Can Survey Results in Russia (Not) Be Trusted?

Can Survey Results in Russia (Not) Be Trusted?

by | Jan 14, 2024 | blog

In the last two years, Russian public opinion surveys about approval of the army’s actions in Ukraine and Russia’s political course have been heavily criticized. How fair is this criticism? Arseny Verkeev   Photo: The gradual decline in the percentage of people...
A Year without Academic Freedom

A Year without Academic Freedom

by | Jan 4, 2024 | blog

Rights and liberties in Russian higher education and the sciences in 2023. Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: The normalization of the daily nightmare in Russia has led the repressive Russian government to exert political and ideological control over higher education and...
The Two Faces of Academic Freedom

The Two Faces of Academic Freedom

by | Nov 28, 2023 | blog

Natural sciences vs. humanities: who stands to gain and who will suffer from the conservative swing? Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: The debate over whether an atheist Darwinian can criticize the very existence of God is now protected by academic freedom in the same...
Russian Social Sciences Have Entered a New Era

Russian Social Sciences Have Entered a New Era

by | Nov 12, 2023 | blog

The shift in the political agenda has heavily influenced the scientific agenda. Mikhail Sokolov   Photo: We compare the frequency of use of certain terms in the titles, keywords, and abstracts of Russian social science journals. Photo by Leo on Unsplash  ...
The Ideological Power Vertical

The Ideological Power Vertical

by | Nov 1, 2023 | blog

How the Russian state is introducing repression into the educational system Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: As 2023 comes to a close, a clear system of political control and repression is taking hold of Russian higher education. Photo by Khara Woods on Unsplash  ...