Alexey Chesnakov

Alexey Chesnakov (born September 1, 1970, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Russian political scientist and director of the Center for current policy (CCP)[1]. He is the author of several publications dealing with the domestic and foreign policy of Russia.[2] Chesnakov has also served as Deputy Head of internal policy for the Administration President of the Russian Federation (2001–2008), as a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (2009–2010), and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Russia political party (2012–2013). Since 2019, Chesnakov has been a professor at the Higher School of Economics[3].

Education

Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University.

Researcher, Institute of Mass Political Movements of the Russian-American University (RAU), 1991-93.

Research Fellow & Project Manager, Center for Current Politics in Russia (CPC), 1993-97.

Director of the Center for Current Politics in Russia (CPC); director of the Center for Social and Political Information Institute of Social and Political Research (ISPR) 1997-2000.

In 2000, Chesnakov defended his thesis "The Electoral Process as a Form of Structuring the Political Regime: the Case of Elections to the State Duma".

Political activity

Head of Information and Analytical Planning, Deputy Head of the internal policy of the Presidential Administration, 2001-08.

Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, 2009-10.

Chairman of the Public Council Presidium of the General Council of the political party "United Russia" in interaction with the media and expert community, 2010-11.

Deputy Secretary of the General Council of the political party "United Russia", 2012-Jan. 2013.

References
  1. "About us". ЦПК (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  2. "The “Brave” Democrats of Russia's Growing Civil Society" Global voices online
  3. "Чеснаков Алексей Александрович". www.hse.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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