Anna Sanina
- Leading Research Fellow:Institute for Public Administration and Governance / International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Department of Public Administration
- Anna Sanina has been at HSE University since 2007.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
- 2012Associate Professor
- 2008
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Management Sociology
Saint Petersburg State University - 2004
Degree
Saint Petersburg State University - 2004
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.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
2015 - 2016: Fulbright Visiting Scholar. Indiana University, USA.

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2009-2010)
Courses (2022/2023)
Innovations in the Management of the Urban Environment (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "38.04.04. Государственное и муниципальное управление", field of study "38.04.04. Государственное и муниципальное управление"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Public Administration Technologies and Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 2 module)Eng
- Reseach Seminar "Contemporary Methods and Mechanisms of Public Administration" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Theory and Practice of Public Administration (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; field of study "38.04.04. Государственное и муниципальное управление", field of study "38.04.04. Государственное и муниципальное управление"; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Innovations in the Management of the Urban Environment (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Public Administration Technologies and Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 2 module)Eng
- Theory and Practice of Public Administration (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Innovations in the Management of the Urban Environment (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Public Administration Technologies and Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 2 module)Eng
- Theory and Practice of Public Administration (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- Management of Urban Infrastructures (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Public Administration Technologies and Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 2 module)Eng
- Theory and Practice of Public Administration (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- Innovations in the Management of the Urban Environment (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
- Public Administration Technologies and Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 2 module)Eng
- Theory and Practice of Public Administration (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
- Innovations in the Management of the Urban Environment (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Reseach Seminar "Development of Urban and Industrial Areas" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Theory and Practice of Public Administration (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Publications20
- Article Sanina A., Балашов A., Rubtсova M. V. The Socio-Economic Efficiency of Digital Government Transformation // International Journal of Public Administration. 2023. Vol. 46. No. 1. P. 85-96. doi
- Article Lassila J., Sanina A. Attitudes to Putin-Era Patriotism Amongst Russia’s ‘In Between’ Generation // Europe-Asia Studies. 2022. Vol. 74. No. 7. P. 1190-1209. doi
- Article Kutergina E., Sanina A., Balashov A., Willis J. E. Improving Competency-Based Education through Empirical Evaluation: A Mixed Methods Study of A Masters of Public Administration Program // International Journal of Public Administration. 2020. Vol. 43. No. 1. P. 1-16. doi
- Article Sanina A., Kutergina E., Balashov A. The Co-Creative approach to digital simulation games in social science education // Computers & Education. 2020. Vol. 149. No. May 2020. P. 103813. doi
- Article Sanina A. “Who Are You Kidding?”: Visual Political Irony in Contemporary Russia // Qualitative Inquiry. 2019. Vol. 25. No. 4. P. 432-444. doi
- Chapter Sanina A. Leadership and Humor, in: Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018). Cham : Springer, 2018. doi doi
- Chapter Sanina A. Outcomes of Citizen Education: Values and Identity of the Russian Youth, in: Competing Frameworks: Global and National in Citizenship Education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc., 2018. Ch. 10. P. 65-90.
- Chapter Sanina A., Kutergina E., Kaisarova V. P. Skill Requirements for City Administrators, in: Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018). Cham : Springer, 2018. doi P. 1-5. doi
- Chapter Sanina A., Balashov A. Tax Evasion, in: Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018). Cham : Springer, 2018. doi P. 1-7. doi
- Article Sanina A., Kaisarova V. P., Balashov A. Public Administration Research in Contemporary Russia: An Analysis of Journal Publications, 2010–2014 // International Journal of Public Administration. 2017. Vol. 40. No. 12. P. 1036-1049. doi
- Article Sanina A., Balashov A., Rubtcova M., Satinsky D. The Effectiveness of Communication Channels in Government and Business Communication // Information Polity. 2017. No. 22. P. 251-266. doi
- Article Sanina A., Rubtсova M. V., Балашов A., Satinsky D. The Effectiveness of Communication Channels in Government and Business Communication // Information Polity. 2017. Vol. 22. P. 251-266.
- Chapter Sanina A., Kutergina E. Using Computer-Based Simulation Games to Improve the Competencies of MPA Graduates, in: Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on e-Learning ECEL 2016 - Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic 27-28 October 2016. Prague : Charles University, 2016. P. 622-630.
- Article Sanina A. Visual political irony in Russian new media // Discourse, Context and Media. 2014. No. 6. P. 11-21. doi
- Article Sanina A. Visual political irony in Russian new media // Discourse, Context and Media. 2014. No. 6. P. 11-21. doi
- Article Sanina A. Competing for a citizen: " Visible" and " invisible" forms of state identity in Russia // Journal of Eurasian Studies. 2012. Vol. 3. No. 3. P. 126-146. doi
- Chapter Sanina A. Global Economic Crisis and How it Influences the Processes of Forming Civic Identity, in: Values, Stratification, Transformation. Plzen : Vydavatelstvi a nakladatelstvi Ales Cenek, 2012. P. 423-432.
- Chapter Sanina A. Citizenship and Civic Values in Modern Russia, in: Citizenship, Inclusion or Exclusion? A Contemporary Survey / Отв. ред.: S. J. Maldoran. Oxford : Inter-Disciplinary Press, 2011. P. 51-57.
- Article Sanina A. The marshrutka as a socio-cultural phenomenon of a Russian megacity // City, Culture and Society. 2011. Vol. 2. No. 4. P. 211-218. doi
Employment history
2021 – present time: Leading Research Fellow at the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. http://spb.hse.ru/en
2010 – present time: Associate professor at the Department of Public Administration, National Research University Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia. http://spb.hse.ru/en
2015 – 2016: Visiting Scholar, The Russian and East European Institute (REEI), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA. http://www.iub.edu/~reeiweb/
2007 – 2010: Assistant professor at the Department of Public Administration and Local Government, National Research University Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia. http://spb.hse.ru/en
HSE University Hosts ‘Public Sector Development and Data-driven Government’ Conference
How can the metaverse help to improve public administration? Can gamification change attitudes to data? And how can governments create ethical data policies? On June 29–30 2022, the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration held an online conference dedicated to these questions and more. The conference was organised and moderated by Laboratory Head Evgeny Styrin and Leading Research Fellow Anna Sanina.
What Civil Servants Want
Russian civil servants explain their work priorities.