 He gave lectures on "Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law" and "Security, Civil liberties and Terrorism", participated in international conferences organized by Stanford University and visited Stanford to participate in professional development seminars in 2005 and 2007.In 2008 was elected as the head of the Civilian Power political party.After the unification of the Union of Right Forces, Civilian Power, and Democratic Party of Russia into "Right Cause", he was elected as the leader of the newly established party.