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The staff of the CSS includes 42 scholars and research professionals
with many years of experience. Basically, they all are graduates
of the Moscow State University.
Among them are sociologists with field experience, political scientists,
mathematicians, psychologists. Experts and specialists from leading
analytical and research centers as well as analysts from the Moscow
State University's Departments and Laboratories e.g. economists,
linguists or lawyers often join the research on a contractual
basis.
The large corps of trained interviewers (120 persons) is available
for face-to-face or telephone interviewing on a statewide, regional
or local basis. With this highly skilled staff the CSS is equipped
to efficiently handle all phases of opinion and market surveys.
The CSS has its representatives in almost all subjects of the
Russian Federation (Republics, oblasts, krays).
The CSS`s studies embrace a wide range of fundamental and applied
public opinion research. The Center investigates the most important
processes in social, political, economic and cultural life of
the society. The priorities, however, are given to the following
fields: public opinion, mass consciousness, international and
ethnic relations, higher education, social problems of the youth,
professional quality evaluation.
The CSS has a fully equipped in-home data processing facility,
including high-performance computer system with extensive database,
audio and video devices, which are operated by professional personnel.
Having accumulated the extensive potential, the CSS shares its
experience with other sociological censers. The researchers of
the Center are the authors of numerous publications. The series
of methodical and teaching materials were published, special seminars
and courses for students and specialists were organized at the
University. There are special training programs for sociologists
who seek the opportunity to master their professional skills.
The CSS researchers actively participate in national and international
seminars, conferences and symposia.
To collect reliable information the CSS uses wide range of recognized
data gathering methods, i.e. telephone interviewing, personal
interviewing, questionnaire collecting, mail surveys, document
analysis, focus groups, experts interviewing etc.
The surveys are held on the basis of all-Russia's or regional
probability samples. The Center conducts studies, with all types
of population groups (general public, special segments of the
public) according to the required units of sample, e.g. enterprise,
family, etc.
The computer archives of the CSS contain the information of more
than a hundred surveys conducted by its staff members. These data
can be used by specialists, teachers, students, etc. for further
studies and professional purposes. The information is also available
for consumer and industrial companies, advertising agencies, etc.
It may be helpful for market research and other surveys.
Contact:
Tumanov Sergei
Doctor of Sciences, Professor, Director of the Center
for
Sociological Studies
tumanov@opinio.msu.ru
T: (095) 203-25-45,
F: (095) 203-63-34 |
Institute:
The Centre for Sociological Studies at the Moscow State University,
11 Mokhovaya Street,
Moscow,
Russia, 103009 |
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Gasparishvili Alexander
Ph.D., Head of the Laboratory
for Public opinion studies of the Center for Sociological
Studies
alex@opinio.msu.ru
T: (095) 203-32-69
F: (095) 203-63-34
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Ionov Alexander
Ph.D., Head of the Department for Organization Supply
of Research of the Center for Sociological Studies
ionov@opinio.msu.ru
T: (095) 203-35-45
F: (095) 203-63-34 |
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