Internships and graduates’ employment Our graduates are trained to: ■ provide analytical support for decision-making at state bodies, 20 Myasnitskaya Street, Moscow political parties and civil organizations, as well as in the media 101000, Russian Federation and business, Tel: +7 (495) 771 3232 ■ organize research, conduct political analysis and expertise in Fax: +7 (495) 628 7931 the sphere of public policy, public administration, human www.hse.ru rights, political economy, corporate governance, politics, global governance, ■ analyze and expand the existing achievements of researchers in social sciences from both Russia and abroad, ■ organize political & advocacy campaigns, ■ successfully work in business companies and large corporations, “Non scholae, sed vitae ■ conduct political analysis based on qualitative & quantitative discimus...” data, ■ teach social sciences at schools and universities All these competences allow to our graduates to build carriers in: ■ federal and regional authorities (Presidential Administration, State Duma, Council of the Federation, Russian Ministry of Economic Development Industry and Trade, Ministry of Regional Development, Central Election Commission, Ombudsmen’s offices), Master’s Program ■ leading Russian and foreign think tanks (Carnegie Moscow Centre, Gorbachev Foundation, Centre for Political Technologies, Foundation for the Development of Political Analysis Information Policy, Interlegal Foundation, ZIRCON Research Group, Levada Centre, Public Opinion Foundation, VTsIOM), and Public Policy ■ consulting services and PR-agencies (Nicollo-M, PRofi Group, Edelman Imageland, SPN Ogilvy), ■ academic institutions by the Russian Academy of Sciences (Institute of World Politics and International Relations (IMEMO), Institute of Scientific Information on Social CONTACT INFO Sciences (INION), Institute of Sociology), Address: ■ associations of business and large corporations (Moscow Vorontsovo pole str., bld. 5a, Room K-714, Moscow, Russia Chamber of Trade and Commerce, Business Russia, Rosatom, Tel.: +7 (495) 772 95 90*2294 Gazprom), Web: www.hse.ru/en/org/hse/ouk/politanaliz/ ■ human rights organizations and other NGOs (Transparency International, Moscow Helsinki Group, Memorial Centre, Contact names: International Protection Centre, JURIX Lawyers for Head of the program Constitutional Rights and Freedoms, Centre for Democracy Prof. Nina Belyaeva Development and Human Rights, Sova Centre, Russian Department Assistants Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON), Ivan Kondratenko, Public Verdict, Centre for Social and Labour Rights, etc.); Viktor Sokolov ■ develop carriers within Higher School of Economics. The program has two concentrations: Prof. Nina Belyaeva Area of education: 030200.68 - Political Science Political Analysis and Public Policy Head of the program, Human Rights and Democratic Governance Chair of Public Policy Duration of studying: 2 years Department The program was developed on the basis of American model of « teaching Public Policy Analysis, namely of Georgetown Public Higher School Degree: Master in Public Policy Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of International of Economics and Public Affairs at Columbia University, and Bologna University. Admission criteria ■ Portfolio (the candidates have to submit the documents specified by the university's Admission Rules, plus a motivation letter, an essay, diplomas and certificates, if any, etc.) ■ English language exam (multiple choice + oral comprehension test). Political Analysis and Public Policy is a new research sphere that is being developed at Higher We enroll both state-funded students (from Russia, the CIS, Baltic states and Georgia) and self-funded students. Starting from School of Economics by a group of researchers under the supervision of Prof. Nina Belyaeva. 2012/13, all foreign nationals can be considered for fully funded places. Their aim is to establish Russian school of thought in public policy and political analysis. Courses The master's program was opened in 2006 under the same name. It is aimed at preparing Mandatory courses: graduates specializing in public policy analysis. Their skills and competences allow them to be ■ Conflict Management and Mediation ■ Quantitative & Qualitative Methods of Data Analysis successful in research, teaching, management or project jobs. ■ Theory and Methodology of Political Research ■ Contemporary Political Science ■ Philosophy and Theory of Human Rights in Globalizing World ■ Global Actors in Public Policy Elective courses: ■ Ethics, Economics and Politics ■ Russia in the Western Legal Tradition ■ Economic Institutions and Public Policy ABOUT THE PROGRAM ■ International Relations & Governance in Global Security ■ Regional Policy and Regional Politics ■ Large Corporations as Policy Actors. Corporate Citizenship The courses are currently taught by: ■ Central European University, Hungary ■ Game Theory and the Basics of Collective Behavior ■ INGO Conference of the Council of Europe ■ Prof. Irina Filatova, PhD, Doctor of History; Management ■ The European Wergeland Centre, Norway Prof. Nina Belyaeva, PhD in Law & Public Policy; Elective courses (Public Policy Analysis concentration): ■ Public Policy Department is a member of scientific professional ■ Think Tanks as Policy Actors ■ Prof. Irina Semenenko, PhD, Doctor of Political Science; associations: ■ State Policy in the Sphere of Interethnic Relations ■ Prof. Alexander Nikitin, PhD, Doctor of Political Science; ■ International Political Science Association (IPSA) ■ Verbal and non-Verbal forms of Public Dialogue ■ Prof. Svetlana Lipina, PhD, Doctor of Economics; ■ European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) ■ Innovations Policy: governing the future ■ Prof. Yuri Fogelson, PhD, Doctor of Legal Science; ■ Lobbying and Advocacy ■ International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum (ICPA-Forum) Prof. Anna Potsar, PhD in Linguistics; ■ Environmental policy: comparative analysis ■ Department of Public Policy is responsible for the implementation ■ Social Policy and Welfare State ■ Ass. Prof. Natalia Kravchuk, LL.D. of the Cooperation Agreement between Higher School of Elective courses (Human Rights and Democratic Governance ■ Ass. Prof. Dmitry Zaytsev, PhD in Political Science Economics and the University of Bologna, which includes the concentration): ■ Ass. Profs. John Dale, Lester Kurtz, George Mason University, USA; development of a double diploma program (scheduled to start in ■ International Mechanisms of Human Rights Protection ■ Profs. Giliberto Capano, David Natali, Eugenia Baroncelli, 2013). Since 2009 the best students have been going to the ■ Human Rights in Non-Western Societies University Of Bologna, Italy; University of Bologna and International University College of Turin Soft Law and Regulatory Governance ■ ■ Profs. Ugo Mattei, Giuseppe Mastruzzo, International for trimester-long internships. ■ Migrants and Ethnic Minorities University College of Turin, Italy. European Regional Master’s Degree in Democracy and Human ■ Family and Child Protection in Modern World Rights in South-East Europe (ERMA), implemented as a double ■ Freedom of Expression and Hate Speech Our patrners abroad degree program by the University of Sarajevo and the University ■ Mass Actions in Public Policy ■ George Mason University, USA of Bologna also welcomed our students to get three diplomas Research seminars: ■ University of Bologna, Italy (University of Sarajevo, University of Bologna and Higher School ■ Methods and Development of Public Policy Analysis of Economics) for 2 years. ■ Monitoring Human Rights: Methods and Management ■ International University College of Turin, Italy The program of dual certificates in Human Rights and Democratic Starting from 2012/13, all courses are taught in English, some ■ University of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. ■ Vytautas Magnus University, Lithunia Governance by Higher School of Economics and George Mason of them are taught through video-conferencing together with University is scheduled to start in 2013. George Mason University (USA), Bologna University and ■ Witten-Herdecke Universität, Germany International University College of Turin (Italy). ■ Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt, Our Master’s Program welcomes foreign students, and we have Germany already had students from USA, UK, Hungary, Germany, Italy and Leading professors ■ Universität Würzburg, Germany the CIS countries (e.g., Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan). The faculty combines worldwide-known researchers, young ■ University of Twente, Netherlands talented scholars and practice-oriented experts, both public policy researchers and political analysts..