Tatiana Tkacheva
- 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
- Tatiana Tkacheva has been at HSE University since 2017.
Education and Degrees
- 2022
PhD
University of Helsinki - 2017
PhD program in Sociology and Political Science
European University in St. Petersburg, Political Science and Sociology Department - 2014
MA in Political Science
European University in St. Petersburg, Political Science and Sociology Department - 2014
Master's
European University in St. Petersburg - 2012
Bachelor's
Saint Petersburg State University - 2012
Bachelor's
Saint Petersburg State University
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
2017, August 26-31. The Finnish Russian Network in Russian and Eurasian Studies in the Field of Social Sciences and Humanities (FRRESH) Summer School, Orilampi, Finland (University of Helsinki & European University at St. Petersburg).
2017, March 10 – June 10. Visiting scholar at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University, New York (USA).
2016, August 26-31. The Finnish Russian Network in Russian and Eurasian Studies in the Field of Social Sciences and Humanities (FRRESH) Summer School, Orilampi, Finland (University of Helsinki & European University at St. Petersburg).
2015, August 24-28. International Summer School on Russian and East European Studies, Orilampi, Finland (University of Helsinki & European University at St. Petersburg).
Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2018-2019)
Responsibilities
- work on individual and collective research projects
- participation in the Laboratory's regular seminars, in Russian and international conferences, research seminars, and summer schools
- data collection and processing
Courses (2022/2023)
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2019/2020)
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar “Civil and Political Processes” (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
Courses (2017/2018)
- Comparative Politics (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
Conferences
- 2019The 2019 ASEEES Annual Convention (Сан-Франциско). Presentation: Only Loyals Left Alive? Self-Nominees and Factors of Their Success in Russia’s Local Elections
- 2018XIX April International Academic Conference On Economic and Social Development (Moscow). Presentation: Why Russian is Not United? Regional Parliaments and Legal Diversity, 2011-2015
- BASEES (British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies) Annual Conference 2018 (Кембридж ). Presentation: Regional Governors in Russia: First-Come, Long-Served Basis?
- Graduate Students' Workshop at the Yale Conference on "Regime Change, Institutional Evolution, and Social Transformation in Russia: Lessons for Political Science" (New Haven). Presentation: Political Transformation under Control: Factors of Electoral Loyalty in Russia's Ethnic Regions
- The 18th Annual Aleksanteri Conference "Liberation-Freedom-Democracy? 1918-1968-2018" (Хельсинки). Presentation: United Russia’s Primaries and the Strength of Political Machines in the Regions of Russia: Evidence from the 2016 Duma Elections
- 50th Annual ASEEES Convention (Бостон). Presentation: Justice for All: Regional Law-Making Activity within the Legal Unification Process in Russia
- 201717th Annual Aleksanteri Conference RUSSIA’S CHOICES FOR 2030 (Helsinki). Presentation: Factors of Legal Diversity in Russian Regions
- Development of Russian Law X - Rule of Law Revisited: Applying Law in Russia and Beyond (Хельсинки). Presentation: Factors of Legal Diversity in Russian Regions, 2011-2015
- 201616th Annual Aleksanteri Conference “Life and Death in Russia” (Helsinki University, Finland). Presentation: Electoral Loyalty during the Federal Elections: Specifics of Republics within the Russian Federation
- «Октябрьские чтения – 2016» «Развитие России в контексте мировой политики» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Факторы правового разнообразия в регионах Российской Федерации
- FIRST ANNUAL TARTU CONFERENCE ON RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES „Europe under Stress: The End of a Common Dream?“ (Тарту). Presentation: Political Transformation under Control: The President's Electoral Support in the Republics of the Russian Federation
- 20159th Annual conference VDNKh (Выставка достижений научного хозяйства) (Saint Petersburg). Presentation: Факторы правового разнообразия в регионах Российской Федерации
- 2014
ECPR Graduate Student Conference (Инсбрук). Presentation: Factors of Regional Electoral Loyalty: Specifics of Republics within the Russian Federation
- Третьи студенческие Смольные чтения "Новые подходы в гуманитарных и социальных науках" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Факторы электоральной лояльности регионов на федеральных выборах: специфика республик в составе РФ
- 2013Вторые студенческие Смольные чтения "Гуманитарные исследования в интерактивном пространстве XXI века" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Выборы 2011-2012 гг. в России: что повлияло на исход?
- 2012Всероссийская молодёжная конференция "Институциональные изменения в России и мире" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Трансферты и региональные политические системы в Российской Федерации
- Студенческий форум "Региональная политика и политика в регионах" (Петрозаводск). Presentation: Трансфертная политика и региональные политические системы в РФ
- Первые студенческие Смольные чтения: гуманитарные науки в междисциплинарной перспективе (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Трансфертная политика и региональные политические системы в РФ
- Семинар "День выбора. Версия 2.0" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Трансфертная политика и результаты парламентских и президентских выборов 2011-2012 гг. в регионах РФ
- Семинар "Санкт-Петербург - город не для слабых" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Город не для слабых: доступность городской инфраструктуры Санкт-Петербурга для маломобильных групп населения
- 2011Ежегодная студенческая научная конференция "Апрельские тезисы" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Теоретический взгляд на последствия трансфертной политики для регионов России
Publications9
- Article Tkacheva T., Turchenko M. Electoral Success of Independents under Authoritarianism: Evidence from Russia’s Local Elections, 2014–2018 // Problems of Post-Communism. 2022. Vol. 69. No. 3. P. 270-281. doi
- Article Шкель С. Н., Щербак А. Н., Ткачева Т. Ю. Анатомия лояльности: механизмы формирования электорального сверхбольшинства в этнических республиках современной России // Социологическое обозрение. 2022. Т. 21. № 1. С. 38-70. doi
- Article Tkacheva T. Same Soup, Just Reheated: The 2021 State Duma Elections and the Hegemonizing Political Regime in Russia // Russian Analytical Digest. 2021. No. 271. P. 5-7. doi
- Article Tkacheva T., Golosov G. V. United Russia’s Primaries and the Strength of Political Machines in the Regions of Russia: Evidence from the 2016 Duma Elections // Europe-Asia Studies. 2019. Vol. 71. No. 5. P. 824-839. doi
- Article Ткачева Т. Ю., Турченко М. С. Факторы успеха кандидатов-самовыдвиженцев на выборах в представительные органы столиц регионов России (2014-2018 гг.) // Политическая наука. 2019. № 1. С. 147-164. doi
- Article Golosov G. V., Tatiana Tkacheva. Let My People Run: Pre-Election Resignations of Russia's Governors, 2013-2015 // Problems of Post-Communism. 2018. Vol. 65. No. 4. P. 243-252. doi
- Article Ткачева Т. Ю. Мал золотник, да дорог. Зачем сравнительной политологии российские регионы? // Политическая наука. 2017. № 4. С. 284-295.
- Chapter Ткачева Т. Ю. Факторы электоральной лояльности республик в составе РФ на федеральных выборах: постановка проблемы и первые результаты. // В кн.: Студенческие Смольные чтения-2014. Новые подходы в гуманитарных и социальных науках: сборник докладов. СПб. : Факультет свободных искусств и наук Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета, 2015.
- Chapter Ткачева Т. Ю. Трансфертная политика и региональные политические системы в Российской Федерации // В кн.: Студенческие Смольные чтения-2012: Гуманитарные исследования в междисциплинарной перспективе: Материалы конференции. СПб. : Факультет свободных искусств и наук Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета, 2013. С. 47-51.
Grants
2020 - collective project "Factors and causal mechanisms of electoral supermajority formation in Russia's ethnic republics", supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research
Research Projects
2017. Regional Governors in Russia: Resources, Strategies, and Electoral Outcomes. Individual research project.
Abstract: Nowadays, Russian political regime is widely considered as electoral or competitive authoritarianism, and the political structure with the top-down command principle called “power vertical” had been successfully established. At the same time, subnational regimes in Russia still give an illustration of different political development trajectories. This becomes intriguing in the given national institutional context. This research is supposed to reveal the factors which determine the heterogeneity in subnational political systems through the prism of regional executive power. In particular, I analyze the following three aspects of the governorship: the differences in Russia’s gubernatorial tenures’ longevity, the difference in strategies regarding pre-election resignation since 2012, and the role of governors in the difference of electoral loyalty between republics and non-republics.
2017. Factors of Legal Diversity in Russian Regions. A joint research project (with P. Kononenko (St. Petersburg State University)).
Abstract: Russian federalism has become commonly considered to be entirely façade. A series of reforms aimed at re-centralization and then construction of the ‘power vertical’ had led to the situation ‘regions do not matter’. As a result, the structure of regional authorities is unified, regional party systems are identical to the federal one with a fixed role of the dominant party and with a, mostly, weak opposition; the electoral outcome is usually determined by the interest of the federal authorities. Even in the case of ‘emergency’ (that is, a low level of electoral support for the dominant party – United Russia – during the 2011 parliamentary elections), the reasons are usually federal-based.
However, the opportunity to talk about political diversity in Russia still remains. On a monthly basis, regional parliaments send their bills to the Ministry of Justice for the review within the “ensuring of the legal unity” process. This activity is aimed at bringing the subnational laws in line with the federal legislation. The fact is that regional legislatures, with their political and institutional features directly dictated by the ‘power vertical’ system, demonstrate the different intensity of legislative activity. Moreover, in accordance with the review results, the number of incongruous acts also highly varies from one region to another.
The given research is aimed at explaining this heterogeneity which is unexpected within the existing political and institutional homogeneity.