Nina Belyaeva


Nina Yurievna Belyaeva is a Russian public policy researcher, PhD, professor and head of the Public Policy Department. at National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Member of Russian Political Science Association, which is a part of IPSA.

Biography

Nina Belyaeva was born in 1957.
In 1981 Nina Belyaeva had graduated summa cum laude from the Faculty of Law of Moscow State University. In 1986 she had passed PhD in Law defense with thesis topic: “Legal groundwork for NGO’s political activities in USSR” at Institute of State and Law of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Nina Y. Belyaeva completed an internship of UNESCO in School of Law of University of London in 1987 and in 1991 she had finished her internship at Institute for Policy Studies in the Johns Hopkins University. In 1992 Nina Y. Belyaeva worked in Center for Strategic & International Studies as visiting fellow. Since 1993 she worked as a senior visiting fellow at United States Institute of Peace
During her scientist career, Nina Belyaeva taught courses on political science and law in universities of Georgetown, Colorado, Baltimore, Salzburg, Cape Town ; particularly, courses in English on Russian political and legal reform, on the development of new social and political movements, on comparative constitutional law etc. Since 2000 Nina Belyaeva works in Higher School of Economics. She is a member of the HSE Scientific Council, head of the Public Policy Department and academic head of the Master program “Political Analysis and Public Policy”, which is the only English-language program on Public Policy in Russia.
At loose hours, Nina Belyaeva goes in mountain climbing, theater and choreography.

Academic interests and career

The scope of Nina Belyaeva's professional research interests include the legal basis for the creation and functioning of political institutions; the constitutional foundations of the political processes in Russia and foreign countries ; public sphere and public policies; organizing and conducting political analysis of the specific areas of management activities ; civil society and the state; attitude of authorities and society, including legal regulation of different forms of dialogue and cooperation ; civic participation as a form of political participation; use of modern technologies in the organization of permanent connection of public and state institutions, including through the "e-democracy".
She has a big experience in participation in such international organisations as IPSA and ECPR:
Nina Y. Belyaeva is a permanent participant and contributor at Russian and foreign international conferences, for example:
Since 1985 till present Nina Y. Belyaeva works with voluntary associations of citizens; carried out various social projects, providing them with legal assistance; advises on legal issues Russian and international projects for the implementation of social and charity programs.
Nina Y. Belyaeva was an initiator and main drafter of the Russian State Law “Concerning Social Associations”, as well as, being panelist of State Duma working groups on:
Currently, Nina Belyaeva is a head of working group on the Russian Law “Concerning funds” and is taking part in drafting Russian Laws “Concerning lobbyism”.
Nina Y. Belyaeva is a regular interviewee on issues of Public Policy for such media as “Dozhd”, “Kommersant”, “Evening Moscow” and “Kreml.org”.

Honors and awards