Session "Middle Class" within the framework of the 19th April International Scientific Conference (April 12)
At the session chaired by Liliya Ovachrova, director of the Institute for Social Policy, Yulia Lezhnina, senior research fellow of the Center for Stratification Studies, presented her report "Russian middle class in social policy system: object or subject?"
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 "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 Svetlana Mareeva, center director, Vasiliy Anikin, senior research fellow of this Center, presented his report "Social stratification by life chances: theoretical and methodological potential."
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 26, 2018, the First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation Rushan hazrat Abbyasov met at the Moscow Cathedral Mosque scholars working in the field of migration studies
Ekaterina Demintseva, director of the Centre for Qualitative Social Policy Research and Dmitry Oparin, research fellow at the same center, attended the meeting and presented some results of their research.
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.
Russian population in 2017: incomes, expenses and social well-being. HSE monitoring: results of the year
A new issue of the HSE Monitoring of the incomes, expenses and social well-being of the Russia population was published on the page of the Institute for Social Policy. The final issue for 2017 contains official statistics review for 12 months of the past year and analysis of four waves of data specially organized for monitoring the population survey.
Roundtable "Myths of Old Age"
On February 15, 2018, the roundtable on "Myths of Old Age" was held at the Kudrin Foundation for the Development of Civil Initiatives. The event was attended by Lilia Ovcharova, director of the Institute for Social Policy, and Oxana Sinyavskaya, deputy director of this institute.