Political Sociology

The postgraduate program is aimed at training highly qualified scientific and scientific-pedagogical staff in the field of science, studying the political sphere of public life, the socio-economic foundations of politics, the socio-political stratification of social systems, the levels and structure of political consciousness, politics-society interaction, the mutual influence of social relations (social sphere) and political institutions (relations).

An important distinctive feature of the current stage of society development is its increasing globalization and informatization.

Advantages:

• The issues of high-quality training of future professionals in various sectors of the national economy are brought to the forefront. Mastering the basics of political sociology and democratic culture is one of the most important conditions political and social reforms in Russia succeed
• The unique feature: postgraduates gain in fact two professional specializations — in sociological and political science which significantly contributes to both further scientific and career paths

Main courses:

• History and philosophy of science
• Foreign language
• Political sociology
• Methodology of sociological science
• Sociological support of political campaign
• Sociology of public services

Research:

• Power and its dominance in social relations; political processes and phenomena in various social environments; interaction of political phenomena and social structures in various space-time historical continuums
• Subject of study: political powers as a key subject of political sociology; methods, functions, forms of manifestation of political power in the system of social relations; political consciousness and behavior of social groups, communities, classes, organizations, individuals; interrelation and mutual influence of the political and social spheres of public life; correlation and intersection of scientific interests and conceptual systems of political sociology, sociology and political science
• Objects of study: power, state, public policy, political parties, political elites, civil society, political leadership