an important role in the development of the university as a world research centre. One of the University’s first such laboratories was theRonald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research (LCSR), named after its academic supervisor at the time, American sociologist and political scientist Ronald Inglehart. HSE News Service spoke with LCSR Laboratory Head and professor of sociology Eduard Ponarin (HSE – St. Petersburg) about the Laboratory’s work over the past decade.

16

Sep

2019

International Workshop “Social Inequality and Value Polarization: A Cross-Country Perspective” Opened Its Doors at HSE St.Petersburg

The International workshop “Social Inequality and Value Polarization: a Cross-Country Perspective”, co-organized by the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research and the Department of Sociology at the HSE in St.Petersburg, opened its doors on September 16, 2019.

7

May

2019

CfP: LCSR announces Special Issue «Happiness and Subjective Well-being in Russia»

LCSR and Journal "Monitoring of Public Opinion: Economic and Social Changes" announce special issue call for papers «Happiness and Subjective Well-being in Russia» (Volume 1, 2020). Guest editors: Eduard Ponarin (PhD, LCSR head), Anna Almakaeva (PhD, LCSR deputy head) and Natalia Gashenina (PhD, Public Opinion Foundation – FOM). Manuscripts should be submitted in Russian or in English by the 31st of July 2019.

11

Feb

2016

Winter School of the Faculty of Social Sciences

On January 31st – February 3^rd 2016, the Winter School of the Faculty of Social Sciences was held at the ‘Voronovo’ Learning Centre, HSE. During the event, potential master’s students took part in master classes, business cases and meetings with students and graduates of the faculty’s educational programmes.

21

Nov

2014

Program Welcome Party

Welcome event held for the first cohort of International Master in Comparative Social Research

8

Oct