This is the 23rd issue of Annual Series of Analytical reports regularly published by the HSE Institute of Demography since 1993. The recent report conducts the detailed analysis of the current situation in Russia’s demography in the context of its long-term evolution and demographic tendencies as seen through the prism of main demographic processes, such as marriage, birth and death rates, family planning, international and internal (intra-Russian) migration, changes in population, and age structure of Russia’s population. The analysis is based on the official data of the Federal State Statistics service of Russian Federation, ministries and government agencies of Russian Federation, international organizations and national statistics services of other countries as well as local estimates (acquired by using these resources), the results of special sampling studies, and the materials of scholarly publications. The book is designed for the researchers that work in the field of demography and similar disciplines as well as decision-making employees, workers of government organizations of all levels, and instructors and students of secondary and postsecondary professional schools.
This is the 25th issue of the Annual Series of Analytical reports regularly published by the HSE Institute of Demography since 1993. The recent report conducts the detailed analysis of the current situation in Russia’s demography in the context of its long-term evolution and demographic tendencies as seen through the prism of main demographic processes, such as marriage, birth and death rates, family planning, international and internal (intra-Russian) migration, changes in population, and age structure of Russia’s population. The current report is characterized by examining the tools provided by international databases and information systems in order to be able to conduct the comparative studies of demographic trends, demographic, family and migration policies in Russia in the international framework.
The analysis is based on the official data of the Federal State Statistics service of Russian Federation, ministries and government agencies of Russian Federation, international organizations and national statistics services of other countries as well as on local estimates (acquired by using these resources), the results of special sampling studies, and the materials of scholarly publications.
The book is designed for the researchers that work in the field of demography and similar disciplines as well as for decision-making employees, workers of government organizations of all levels, and instructors and students of secondary and postsecondary professional schools.
The book presents a critical analysis of some current trends in religious studies, which, in the author’s opinion, are influenced by the reception of methodological relativism that characterizes postmodernism of the second half of the 20th century. The main object of criticism is a conception, typical for postmodern discourse in religious studies, according to which such a phenomenon as religion had not existed until Western scholars «constructed» it, and therefore the traditional science of religion should be understood as a discipline that, instead of describing reality, discusses fictions invented by itself. Criticizing this position, the author shows that, firstly, such statements are incorrect from the historical point of view (i.e. the notions of «religion» and «religions», let alone the very phenomenon of religion, had existed long before the rise of the science of religion as such) and, secondly, the idea of «constructing religion» is based on a methodological error (whether intentional or not), which consists in identifying a phenomenon with its examination on a scientific and theoretical level.
This book is addressed to scholars in religious and cultural studies, social scientists, and postgraduate students in the respective scientific fields, as well as to everyone interested in religious studies.
The monograph deals with analysis, synthesis and critique of the practical development and implementation of Russia’s scientific policy before the global financial crisis of 2008. The study was conducted in view of current practices of interaction between governments and science in the abroad, which allowed to assess the feasibility of their “export” and adaptation to the Russian conditions. The monograph has been prepared from the research performed by the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge as part of the program for basic research in the Higher School of Economics.
This book is intended for representatives of legislative and executive authorities, academic and business communities, teachers, graduate and undergraduate in socio-economics and humanities, as well as Russian and foreign researchers.
What is the relevance of the genre of review to the development of the norms of scholarly criticism? What is the extent of a review’s independence and what is the impact of reviews on emerging research trends and the redefining of subdisciplinary boundaries? Are the reviewing practices influenced by external, non-academic factors? What is the place of reviews in the structure of academic communication and how is reviewing built into educational process? Finally, how to write a review and how do iconic scholars write reviews? These and many other questions are considered in the book. The book is intended both for students of philology and Russian community of humanities scholars in general.
The monograph, prepared by the international team of authors, researches and develops criteria for assessing the contribution of Russian and Polish social and humanities disciplines (in the context of scientific schools, research areas, and prominent scientists) in the development of the humanities and the mechanisms of reception and transmission of scientific knowledge in the modern world. The monograph features a multidisciplinary approach and a broad timeframe (from the 18th century — the period of formation of national science — till the post-Soviet years). In the book, leading scientists from Russia and Poland introduce their main social-humanitarian disciplines: classics, history, philology, sociology, psychology, economics, law, and philosophy.
This book is intended for a wide range of researchers in the humanities, in particular for specialists in the history of science and the history of ideas; university teachers, professors, undergraduate and graduate students.
