Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova
Date of birth 28.11.1962
Doctor of Sociology (1997, Saratov), International Master of Social
Work (1993, Goteborg), more than 60 major publications, including Sociocultural
analysis of otherness. Saratov, 1997; A Family with Atypical Child. Saratov,
1996; Narrative analysis in sociology. In: Sociological journal, 1997, No.3;
Foreign languages: English, German and Swedish.Participated in projects: TEMPUS/Tacis,
Ford Foundation, IREX, ACTR,Russian Foundation of Basic Research, Open Society
Institute, Fulbright, MacArthur Research and teaching exchange visits:
universities of Budapest, Goteborg, Dublin, North Carolina, Warwick, Institute
of Sociology (Moscow).
Dissertation: Sociocultural analysis of otherness. Ten
postgraduate students have completed Candidate dissertations in sociology under
Dr.Smirnova's research advisory.