|
Lehrende: Dr. Maren Hofius
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
Semesterwochenstunden:
2
Credits:
4,0
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
10 | 23
Anmeldegruppe: AG AM2 (HF, ab WiSe 14/15)
Weitere Informationen:
Verwendbar in folgenden Studiengängen bzw. Modulen:
- B.A.-Hauptfach Politikwissenschaft: AM 2 - Regieren in inter- und transnationalen Institutionen
- B.A.-Nebenfach Politikwissenschaft: Fachbezogener Wahlbereich
Kommentare/ Inhalte:
Taking language seriously and appreciating the centrality of meaning in the social construction of reality – that is the proposition of this course which seeks to familiarise students with qualitative social science research in light of the so-called ‘interpretive turn’. It refreshes students’ knowledge of the generic terminology and provides an overview of some of the most pertinent qualitative methods used in the discipline of International Relations (IR) to analyse textual as well as visual data. The ultimate aim is to provide students with a hands-on research experience, that is, to equip them with a methodological toolkit which enables them to design and conduct their own research project in the study of world politics.
Lernziel:
- Basic knowledge of epistemological presuppositions and ontological assumptions underlying interpretive philosophies
- Good understanding and knowledge of the relevance of post-positivist and constructivist theory for a given set of methodologies and methods used in the discipline of IR to study specific social phenomena
- Ability to critically read and evaluate scholarship from a range of methodological approaches
- Ability to apply theoretical and methodological approaches to a concrete research problem in the context of team work over the course of the semester, leading to a (jointly produced) detailed outline of a research proposal
Vorgehen:
The course is organised in three phases. During the first phase students enquire into the basic building blocks underpinning qualitative research. Here, they specifically learn about the ontological and epistemological presuppositions of interpretive and relational approaches in IR, with special emphasis on post-positivist and constructivist scholarship that functions as the background knowledge against which subsequent research is undertaken. In a second phase students are introduced to a range of research strategies and methods as to learn how to approach a research problem, formulate a research question and access sources of data. Building on the previous two phases, the third and final phase allows students to develop their own research project, apply one of the methods learnt to a specific research object and evaluate their research findings. To this end, students are given the time to analyse their data by way of independent study and team work outside the classroom. The semester ends with team presentations of the research findings in class.
Literatur:
- Della Porta, D., & Keating, M. (Eds.) (2008). Approaches and methodologies in the social sciences: A pluralist perspective. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Hansen, L. (2006). Security as Practice: Discourse Analysis and the Bosnian War. London, New York: Routledge.
- Jackson, P. T. (2011). The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations: Philosophy of Science and its Implications for the Study of World Politics. London [etc.]: Routledge.
- Klotz, A., & Lynch, C. (Eds.). (2007). Strategies for research in constructivist international relations. Armonk, NY: Sharpe.
- Lynch, C. (2014). Interpreting international politics. Abingdon: Routledge.
- Marsh, D., & Stoker, G. (Eds.) (2010). Theory and Methods in Political Science. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Yanow, D., & Schwartz-Shea, P. (2006). Interpretation and method: Empirical research methods and the interpretive turn. Armonk, N.Y: M.E. Sharpe.
- Yanow, D., & Schwartz-Shea, P. (2012). Interpretive Approaches to Research Design: Concepts and Processes. New York: Routledge.
Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Dieses Seminar wird mit einer unbenoteten Studienleistung abgeschlossen (4 LP); zusätzlich kann in dem Seminar eine Hausarbeit als Modulabschlussprüfung des AM 2 (weitere 4 LP; nur im B.A.-Hauptfach Politikwissenschaft) absolviert werden.
Studienleistungen (unbenotet):
team work in and outside of class, development of research proposal, team presentation at the end of the semester.
Prüfungsart/exam type: "Projektarbeit" or "Gruppenarbeit"/individual or joint research proposal
Bewertungsschema/assessment type: benotet (RPO)/graded
Umfang/scope: 12-15 pages for individual research proposal; 30-35 pages for joint research proposal
Abgabetermin/submission deadline: 28.08.2017
Abgabeort/place of submission: Studienbüro Sozialwissenschaften
Ausgabeort der bewerteten Prüfungsleistung (gegen Empfangsbestätigung nach Eingabe der Noten in STiNE)/collecting point of graded proposals: Secretary's office of the Chair of Global Governance, room 242
|
