CONference program
Government – Nonprofit Relations and nonprofit sustainability: Russia in comparative context
9-11 Myasnitskaya str., Room 518
11-12 November, 2015
WEDNESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER
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9:30 |
Welcome And Introduction Welcome Remarks Ella Pamfilova,Human Rights Ombudsman HSE and Studies of Civil Society and the Nonprofit Sector Lev Jakobson,First Vice Rector, HSE; Co-Director of the International Laboratory for Nonprofit Sector Studies, and Research Supervisor, HSE Center for Studies of Civil Society and the Nonprofit Sector International Laboratory for Nonprofit Sector Studies and the Structure of the Conference Lester Salamon, Scientific Director, International Laboratory for Nonprofit Sector Studies, HSE; Director, Center for Civil Society Studies, Johns Hopkins University |
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10:00 |
The Conceptual Context: The Role of NPOs in Welfare Restructuring Moderator: Lev Jakobson (HSE) The New Governance and the “Nonprofitization” of the Welfare State Lester Salamon, Scientific Director, International Laboratory for Nonprofit Sector Studies, HSE; Director, Center for Civil Society Studies, Johns Hopkins University (USA) Linda Cook, Professor of Political Science, Brown University (USA) Welfare Restructuring: What does Public Opinion Reveal Irina Mersianova, Director, Center for Studies of Civil Society and the Nonprofit Sector; Chair of the Sub-Department for NGO Economics and Management, Social Sciences Department, HSE |
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11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:15 |
The Conceptual Context: The Role of NPOs in Welfare Restructuring (Continued) Moderator: Iosif Diskin (Professor, HSE; Chair of the Commission on Harmonization of Interethnic and Inter-Confessional Relations, the Russian Federation Public Chamber; Member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights) Developing Competition and the Effectiveness of Budget Expenditure Vladimir Nazarov, Director, Financial Research Institute, RF Finance Ministry Perspectives of Welfare Restructuring in Russia Artyom Shadrin, Director, the Department for Social Development and Innovations, RF Ministry of Economic Development Developing Competition in Social Care Liliya Ovcharova, Director for Social Science Research, HSE; Director of the Center for Income and Living Standards Analysis, Institute for Social Processes Management |
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12:10 |
The Sphere of Government Funding: The View from Abroad Moderator: Lester Salamon (HSE; Johns Hopkins University) Italy: New Wine in Old Bottles – The Struggle to Escape Clientelism in Government-Nonprofit Relations Constanco Ranci, Polytechnic of Milan (Italy) Nonprofitization as a Way to Strengthen the Welfare State: The Case of France Edith Archambault, Universite Sorbonne (France) Poland: Closing the Gap Between East and West Slawomir Nalecz, Polish Academy of Sciences The Netherlands: From Welfare Partnership Pioneering to Welfare Partner Paradox Taco Brandsen, Nijmegen University (The Netherlands) The Japanese Government’s Effort after 2011 Earthquake Disaster Maki Kaita, Visiting Fellow, HSE |
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13:30 |
Lunch |
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14:30 |
Government Funding of Nonprofits in the Post-Soviet Era Moderator: Andrey Klimenko (Tenured Professor, Director of the Institute for Public and Municipal Management, HSE) The New Russian Tool Kit for Support of Nonprofits Vladimir Benevolenski, Lead Research Fellow, International Laboratory for Nonprofit Sector Studies, HSE Comparative Analysis of Government NGO Support Programs in Russia Maria Gromova, RF Ministry of Economic Development Technologies of Government-Civil Society Collaboration Nodari Khananashvili, Director for Government Relations, Charity Foundation “Enlightenment” Improving Government Contracting Procedures in Kyrgyzstan and the Development of Third Sector Yulia Shapovalova, Member of the Social Contracting Review Team (Kyrgyzstan) |
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15:45 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 |
Government Funding of Nonprofits in the Post-Soviet Era (Continued) Moderator: Yelena Topoleva-Soldunova (Director,the Agency for Social Information;Member of the Russian Federation Public Chamber; Member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights) человека) Operation of Government Nonprofit Support Programs in Russia’s Regions Irina Krasnopolskaya, Research Fellow, International Laboratory for Nonprofit Sector Studies, HSE The Competitiveness of Russian NPOs Against For-Profits and Public Providers Svetlana Suslova, Associate Professor, Economics, Management and Business Informatics Faculty, HSE Government-NGO Interaction in the Protection of Children’s Rights Nikolay Slabzhanin, Executive Director, SOS Children’s Villages |
THURSDAY, 12 NOVEMBER
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10:00 |
Government Regulation and the Supply and Demand for Nonprofit Organizations Moderator: Alexey Avtonomov (Chief Research Fellow, the Institute for State and Law, Russian Academy of Sciences; Deputy Chair of the UN Committee for Elimination of Racial Discrimination) Government Regulation Affecting the Demand and Supply for Nonprofits Lester Salamon, Scientific Director, International Laboratory for Nonprofit Sector Studies, HSE; Director, Center for Civil Society Studies, Johns Hopkins University (USA) Russian Nonprofit Sector: Limits to Normative Regulation Eena Abrosimova, Chair of the Sub-Department for Commercial Law and the Basics of Jurisprudence, Law Faculty, Moscow State University Zhang Yanfeng, Professor, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (China) The Polish Law on Public Benefit and Volunteering Slawomir Nalecz, Polish Academy of Sciences |
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11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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11:30 |
Nonprofits As Policy Actors Moderator: Mikhail Fedotov (Chair of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights; Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation) Nonprofit Advocacy: Confrontation or Collaboration? Jennifer Mosley, Associate Professor, University of Chicago (USA) The Role of Business Associations in the Development of Economic Policy in Russia Andrey Yakovlev, Director, Institute for Industrial and Market Studies, HSE NGOs in Rural Areas: Between Authorities and the Public Irina Skalaban, Associate Professor, the Chair for Social Work and Social Antropology, Novosibirsk State Technical University Collaboration Between the State and Russian Orthodox Church in the Social Sphere Roman Lunkin, Leading Research Fellow, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences The Impact of Public Movements on Urban Construction Policies and the Protection of Monuments Alexandr Zverev, Intern Researcher, International Laboratory for Nonprofit Sector Studies, HSE Nonprofit Policy Engagement: The View from the Regions Yulia Skokova, Junior Research Fellow, International Laboratory for Nonprofit Sector Studies, HSE |
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14:30 |
Lunch |
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15:30 |
Cost and Benefits of Tax Relief for Nonprofits and Givers Moderator: Boris Rudnik (Director of the Institute for Public Resources Management, HSE) Do Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Giving Pay Off: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Joseph Cordes, Professor, George Washington University (USA) Pavel Gamolsky, President of the Association “Club of NGO Accountants and Auditors” The Polish 1% Tax Credit: Does It Work? Slawomir Nalecz, Polish Academy of Sciences Taxation of Grants in Russia and Abroad: Comparative Analysis Tatyana Zakharkova, Lawyer of the Association “Lawyers for Civil Society” |
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16:45 |
Coffee Break |
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17:00 |
Putting It All Together: Government-Nonprofit Relations and Nonprofit Sustainability in Russia Moderator: Lev Jakobson (HSE)
Comments by participants and experts (Yelena Topoleva-Soldunova, Maria Chertok and others)
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18:00 |
Closing Thoughts Alexey Kudrin,Chair of the Civil Initiatives Committee, the Dean of Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. Petersburg State University Evgeny Yasin, Academic Supervisor of HSE
Adjourn |
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