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Why Russian Firms Need Business Lobbies

Professor William Pyle from Middlebury Collage gave a seminar about research into Russia's business lobby. In 2014, together with Finnish economist Laura Solanko, he received the National Award for Applied Economics, which was established by organizations including the HSE.

LCSR papers in SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES 2014 № 11

New issue (№ 11) of the journal “Sociological studies” contains a section of articles by LCSR researchers.

47% (figure of the day)

of Russians age 16 to 74 use social networks. These data are presented by ISSEK experts in the HSE Data Book ‘Information Society Indicators 2014’, available in Russian at the webpage. 

Institutionalising foresight studies in Russia

In the latest OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook, the Higher School of Economics’ annual international academic conference ‘Foresight and STI Policy’ was listed among the most prominent international events promoting foresight methodology and best practices. Technological foresight, as was repeatedly noted by the conference participants — Russian and international theorists and practitioners of foresight — is gradually institutionalising, developing specific rules and traditions.

Institutionalising foresight studies in Russia

In the latest OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook, the Higher School of Economics’ annual international academic conference ‘Foresight and STI Policy’ was listed among the most prominent international events promoting foresight methodology and best practices. Technological foresight, as was repeatedly noted by the conference participants — Russian and international theorists and practitioners of foresight — is gradually institutionalising, developing specific rules and traditions.

Results of the IV LCSR International Conference

The conference has finished. Let's sum up the results.

Institutionalising foresight studies in Russia

In the latest OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook, the Higher School of Economics’ annual international academic conference ‘Foresight and STI Policy’ was listed among the most prominent international events promoting foresight methodology and best practices. Technological foresight, as was repeatedly noted by the conference participants — Russian and international theorists and practitioners of foresight — is gradually institutionalising, developing specific rules and traditions.

Angel Barajas teaches Business Valuation to HSE-Perm students

Fourth-year students of the Economics track have finished the Business Valuation lecture cycle given by Professor Angel Barajas (University of Vigo, Spain), who is Academic Supervisor of the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy.

The faculty of Higher School of Economics is on its way toward becoming world class

Jordan Gans-Morse, Assistant Professor of Department of Political Science (Northwestern University, USA) spoke about his scientific work and life in Russia.

Ministry of Economic Development allocated 2014 subsidies to support pilot clusters

Pilot innovative regional clusters will receive federal funding for their development programmes for the second time. The expert commission of the Ministry of Economic Development recently completed selection of projects suggested by clusters. Like in the previous year, the preliminary selection was done via remote voting by the expert commission members at the Russian Cluster Observatory’s website. The selected projects were approved at the commission’s physical meetings.