Study Master in Political Analysis and Public Policy (in English) in Russia

Study in Russia for a degree in Master in Political Analysis and Public Policy.

Study Master Political Analysis and Public Policy (in English) in Russia under the Learning in Russia™ program for international students!

Come study with Council for Foreign Education in Russia, the official International Education partner of leading Russian State Universities and Russian National Research State Universities.

Degree/Field of study: Master in Political Science (in English)

Specialization: Political Analysis and Public Policy

Duration: 2 years
Language: English
Deadline: August 10th. If students miss the deadline, they are advised to take a one year Russian Preparatory course which will give them an opportunity to be independent, work in Russia as well as enjoy the social life in Russia freely. After one year they will be admitted in the 2-year English medium Master program.
Educational tracks:

• Political Analysis and Public Policy
• Human Rights and Democratic Governance
  

Partner University: University of Bologna, Univerzitet u Sarajevu and George Mason University

Program overview

Educational tracks

• Political Analysis and Public Policy

The program was developed on the basis of American model of teaching Public Policy Analysis – namely of Public Policy Institute of the Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University, where the head of this program was teaching in 1993-1995. Since 2006 the Program accepts foreign students and provide courses in English. Particularly successful cooperation  with Witten – Herdcke University, Department of Economics and Management / (Germany).

The Master’s in Political Analysis and Public Policy is a two-year innovative program developing the skills required to articulate issues of public concern, analyze alternative policies, facilitate the adoption and implementation of specific public choices, and evaluate their effects. The program provides each student with a strong multi-disciplinary foundation of skills and knowledge and an opportunity to apply them to contemporary public policy process.

Our graduates are qualified and well prepared for a wide range of careers:

1. In the government (Russian, International policy analysis)
2. Nonprofit organizations and movements, political parties
3. Analytical centers, think-tanks
4. Private sector (strategic planning, personnel management)

• Human Rights and Democratic Governance

The opening of the “Human Rights and Democratic Governance” program was initiated by the UN Department Program and supported by our Public Policy Department. A working group composed of representatives of five major Russian universities (HSE, MSU, MGIMO, RSUH, and PFUR) was created to develop and promote the program. The program was the first of its kind in Russia and is analogous to the European Master’s in Human Rights, taught at the consortium of 41 European universities.

The program has been supported by a number of prominent human rights activists and NGO representatives both at regional and national levels. Besides being the first ever course on human rights in Russia, this program is innovative in many other ways:

1. inter-university video connection-based courses will become part of the curriculum
2. students will be able to have internships at partner NGOs or governmental organizations that deal with human rights, e.g. Ombudsmen’s offices at local and regional levels
3. one of the main aims of the specialization is to deepen theoretical knowledge in the sphere of human rights and combine it with research work and practical activities

This Master Program in Political Analysis and Public Policy with concentration in Human Rights will provide students with deep theoretical knowledge, strong analytical skills and practical experience in human rights research, monitoring, advocacy and litigation. Human rights experts will be able to work in state institutions of human rights protection, regional and local administrations, social welfare offices, non-profit organizations, including human rights NGOs, international human rights organizations and international treaty bodies.

Students are expected to accomplish extensive readings of literature on theory and practice of human rights protection, learn and provide deep analysis of case-law of international bodies and Russian courts under supervision of University professors – experienced lawyers, handling cases in European Court of Human Rights and UN Treaty bodies, research in contemporary human rights, practice in Russian NGOs and state bodies.

Today this Master Program in Human Rights is the only one, where all professors, in addition to their outstanding academic records, have been the leaders or staff attorneys of the most prominent Russian NGOs for long period of time. This enables our graduates to combine high level of academic research with practical skills in advocacy, socio-legal and political studies, campaigning, promotion of human rights domestically and internationally.

Program content (below is not an exhaustive list)

• Political Analysis and Public Policy

Core Courses

1. Global Actors in Public Policy
2. Research Seminar “Public Policy Analysis”

Elective Courses

1. Think Tanks as Policy Actors
2. Anti-Corruption Policy in Public Service
3. Migration studies and comparative migration policy
4. Population and family policy
5. Public Dialogue in Public Sphere
6. Regional STI policies
7. Comparative Legal Policy and Protection of Rights

• Human Rights and Democratic Governance
  

Core Courses

1. Global Actors in Public Policy
2. Research Seminar “Human Rights Policy Analysis”

Elective Courses

1. International Mechanisms of Human Rights Protection
2. Soft Law and Regulatory Governance
3. Minority Rights: comparative practices
4. Legal systems on national and international levels: institutionalizing human rights
5. Freedom of Association and Freedom of Assembly: guidelines and “best practices”
6. Foresight as a tool for democratic governance

Partners

Our Partners Abroad

1. University of Bologna, Italy
2. International University College of Turin, Italy
3. University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4. INGO Conference of the Council of Europe
5. The European Wergeland Centre, Norway
6. George Mason University, USA

Department of Public Policy is responsible for the implementation of the Cooperation Agreement between Higher School of Economics and the University of Bologna, which includes the development of a double degree program (started in 2014/15). Since 2009 the best students have been going to the University of Bologna and International University College of Turin for module- or semester-long internships.

The program welcomes foreign students, and we have taught or currently teach students from Germany, Italy, Pakistan, Hungary, USA, Japan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Romania, UK, Mongolia, Serbia, Thailand, Guinea, Morocco, and the CIS countries (e.g., Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Belarus).

We are also partners of the European Regional Master’s Degree in Democracy and Human Rights in South-East Europe (ERMA), implemented as a double degree program by the University of Sarajevo and the University of Bologna.
HSE – UniBo (University of Bologna) Double degree program (DDP)

The Program is open to any candidate, including international students, who has obtained an appropriate bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and meet the below requirements.

Admission to the DDP is organized by both Partner Universities by the Admission Commissions in each Partner University in summer period. UNIBO and HSE will each award the master’s level/2nd cycle degrees specified below, following completion of all admission and academic requirements of each Partner university:

Laurea Magistrale in Scienze Internazionali e Diplomatiche awarded by UNIBO;
Master’s Degree in Political Science awarded by HSE for the Master’s Program in Public Policy and Political Analysis.

Research Opportunities:

1. Youth Analytic and Research Centre «Baltic Practice» — held in Europe since 2001
2. «Workshop on Political Analysis» — the series of scientific-research seminars, organized by the department jointly with students
3. Different student projects — analyst and research work, oriented on public policy clients in Russia and abroad, participation in large Department’s research projects

For applying to study Master in Political Analysis and Public Policy in one of the leading National Research Russian State University go HERE and learn the step-by-step admission process at the end of the page. Then you may fill in all fields in our INFORMATION REQUEST Form and forward it to one of our e-mails: admissions@cferussia.ru or learninginrussia@gmail.com

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