Valery Georgievich Ledyaev
- Leading Research Fellow:Research and Study Laboratory for Studies in Business Communications
- Professor:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Sociology / Department for Social Institutions Analysis
- Tenured Professor (2018)
- Valery Georgievich Ledyaev has been at HSE University since 2005.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
- 2001Professor
- 1999
Doctor of Sciences* in Social Philosophy
Ivanovo State University
Thesis Title: Power: A Conceptual Analysis - 1997
PhD
University of Manchester
Thesis Title: Power: A Conceptual Analysis - 1986
Doctoral programme
P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University - 1978
Degree
Furmanov Ivanovo State Teacher Training University
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Courses (2023/2024)
- Political Power: Theoretical Discourse and Research Models (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Political Power: Theoretical Discourse and Research Models (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Political Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Complex Social Analysis" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Political Power: Theoretical Discourse and Research Models (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Political Power: Theoretical Discourse and Research Models (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Political Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Complex Social Analysis" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Political Power: Theoretical Discourse and Research Models (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Political Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Complex Social Analysis" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Political Power: Theoretical Discourse and Research Models (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Political Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Complex Social Analysis" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- Political Power: Theoretical Discourse and Research Models (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Complex Social Analysis" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Programs and courses attended
1982 (February-June): Rostov StateUniversity (Russia), course of social sciences;
1990 (January-February): Moscow StateUniversity, (Russia), courseof political science;
1992 (September): International Seminaron Moral and Political Philosophy, organized by Institute of Philosophy(Russian Academy of Science) and Ethikon Institute (USA);
1996 (July-August): The University ofMaryland (USA), summer seminar on International Politics.
1999 (February-April): The StateUniversity of Social Sciences and Instituteof Sociology (Russian Academyof Science), course of sociology.
2000 (June-July): CEU, Course DesignWorkshop.
Editorial board membership
2016: Deputy Editor-in-chief, Бизнес. Общество. Власть.
2011: Member of the Editorial Board, PolitBook.
2009: Member of the Editorial Council, Сравнительная политика.
Grants
1994 SorosPhD in Humanities (PhD, University ofManchester, UK);
1996 Summerseminars (USIA) (Course on international politics, University of Maryland, USA);
1999 CourseDevelopment Competition (Central European University,Budapest, Hungary);
1999 RussianHumanitarian Foundation (publication of the monograph (2001) "Power: A Conceptual Analysis");
2000 MoscowPublic Foundation (participation in a workshop on political concepts);
2001 RussianHumanitarian Foundation (research project "Sociology of Power");
2001 British Academy(visiting professorship, University ofManchester, UK);
2001 FulbrightScholar Program (New York University,USA);
2002 MoscowPublic Foundation (participation in a workshop on political philosophy);
2003 RussianFundamental Research Foundation (research project "Political Power");
2006 HSE(research project "New social movements in Russia");
2006 Social Sciences and Humanities,Research Council of Canada (participation in research project "Building anInternational Network of Experts on the issues of Administrative Reform in Post-Soviet Countries").
2009 HSE(research project "Sociology of Power").
Conferences
- 2023XXIV Ясинская (Апрельская) международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Власть в малом российском городе: контуры эмпирической модели
- Ежегодная конференция Российской ассоциации политической науки (Москва). Presentation: Концептуальный анализ власти: современные тенденции
- XXIV Ясинская (Апрельская) международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Власть в малом российском городе: контуры эмпирической модели
- 2022ПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ ВЫЗОВЫ И ПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЙ ДИАЛОГ В УСЛОВИЯХ ГЛОБАЛЬНОЙ ТУРБУЛЕНТНОСТИ (Москва). Presentation: Власть и лидерство в малом российском городе: современное состояние и динамика
- IPSA Research Group 36 on Political Power Virtual Interim Conference. Presentation: Power in Russia During the Crisis: A Multidimensional View
- 202126th World Congress of Political Science (Лиссабон). Presentation: Conceptual analysis of power in an age when democracy is contested
- Девятый Всероссийский конгресс политологов «Россия и политический порядок в меняющемся мире: ценности, институты, перспективы». (Москва). Presentation: Муниципальная власть в России на пороге перемен
- 2020Девятнадцатый Всероссийский семинар «СОЦИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ ИНСТИТУТОВ ВЛАСТИ В УСЛОВИЯХ РОССИЙСКОЙ ТРАНСФОРМАЦИИ» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Моногорода Среднего Урала: власть, лидерство, эффективность
- XXXVII МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ XАРАКСКИЙ ФОРУМ «ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЕ ПРОСТРАНСТВО И СОЦИАЛЬНОЕ ВРЕМЯ: ГЛОБАЛЬНЫЕ ВЫЗОВЫ И ЦИВИЛИЗАЦИОННЫЕ ОТВЕТЫ» (Симферополь). Presentation: Политическое пространство малого российского города: динамика перемен
- Х Юбилейный Южно-российский политологический конвент: Политическая власть в условиях социальной турбулентности: региональные и глобальные аспекты (Ростов-на-Дону). Presentation: Концептуальный анализ власти в эпоху социальной турбулентности: основные тенденции
- XXI Апрельская конференция (Москва). Presentation: Власть и лидерство в малом российском городе: векторы перемен
- Ежегодная конференция РАПН «Политическое представительство и публичная власть: трансформационные вызовы и перспективы» (Москва). Presentation: Власть в моногороде: динамика и эффективность
- 2019XIX Апрельская конференция (Москва). Presentation: Крупный и малый бизнес в системе властных отношений в малом российском городе
- 14th ESA Conference (Манчестер). Presentation: Urban regimes in small Russian towns
- Будущее социологического знания и вызовы социальных трансформаций (Москва). Presentation: Субъекты власти в малом российском городе
- Траектории политического развития России: институты, проекты, акторы (Москва). Presentation: Власть и лидерство в малом российском городе: векторы перемен
- Восемнадцатый Всероссийский семинар «СОЦИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ ИНСТИТУТОВ ВЛАСТИ В УСЛОВИЯХ РОССИЙСКОЙ ТРАНСФОРМАЦИИ» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Концептуальный анализ власти: современные тенденции
- 2018
6th International conference "Power & Governance: Forms, Dynamics, Consequences" (Тампере). Presentation: Power: semantics and conceptual analysis
- Власть и элиты в современной России (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Городские режимы в малых городах России
- 201713th Conference of the European Sociological Association (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities (Афины). Presentation: Business in the power structure of the small Russian town
- Время больших перемен: политика и политики: Всероссийская научная конференция РАПН. (Москва). Presentation: Коалиции бизнеса и власти в малых городах России
- Социологические проблемы институтов власти в условиях российской трансформации (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Бизнес в структуре власти малого российского города
- The Power of Narrative. RC 36 Interim Conference at the University of Pavia, Pavia Italy, May 30,31 2017 (Павия). Presentation: Power and legitimacy
- 2016X Конвент Российской ассоциации международных исследований (РАМИ) на тему «25 лет внешней политике России» ( Москва). Presentation: Политическая власть в современном дискурсе
- 2015The Gestalts of Power: An Interim Conference of IPSA RC 36 (Political Power) (Хельсинки). Presentation: “POWER”/”VLAST” AND THE CONCEPT OF POWER
- The Ninth ICCEES World Congress August 3 - 8, 2015 Makuhari (Макухари). Presentation: Local elites in small Russian communities: formal and informal power resources
- Четырнадцатый всероссийский научный семинар "Социологические проблемы институтов власти в условиях российской трансформации 29-31 октября 2015 года, Санкт-Петербург (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Опыт изучения власти в городских сообществах: российская проекция
- «Малые города – малая политика? Политические процессы на локальном уровне: сравнительный анализ российской и европейской практики» (Пермь, Чусовой, 20-21 мая 2015 г.) (Пермь). Presentation: Политика в малом российском городе: игра с нулевой суммой?
- СЕДЬМОЙ ВСЕРОССИЙСКИЙ КОНГРЕСС ПОЛИТОЛОГОВ, МГИМО, 19-21 ноября 2015 г. (Москва). Presentation: МУНИЦИПАЛЬНАЯ РЕФОРМА И РАСПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ ВЛАСТИ В РУКОВОДСТВЕ МАЛОГО РОССИЙСКОГО ГОРОДА
- 201423rd Congress of Political Science (Монреаль). Presentation: Who governs? Power in a local Russian community
- Симпозиум им. Т.И. Заславской (Новосибирск). Presentation: ВЛАСТЬ В МАЛОМ РОССИЙСКОМ ГОРОДЕ: КОНФИГУРАЦИЯ И ВЗАИМОДЕЙСТВИЕ ОСНОВНЫХ АКТОРОВ
- 2013Fulbright Program Alumny Conference "Fulbright Program in Russia: 40th Anniversary of Successful Academic Exchange" (Москва). Presentation: Power in local communities as a subject of study in political science and sociology
- RC36 Interim conference (Голуэй). Presentation: Forms of power in Russian politics
- Сучасний полiтичний процес: стан та перспективи розвитку (Харьков). Presentation: Исследования власти на постсоветском пространстве
- Legitimate Repression in Post-Soviet States? (Франкфурт на Одере). Presentation: Legitimacy and power
- 2010Ежегодная научная конференция Российской ассоциации политической науки "Политическое представительство и публичная власть: трансформационные вызовы и перспективы" (Москва). Presentation: Власть в моногороде: динамика и эффективность
Publications10
Monographs:
(1998) Power: A Conceptual AnalysisNew York:Nova Science Publishers.
(2000) Vlast: Contseptualniy analizMoskva: Rossiyskaya Politicheskaya Entsiklopedia (ROSSPEN) (Power: AConceptual Analysis Moscow:Russian Encyclopedia of Politics (ROSSPEN)).
Articles:
(2009) "Domination,power and authority in Russia:basic characteristics and forms" Reforming the State without Changing theModel of Power? OnAdministrativeReforminPost-SocialistCountries / Ed. by Anton Oleinik. L. and NY: Routledge, 2009. pp.18-37.
(2008) "Kogo otnosit k elite?" EkonomikaiObschestvo N 3-4. S. 121-129 ("Who isthe elite?" Economy and Society N 3-4. pp. 121-129).
(2008) "Sotsiologiyavlasti: issledovaniye Roberta Prestusa" Politiya N 4. S. 122-138 ("Sociologyof power: the study of Robert Presthus" Polity N 4. pp. 122-138).
(2008) "Vlast, avtoriteti gospodstvo v Rossii: osnovniye kharakteristiki i formi" Admimistrativnaya Reformav Kontekste Vlastnikh Otnosheniy: Sravnitalnaya Perspektiva Moskva: Rossiyskaya Politicheskaya Entsiklopedia (ROSSPEN), S.58-93 ("Domination, power and authority in Russia:basic characteristics and forms" Administrative Reform in the Context of PowerRelations: A Comparative Perspective Moscow: Russian Encyclopedia ofPolitics (ROSSPEN), pp. 58-93).
(2008) "Mnogomermostpoliticheskoy vlasti: opit empiticheskogo issledovaniya" Eliti i Vlast v RossiyskomProstranstve Sankt-Peterburg: Intersotsis, S. 205-224 ("Multidimensional politicalpower: empirical research" Power and Elites in Russia St-Petersburg: Intersotsis,pp.205-224).
(2008) "Domination,power and authority in Russia:basic characteristics and forms" The Journal of Communist Studies andTransition Politics. 2008. Vol. 24. N 1. pp. 17-36.
(2007) "Politicheskayavlast" Politologyia: Leksikon Moskva: Rossiyskaya Politicheskaya Entsiklopedia (ROSSPEN), S.336-346 ("Political power" Politology: Lexicon. Moscow: Russian Encyclopedia ofPolitics (ROSSPEN), pp. 336-346).
(2007) "Demokratiya" Bol'shaya rossiyskayaEntsiklopediya. Tom 8. Moskva: Bol'shaya rossiyskaya entsiklopediya, S.513-515 ("Democracy" The Great Russian Encyclopaedia. Vol. 8. Moscow: The Great RussianEncyclopaedia, pp. 513-515).
(2006)"Sotsiologiya vlasti: teoriya gorodskikh politicheskikh regimov Sotciologicheskiyzhurnal N 3-4, S. 46-68 ("Sociology of power: urban regimestheory" Sociological Journal N 3-4, pp. 46-68).
(2006) "Vlast" Bol'shayarossiyskaya Entsiklopediya. Tom 5. Moskva: Bol'shaya rossiyskayaentsiklopediya, S. 455-458 ("Power" The Great Russian Encyclopaedia. Vol. 5.Moscow: The GreatRussian Encyclopaedia, pp. 455-458).
(2005) "ZakariaF. The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad. W.W.Nortonand Company. New York,2003" Cosmopolis N 3. S.188-196 (review article).
(2005)"Empiricheskaya sotsiologiya vlasti: teotiya "mashin rosta" // Vlast, Gosudarstvoi Eliti v Sovremennom Obschestve". Perm:Permskiy gosudarstvenniy tecvnicheskiy universitet, S. 5-23 ("Empiricalsociology of power: "growth machines" theory Power, State and Elites inModern Society. Perm: Perm State Technical University,pp. 5-23).
(2005) "Modeliempiricheskogo issledovaniya vlasti: zapadniy opit" Vlast i Eliti vRossiyskoy transformatsii. Sankt-Peterburg: Intersotsis, S. 65-79("Empirical research models in the study of power: western experience" Powerand Elites in the Russian Transformation. St-Petersburg: Intersotsis, pp.65-79).
(2004) "Sotsiologiyavlasti: kontseptualnyie problemi" Vlast i eliti v sovremennoi RossiiSankt-Peterburg, Intersotsis, S. 6-20 ("Sociology of power: A conceptualanalysis" Power Elites in Russia. St-Petersburg, Intersotsis, pp. 6-20).
(2003)"Mnogomernost politicheskoi vlasti: kontseptualniye diskussii" Logos N4-5, S. 23-32 (Multidimensional nature of power: conceptual debates Logos, N4-5, pp. 23-32).
(2003) "Osuzhnostnoi osparivaemosti politicheskih poniatiy" Politicheskiye Issledovaniya N 2. S. 86-95 ("Onessential contestedness of political concepts» Political Studies N 2, pp.86-95).
(2002) "Ktopravit? Discussia vokrug kontseptsii vlasti Roberta Dalya" Sotsiologicheskiy Zhurnal N 3. S. 31-68 ("Whogoverns? Discussions about Robert Dahl's conception of power" SociologicalJournal N 3. S. 31-68).
(2002) "Sotsiologiya vlasti:issledovaniye Floyda Hantera" Sotsiologicheskiy Zhurnal N 1.S. 96-114 ("Sociology of Power: The study of Floyd Hunter" SociologicalJournal N 1. S. 96-114).
(2002)"Reputatsionniy metod v empiricheskikh issledovaniyakh vlasti v gorodskikhobschnostiakh" Zhurnal Sotsiologii i sotsialnoy Antropologii N 2("Reputational method in community power studies" Journal of Sociology andSocial Antropology N 4. pp. 164-177).
(2001) "Vlast" Kontseptualizatsiyapolitiki Moskva: MONF, S. 208-224 ("Power" Conceptualisationof Politics Moscow:MONF, pp. 208-224).
(2001) "Diskurs vlasti: termini idefinitsii" Zhizn i Tekst Sankt-Peterburg: Akropol, S. 395-407("Discourse of Power: Terms and definitions" Life and Text St. Petersburg: Akropol, pp. 395-407).
(2000) "Sovremennie kontseptsiivlasti: analiticheskiy obzor" Politicheskaya Nauka v Rossii Moskva:MONF. S. 504-526 ("Contemporary Theories of Power: A Review" PoliticalScience in Russia Moscow: MONF,pp 504-526).
(2000) "Formi vlasti: tipologicheskiyanaliz" Politicheskiye Issledovaniya N 2. S. 6-18 ("Forms of power:typological analysis" Political Studies N 1, pp. 6-18).
(2000) "Vlast: kontseptualniy analiz" Politicheskiyeissledovaniya N 1. S. 97-107 ("Power: a conceptual analysis" PoliticalStudies N 1, pp. 97-107).
(1998)"Vlast, interes i sotsialnoye deystvie" Sotsiologicheskiy ZhurnalN 1‑2. S. 79-94 ("Power, Interest and Agency" SociologicalJournal N 1‑2, pp. 79-94).
(1998)"Power and Conflict" MANCEPT (Manchester Centre for Political Thought)N 3. 29 pp.
(1997) "Conflict, Interests andPower" Paper presented to the "Brave New World2" conference, The University of Manchester, June 1997. 19 pp.
(1996)"Sovremennie kontseptsii vlasti: analiticheskiy obzor" SotsiologicheskiyZhurnal N 3-4. S. 109-126 ("Contemporary Theories of Power:A Review" Sociological Journal N 3-4, pp 109-126).
- Article Ledyaev V. G. Domination, Power and Authority in Russia: Basic Characteristics and Forms // Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics. 2008. Vol. 24. No. 1. P. 17-36.
- Article Ledyaev V., Chirikova A., Seltser D. Who governs? Power in a local Russian community // Journal of political power. 2014. Vol. 7. No. 2. P. 211-231. doi
- Article Ledyaev V. G. Gatekeeping as a form of power The invisible hand of power: an economic theory of gate keeping, by Anton N. Oleinik, London, Routledge, 2015, 224 pp., £95.00 (hbk), ISBN 978-1-848-93524-2 // Journal of political power. 2016. Vol. 9. No. 1. P. 139-146. doi
- Article Valeri Ledyaev, Alla Chirikova. Power in the local Russian Communities: Patterns of Interaction Between Legislative and Executive Branches of Local Government // Urban Affairs Review. 2017. Vol. 53. No. 6. P. 990-1024. doi
- Article Ledyaev Valeri, Chirikova A. Governors and Local Elites in Russia: Patterns of Interaction // European Politics and Society. 2019. Vol. 20. No. 3. P. 315-332. doi
- Article Valeri Ledyaev, Chirikova A. Urban Regimes in Small Russian Towns // City and Community. 2019. Vol. 18. No. 3. P. 812-833. doi
- Article Ledyaev Valeri, Chirikova A. Business in the Power Structure of Small Russian Towns // Europe-Asia Studies. 2020. Vol. 72. No. 4. P. 686-711. doi
- Article Ledyaev V. G. Conceptual analysis of power: Basic trends // Journal of political power. 2021. Vol. 14. No. 1. P. 72-84. doi
- Article Valeri Ledyaev, Chirikova A. Heads of Small Russian Towns: Power and Leadership // Russian Politics. 2022. Vol. 7. No. 1. P. 124-146. doi
Employment history
1978- 2003: Ivanovo State Power University: lecturer, assiciate professor, full professor at the department of social sciences
2003-2005: Moscow Humanitarian University: full professor at the department of political science
2005- now: NRU Higher School of Economics: full professor at the department of sociology
Incompatible Alternatives: HSE Researchers on the Ambivalence of Power in the Twenty-first Century Economy
Ambivalence and a combination of contradictory principles are vividly manifested in the actions of government, its individual agents and institutions, as well as the everyday practices of economic subjects and citizens. The participants of the HSE Laboratory for Studies in Economic Sociology seminar discussed the book The Ambivalence of Power in the Twenty-First Century Economy: Cases from Russia and Beyond, recently published in the UK. Prepared by researchers from HSE University and foreign universities, the book focuses on the study of ambivalence in Russia and beyond.
HSE Staff Members Awarded Status of Tenured Professor
On June 22, several HSE lecturers and staff members were awarded the status of Tenured Professor at a meeting of HSE Academic Council. Sixteen HSE staff members became Distinguished Professors at the Higher School of Economics for the first time.
Neighbours: Who is Close to HSE in Rankings. Economics
We continue talking about universities that are alongside HSE in the 51–100 group in various subject areas in the QS ranking. Today we have economists speaking about their ‘neighbours in the ranking’.