Boris Sokolov
- Laboratory Head, Senior Research Fellow:Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Department of Sociology
- Boris Sokolov has been at HSE University since 2012.
Education and Degrees
- 2014
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
Saint Petersburg State University - 2011
Degree in Political Science
Saint Petersburg State University, Political Science - 2011
Degree
Saint Petersburg State University
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.
Responsibilities
Head and Senior Research Fellow at the Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comprative Social Research.
Project Leader, 1.1.5 “Dynamics of Values and Attitudes during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Comparative Perspective” at the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Centre
Awards and Accomplishments
Elizabeth H. Nelson Prize for the Best Paper from a Society in Transition Presented at the WAPOR Annual Conference (for the paper “Are Online Surveys a Reliable Data Collection Tool in Non-Democratic Contexts? Evidence from Russia”, with Viyaleta Korsunava) (November 2022)
IX Aleksey Salmin Award in Political Science for Young Scholars (for the paper “Legitimizing Moral and Political Theories: Individual Rationality and Collective Norms”) (March 2015)
Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2014-2015)
Courses (2022/2023)
- Programming in R (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Methods of Analytical Sociology” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Methods of Analytical Sociology” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Structural Equation Modeling (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Research Seminar “Methods of Analytical Sociology” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Methods of Analytical Sociology” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Structural Equation Modeling (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Research Seminar “Methods of Analytical Sociology” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Methods of Analytical Sociology” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Structural Equation Modeling (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
Courses (2019/2020)
- Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods of Political Science (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Political Behaviour (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Methods of Analytical Sociology” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Methods of Analytical Sociology” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- Bayesian Statistics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods of Political Science (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Methods of Analytical Sociology” (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Structural Equation Modeling (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
- Bayesian Statistics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
Conferences
- 2017XVIII Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Which Came First, Institutions or Values? The Case of the Same-Sex-Marriage Laws (together with V. Kostenko and O. Volchenko)
- XVIII Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: The Electoral Prize of Russian Ethnic Federalism: Do Republics Make Sense for the Kremlin? (together with A. Shcherback)
- 2016WAPOR 2016 Regional Conference "Survey Research and the Study of Social and Cultural Change" (Москва). Presentation: Establishing Invariance of Pro-choice Values Across Countries in the World Values Survey: an Approximate Bayesian Approach
- 6th LCSR International Workshop “Trust, Social capital and Values in a Comparative Perspective” (Москва). Presentation: Establishing Invariance of Pro-choice Values Across Countries in the World Values Survey: an Approximate Bayesian Approach
Publications28
- Article Minkov M., Sokolov B., Tasse M. A., Jamballuu E., Schachner M., Kaasa A. A Transposition of the Minkov-Hofstede Model of Culture to the Individual Level of Analysis: Evidence from Mongolia // Cross-Cultural Research. 2023. Vol. 57. No. 2-3. P. 264-293. doi
- Preprint Korsunava V., Sokolov B. Are Online Surveys a Reliable Date Collection Tool in Non-Democratic Contexts? Evidence from Russia / Open Science Framework. Series OSF "SocArXiv". 2023. doi
- Article Minkov M., Sokolov B., Tasse M. A., Schachner M., Kaasa A., Jamballuu E. The Big Five and Big Two personality factors in Mongolia // Frontiers in Psychology. 2022. Vol. 13. Article 917505. doi
- Article Соколов Б. О., Завадская М. А., Чмель К. Ш. Динамика индивидуальной политической поддержки в России в ходе пандемии COVID-19: Анализ данных опроса «Ценности в кризисе» // Политическая наука. 2022. № 2. С. 122-143. doi
- Article Дорханов И. А., Соколов Б. О. Конфессия, религиозность и антииммигрантские настроения в Европе: анализ данных Европейского социального исследования // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2022. № 1. С. 61-82. doi
- Article Корсунова В. И., Соколов Б. О. Ценностные установки россиян: сравнение результатов онлайн- и офлайн-опросов // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2022. № 3. С. 4-27. doi
- Article Sokolov B. Measurement Invariance of Liberal and Authoritarian Notions of Democracy: Evidence From the World Values Survey and Additional Methodological Considerations // Frontiers in Political Science. 2021. Vol. 3. Article 642283. doi
- Article Соболева Н. Э., Соколов Б. О. Изменение статуса на рынке труда в период пандемии COVID-19 и субъективное благополучие россиян // Вопросы экономики. 2021. № 12. С. 139-153. doi
- Article Завадская М. А., Соколов Б. О. Социально-демографические и личностные особенности ковид-скептиков в России // Социодиггер. 2021. Т. 2. № 1—2 (7). С. 47-55.
- Article Соколов Б. О., Завадская М. А. Социально-демографические особенности, личностные черты, ценности и установки ковид-скептиков в России // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2021. № 6. С. 410-435. doi
- Article Соколов Б. О., Завадская М. А., Камалов Э. А. Факторы массовой поддержки правительства в условиях проведения структурных реформ // Политическая наука. 2021. № 2. С. 73-104. doi
- Preprint Zavadskaya M., Sokolov B. Linkages between Experiencing COVID-19 and Levels of Political Support in Russia / PONARS. Series Policy Memo "Eurasia". 2020. No. 677.
- Preprint Sokolov B., Ponarin E. Disillusionment and the Growth of Mass-Level Euroscepticism in Postcommunist East-Central Europe / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series SOC "Sociology". 2019. No. 89.
- Preprint Sokolov B. Sensitivity of Goodness-of-Fit Indices to Lack of Measurement Invariance with Categorical Indicators and Many Groups / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series SOC "Sociology". 2019. No. 86.
- Article Sokolov B., Inglehart R.F., Ponarin E., Vartanova I., Zimmerman W. Disillusionment and Anti-Americanism in Russia: From Pro-American to Anti-American Attitudes, 1993–2009 // International Studies Quarterly. 2018. Vol. 62. No. 3. P. 534-547. doi
- Article Sokolov, B. The Index of Emancipative Values: Measurement Model Misspecifications // American Political Science Review. 2018. Vol. 112. No. 2. P. 395-408. doi
- Article Соколов Б. О., Корсунова В. И. Нестрогий байесовский подход к проверке допущения об измерительной инвариантности: иллюстрация на примере ценностей выбора // Социология: методология, методы, математическое моделирование. 2018. Т. 1. № 46. С. 7-43.
- Preprint Sokolov B. Attitudinal Polarization Measurement Through (Ordered) Latent Class Analysis / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series SOC "Sociology". 2015. No. WP BRP 66/SOC/2015.
- Article Понарин Э. Д., Соколов Б. О. Вернуть Украину: Рессентимент и будущая российская "реконкиста" общественного мнения Украины // Russia in Global Affairs. 2015. Т. 13. № 2. С. 91-100.
- Article Lazarev Y. A., Sobolev A. S., Soboleva I. V., Sokolov B. Trial by Fire: A Natural Disaster's Impact on Support for the Authorities in Rural Russia // World Politics. 2014. Vol. 66. No. 4. P. 641-668. doi
- Article Понарин Э. Д., Соколов Б. О. Глобальная политика глазами российской элиты: анализ данных опросов 1993-2012 // Russia in Global Affairs. 2014. № 5. С. 100-112.
- Article Б. О. Соколов Индивидуальная рациональность и коллективные нормы (К проблеме легитимации моральных и политических теорий) // Полития: Анализ. Хроника. Прогноз. 2014. № 3. С. 30-44.
- Book Zimmerman W., Inglehart R., Ponarin E., Lazarev Y., Sokolov B., Vartanova I., Turanova I. Russian elite-2020. M. : Valdai Discussion Club, 2013.
- Article Соколов Б. О. Парадоксы общественного выбора и теория демократии // Политическая экспертиза: ПОЛИТЭКС. 2013. Т. 9. № 3. С. 306-315.
- Article Соколов Б. О. Решая вопросы вместе, или Как воплотить идеалы делиберативной демократии через Интернет (по материалам Международной конференции по онлайн-делиберации, г. Лидс, Великобритания, 2010 г.) // Политическая наука. 2013. № 1. С. 69-82.
- Book Инглхарт Р. Ф., Циммерман У., Понарин Э. Д., Лазарев Е. А., Соколов Б. О., Вартанова И. А., Туранова Е. Г. Российская элита-2020. Аналитический доклад грантополучателей Международного дискуссионного клуба «Валдай» / Пер. с англ. М. : Международный Дискуссионный клуб "Валдай", 2013.
- Preprint Lazarev Y. A., Sobolev A. S., Soboleva I. V., Sokolov B. Trial by Fire: a Natural Disaster's Impact on Attitudes toward the Government in Rural Russia / Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ. Series PS "Political Science". 2012. No. WP BRP .
- Chapter Lazarev Y. A., Sobolev A. S., Soboleva I. V., Sokolov B. Trial by fire: the impact of natural disaster on attitudes toward the government in rural Russia, in: XIII Международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества. В 4 кн. Кн. 4. / Отв. ред.: Е. Г. Ясин. Кн. 4. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2012. P. 11-22.
Employment history
2022 - now Visiting lecturer, Master Program Public Health Science, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg
2021 - now Director, Laboratory for Comparative Social Research, Higher School of Economics
2018 - now Visiting lecturer, Department of Political sceince, European University at St. Petersburg
2017 - now Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Higher School of Economics - St. Petersburg
2014 - now Senior research fellow, Laboratory for Comparative Social Research, Higher School of Economics
2013 - 2017 Instructor, Department of Sociology, Higher School of Economics - St. Petersburg
2012 - 2014 Junior research fellow, Laboratory for Comparative Social Research, Higher School of Economics
2012 Research assistant, Laboratory for Comparative Social Research, Higher School of Economics
LCSR Researchers Got the Elizabeth H. Nelson Prize
Violetta Korsunova, Junior Research Fellow, and Boris Sokolov, Laboratory Head, have become the prizewinners of the Elizabeth H. Nelson Prize for the best paper from a society in transition. Laboratory's staff congratulates them on their victory and sincerely wishes them inspiration and success in their endeavours!
Eduard Ponarin Resigns as the Head of the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research
Eduard Ponarin has decided to leave the position of the head of the Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research. Since October 1st, 2021, Boris Sokolov, Senior Research Fellow, has taken over the responsibility.
Second day of the International Workshop “Social Inequality and Polarization Value: A Cross-Country Perspective”
In this article we describe the second day of the International workshop “Social Inequality and Polarization Value: A Cross-Country Perspective”.
Boris Sokolov's Article is Published in American Political Science Review
An article by LCSR senior research fellow Boris Sokolov is published in American Political Science Review Journal!
‘Conducting Comparative Research Requires One to Leave a Comfortable Environment’
Students of the international Master’s programme in Comparative Social Research, which opened in 2014, spent their first semester studying at the Moscow campus of the Higher School of Economics; the second semester was spent in St. Petersburg. Another six months will be devoted to study abroad. Mobility in the educational process is an important principle of the programme that allows future sociologists to better understand social reality. The English-language programme turned out to of interest not only to Russian students, but also to graduates of prestigious foreign universities.