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Masters’ in Comparative Politics of Eurasia

The HSE St. Petersburg Masters Programme in Comparative Politics of Eurasia responds to the growing strategic importance of the wider Eurasian region, including the former Soviet Union and the countries of East Asia:

• disciplinary focus on Comparative Politics,
• geographical focus on Eurasia.

About programme

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Comparative political science theory; Methods of political science research; Politics and society in Russia; Social and political transformations of Central and East Asia; International relations and geo-political standing of Russia, Central and East Asia; Russia’s geo-political standing in Arctic region.

Curriculum. Key segments (120 credits)

Intro into Comparative Politics: Comparative Political Institutions (3 credits) Postcommunist Politics and Society (4 credits) Public Choice and Public Policy (4 credits) Media in Contemporary Politics and Society (4 credits)

Core (19 credits)

Research Methods in PolSci I (quantitative) (3 credits) Research Methods in PolSci II (qualitative) (3 credits) Computational Text Analysis

• r Social Network Analysis (5

credits)

Methods (11 credits)

Political Economy of Post-communist Transformation (5 credits) Russia in World Politics (5 credits) Russia’s Electoral Politics: Comparative Perspective (5 credits) Nations and Nationalism in USSR and Russia (5 credits) Russia’s Civil Society: Comparative Perspective (4 credits) Conflict in the EU-Russia Relationship (4 credits) East Asia: Politics and Society (4 credits) Post-Soviet Central Asia: Politics and Society (3 credits) Russia in Arctic Region (3 credits)

Electives (minimum 38 credits)

Research/dissertation seminar (16 credits) Internship (12 credits) Master Dissertation (24 credits)

Research (52 credits)

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Interdisciplinary research centres, ongoing projects and seminars offer a stimulating research environment within which to develop the Masters’ dissertation.

Graduate Student Research Opportunities

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The programme will provide all necessary assistance for identifying research/practice-

• riented internship

placements as well as

• pportunities for study

abroad.

Internships and Student Mobility

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The Programme’s location in

• St. Petersburg with its

extraordinary cultural and historical heritage will provide students with unique

• pportunities for cultural

enrichment, historical understanding and the learning of Russian language.

Programme’s Location

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Accessible to good students from all academic backgrounds and with different professional experiences.

Prospective Students

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• Public or private sector;
• Academia,
• Think tanks and business consultancies,
• Political consultancy,
• Government and international
• rganizations,
• NGOs,
• Media and journalism,
• Diplomacy.

Career prospects

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International demand for academics and professionals in this field is to increase due to:

• dynamic change in global affairs,
• growth of Asian societies,
• dynamic institutional development and

economic growth in new global regions.

Global market

The only Russia’ international Master’s in Comparative Politics Unique expertise in Russian and Postcommunist politics High level of research methods training Unique network of international partners

Why MiCPEA?

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The full tuition is 240 000 rubles (per year), though a variety of scholarships are available for both Russian and international students.

Fees and Funding

Language of Instruction

English

Academic Director

Dmitry Goncharov, Professor, Department

• f Political Science,

HSE St. Petersburg

Contacts

dgoncharov@hse.ru

THE Programme’s FACTS 2 years

Full-time Programme

Masters’ in Comparative Politics of Eurasia