Research Visit from China

12:40, February 6, 2020

From January 15th, Prof. Wang Weiming from Shanghai University of Political Science and Law has been at GSEM for a research visit

During the visit, a series of research seminars on social policy were held at the School. Researchers discussed the issues of municipal administration in Russia and China and made a comparative analysis. Prof. Wang presented a report on the situation of the municipal administration in China, which sparked a lively discussion among the seminar participants as there are substantial differences in the understanding of local governance in Russia and China.

Prof. Dr. Irina Turgel also presented her research on local governance reforms in Russia, which may be considered a step towards decentralisation and consolidation of the vertical of power. Dr. Evgenia Kuznetsova talked about independence of local administration and evolution of the Russian legislation in this area.

Besides, during the visit Prof. Wang met with the member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Viktor Rudenko and discussed the special features of constitutional law in Russia and the constitutional amendments under review. We hope that we will develop our cooperation with Prof. Wang in the future.