Nikita Zubarev
- Junior Research Fellow: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Sociology / Centre for Comparative Research on Social Well-Being
- Nikita Zubarev has been at HSE University since 2019.
Education and Degrees
2025
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)2023
Doctoral programmeHSE University
2020
Master'sHSE University
2018
Bachelor'sHSE 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.
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.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2024
Courses (2025/2026)
- Data Analysis (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, Sociology; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Data Analysis (Mago-Lego; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 module)Eng
- Information Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Methodology and Methods for Sociological Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2024/2025)
- Basic Tools for Data Analysis (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- Basic Tools for Data Analysis (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Data Analysis (Mago-Lego; 2, 3 module)Rus
- Data Analysis (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, Sociology; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Information Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Methodology and Methods for Sociological Research (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Quantitative Methods of Political Research (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Quantitative Methods of Political Research (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar: Digital Literacy (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2023/2024)
- Project Management in Europe (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Special Topics of Social Informatics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Information Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- International Law (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Project Management in Europe (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Special Topics of Social Informatics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- World Politics and International Relations (Bachelor’s programme; St Petersburg School of Economics and Management field of study Management; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Information Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Special Topics of Social Informatics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
Employment history
Centre for International Cooperation (CIC), HSE St. Petersburg, intern, February - July 2017
IPSA-HSE Summer School for Methods of Political and Social Research, HSE St. Petersburg, manager, April 2019 - August 2021
Centre for Comparative Research of Social Well-Being (previously - Laboratory for Comparative Social Research), HSE, research assistant, May 2019 - now
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2025
'Changing Academic Track Is a Chance to Make a More Informed Choice'
Can you enrol in a master's programme in political science without a bachelor's degree in the same field? What prospects does a change of academic track open up? Nikita Zubarev, graduate of the Master's programme 'Comparative Politics of Eurasia,' shares his experience. After a bachelor's in history, he chose to pursue political science: finishing the master's programme, defending his PhD thesis in political science, and now combining teaching with research work in a sociological laboratory. Read on to find out about the track change, admission to a PhD programme, and work at the crossroads of sciences.