Since 2003, we — Oleg Pachenkov and Lilia Voronkova — have worked at the intersection of social sciences, urban studies, civic engagement, and art, creating interdisciplinary research projects, non-formal education formats, and collaborations between artists and researchers.


Together with colleagues from different fields, we explore urban spatial practices and social design. We initiate civic engagement initiatives in urban planning, including participatory budgeting and other forms of collective decision-making.

We write and edit academic and public-facing texts, curate art–social science collaborations, and organize laboratories and study trips that foster exchange between people from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds. We value accessible knowledge, horizontal collaboration, and experimentation with new methods and formats.

Since 2022, in protest against Russia’s aggressive foreign policy and domestic repression, we have been based in Berlin. Here, we are adapting to a new context, developing new projects and experimenting with new methods and approaches. At the same time, we remain engaged in research on Russian society; for security reasons, publications based on this work appear under pseudonyms.

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Peer-to-peer learning, participatory practices and civic engagement, interdisciplinary laboratories, and study trips
Social science research
Projects at the intersection of social sciences and art

ABOUT US

  • Oleg PACHENKOV
    PhD in Sociology, social researcher, producer, and project manager with expertise in academic and applied research, non-formal education, urban consulting and participatory projects
  • Lilia VORONKOVA
    social anthropologist, researcher, producer, and project manager specializing in non-formal education, cultural and art- social science projects