Time to Survive

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
P. Cherkasov

The article covers one of the most difficult periods in IMEMO history, which dates back to 1990s, when Russia was going through the deepest (since 1917) structural transformation. This transformation also affected the field of science, which significantly lost its former government support. Allocations from the budget (less than 40% as compared to the previous period) were not enough even to pay wages to employees, aside from material and technical provision of researches. Research institutes, being part of the Russian Academy of Sciences, were forced to look for additional sources of funding to provide financial support to scientists and further researches. IMEMO was not an exception. Amid massive brain drain of the most skillful young scientists from the field of science, the IMEMO management by all chances strived for retaining the core of the scientific potential. All resorts were exploited: space was leased, separate scientific and commercial enterprises of small business were established within the IMEMO territory, search for grants both domestically and abroad was encouraged, employees assignment to foreign scientific centers was practiced, double job holding was rewarded for those who needed it. From the money raised, the Fund of Scientific, Technical and Social Development of the Institute and the Fund of Social Support to Scientists were established, which helped mitigate the financial situation among employees. In 1990s, IMEMO was one of the rare institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences not to practice delay in wages payment, with salaries volume exceeding those at similar academic centers, though the task was just to make both ends meet. Despite the difficulties, the research team continued to work. Books and articles appeared, international conferences were held, policy recommendations delivered. The “World Economy and International Relations” journal played a significant role publishing the results of the most interesting researches.

Author(s):  
N. Elogov

Proceedings of the round table taken place in October 2009, chaired by V.V. Mikheev, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director of Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences. Its participants analyze the present state of political systems in Pacific Asia countries and in India which is striving for interaction with them, as well as their development perspectives up to 2030. In conclusion, the situation in Russia, factors and options of its evolution are examined amid political transformations in Pacific Asia.


Author(s):  
G. Irishin

This publication presents regular materials of the scientific workshop "Modern Development Problems", hosted by Dr. V. Khoros, head of Center for Development and Modernization Studies at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences. A spokesperson is V. Inozemtsev, head of Center for post-Industrial Studies at IMEMO. The paper is focused on strategies aimed at closing down the gap to a leading country. Within such approach, it is attempted to expose common features of modernizations and classify them.


Author(s):  
G. Oznobishcheva

On April 21st, 2010, the session of the Academic Council of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, took place, where the keynote report "Towards New Architecture of European Security" was presented by N.K. Arbatova, Dr. Sci. (Political Science), Head of Department for European Political Studies at IMEMO. The session was run by N.I. Ivanova, Corresponding Member of RAS, Deputy Director of IMEMO. The IMEMO employees – A.G. Arbatov, Corresponding Member of RAS, V.G. Baranovskii, Corresponding Member of RAS, K.V. Voronov, Cand. Sci. (History), V.K.Zaitsev, Dr. Sci. (Economics), N.I. Kalinina, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), S.P. Peregudov, Dr. Sci. (History), А.А. Pikaev, Cand. Sci. (Political Science), as well as PIR Center employees – K.V. Smertina, V.A. Yaroshenko – participated in discussion of the report. The keynote report and the discussion succeded are introduced for readers' consideration.


Author(s):  
N. Elogov

Proceedings of the round table taken place in October 2009, chaired by V.V. Mikheev, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director of Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences. Its participants analyze the present state of political systems in Pacific Asia countries and in India which is striving for interaction with them, as well as their development perspectives up to 2030. In conclusion, the situation in Russia, factors and options of its evolution are examined amid political transformations in Pacific Asia.


Author(s):  
I. Grishin

This publication presents regular materials of the scientific workshop "Modern Development Problems" hosted by Dr. V. Khoros, head of Center for Development and Modernization Studies at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences. A spokesperson is V. Inozemtsev, head of Center for Post-Industrial Studies at IMEMO. It is referred to strategies aimed at closing down the gap to a leading country. Within such approach it is attempted to expose common features of modernizations and classify them.


2015 ◽  
pp. 116-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kuznetsov

The article deals with Russian traditions of studies of foreign countries which have become an intellectual pillar for Russian economic expertise. The modern application of experience of Soviet scientific schools in international studies is shown, especially in the fields of world development forecasts, analysis of Russian foreign economic relations and research of economic policy abroad. The article is based on open sources with publications, reports and presentations about expert and analytical activities of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and other institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, VNIKI-Institute, MGIMO-University and some other centers. It is explained that results of international studies have become a necessary element for consulting of governmental bodies and businessmen in the epoch of globalization.


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 1798-1817
Author(s):  
Leonid B. SOBOLEV

Subject. The article is devoted to the problem of improving the ranking of the leading Russian technical universities by transforming them into multidisciplinary research universities with the limitation of technical faculties (programs) to 40–50% of the admission plan of entrants. Objectives. The study focuses on improving the position of Russian technical universities in international rankings, providing an opportunity for students to change their specialty or shape it, according to the requirements of the employer. Methods. I analyzed the structure of world-class technical universities in terms of differentiation of specialties and methods of improving the rankings. Results. The analysis shows that the leading positions in international rankings belong to multidisciplinary research universities that provide training and conduct integrated research at the intersection of different sciences. Conclusions. There is a need for gradual reforms of Russian research technical universities, in terms of compliance with global trends in multidisciplinarity, differentiation of funding, and research activities. Such reforms can be carried out in the form of mergers and creation of network structures on the basis of agreements on cooperation between technical universities and research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-101
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Reshetnikov ◽  
Nadezhda V. Prisyazhnaya

The article is the quintessence of a detailed conversation, that is, an interview by the author with an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, the founder of modern sociology of medicine in Russia, and the Director of the Institute of Social Sciences of Sechenov University Andrey V. Reshetnikov. The interview was officially conducted on the occasion of the academician A.V. Reshetnikovs birthday. However, other reasons for conducting this interview were as follows: the increased interest of the professional community in the history of the formation of the sociology of medicine a young but already established branch of big sociology the need for researchers to discuss the theory as a tool for learning the fundamental principles of the development of modern society; and the need to determine strategic guidelines and coordinate the vectors of scientific research in line with the discipline. At the same time, the tireless, painstaking work of Andrey Veniaminovich on the development of the scientific school of the sociology of medicine, the formation of a team of like-minded people, and the strengthening of Russian and international relations between medical sociologists are inspiring examples of the realization of a professional vocation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulia V. Mokhnacheva ◽  
Elena V. Beskaravaynaya

The article presents the results of a study of the scientific diaspora of the PushchinoResearch Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PRC RAS): the geography of the distribution of representatives by country and organization, as well as their scientific success and implementation. Using the example of one of the research institutes of the Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms of the Russian Academy of Sciences, it is shown in which directions the representatives of the scientific diaspora of this research institute are developing. As a result of the study, it was found that representatives of the foreign diaspora and their Russian colleagues work in parallel in the same scientific areas. As a result of the study, it turned out that only a little more than a quarter of all emigrating specialists achieved tangible successes in the scientific field, and more than a third altogether stopped doing science. The study is based on the integrated use of scientometric, bibliometric, bibliographic, factographic and sociological methods.


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