Dr. Elena Raevskikh
- United Arab Emirates
About Dr. Elena Raevskikh
🟣 I am a Russian-French scholar and administrator with 10+ years of international experience across public, academic, and multilateral sectors.
🇦🇪 Current Role
Head of Research and Analysis Unit
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi | 2019–present
Since 2019, I have led the Research and Analysis Unit, heading CultureSTATS-AD, the MENA region’s pioneering culture research and evidence-based policymaking program.
Key achievements
• Designed and operationalized culture measurement frameworks adopted by government strategy and policy units, informing resource allocation and governance outcomes
• Authored 20+ research reports supporting cultural policy and decision-making, formally recognized in 2025 as part of UAE’s intellectual heritage
• Published peer-reviewed research in Quality & Quantity (2021) and Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (Nature, 2024); the latter ranked in the top 10% (94th percentile) of all outputs tracked by Altmetric
• Conceived and launched the biennial Abu Dhabi Culture Population Survey
• Developed the region’s first Register of Cultural Organizations and Professionals
• Established baseline indicators supporting Abu Dhabi’s positioning in international cultural rankings
• Collaborated with UNESCO, OECD, IFACCA, WCCF, ENCATC, and the Mori Memorial Foundation on research, policy, and comparative measurement initiatives
• Built the CultureSTATS-AD program from the ground up, overseeing HR, finance, and procurement
đź’Ľ Previous Roles
• Research Fellow, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France (2015)
• Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Avignon, France (2014)
• Lecturer, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), France (2013)
• Visiting Researcher, Italy, Sweden, and Poland
✍️ Contributions & Editorial Engagements
• Contributor: World Economic Forum; Springer Nature Research Communities; ET Edge Insights (India); AgenziaCult (Italy); WeiyangX (China)
• Reviewer: Quality & Quantity (Q1); Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (Q1)
đź“š Education
• PhD in Sociology, EHESS, Paris (2014)
• Specialist Degree in Public International Law, Moscow State University (2009)
🌍 Affiliations
• Member, Academic Advisory Board, IAFOR (Japan)
• Visiting Lecturer & Associate Researcher, IIM Rohtak (India)
• Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
Recent Comments
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