International Relations
Learning outcomes
The students will specialise in and deepen their knowledge of particular research methods in International Relations. Having completed the course unit, the students will be able to analyse and evaluate research methods by using criteria familiar from philosophy of science and their applicability to the study of IR.
Contents
Research methods, research process, research planning and execution, research ethics.
Modes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
Kirjallinen tutkimusessee (pituus 4500-5000 sanaa), jossa paneudutaan kolmeen erilaiseen menetelmälliseen suuntaukseen. Tarkemmat tiedot opetusohjelmassa ja kurssista vastaavalta henkilöltä.
Written research essay (4,500-5,000 words), in which the student analyses three different methods and approaches. Further details from the teacher in charge; see also course information in the teaching schedule.
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
Independent study and a written research paper or compensating courses. Research paper details to be agreed on with the teacher in charge.
Examples of compensating courses include other Master's level research methods courses such as POLVOS30.
This course can be taken as 10 ECTS, in which case it compensates for the POLKVS21 course unit.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.Study materials
Examples of relevant literature:
Lynch, Interpreting International Politics. Routledge 2014.
Mosley (ed.), Interview Research in Political Science. Cornell University Press 2013.
Fairclough, Analyzing Discourse: Textual analysis for Social Research. Taylor & Francis 2003.
Atkinson et al (eds.), Handbook of Ethnography. SAGE 2001.
Hesse-Biber & Leavy (eds.), Feminist Research Practice. SAGE 2007.
Trachtenberg, The Craft of International History: A Guide to Method. Princeton University Press 2008.
Sylvester (ed.), Experiencing War. Routledge 2010.
Sprinz & Wollinsky, Models, Numbers, and Cases: Methods for Studying International Relations. University of Michigan Press 2004.
Czarniawska, Narratives in Social Science Research. Sage 2004.
King et al, Designing Social Inquiry. Princeton University Press 1994.
Denzin & Lincoln, The Qualitative Inquiry Reader. Sage 2002.
Perelman, The Realm of Rhetoric. University of Notre Dame 1982 (suom. Retoriikan valtakunta, Vastapaino 1996).
Chandler, Semiotics: The Basics. 2nd edition, Routledge 2007.
Tetlock, Ned Lebow & Parker (eds.), Unmaking the West: “What if?” Scenarios That Rewrite World History. University of Michigan Press 2006.
George & Bennett, Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences. MIT Press 2005.
Browne & Nash (eds.), Queer Methods and Methodologies: intersecting queer theories and social science research. Ashgate 2010.
Additional materials:
Brady & Collier (eds.), Social Inquiry: Diverse Tools, Shared Standards. Rowman & Littlefield 2010.
della Porta & Keating (eds.), Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences. Cambridge University Press 2008.
Klotz & Prakash (eds.), Qualitative Methods in International Relations. Palgarve Macmillan 2008.
Lamont, Research Methods in International Relations. Sage 2015.
Sage Research Methods Online, e-resource (through Nelli).
Belongs to following study modules
2016–2017
