Yuli Anatolievich NISNEVICH, DSc (political sciences), professor at the Chair of Political Behavior, National Research University - Higher School of Economics (since 2004) and at the Chair of Political Sciences of the Russian Friendship University (since 2002).
Yu.A. Nisnevich was born in Moscow on September 19, 1951. He participated in the Constitutional Meeting for the development of the draft Constitution of the Russian Federation (1993). From 1993 to 1995, he was a member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, member of the Committee on Information Policy and Communications, chair of the sub-committee on communications and informatics. He presented the following draft federal laws in the State Duma : “On Information, Informatization and Protection of Information”, “On Communication”, “On International Information Exchange”, “On Postal Service”, “On Federal State Messenger Service”, on the ratification of documents of the International Union of Electrical Communication and Universal Post Union.
In 1994, he was elected full member of the International Informatization Academy.
From 1996 to 1999, he headed the Centre for Legislative and Parliamentary Work of the Foundation for the Support of Legislative and Parliamentary Initiatives. In 1996-1997, advisor to the Chairman of the Committee on Informatization Policy attached to the President of the Russian Federation. In 1997, advisor to the deputy head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.
From 2000 to 2001, head of the Centre for Legislative and Parliamentary Work of the Institute of Economics of the Transition Period.
In 2002, head of research programs of the Noosfera Foundation, chief advisor to the Board of Directors of Nikkolo – M Centre for Political Consulting.
From 2002 to 2007, director of the Institute of the Problems of Liberal Development.
From 2002 to 2008, advisor, chief specialist of the Centre for the Research of the Telecommunication Development Problems.
From 2007 to 201, expert of Transparency International — R, Anticorruption Research and Initiatives Centre.
From 2004 to 2007, member of the expert board, the State Duma Committee on Energy, Transport and Communication.
From 2008 to 2011, member of the expert board, the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communication.
From 2007, member of the expert board, Moscow City Duma Commission on Legislation.
From 2011, board member of Transparency International — R, Anticorruption Research and Initiatives Centre.
He is the author of over 250 academic works and articles published in periodicals and also author of over 26 inventions and co-author of such monographs as: “Law is the Weapon of Liberals” (1998), “PR in Politics and Public Administration” (2001), “Post-Western Civilization” (2002), “Management of Civil Relations” (2003), “We are Russia” (2005), “Legislation Activities: Political and Legal Analysis” (2007), “Twenty Years of Religious Freedom in Russia” (2009). He is the author of such monographs as: “Information Policy in Russia: Problems and Perspectives” (1999), “Information and Power” (2000), “Compromise and Conformism” (2001), “Law and Politics” (2005), “Audit of the Political System of the Post-communist Russia” (2007), “State Power in To-day Russia” (2008), “Vertical to Nowhere: Essays of Russia’s Political History in 1991-2008” (2010), “21-st Century State: Tendencies and Development Problems” (2012), “Newspaper Hedgehog. Political Journalism: Politics, Corruption, Elections” (2012).