Miss Alexanderina Vanke

Overview

Alexandrina Vanke is a PhD researcher at the Department of Sociology at the University of Manchester. She is currently writing her PhD thesis 'Working-Class Life and Struggle in Post-Soviet Russia' under the supervision of Prof Hilary Pilkington and Dr Wendy Bottero. Her doctoral project deals with everyday practices of Russian workers and their ways of overcoming difficulties.

Qualifications

BA in Sociology (first-class honours), the Lomonosov Moscow State University

MA in Sociology, the European University at St. Petersburg

Candidate of Sciences in Sociology, the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Memberships of committees and professional bodies

• British Sociological Association (BSA), since 2017
• Saint Petersburg Association of Sociologists (SPAS), since 2015
• European Sociological Association (ESA), 2015-2017
• British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES), 2018