Valeriya Koncha
- Lecturer: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Politics and Governance
- Research Fellow: Faculty of Economic Sciences / Institute for Industrial and Market Studies / International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development
- Valeriya Koncha has been at HSE University since 2022.
Responsibilities
Research Fellow Laboratory for Linguistic, Intercultural and Creative Competencies:
- data management and analysis
- writing scientific articles
- project management, control over the stages of its implementation
Education
HSE University
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
Advanced training course "Lecturing in English: Teaching vs. Learning", Academic Writing Center, 2025
Advanced training course “The basic concepts of artificial intelligence and its application to problem solving (advanced level)”, 2024
Advanced training course “Teach for HSE: 7 key principles of teaching excellence”, 2024
Sociological School "Modern Researcher: Communication, Analytics and Big Data Analysis, Consulting", WCIOM 2022
Bayesian Statistics, IPSA HSE, 2021
International Organizations Management, University of Geneva, 2020
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2023–2025
- Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2024–2025)
Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses
- 1
US Strategic Communications as a Mechanism for Legitimizing Foreign Policy Decisions Regarding Venezuela and Iran in 2015–2025 - Egor Sergeevich Gusev, Master's Thesis, Applied Political Science, 2026
GR Coalitions in Modern Russia: A Comparative Analysis of Successful and Unsuccessful Cases - Ekaterina Andreevna Evdokimova, Graduate Qualifications, Master's Thesis, Applied Political Science, 2026
The Relationship between Formal Recognition of Indigenous Territories and the State of Forest Ecosystems: A Quasi-Experimental Study of South American Countries - Anastasia Evgenievna Ponomareva, Graduate Qualifications, Master's Thesis, Applied Political Science, 2026
Conditions for the Effectiveness of Internet Shutdowns in Suppressing Protests: The Case of India (2019–2022) - Victoria Aleksandrovna Sleptsova, Master's Thesis, Applied Political Science, 2026
The Effect of Trust in a Media Resource on the Perception of Political Information: An Experimental Study - Oleg Alekseevich Adamovich, Master's Thesis, Applied Political Science, 2025
The Effect of Anonymity Technologies on the Dynamics of American Protest Movements (2017–2024) - Olga Volkova, Master's Thesis, Applied Political Science, 2025
Measuring the Degree of Populism in the Transcripts of the VIII State Duma Using a Machine Learning Method - Anna Seredina, Master's Thesis, Applied Political Science, 2025
The Effect of Internet Shutdowns on the Protest Movement in Myanmar (2021–2024) - Anastasia Kozyakova, Master's Thesis, Applied Political Science, 2025
The Effect of National Identity on Attitudes toward immigrants in Russia - Aruuke Raimkulova, Master's Thesis, Applied Political Science, 2025
The Effect of Political Competition on the Level of Protest Violence in Modern Democracies: An Analysis of International Experience - Evgeny Sumaneev, Master's Thesis, Applied Political Science, 2024
Courses (2026/2027)
- Econometrics (Bachelor’s programme; Independent HSE Departments field of study Public Administration; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences)Rus
- Introduction to Regression Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Quantitative Methods in Communications (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Advertising and Public Relations; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Quantitative Methods in Communications (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 module)Rus
Courses (2025/2026)
- Econometrics (Bachelor’s programme; Independent HSE Departments field of study Public Administration; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Regression Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Modern Political Science (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2, 3 module)Rus
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Modern Political Science (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Eng
- Quantitative Methods in Communications (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Advertising and Public Relations; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Quantitative Methods in Communications (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 module)Rus
- Research Seminar 1 (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Research Seminar 1 (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Research Seminar: Research Design. (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2024/2025)
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Modern Political Science (Mago-Lego; 2, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2023/2024)
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Modern Political Science (Mago-Lego; 2, 3 module)Rus
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Government and Public Policy in the Age of Digital Technology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Modern Political Science (Mago-Lego; 2, 3 module)Eng
Conferences
- Koncha V. 2019. Youth Silk – building the Silk Road culture exchange and cooperation among the youth of the 21st century International Conference, Beijing, China.
- Koncha V, (April 2-3, 2021)April theses International Conference, Perm University, Russia
- Koncha V, (November 11-13, 2021) “The Effect of Inequality and Polarization on Democratic Stability”, 3rd International Conference on Inequality and Diversity (IDC—2021), St. Petersburg, Russia
- Koncha, V. Kharkhurin, A.V (April 12-14, 2021). "The influence of intercultural competence on bilingual’s creativity". The “Multilingual Urban Space” international conference, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.
- Koncha, V. Kharkhurin, A.V., & Charkhabi, M. (December 3-4, 2021). The interactive effects of multilingual and multicultural experiences on creative thinking. Implications for plurilingual creativity paradigm. Languages, Education, and Development Conference. Moscow, Russia
- Koncha, V. Kharkhurin, A.V., & Charkhabi, M. (July 5-8 2022). Exploring moderation effects of plurilingualism and pluriculturalism on divergent thinking. 17th European Congress of Psychology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Koncha V. (July 14-17, 2022). The role of tolerance and intolerance of ambiguity in the effects of plurilingualism and pluriculturalism on creativity. South Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon, USA
- Evgeny Sedashov, Belenkov Vadim, Valeriya Koncha. The Effect of Internet Shutdowns on Protest Activity in India: an Empirical Investigation. 16th International Conference Management of large-scale system development (MLSD) 2023.
- 2021
The “Multilingual Urban Space” international conference (Москва). Presentation: The influence of intercultural competence on bilingual’s creativity
Grants
Russian Science Foundation No 64, the research topic: «Contribution of
multilingualism and intercultural competence to emotional burnout resistance»,
Project No 22-28-00958
Valeria Koncha Successfully Defends PhD Dissertation
On June 18, Valeria Koncha, a researcher at the International Centre for the Study of Institutions and Development, successfully defended her PhD dissertation on the topic: "The Transformation of Protesters’ Collective Identities in Interaction with Counter‑Protest: The Cases of "Black Lives Matter" and "All Lives Matter" (2013–2014)".
AWC Welcome day – 2025
On September 24, the new academic year started at the Academic Writing Center! And, as tradition goes, we began with the AWC Welcome Day. This year, our colleagues from HSE University covered a wide range of topics — from strategies for overcoming psychological barriers in writing to the art of creating presentations and other visual materials.
We have gathered the most memorable insights from the workshops — both from our team and from participants:
AWC Welcome day 2024: the AWC team’s takeaways
The traditional AWC Welcome Day was as exciting as always and gathered about 100 participants. The workshops explored a diverse array of topics, from a reviewer's nightmares to AI tools for writing a literature review. Each session was packed with innovative ideas and practical advice that inspired and engaged participants.
Constructing collective identity in the interaction of protests and counter-protests in online environments
Valeria Koncha and Andrei Akhremenko spoke about their research