by Umnov | Jun 12, 2023 | blog
How expert evaluations are “defending the motherland” in the era of the Special Military Operation. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Experts can’t stand the pressure and are signing off on things that they would never have endorsed before. Photo by Tarik Haiga on...
by Umnov | May 23, 2023 | blog
7 Topical Titles That Will Captivate More than Just Specialists Andrei Gerasimov Photo: Any study of society exists within the society itself. Photo by Maria Teneva on Unsplash Science and technology studies, or STS, has long been part of mainstream...
by Umnov | May 14, 2023 | blog
Russian history has ceased to be a scientific discipline and has become part of the military propaganda machine. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Museum of Political History in St. Petersburg. Photo by Alexey Komarov – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Freedom to teach history...
by Umnov | Apr 26, 2023 | blog
Russia is dominated by an authoritarian sociology afflicted with aphonia, aphasia, and public muteness syndrome. Elena Zdravomyslova Photo: What tactics can sociologists employ when academic freedoms are being curtailed and public sociology is being stifled?...
by Umnov | Apr 12, 2023 | blog
Science and higher education in exile are trying to do the (almost) impossible. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Opportunities to leave—and, moreover, to find work abroad—vary greatly for different categories of scientists. Photo by Raychan on Unsplash. The...
by Umnov | Mar 28, 2023 | blog
The experience of teaching public administration in an era of war Kirill Shamyev Photo: In the social sciences, it is easier to label propaganda as “science” by attaching the label of “sovereign” science. Photo by Brendan Church on...
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