Viyaleta Korsunava

Education and Degrees

2020

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
HSE University

2016

Master's
HSE University

2016

Master's in Sociology
HSE University Campus in St Petersburg, St. Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Humanities

2014

Bachelor's
HSE 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.

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

Hertie School Data Science Summer School (August 14-25, 2023)

Course on Research Ethics in Social Sciences (May 17 - 31, 2021, Saint-Petersburg)

Internship at the Institute of Social Sciences, Tartu University (June 2019, Tartu, Estonia)

Course on "Python for Data Mining and Analysis" (November 17 - December 12, 2018, Saint-Petersburg)

The 7th LCSR Summer School on "Bayesian Approach in Social Sciences" (August 20-31, 2018, Moscow)

2nd International PhD Summer School, KTU (August 21-25, 2017, Palanga, Lithuania)

The 6th LCSR Summer School on "Latent Curve Models: a Structural Equation Perspective" (July 25 - August 5, 2016, Moscow)

Workshop on "Network dependencies in social space, geographical space, and temporal space" at NetGloW 2016 (July 1 - 3, 2016, St.Petersburg)

The 5th LCSR Summer School on "Introduction to factorial design and data visualization with R" (July 25 - August 3, 2015 in Voronovo, Moscow)

Professional Interests

comparative research social stratification lifestyle sociology of consumption sociology of art

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 Boris Sokolov) (November 2022)

Responsibilities

Conducting sociological research, participation in conferences and seminars, presentation and publication of research findings.

Work experience

since 2014 - Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research

Courses (2026/2027)

Research Seminar "Culture and Inequality" (2026-2027 Academic Year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Culture and Inequality" (2026-2027 Academic Year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Culture and Inequality" (2026-2027 Academic Year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Past Courses

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Conferences

2025
Четырнадцатый международный рабочий семинар ЛССИ (Москва). Presentation: Face-to-Face vs Web Surveys in 9 countries: Evidence from World Value Survey and Values in Crisis Survey
VII Всероссийский социологический конгресс (Москва). Presentation: Социально-демографическое покрытие и содержательные результаты веб-опросов в сравнительной перспективе: по результатам международного проекта «Ценности в кризисе»
Конференция «15 лет сравнительных исследований ценностей» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Basic Human Values during the COVID-19

2024
Тринадцатый международный рабочий семинар «Последние достижения в сравнительных исследованиях ценностей» (Москва). Presentation: “The Dynamics of 10 Basic Human Values in Russia during COVID-19 Pandemic”

2023
XXIV Ясинская (Апрельская) международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Within-Individual Changes in Emancipative Values during the COVID-19 Pandemic Russia: Evidence from Latent Growth Mixture Analysis
WAPOR 76th Annual Conference (Salzburg). Presentation: Group– and individual-level changes in emancipative values during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
Отчетный международный рабочий семинар ЛССИ (Москва). Presentation: “Web Surveys Reveal Greater Support for Emancipative Values Cross-Nationally Than F2F Surveys Do: Comparing Estimates from the Values in Crisis Survey and the 7th Round of the WVS”

2022
XXIII Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development (Москва). Presentation: Never Mind the COVID: Changes in Value Orientations in Russia during the Pandemic
WAPOR 75th Annual Conference (Дубай). Presentation: Are Online Surveys a Reliable Data Collection Tool in Non-Democratic Contexts? Evidence from Russia

2021
Национальный научно-практический форум «Вклад науки в развитие кино и телевидения» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Обнажение в кино и культурная модернизация: анализ данных IMDb
9th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA 2021) (online). Presentation: Do online surveys help to measure liberal attitudes in conservative contexts?: A comparison of the results of an online and face-to-face survey in Russia

2019
XX Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Internet use and cultural consumption in Europe: time displacement or emerging cultural capital

2018
XIX April International Academic Conference On Economic and Social Development (Moscow). Presentation: Social class and cultural consumption in comparative perspective: impact of cultural modernization

2017
XVIII Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Emancipative Values and Film Industry: Naked Facts from IMDb

2016
6th LCSR International Workshop “Trust, Social capital and Values in a Comparative Perspective” (Москва). Presentation: Social Status and Cultural Consumption in Comparative Perspective: the Case of European Countries
Социология в действии (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Emancipative Values and Film Industry: Naked Facts from IMDb
Networks in the Global World (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Mapping Cinema Universe: Exploring Keywords from Internet Movie Database
IV Международная научная конференция "Математическое и компьютерное моделирование" (Омск). Presentation: Моделирование структуры досуговых практик в России
IV Международная научная конференция "Математическое и компьютерное моделирование" (Омск). Presentation: Моделирование взаимосвязи ценностей и киноиндустрии: межстрановой анализ

2015
VII социологическая межвузовская конференция студентов и аспирантов "Социология в действии" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Социальный статус и культурное потребление в сравнительной перспективе (на примере стран Европы)
5th LCSR International Annual Conference "Cultural and Economic Changes under Cross-national Perspective" (Moscow). Presentation: Social Status and Cultural Consumption across Europe: Comparative Perspective

2013
V социологическая межвузовская конференция студентов и аспирантов "Социология в действии" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Циркуляция знания в разделенном мире: притяжение, конфронтация, кооперация экспертных сообществ в период холодной войны

Dissertation for a Candidate of Sciences degree

2020
V. Korsunava Влияние ценностей самовыражения на связь между социальным классом и культурным потреблением в Европе: межстрановой анализ

"Value change during COVID-19 pandemic" (LCSR, 2020-)

"Social Class and Cultrual Consumption in Europe: Impact of Self-Exression Values" (LCSR, 2017-2020)

"Social Status and Cultural Consumption in European Countries: Comparative Perspective" (LCSR, 2015-2017)

"Social Values and Film Industry: IMDb" (with Olesya Volchenko, LCSR, 2015-2023)

"The Circulation of Knowledge in a Divided World: The Attraction, Confrontation, and Cooperation of Expert Communities in the Cold War Period" (Center for Historical Research, HSE St. Petersburg, head: Julia Lajus, 2012-2013)

30

Apr

2024

Demographic, Contextual, and Attitudinal Factors of Attrition in Online Panels

On April, 25th at the 13th LCSR International Workshop Boris Sokolov (LCSR, Russia) presented the study "Demographic, Contextual, and Attitudinal Factors of Attrition in Online Panels".

29

Nov

2022

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!

14

Jun

2017

Why We See Less Eroticism in Movies

Transformation of society's values has changed attitudes towards nudity in film.