Publications

Computational social science

• Bessudnov, A. (2024). “Using digital trace data in Russian studies”. SocArXiv. July 16. [Open access]
• Bessudnov, A. et al. (2023). “Predicting ethnicity with data on personal names in Russia”. Journal of Computational Social Science 6: 589-608. [Open access]

The Russo-Ukrainian war

• Kobak, D., A.Bessudnov, A.Ershov, T.Mikhailova, and A.Raksha. (2025). “War fatalities in Russia in 2022–2023 estimated via excess male mortality”. Demography 62 (2): 335-347. [Open access]
• Bessudnov, A. (2023). “Ethnic and regional inequalities in Russian military fatalities in Ukraine: Preliminary findings from crowdsourced data”. Demographic Research 48 (31): 883-898. [Open access]

Ethnicity and ethnic hierarchy in Russia

• Bessudnov, A. & C.Monden. (2021). “Ethnic intermarriage in Russia: The Tale of Four Cities”. Post-Soviet Affairs 37 (4): 383-403. [Open access]
• Bessudnov, A. and A.Shcherbak. (2020). “Ethnic discrimination in multi-ethnic societies: Evidence from Russia”. European Sociological Review 36 (1): 104-120. [Open access]
• Bessudnov, A. (2016). “Ethnic hierarchy and public attitudes towards immigrants in Russia”. European Sociological Review 32 (5): 567-580. [Source] [pdf]

Ethnic groups and categories in education in England

• Bessudnov, A. (2023). “Ethnic differences in reading and mathematical test performance in primary schools in England”. SocArXiv. April 20. [Open access]

Programme evaluation in education

• Liu, Y., A.Bessudnov, A.Black, and B.Norwich. (2020). “School autonomy and educational inclusion of children with special needs: Evidence from England”. British Educational Research Journal 46 (3): 532-552. [Open access]
• Black, A., A.Bessudnov, Y.Liu, and B.Norwich. (2019). “Academisation of schools in England and placements of pupils with special educational needs: An analysis of trends, 2011-2017”. Frontiers in Education 4:3. [Open access]
• Koutsouris, G., B.Norwich, and A.Bessudnov. (2021). “Interpreting RCT, process evaluation and case study evidence in evaluating the Integrated Group Reading (IGR) programme: a teacher-led, classroom-based intervention for Year 2 and 3 pupils struggling to read”. Educational Review 73 (3): 346-373. [Source]
• Bessudnov, A., I.Guardiancich, and R.Marimon. (2015). “A statistical evaluation of a structured postdoctoral programme”. Studies in Higher Education 40 (9): 1588-1604. [Source] [pdf]

Inequalities in education in Russia

• Bessudnov, A., D.Kurakin, and V.Malik. (2017). “The myth about universal higher education: Russia in the international context”. Educational Studies Moscow 3: 83-109. [Source] [pdf]
• Bessudnov, A., and V.Malik. (2016). “Socio-economic and gender inequalities in educational trajectories upon completion of lower secondary education in Russia”. Educational Studies Moscow 1: 135-167. [Source] [pdf]
• Bessudnov, A. and A.Makarov. (2015). “School context and gender differences in mathematical performance among school graduates in Russia”. International Studies in Sociology of Education 25 (1): 63-81. [Source] [pdf]

Social stratification in Russia

• Bessudnov, A. (2016). “The effects of parental social background on labour market outcomes in Russia”, in: Education, Occupation and Social Origin: A Comparative Analysis of the Transmission of Socio-Economic Inequalities. Eds. F. Bernardi and G. Ballarino. Edward Elgar, pp. 150-167. [pdf]
• Bessudnov, A., M.McKee, and D.Stuckler. (2012). “Inequalities in male mortality by occupational class, perceived status, and education in Russia, 1994-2006”. European Journal of Public Health 22(3): 332-337. [Source] [pdf]
• Bessudnov, A. (2012). “A relational occupational scale for Russia”, in: Social Stratification: Trends and Processes. Eds. R. Blackburn, R. Connelly, V. Gayle and P. Lambert. Ashgate. Pp. 53-68. [pdf]
• Bessudnov, A. (2011). “Essays on occupational class and status in post-Soviet Russia”. DPhil thesis. University of Oxford. [Source] [pdf]

На русском языке

• Арутюнова Е., А.Бессуднов, О.Вендина, Д.Верховцев, М.Каменских. (2024). “Обмен мнениями по поводу статьи Е. Варшавера “Что именно исследуется, когда исследуется этничность? Дескриптивная модель для конструктивистских исследований этничности в контексте когнитивного поворота””. Социологическое Обозрение [Russian Sociological Review] 23 (3): 127-145. [Источник] [pdf]
• Бессуднов А.Р., Куракин Д.Ю., Малик В.М. (2017). “Как возник и что скрывает миф о всеобщем высшем образовании”. Вопросы образования 3: 83-109. [Источник] [pdf]
• Бессуднов А.Р., Малик В.М. (2016). “Социально-экономическое и гендерное неравенство при выборе образовательной траектории после окончания 9-го класса средней школы”. Вопросы образования 1: 135-167. [Источник] [pdf]
• Ястребов Г.А., Бессуднов А.Р., Пинская М.А., Косарецкий С.Г. (2013). “Проблема контекстуализации образовательных результатов: школы, социальный состав учащихся и уровень депривации территорий”. Вопросы образования 4: 188-246. [Источник] [pdf]
• Бессуднов А.Р. (2009). “Социально-профессиональный статус в современной России”. Мир России 18 (2): 89-115. [Источник] [pdf]