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Institute for Social Policy

The Institute was founded in January 2016 as a university research unit aimed at conducting basic and applied research, as well as expert review and analytical analysis in the field of social policy at the federal, regional and municipal levels.

The Institute's goal is to develop comprehensive and future-oriented studies in social policy with a focus on microsimulation of its impact on the household sector.

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Book
Inclusive education in the Russian Federation: Scoping International and Local Relevance

Ajsmontas B., Alekhina S., Aleksandrova L. et al.

Springer, 2024.

Article
Declines in alcohol consumption in Russia, 2008–2020, are accompanied by decreases in alcohol harm

Radaev V., Roshchina Y.

ALCOHOL, CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2025. Vol. 49. No. 9. P. 2003-2012.

Book chapter
The Development of Assistive Technologies and Its Role Towards Successful Inclusion: The Case of Russia

Sinyavskaya O., Pishnyak A., Cherviakova A. A. et al.

In bk.: Inclusive education in the Russian Federation: Scoping International and Local Relevance. Springer, 2024. P. 139-167.

News

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24 October 2025

Pavel Shulgin took part in the XVII Congress of the Russian Geographical Society

On October 22 and 23, the 17th Congress of the Russian Geographical Society, which is celebrating its 180th anniversary this year, was held at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

20 October 2025

‘We Fought for Every Ball and Came Out Victorious’

HSE athletes take home three medals at international pickleball tournament

10 July 2025

Pavel Shulgin and Olga Shtele took part in the XVI All-Russian Congress of Anthropologists and Ethnologists

The 16th Congress of Russian Anthropologists and Ethnologists, the largest ethnographic forum in the country, was held in Perm from July 2 to 6. The forum was attended by approximately 1,500 scientists and specialists from not only the Russian Federation but also other countries, who discussed key scientific issues in 62 sections.

29 May 2024

Mapping as a Tool for Preserving Cultural Heritage

On May 23-24, an All-Russian Scientific Conference "Urban Environment Transformation: New Trends and Old Problems" was held in Kaluga, organized by Kaluga State University named after K.E. Tsiolkovski and Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INION RAN). Pavel Shulgin, the project leader of Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center, the head of the Centre for Regional Programs of Social and Cultural Development, and Olga Shtele, the leading expert of the Center, presented their report on the mapping of territories in order to preserve cultural heritage.

30 March 2024

The preliminary defense of Svetlana Mareeva’s doctoral dissertation took place

On March 29, 2024, at a joint meeting of the Institute for Social Policy and the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research of the HSE, the pre-defense of Svetlana Vladimirovna Mareeva’s doctoral dissertation took place.

Illustration for news: Pavel Shulgin took part in the XVII Congress of the Russian Geographical Society

Pavel Shulgin took part in the XVII Congress of the Russian Geographical Society

On October 22 and 23, the 17th Congress of the Russian Geographical Society, which is celebrating its 180th anniversary this year, was held at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

Illustration for news: ‘We Fought for Every Ball and Came Out Victorious’

‘We Fought for Every Ball and Came Out Victorious’

HSE athletes take home three medals at international pickleball tournament

Illustration for news: Pavel Shulgin and Olga Shtele took part in the XVI All-Russian Congress of Anthropologists and Ethnologists

Pavel Shulgin and Olga Shtele took part in the XVI All-Russian Congress of Anthropologists and Ethnologists

The 16th Congress of Russian Anthropologists and Ethnologists, the largest ethnographic forum in the country, was held in Perm from July 2 to 6. The forum was attended by approximately 1,500 scientists and specialists from not only the Russian Federation but also other countries, who discussed key scientific issues in 62 sections.

Illustration for news: Mapping as a Tool for Preserving Cultural Heritage

Mapping as a Tool for Preserving Cultural Heritage

On May 23-24, an All-Russian Scientific Conference "Urban Environment Transformation: New Trends and Old Problems" was held in Kaluga, organized by Kaluga State University named after K.E. Tsiolkovski and Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INION RAN). Pavel Shulgin, the project leader of Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center, the head of the Centre for Regional Programs of Social and Cultural Development, and Olga Shtele, the leading expert of the Center, presented their report on the mapping of territories in order to preserve cultural heritage.

Illustration for news: The preliminary defense of Svetlana Mareeva’s doctoral dissertation took place

The preliminary defense of Svetlana Mareeva’s doctoral dissertation took place

On March 29, 2024, at a joint meeting of the Institute for Social Policy and the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research of the HSE, the pre-defense of Svetlana Vladimirovna Mareeva’s doctoral dissertation took place.

Illustration for news: How will the Pushkin Mikhailovskoye Nature Reserve develop in the next decade?

How will the Pushkin Mikhailovskoye Nature Reserve develop in the next decade?

The VIII International Forum of Literary Museums was held in the State Memorial Historical, Literary and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve of A.S. Pushkin "Mikhailovskoye" (Pushkin Reserve) in the Pskov region from October 5 to 9. 

Illustration for news: New Russian object - astronomical observatories of Kazan University – entered the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List

New Russian object - astronomical observatories of Kazan University – entered the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List

Employees of the Centre for Regional Programmes of Social and Cultural Development Pavel Shulgin and Olga Shtele participated in the preparation of this nomination

Illustration for news: Memorial Service for Evgeny Yasin

Memorial Service for Evgeny Yasin

A memorial service for Evgeny Yasin will take place at the HSE Cultural Centre on September 28th from 1 pm to 3 pm. Address: 11 Pokrovsky Bulvar, Building 6.

Illustration for news: Colleagues and Friends Remember Evgeny Yasin

Colleagues and Friends Remember Evgeny Yasin

Colleagues and friends of Evgeny Yasin reflect on how he will be remembered by HSE University and the country

Illustration for news: V Russian Economic Congress: Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center Gives a General Assessment of the Country's Cultural Heritage Potential

V Russian Economic Congress: Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Center Gives a General Assessment of the Country's Cultural Heritage Potential

From September 11 to 15, Yekaterinburg hosted the Fifth Economic Congress organized by the New Economic Association. More than 1,500 scientists from 75 universities and 37 institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences took part in REC-2023, which is more than 180 organizations in total.