| Dozent/in |
Dr. Julian Junk; |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Masterseminar |
| Code |
HS201385 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2020 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Politikwissenschaft |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
14-täglich (Mi), ab 23.09.2020, 12:30 - 16:00 Uhr, 3.B57 |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Inhalt |
This seminar enables students to design and conduct their own empirical research projects. It provides the necessary foundations and facilitating conditions for writing a method paper (Methodenseminararbeit), an empirical paper (Masterseminararbeit) or the master thesis (Masterarbeit). It introduces into the basic ingredients of a research design, discusses core methods of qualitative studies (namely variants of case study design and variants of textual analyses), and guides students step by step through the development of a research paper. To that end, the lecturers will provide helpful advice for each step of a research process, including: - formulating a precise and focused research question, - scrutinizing the state of the art in order to deduce hypotheses or other expectations, - describing the applied method as tool for a systematic approach towards the empirical material, - justifying the selection and definition of cases or empirical material - collecting/generating and analyzing/interpreting data, and - answering the research question and reflecting on the wider implications of the findings. In the Fall term, the lecturers will provide core insights on these issues based on text books and their own experiences. The students will discuss published articles that apply these research designs and methods. Furthermore, they will sketch research questions for both families of qualitative research. In addition, they will formulate an abstract in which they develop the research design of their own individual project. At the beginning of the Spring term, the students present and discuss the research designs of their individual research projects. At the end of the Spring term, they present their finalized research projects. In the Spring term, the course takes place as a block course with a block at the beginning and a block at the end of the semester.The students will receive 4 ECTS for the successful participation in the first part of the course in the Fall semester and another 6 ECTS for the research paper that they write and present in the Spring term. It is possible, albeit not recommended, to participate only in the Fall term. The seminar is a crucial building block for all students who plan to finish their study program with an empirical master thesis based on qualitative methods. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Leistungsnachweis |
The students will receive 4 credits for the successful participation in the first part of the course in the Fall Semester and another 6 ECTS for the research paper that they write and present in the Spring Semester. |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Aktive Teilnahme, Referat / 4 Credits
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| Hinweise |
Studienschwerpunkte: Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft und Schweizer Politik/Politische Theorie/Internationale Beziehungen |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
julian.junk@doz.unilu.ch |
| Material |
The literature is to be found on OLAT (Online platform). |
| Literatur |
- Blatter, J., M. Haverland und M. van Hulst (2016): Introduction. In: Blatter, J., M. Haverland und M. van Hulst (eds.): Qualitative Research in Political Science. Volume I, Los Angeles et al.: SAGE - Blatter, J./M. Haverland (2014): Designing Case Studies. Explanatory Approaches in Small-N Research. Palgrave. - Blatter, J./P. Langer/C. Wagemann (2017): Qualitative Methoden in der Politikwissenschaft. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag
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