On May 25, 2018, Forbes magazine published an article by Lilia Ovcharova, director of the Institute, on the front page
A subject of the inequality, being as relevant as ever in the global perspective after the 2008 crisis, conquers more and more space in both the academic and the political discussions. Even the International Monetary Fund, which traditionally focuses on the inequality as the basis of the forming of the savings to turn into the investments, analyzes in the annual report 2015 the negative influences of the inequality on the sustainable development…
On May 23, 2018, Svetlana Mareeva, director of the Center for Stratification Studies, took part in the roundtable "Social Inequality: Where Is Justice?"
Svetlana Mareeva made a presentation on public perceptions of social justice and social inequalities in Russia.
On May 16-17, 2018, Lilia Ovcharova, director of the Institute for Social Policy, took part in the first federal “Productivity 360” Forum of the priority program “Increase of the Labour Productivity and Support of the Employment”
On May 16, 2018, Lilia Ovcharova participated as a speaker in the “Social protection” section of the Forum organized by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Nizhniy Novgorod Region Government in Nizhny Novgorod.
On May 15, 2018, the Institute for Social Policy held a scientific seminar on the topic "Modern problems of preservation and use of cultural heritage: the formation of the cultural framework as a method of inclusion of heritage in modern economic reality (on the example of the Tyumen region)"
The seminar heard a presentation by Pavel Shulgin, PhD, director of the Centre for Regional Programs of Social and Cultural Development of the Institute.
On April 18, 2018, Lilia Ovcharova, Director of the Institute, took part in the work of the Public Council of the Russian Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
Council members discussed the support and development of the so-called “silver volunteering” – the volunteering of the elderly - in the Russian Federation and the development of the “Citizen – Government” dialogue via Internet: possibilities, mechanisms and themes of interaction with the reference population.
Session "Actual Approaches to Studying Modern Societies" within the framework of the 19th April International Scientific Conference (April 12)
At the session chaired by Natalia Tikhonova, chief research fellow of the Center for Stratification Studies, and Vasiliy Anikin, senior research fellow of this Center, Svetlana Mareeva, center director, presented her report "Middle-income group in Russia society: position and dynamics", and Ekaterina Slobodenyuk, research fellow of this Center, presented her report "Where does the poverty line lie in modern Russia?"
Session "Distributive relations" within the framework of the 19th April International Scientific Conference (April 11)
The experts of the Centre for Studies of Income and Living Standards Alexandra Goriainova, Natalia Khalina and Alina Pishnyak presented their report "Strategies for saving families with children in the new economic conditions."
Session "The Pension System and Way of Life of the Elderly" within the framework of the 19th April International Scientific Conference (April 11)
The Centre for Comprehensive Social Policy Studies presented its papers, namely: Elena Selezneva, senior research fellow, presented her report "Prevention in old age: basic and deviant health life styles" and Anna Ermolina, junior research fellow, Oksana Sinyavskaya, center director, Elisaveta Lyubushina, research assistant, presented their report "Mobility on the labour market as the strategy of economic activity in older age."
Plenary session “Human Capital and Social Policy” within the framework of the 19th April International Scientific Conference (April 11)
During the session, Lilia Ovcharova, director for Social Studies, HSE, director of the Institute for Social Policy, presented a joint report of the Higher School of Economics (HSE) and the Center for Strategic Research “How to increase human capital and its contribution into economic and social development.”
On March 12, 2018, Lilia Ovcharova, director of the Institute, took part in the “Moscow Active Longevity 2018” Forum
The Forum was held within the framework of the Moscow Government pilot project aimed at creating better conditions for the elderly Muscovites. The forum participants discussed various city programs aimed at helping senior citizens to realize their full potential. The programs will provide elderly people with the opportunities of studies, employment, and leisure and sport activities.