Boris Kapustin
- Boris Kapustin has been at HSE University since 2016.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
- 1990Professor
- 1989
Doctor of Sciences*
- 1984Associate Professor
- 1979
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
- 1974
Degree
Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Courses (2024/2025)
Courses (2023/2024)
Current Trends in Political Science (Postgraduate course’s programme; field of study "00.00.00. Аспирантура", field of study "00.00.00. Аспирантура"; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Foundations of foreign policy analysis (Minor; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Political Ethics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Political Ethics (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Eng
- Political Ethics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Political Ethics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
Editorial board membership
2010: Member of the Editorial Board, Логос (Logos (Russian Federation)).
1995: Member of the Editorial Board, Communist and Post-Communist Studies.
1994: Member of the Editorial Board, Полис. Политические исследования (Polis (Russian Federation)).
Publications15
- Article Капустин Б. Г. О демократическом фетишизме // Логос. 2020. Т. 30. № 5 (138). С. 165-225. doi
- Article Капустин Б. Г. Цивилизация блефа // Россия в глобальной политике. 2020. Т. 18. № 3 (103). С. 82-85.
- Chapter Kapustin B. What May Be Wrong with the “End” in the End-of-Revolution Thesis?, in: Future(s) of the Revolution and the Reformation. Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. doi P. 121-152. doi
- Chapter Kapustin B. What May Be Wrong with the “End” in the End-of-Revolution Thesis?, in: Future(s) of the Revolution and the Reformation. Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. doi doi
- Book Kapustin B. Evil and Freedom. Reflections regarding Kant's "Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason" / Пер. с рус. Uppsala : Uppsala University, 2017.
- Article Kapustin B. On the subject matter of the concept of revolution // Russian Studies in Philosophy. 2017. Vol. 53. No. 3-4. P. 265-279. doi
- Chapter Kapustin B. A People in the Absence of the People, or a View of Post-Communism from Below, in: The Social History of Post-Communist Russia. L. : Routledge, 2016. Ch. 2. P. 11-40. doi
- Book Капустин Б. Г. Зло и свобода. Рассуждения в связи с «Религией в пределах только разума» Иммануила Канта. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2016.
- Article Капустин Б. Г. Идеология и крах советского строя // Russia in Global Affairs. 2016. № 6. С. 70-81.
- Article Капустин Б. Г. Постсоветская история России - взгляд снизу // Russia in Global Affairs. 2015. С. 8-27.
- Article Капустин Б. Г. Просвещение как критика // Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология. 2015. № 4. С. 68-84.
- Book Капустин Б. Г., Мюрберг И. И., Федорова М. М. Этюды о свободе. Понятие свободы в европейской общественной мысли. М. : Аквилон, 2015.
- Book Капустин Б. Г. Гражданство и гражданское общество / Перев.: Ю. Дергунов. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2011.
Master's Programme 'Politics. Economics. Philosophy': Perfect Combination of Three Disciplines
Modelled on classical British programmes, the HSE Master's Programme 'Politics. Economics. Philosophy' (PEP) helps students delve deeper into economics and political science, broaden their philosophical outlook, develop their critical thinking skills, and enhance their social and academic capital. HSE News Services spoke with current first-year student Tamás Barnák and programme alumnus Franz Walternberger about why they chose PEP and what it is like to study at HSE University.
HSE Doctoral Graduates Receive Their Certificates
This year, 117 students graduated from doctoral programmes at the HSE campus in Moscow. On November 1, they received their graduation certificates. Some of them also defended their theses under a new procedure that was introduced at HSE this year, while the others will do this within the next year.
By Way of Italy, Norwegian Student Lands at HSE
Like many international students who choose to study at the Higher School of Economics, Martin Inderhaug, a native of Bergen, Norway, boasts a rich background marked by a diverse set of interests. Although he has been at HSE for only six months since enrolling in the Master’s programme in Politics, Economics and Philosophy, his interest in Russia goes back to his days serving in Norway’s military in the country’s far north where he would gaze at the ‘unknown East’ across the border with Russia.
Interdisciplinarity as a Research and Teaching Strategy: First Meeting of Interdisciplinary Seminar of Strategic Academic Unit 'Social Development Challenges'
On January 25, the Faculty of Social Sciences held the first meeting of its interdisciplinary seminar 'Challenges of Social Development'. Boris Kapustin, Professor of the HSE School of Political Science gave a presentation on Interdisciplinarity as a Research and Teaching Strategy.
Knowledge Specialization No Longer Relevant. What Can We Do?
The contemporary world and society involve highly complex systems, requiring more than specialized knowledge. The MA programme 'Politics. Economics. Philosophy' helps students go beyond the limits of specific social sciences.