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The Englishization of Higher Education in Europe, 2021

The dissemination of English and the role it plays in Russian higher education are connected with... more The dissemination of English and the role it plays in Russian higher education are connected with its internationalization – a process that has been gaining momentum over recent decades spurred by a number of top-down and bottom-up initiatives. The role of English in university teaching and research is illustrated by the analysis of open access data on two leading Russian universities and the findings of a survey of teaching staff’s perceptions of English in academia. The views of some other stakeholders have been collected from the existing publications on the topic. The term Englishization is inappropriate to describe the Russian context because the use of English in Russian academia is not as far-reaching as the term implies.

The introduction of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) has changed higher education enormou... more The introduction of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) has changed higher education enormously in many European countries. This development is increasingly encapsulated under the term Englishization, that is, the increasing dispersion of English as a means of communication in non-Anglophone contexts. Englishization is not undisputed: legal challenges have arisen in several countries. Nor is it uniform; universities across Europe embrace Englishization, but they do so in their own way. In this volume, authors from 15 European countries present analyses from a range of perspectives coalescing around core concerns: the quality of education, cultural identity, inequality of opportunities and access, questions of justice and democracy, and internationalization and language policy. This book will appeal to researchers in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, educational sciences, and political science, as well as policy makers and people with a concern about the direction of higher...

Discourse, 2020

Introduction.The paper deals with the evolution of “fake-news” and “post-truth” in the digital so... more Introduction.The paper deals with the evolution of “fake-news” and “post-truth” in the digital society, which can be qualified as simulations of virtual space. The authors formulate a hypothesis that disclosure of the features of social evolution of “fake news” and “post truth” as political simulaсra is possible on the basis of a multi-paradigm approach that combines the explanatory potential of sociology of communication, political sociology, systemic, interactive approach, concepts of cultivation and agenda.Methodology and sources.The methodological basis is a multi-paradigm approach to the study of “fake news” and “post truth” as “simulacras” of virtual space, distributed mainly "on the World Wide Web" in the form of deliberately false or distorting messages, memes, posts, repost, tweets, retweets, trolling, etc., allowing to unite heuristic possibilities of system-sociological and interactive approaches, theory of communicative action, concepts of cultivation and agend...

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology, 2017

Центральная категория данной статьи-социальная ответственность бизнеса. В научном сообществе имее... more Центральная категория данной статьи-социальная ответственность бизнеса. В научном сообществе имеет место продолжительная дискуссия о природе и характере данного явления. Причина отсутствия единой точки зрения по данному вопросу-ряд проблем, с которыми сопряжено изучение этого явления. На Западе исследования по данной тематике появились в 50-х годах XX в. Это было связано с обострением социальных и экологических проблем, вызванных деятельностью транснациональных корпораций. В России интерес к социальной ответственности бизнеса стал проявляться только с 2000-х годов. Это может быть объяснено множеством причин: политических, экономических и социальных. Общая тенденция, выявляемая многими исследованиями, показывает, что повышение социальной ответственности российского бизнеса проходит в русле общемировых тенденций: постепенно формируется позитивное отношение к социально ответственным компаниям, в научных кругах ведется дискуссия с целью выявления общих подходов к пониманию содержания и границ социальной ответственности. В статье раскрываются категория социальной ответственности и специфика бизнеса как субъекта социальной ответственности. Авторами представлена эволюция концепции социальной ответственности бизнеса и основные современные подходы к пониманию этого феномена. Библиогр. 25 назв. Ключевые слова: социальная ответственность бизнеса, источники социальной ответственности бизнеса, концепции социальной ответственности, моральные основания бизнеса.

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology, 2019

Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2016

Purpose: This research is aimed at an enquiry into whether it is possible in an analysis of an ar... more Purpose: This research is aimed at an enquiry into whether it is possible in an analysis of an artistic creative process to use a model, major components (sub-processes) of which include a problem statement, emotional arousal, generating, objectification and evaluating. Methods/Analysis: The research methodological framework includes a communicative approach. It involves comprehension of creative sub-processes using a communication analysis that takes place in a team, members of which are engaged in solving an intellectually demanding task. The evidence-based framework for the paper included the data gathered with a method of a semi-structured interview in time of field research. Their object included four art communities that in an urban environment (e.g. Moscow, Saint Petersburg) had brought together more than thirty artists, working in various genres of the contemporary art. Results: The findings presented in the paper describe the sub-processes of objectification and emotional arousal in an individual and team creative work of artists, as well as understanding a role performed by communication in each process performance. Novelty/Improvements: Firstly, the research novelty lies in the model of the creative process used for the artwork analysis; the model was elaborated in the field of invention. Second, it lies in a description of the relationship between communication and creativity in the artwork of the artists clustered into art communities. Third, it lies in the identified "material" form of objectification in the artistic creative process.

The Englishization of Higher Education in Europe, 2021

The dissemination of English and the role it plays in Russian higher education are connected with... more The dissemination of English and the role it plays in Russian higher education are connected with its internationalization-a process that has been gaining momentum over recent decades spurred by a number of top-down and bottom-up initiatives. The role of English in university teaching and research is illustrated by the analysis of open access data on two leading Russian universities and the findings of a survey of teaching staff's perceptions of English in academia. The views of some other stakeholders have been collected from the existing publications on the topic. The term Englishization is inappropriate to describe the Russian context because the use of English in Russian academia is not as far-reaching as the term implies.

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology

Zhurnal Sotsiologii i Sotsialnoy Antropologii (The Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology)

Labor and Society in the Realities of the 21st Century" is the fi rst international scientifi c c... more Labor and Society in the Realities of the 21st Century" is the fi rst international scientifi c conference in the history of Russia dedicated to social problems of labor. It took place in the framework of the St. Petersburg International Labor Forum on March 16-17, 2017, defi ning the priorities of labor research in modern society.

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

The article analyzes the results of an empirical study of the causes of destructive motivation of... more The article analyzes the results of an empirical study of the causes of destructive motivation of personnel in Russian commercial organizations. The study was conducted by questioning two hundred employees of commercial organizations in Moscow. The purpose of the research is to reveal the opinion of employees on the causes of destructive motivation of personnel and measures for their elimination. The empirical study revealed the influence of organizational factors on the existence of destructive personnel motivation in organizations, such as: labor organization; remuneration system, benefits and career management; control over the activities of employees; group communications and organizational culture. The study revealed the impact of personal characteristics of employees on destructive motivation. In the course of the survey, the degree of influence of various groups of reasons on the demotivation of employees in the studied commercial organizations was revealed, as well as on the micro-political motivation of employees. In the course of the questionnaire, assessments of the main forms of destructive behavior were obtained, which allowed for developing more detailed recommendations for limiting this negative phenomenon. The practical significance of the research is the results of an analysis of various factors of the internal environment of the organization and the personal characteristics of employees that are significant for the formation of destructive motivation of employees of Russian companies in a transitional economy.

Review of European Studies, 2015

In this paper we on the basis of expert interview method generalize and analyze real social pract... more In this paper we on the basis of expert interview method generalize and analyze real social practices of Russian scientific journals linked to the realization of copyright allocation when publishing scientific articles. It was found that conclusion of written copyright agreement is performed only in exceptional cases and there are three types of such cases. The analysis of copyright allocation between an author and a journal showed the dependence of the allocation on the journal's policy. As a rule, practically all the property rights, except for the right for author's copy, are passed to journal. We also analyze the conditions for allocation of journal's issues in the Internet. We have established that policy of Russian journals often includes granting of open access to articles. Main types of violations committed by Russian authors in respect of journals are generalized. The authors of the paper come to the conclusion that despite the fact the legislative framework concerning turnover and protection of intellectual property in the Russian Federation is by and large formed, the everyday practice in this area demonstrates significant stagnation in implementation of legally set standards. The realization of copyright in the sphere of publication of scientific articles in Russian journals in everyday practice is mainly regulated by the system of informal standards. Among them there are still the standards applied in the Soviet times.

Purpose: This research is aimed at an enquiry into whether it is possible in an analysis of an ar... more Purpose: This research is aimed at an enquiry into whether it is possible in an analysis of an artistic creative process to
use a model, major components (sub-processes) of which include a problem statement, emotional arousal, generating,
objectification and evaluating. Methods/Analysis: The research methodological framework includes a communicative
approach. It involves comprehension of creative sub-processes using a communication analysis that takes place in a team,
members of which are engaged in solving an intellectually demanding task. The evidence-based framework for the paper
included the data gathered with a method of a semi-structured interview in time of field research. Their object included
four art communities that in an urban environment (e.g. Moscow, Saint Petersburg) had brought together more than
thirty artists, working in various genres of the contemporary art. Results: The findings presented in the paper describe
the sub-processes of objectification and emotional arousal in an individual and team creative work of artists, as well as
understanding a role performed by communication in each process performance. Novelty/Improvements: Firstly, the
research novelty lies in the model of the creative process used for the artwork analysis; the model was elaborated in the
field of invention. Second, it lies in a description of the relationship between communication and creativity in the artwork
of the artists clustered into art communities. Third, it lies in the identified “material” form of objectification in the artistic
creative process.

The Englishization of Higher Education in Europe, 2021

Discourse, 2020

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology, 2017

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology, 2019

Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2016

The Englishization of Higher Education in Europe, 2021

The dissemination of English and the role it plays in Russian higher education are connected with... more The dissemination of English and the role it plays in Russian higher education are connected with its internationalization-a process that has been gaining momentum over recent decades spurred by a number of top-down and bottom-up initiatives. The role of English in university teaching and research is illustrated by the analysis of open access data on two leading Russian universities and the findings of a survey of teaching staff's perceptions of English in academia. The views of some other stakeholders have been collected from the existing publications on the topic. The term Englishization is inappropriate to describe the Russian context because the use of English in Russian academia is not as far-reaching as the term implies.

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology

Zhurnal Sotsiologii i Sotsialnoy Antropologii (The Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology)

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Review of European Studies, 2015

Purpose: This research is aimed at an enquiry into whether it is possible in an analysis of an ar... more Purpose: This research is aimed at an enquiry into whether it is possible in an analysis of an artistic creative process to
use a model, major components (sub-processes) of which include a problem statement, emotional arousal, generating,
objectification and evaluating. Methods/Analysis: The research methodological framework includes a communicative
approach. It involves comprehension of creative sub-processes using a communication analysis that takes place in a team,
members of which are engaged in solving an intellectually demanding task. The evidence-based framework for the paper
included the data gathered with a method of a semi-structured interview in time of field research. Their object included
four art communities that in an urban environment (e.g. Moscow, Saint Petersburg) had brought together more than
thirty artists, working in various genres of the contemporary art. Results: The findings presented in the paper describe
the sub-processes of objectification and emotional arousal in an individual and team creative work of artists, as well as
understanding a role performed by communication in each process performance. Novelty/Improvements: Firstly, the
research novelty lies in the model of the creative process used for the artwork analysis; the model was elaborated in the
field of invention. Second, it lies in a description of the relationship between communication and creativity in the artwork
of the artists clustered into art communities. Third, it lies in the identified “material” form of objectification in the artistic
creative process.