Political Governance and Public Policy

• Budget Policy in Russia (Public Budgeting)
• Business and Interest Groups in Russian Public Policy
• Collaboration and Political Decision-Making Process
• Governance Through Communities
• Inequality and Social Policy in Russia
• Computer Science for Public Policy
• Macro and Microeconomics for Public Policy
• Organisational Management and Elaboration of Public Policy
• Political Development and Changes
• Political Discourse and Public Affairs
• Political Methodology and Philosophy
• Qualitative Methods in Public Policy Analysis
• Quantitative Methods in Public Policy Analysis
• Russia and New Emerging World Order
• Russian Governance and Decision Making
• Theories of Public Policy

•  It is taught in English. This promotes the exchange of experience, knowledge and educational technologies in the field of global public politics
• The programme is based on international methodological and practical educational standards that are focused on training high calibre analysts, managers and political leaders
• Master’s students have an opportunity to develop and improve their leadership, management, analysis and implementation skills in public policy
• The programme is packed with business games, round tables, discussions, case studies and internships
• The leadership skills being developed will enable graduates to successfully implement political and managerial strategies in today’s complex and unstable society

Master’s students can participate in: exchange programmes with top Western and Eastern European universities; and international conferences held abroad. There are also joint programmes with USA students studying in special non-degree programmes at the Faculty of Political Science.

Academic partners

• The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
• The International Political Science Association (IPSA)
• Universities in Finland, Sweden, Germany, the UK, and other countries

• The impact of information and communication technology on contemporary global political processes
• The impact of migration policy on the formation of a common civic identity in Russia
• The impact of social networks on political processes in the Middle East
• Innovation policy in the Republic of Tatarstan: assessment of effectiveness
• The crisis of multiculturalism in Western Europe
• Monitoring political preferences of citizens in elections
• Modern protest movements in the youth immigrant community in Western Europe
• The evolution of international terrorism at the turn of the 20th — 21st centuries
• The policy of creating a positive image of Russia in the CIS
• The role of value attitudes in the evolution of the political regime
• Comparative analysis of administrative reforms of the 1990s—2000s
• Political career strategies in modern Russia: regional level
• Transformation of political competition in post-Soviet Russia
• Civilisational approach to the study of world politics and international relations

Graduates of the programme are much-in-demand in: government relations departments of Russian and foreign companies; expert and analytical structures of government and local authorities; analytical groups of political parties; government and independent analytical centres; analytical departments and services of banks; and marketing campaigns to name just a few.

Professions

• Lead analyst
• Political programme evaluator
• Expert in political expertise
• Head of research
• Project manager
• State and municipal government relations advisor
• Manager of corporate public programmes
• State and municipal employee
• Specialist in monitoring the external environment of the organisation
• Mass media analyst