| Dozent/in |
Markus B. Siewert, M.A. |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Hauptseminar |
| Code |
FS161282 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2016 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Politikwissenschaft |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mo, 22.02.2016, 08:15 - 12:00 Uhr, 4.B01
Mo, 14.03.2016, 13:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 4.B04
Mo, 14.03.2016, 08:15 - 13:00 Uhr, 4.B54
Mo, 11.04.2016, 13:15 - 17:00 Uhr, HS 12
Mo, 11.04.2016, 08:15 - 13:00 Uhr, 4.B54
Mo, 09.05.2016, 13:15 - 18:00 Uhr, 3.A05
Mo, 09.05.2016, 08:15 - 13:00 Uhr, 3.B57 |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
Blockveranstaltung, Start 22.2. |
| Inhalt |
Studying social and political phenomena from a configurational perspective has experienced
a certain boom over the last years regarding both its methodological underpinnings and its
empirical applications. Especially Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as the most
formalized, case-oriented approach with strong roots in set-theoretical reasoning has
demonstrated to be a powerful new analytical tool to detect configurational patterns across
cases. This course pursues two main objectives: 1. First, it provides a thorough introduction to QCA as an approach and method for
social science research. Therefore, we will a) discuss the bedrocks and foundations
of set-theoretical and configurational thinking, and b) learn how to conduct a QCA
step-by-step using appropriate software. 2. Second, we will debate and reassess published QCA applications from various
political science subfields which course participants can choose according to their
fields of interest (see the following link for an overview of QCA applications
http://www.compasss.org/bibdata.htm). |
| Voraussetzungen |
Thus, the seminar will be an application-oriented methods class. No prior knowledge is required for this class although basic familiarity with quantitative and/or qualitative methods will provide participants additional paybacks. The classes will be a mix of lecture styles and interactive working classes; therefore, active participation will be a necessary condition for a fruitful seminar. The course language will be English as will most of the literature. While sufficient language skills are required to follow the course (C1-level), it has no effect on the grading. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
Begrenzung der Studierendenzahl vorbehalten; bevorzugt werden Studierende ab dem 3. Semester |
| Leistungsnachweis |
The grading is based on a midterm paper of app. 1.500-2.000 words (ca. 5-7 pages) that has to be presented in the last course session. Topic of this midterm paper is a methodological review of a selected journal article which employs a QCA on a social or political research question. The final deadline for the paper is June, 15th 2016.
If you want to receive additional ECTS, a replication study of one of the studies – ideally the one which was your topic in the midterm paper– has to be done. 4.500 words (ca. 15 pages) for a Proseminar paper, 6.000 words (ca. 20 pages) for a seminar paper; these specifications refer to the main text without title, abstract, table of contents, list of references and appendix. Final deadline for this paper is September, 30th 2016.
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| Abschlussform / Credits |
Aktive Teilnahme/Referat (benotet) / 4 Credits
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| Hinweise |
Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft / Methoden |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
siewert@soz.uni-frankfurt.de |
| Material |
wird auf OLAT bereitgestellt |
| Literatur |
Schneider, Carsten Q. and Claudius Wagemann, 2012. Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences. A Guide to Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Cambridge University Press: New York. Goertz, Gary and James Mahoney, 2012. A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences. Princeton University Press: Princeton. Ragin, Charles C., 2008. Redesigning Social Inquiry. Fuzzy Sets and Beyond. University of Chicago Press: Chicago. |