HSE Expert Institute International Laboratory of Socio-Cultural Research was founded in 2011 on the basis of the Research and Teaching Laboratory of Socio-Psychological Research which started work in 2006. In 2019, it was transformed into the Centre for Sociocultural Research
Center's Academic Director is Nadezhda Lebedeva, Doctor of Psychology, Tenured Professor of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, acknowledged scholar in ethnic and cross-cultural psychology, author of over 20 books and 200 research articles.
The Head of the Center is Alexander Tatarko, Doctor of Psychology, Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, a leading scientist in the field of social and economic psychology, the author of more than 15 books and 100 scientific articles.
Competition "Aerobatics"
April 3-4, 2024 The commission of the "Aerobatics" competition heard the best research projects of high school students vying for winning places.
A team from the Centre for Sociocultural Research won an RNF grant on the topic "Topical issues of digitalisation in Russia: socio-psychological barriers and ways to overcome them"
The project leader is A.N. Tatarko, Director of the Centre for Sociocultural Research, Doctor of Psychological Sciences. The winning project is complex and deals with the most important, from the psychological point of view, problems related to digitalisation in Russia. In recent years, digitalisation of various spheres of Russian life has been progressing at a tremendous pace. The most intensively digitalised areas are: education, public services, the financial sphere of society, and the political sphere of society. In this regard, we have proposed a project that examines the socio-psychological problems of digitalisation in the most important spheres of Russian society in order to find solutions.
Report on "The Influence of Christianity on Blind Culture in Japan"
On March 4, 2024 within the framework of the regular seminar of the Centre for Sociocultural Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics "Culture Matters" Anna Dmitrievna Bertova, Candidate of Philosophy, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Theory of Social Development of Asian and African Countries of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of SPbSU made a report on "The Influence of Christianity on the Culture of the Blind in Japan"
All-Russian campaign "Scientists to Schools"
Within the framework of the All-Russian action "Scientists to Schools" dedicated to the Day of Russian Science, Ekaterina Valeryevna Bushina, a leading researcher of CSSCI, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, held 2 interactive events in schools of the Khoroshevo-Mnevniki district in Moscow.
Report on "Mountaineers and Guests: Intercultural Interaction and the Development of the Hospitality Industry in the North Caucasus"
On 29 January 2024, within the framework of the regular seminar of the Centre for Sociocultural Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics "Culture Matters", Daniil Sitkevich, Ph.D. in Economics, researcher at the Centre for Regional Studies and Urbanism of the Institute of Applied Economic Research of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, researcher at the Laboratory of Institutional Analysis of the Faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University, delivered a report on "Mountaineers and Guests: Intercultural Interaction and Development of the Hospitality Industry in the North Caucasus".
'Russia Is Not Colder, but Weather Contrasts Are Greater Here.' What HSE Scientists Shared with Visitors at 'Russia' Forum
On February 7, the lecture hall of the Russian 'Znanie' ('Knowledge') Society hosted a series of talks by HSE researchers and faculty as part of the 'Russia' International Exhibition and Forum. The talks covered a diverse array of topics, such as the interplay between innovation and creativity, how values are passed down between generations, debunking myths about Russia, the principles of successful communication in various contexts, and the concepts of collectivism and individualism. The events were open to the public.
Interdisciplinary meeting in the social sciences
On 5 February, the staff of the Centre for Sociocultural Research together with the staff of the Laboratory of Comparative Social Research, the Centre for Stability and Risk Studies, and the Department of Psychology of the National Research University Higher School of Economics came together to exchange ideas and experience in their respective fields.
Highlanders and guests: intercultural interaction and development of the hospitality industry in the North Caucasus
On January 29, 2024, as a part of the regular seminars of the Center for Sociocultural Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics "Culture Matters", Daniil Anreevich Sitkevich, Ph.D. in Economics, researcher at the Center for Regional Studies and Urbanism of the Institute of Applied Economic Research of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, researcher at the Laboratory of Institutional Analysis of the Faculty of Economics of the Moscow State University presented with a report on the topic “Highlanders and guests: intercultural interaction and development of the hospitality industry in the North Caucasus”.
The project of the Laboratory of Sociobiology and Human Behavioral Ecology received support in the competition for the creation of research and study groups at the National Research University Higher School of Economics
Employees of the Center for Sociocultural Research, together with colleagues from other scientific departments of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, were among the winners in the competition to create research and study groups. The research initiative of the proposed NUG is aimed at deciphering the adaptive foundations of culture from the point of view of human behavioral ecology.
