Department of Domestic Policy Studies

Department of Domestic Policy Studies was established in 1969. Among its former heads - Professor V. S. Zorin and Professor A.A. Kokoshin. Throughout three decades of its work the department has published dozens of books on major problems of American domestic policy and political system, numerous articles, concept papers, policy proposals, analytical surveys; consulted government, legislative and judicial institutions of the Russian Federation and former USSR.

At present the department has two divisions with the total staff of 12 full-time and seven part-time scholars.

Division of Domestic and Social Policy Studies

Division was organized in 1996 and currently numbers 8 full-time and 3 part-time scholars. Major research directions include:

• Budget Process (V.S. Vasiliev, Ph. Econ., Senior Fellow; N.M. Travkina, Ph.D., Hist., Senior Fellow);
• Political Process, Political Parties, Lobbying (V.O. Pechatnov, Doctor, Hist., Major Fellow; N.G. Zyabliuk, Ph.D. Phil., Doctor Pol., Leading Fellow);
• Social Policy (A.A. Popov, Doctor, Hist., Leading Fellow; N.A. Shvedova, Ph.D. Hist., Doctor Pol., Leading Fellow);
• Ethnic Problems and Policy, Human Rights (S.A. Chervonnaya, Ph.D. Hist.);
• Legal Studies (V.A. Vlasihin, Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Group Head, V.M. Nickolaichick, Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Major Fellow; M.E. Petrosian, Fellow).