Social Mobility, Social Inequality, and the Role of Higher Education

The book explores the role of higher education in increasing social mobility and reducing social inequality in today’s world. The first part examines the cultural openness of the knowledge society and its contribution to reducing social inequalities. The second part examines inclusive higher education in support of social mobility. The third part reveals digital technologies in higher education and their significance for the growth of social mobility. The fourth part discusses the best international practices and offers recommendations for educational management in support of reducing social inequalities.

Elena G. Popkova - Doctor of Science (Economics), the founder and president of the Institute of Scientific Communications (Russia) and Leading researcher of the Center for applied research of the chair ＂Economic policy and public-private partnership＂ of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (Moscow, Russia). Her scientific interests include the theory of economic growth, sustainable development, globalization, humanization of economic growth, emerging markets, social entrepreneurship, and the digital economy and Industry 4.0. Elena G. Popkova organizes Russian and international scientific and practical conferences and is the editor and author of collective monographs, and serves as a guest editor of international scientific journals. She has published more than 300 works in Russian and foreign peer-reviewed scientific journals and books.

Bruno S. Sergi, Ph.D., is Professor of International Economics, University of Messina, and Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University. Bruno S. Sergi teaches at the Harvard Extension School on the economics of emerging markets and the political economy of Russia and China. Sergi is Associate of Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. He also teaches political economy and international finance at the University of Messina, Italy. He is Series Editor of Cambridge’s Elements in the Economics of Emerging Markets (Cambridge University Press), as well as Editor for Entrepreneurship and Global Economic Growth and Co-Series Editor of Lab for Entrepreneurship and Development (Emerald Publishing). He is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, the International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, and the International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance. He is Associate Editor of The American Economist. He has published several articles in scholarly journals and many books as Author, Co-Author, Editor, or Co-Editor. Sergi’s academic career and advisory roles have established him as a frequent guest and a commentator on matters of contemporary developments in political economies and emerging markets in a wide range of media. Sergi holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Greenwich Business School, London.

Konstantin V. Vodenko, Doctor of Philosophy, professor in the scientific specialty ＂Social structure, social institutions and processes. Master of Public and Municipal Administration; Master of Sociology. He is the head of the master’s program ＂State and Municipal socio-economic policy in the field of State and municipal Administration. Actively participates in research work and is engaged in the study of socio-cultural and socio-economic institutions in the context of the formation of a national model of social development and public administration. He is the first deputy editor-in-chief of the scientific journal ＂Humanities of the South of Russia＂. He is a member of the organizing committees of various international conferences. The total number of publications is more than 290. He was the responsible editor of the book (collection of articles) indexed in the Scopus and Web of Sciense databases: Public Administration and Regional Management in Russia - Challenges and Prospects in a Multicultural Region [Springer International Publishing AG]. 15 PhD theses have been defended by the scientific leadership. Member of the Dissertation Council at the Southern Federal University. Member of the Dissertation Council at the Southern Federal University. 15 PhD theses have been defended by the scientific leadership.