Archived programs Higher School of Economics

Russian Space and Russian State

Higher School of Economics

The subject matter of the course is Russian space. The course deals with its structure, topology, history, modes of appropriation and governance. It problematizes the idea of space as a key to understanding politics and governance of Russia, as well as national economy, society and culture. The c... read more

Advances in Decision Making Theory and Applications

Higher School of Economics

We make decisions every day and every hour: which summer school to choose, which pullover to buy, where to go on vacation. The course presents the core concepts of rational and efficient individual and social decisions, including political decisions. Topics to be covered include: - Decision maki... read more

Soviet History: Russia in the Age of Transformation

Higher School of Economics

This course examines the history of the 20th century Russia in the context of multiple transformations, ranging from global political events to internal cultural changes. We will go through key stages of Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian history from 1917 to 2000 by looking at the interplay between glo... read more

Sports Economics

Higher School of Economics

The course covers the main features of sports economics. The contents comprise the understanding of sports as an economy, characteristics of sport product, the behaviour of leagues and clubs, the main differences between North-American and European sport systems, sport league designs, players’ labou... read more