On April 21 2017, Sergey Suslov, a Resource Center specialist, conducted a master-class on collecting and processing data from social networking sites (on the example of VKontakte social networking site). The master-class took place as part of the activities of the VIII International youth scientific conference on electoral processes in today’s world (Political Science department of St.Petersburg State University).
July 2, 2017
The telephone survey has ended. The survey focused on political preferences of the Leningrad region residents, their assessment of social and economic situation in the region, their attitudes towards local authorities and institutions and that towards current region’s problems. A quota sample was 1500 respondents. The data are being processed.
Within the agreement for cooperation, the staff of the RC Aleksandra Tsareva, Ksenia Tsyganova and Dmitry Tsyganov visited the Huazhong University of Science and Technology from June 5 to June 9. During the visit, they learned about research conducted at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. For their part, the staff of the RC delivered a presentation of the main software developments and technologies used and demonstrated examples of studies conducted at the Center of Sociological and Internet Research.
Aleksandra Tsareva, Ksenia Tsyganova and Dmitry Tsyganov participated in the international conference "Network for Social Network Analysis" held in Beijing from 30.05.17 to 04.06.17. Ksenia Tsyganova presented a paper "What binds us online: Friendship vs. Communication ties?”. The paper co-authored with D. Tsyganov and A. Gruzd (Ryerson University, Canada).
A telephone survey focuses on political preferences of the Leningrad region residents, their assessment of social and economic situation, their attitudes towards local authorities and institutions and that towards current region’s problems. A quota sample includes 1500 respondents. The research lead is Sergey Ivanovich Ivanov, Doctor of Economics, leading researcher of the Sociology department of St.Petersburg State University.
A telephone survey analyzes social risks of international youth migration in today’s Russia. A quota sample is no less than 2500 respondents residing in the Russian Federation. The survey will help understand and analyze possible risks of international youth migration in such fields as labor, education, health, culture and entertainment, social and political life and social security. The research lead is Olga Ivanovna Borodkina, Doctor of Sociology, professor of the theory and practice of social work chair.
A telephone survey analyzing possibilities for deferred ageing in St.Petersburg has finished. The quota sample size is 800 residents of St.Petersburg. The data are being processed.
An internet survey on the state of civil society in St.Petersburg has ended.
A telephone survey analyzes possibilities for deferred ageing in St.Petersburg. A quota sample size is about 800 residents of St.Petersburg. The research lead is Irina Andreevna Grigorieva, Doctor of Sociology, professor of the theory and practice of social work chair. The survey will help get reliable statistical data on what the elderly of St.Petersburg think about possibilities of deferred ageing or active ageing.
An internet survey on the state of civil society in St.Petersburg has begun. The internet survey is being conducted for Sophia Evgenievna Shevchenko, a senior student of the sociology department. The survey will help prepare Shevchenko her final qualifying paper analyzing civil society of St.Petersburg.
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