Dr. Anton Oleinik
Associate Professor (Ph.D. in sociology, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris; Ph.D. in political economy, Moscow State Lomonossov University)E-mail: aoleynik@mun.ca
Personal Website http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~aoleynik/
Sociological Specialties/Areas of Interest
- Economic sociology
- Comparative penitentiary systems
- Sociology of bureaucracy
- Post-Soviet transformations
- Institutional economics
Dr. Oleynik's current research is
focused on catch-up modernization in post-Soviet states seen from a
comparative perspective and the role played in this process by
power elites. His work has appeared widely in Russian, French and
English, including in publications such as Journal of Economic
Issues; Crime, Law and Social Change; Problems of Economic
Transition; Cultures and Conflicts. In addition to publishing a
book on organized crime in Russia and editing a volume on the
economics of Russia's transformation, he is the author of a
textbook in Russian on institutional economics. Dr. Oleynik
coordinates an international network of specialists on the issues
of administrative reform in post-Soviet countries (AdmReformNet).
At Memorial University he teaches courses on economic sociology,
terrorism, the sociology of modernization, and research
methods.
Selected Publications in English
- Organized Crime, Prison and Post-Soviet Societies. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate. (Author)
- The Institutional Economics of Russia's Transformations. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate. (Editor)
- "The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Institutional Transfers Seen Through the Lens of Reforms in Russia," Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. XL.
- "‘Business According to Understandings': An Institutional Model of Russian Capitalism," Problems of Economic Transition, Vol. 44.
