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
The head of the Centre is Nadezhda Lebedeva ― Tenured Professor at the Higher School of Economics and a recognized scholar in the field of cross-cultural and ethnic psychology. She is the author of more than 20 books and 200 academic articles. Read more...
Applied Social Psychology New Year Celebration
Students and tutors of ASP congratulate everyone with Holiday season and wish all the best in a New 2022 year!
New article by Center staff in International Journal of Intercultural Relations
On December 13 the article “Causality crisis” in acculturation research a false alarm?: A commentary on Kunst (2021) by Dmitry Grigoryev and John W. Berry is available online.
Values and religiosity of Orthodox Russians as predictors of their participation in religious and charitable organizations
On December 21 Alexander Titov (Research Assistant, Center for Sociocultural Research, Postgraduate Student, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report "Values and religiosity of Orthodox Russians as predictors of their participation in religious and charitable organizations".
Klaus Boehnke receives the 2022 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology
American Psychological Association has selected prof. Klaus Boehnke to receive the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology for the year 2022.
The role of strategies to preserve "face" in mono- and intercultural business interaction
On December 2 Ekaterina Vasilyeva (Research Assistant, Center for Sociocultural Research, Postgraduate Student, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report "The role of strategies to preserve "face" in mono- and intercultural business interaction".
Intercultural relations in Crimea: The role of identities and acculturation preferences
On November 25 Ekaterina Kodja (Research Assistant, Center for Sociocultural Research, Postgraduate Student, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report "Intercultural relations in Crimea: The role of identities and acculturation preferences".
Individual values of Russians and the climato-economic context of the regions as a factor of corruption
On November 18 Ekaterina Maklasova (Research Assistant, Center for Sociocultural Research, Postgraduate Student, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report "Individual values of Russians and the climato-economic context of the regions as a factor of corruption".
John W. Berry is the most cited Canadian social psychologist according to Scopus
Professor John W. Berry is the most cited Canadian social psychologist, he is also ranked 37th among all social psychologists in the world and 2363 among all scientists in general.
Measuring Cognitive and Affective Processes
On November 11 Rima-Maria Rahal (PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn, Germany) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report "Measuring Cognitive and Affective Processes".
What are first impressions based on? Why lab experiments don’t give the answer
On October 28 Bastian Jaeger (PhD, Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report "What are first impressions based on? Why lab experiments don’t give the answer".
Chat with John W. Berry about his lengthy and distinguished research
Radio Queen's University chatted with Professor John W. Berry about his lengthy and distinguished research and his election to the Royal Society as a Fellow.
Special edition of Canadian Issues celebrates 50 years of multiculturalism policy in Canada
The magazine celebrating 50 years of multiculturalism policy in Canada includes a contribution by John W. Berry.
"Healthy office" as a factor of psychological well-being of employees (in the case of Russia and New Zealand)
On October 21 Milada Pavlova (PhD student, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report ""Healthy office" as a factor of psychological well-being of employees (in the case of Russia and New Zealand)".
Leadership styles, organizational culture, and personal characteristics as factors of employee orientation towards innovation in the organization
On October 14 Olga Abramova (Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Research Assistant, Center for Sociocultural Research, HSE University) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report "Leadership styles, organizational culture, and personal characteristics as factors of employee orientation towards innovation in the organization".
Personal and contextual predictors of adaptation of the Russian ethnic minority in the post-Soviet space (on the example of Estonia)
On September 30 Anastasia Trifonova (Research Assistant, Postgraduate Student, Center for Sociocultural Research, HSE University) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report "Personal and contextual predictors of adaptation of the Russian ethnic minority in the post-Soviet space (on the example of Estonia)".