CISRus
CISRus is a non-profit association of scholars and experts working on issues related to the post-communist transformation. It conducts unbiased, in-depth social research to enrich social-scientific knowledge and strengthen civil society.
ABOUT
CISRus
CISRus is a non-profit association of scholars and experts working on issues related to the post-Сommunist transformation. It conducts unbiased, in-depth social research to enrich scientific knowledge and strengthen civil society.
CISRus academic mission is to improve scholarly understanding of post-communist societies using knowledge drawn from interdisciplinary work in the social sciences.
CISRus educational mission is to support students and young scholars in the social sciences during the early stages of their professional careers.
WHAT WE DO
Russian Civil Society
Project tracing changes in Russian civil society after the beginning of the war with special focus on antiwar grassroots civic activism
Russian Immigrants
Project focusing on antiwar mobilization of Russian immigrant communities in the US and Europe and characteristics of the new wave of immigration caused by the war
Academic Freedom
Project exploring the situation in the Russian academic environment and the wave of brain drain caused by the war
Read CISRus latest publications
Science and higher education in exile are trying to do the (almost) impossible.
The experience of teaching public administration in an era of war.
Our research finds evidence of Russian ‘stealth resistance’ to the war in Ukraine — including acts of sabotage, resistance art and other forms of activism.
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