G. M. BIRZHENYUK

Deputy Chairman of the Academic Council, Head of the Departments of Social and Cultural Technologies and Conflictology at St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Sc. (Cultural Studies), Professor, Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Author of more than 100 scientific publications, including: “Global Information Challenges and Information Security”, “Time and Social Institutions as Universals of Culture”, “Socio-Cultural Synchronizers and Regulators” (scientific editor), “Monitoring of Social and Labor Conflicts in Russia: Theory, Methodology, Technology” (co-authored), “Labor Arbitration in Collective Disputes: History and the Present” (co-authored), “Trade Union Movement in Russia: Major Trends (2005–2015)” (co-authored), etc. Recipient of the St. Petersburg Government Award for Outstanding Achievements in Higher Education and Secondary Vocational Education (2016). Full member of the Academy of Tourism. Professor Emeritus of M. Tursun-zade Tajik State Institute of Arts. Professor Emeritus of St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences.