Irina Gennadievna Dezhina
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Professional affiliation
Wilson Center Projects
Emerging civil society in Russian science: Parallels with and impact of the United States
Full Biography
Irina Dezhina's research interests are focused on modern Russian science policy and creation of the national inovation system. Her project at the Kennan Institute breaks away from the traditional focus on politics and society in civil society by reorienting attention to the sciences, a domain that has been shadowed by more public displays of civic identity.
Previous Terms
Regional Exchange Grant, 9/3/1994-12/3/1994. "State Science and Technology Programs in USA and Russia: a comparative analysis of types, organizational structure, expenditures, and results." Comparison of the systems of planning, organization, implementation and assessment of large-scale federal science and technology programs in Russia and the USA research the best directions for science and technology collaboration between the USA and Russia by analyzing the mechanisms of development of science and technology programs.