Keywords

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course students are able to

•apply a specific method in analyzing international relations in an appropriately advanced manner

•write about the chosen research method in clear and concise manner

•critically reflect on their research projects and identify ethical issues in them

Contents

During this course students write and present an essay comparing and discussing two research methods and the importance of the choice of method. The topic of the essay is chosen by the students in close consultation with their supervisor and the group meets regularly for essay writing sessions during the period that the course is offered.

Teaching language

Evaluation

Study materials

Sage Research Methods online: http://www.nelliportaali.fi/V/FI866BQMI4EIX42RR4GDF1QPKNLQM28IQ2MEQQ3P2PG2M4KGUB-24450?func=native-link&resource=FIN34708 

Case study methods 
George and Bennett, Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences. MIT Press 2005. 

Discourse analysis 

Fairclough, Analyzing Discourse: Textual analysis for Social Research. Taylor & Francis 2003.  

Ethnography 

Atkinson et. al. (ed.),Handbook of Ethnography. SAGE 2001.  

Experience-focused methods 

Sylvester (ed.), Experiencing War. Routledge 2010.  

Feminist methods 

Hesse-Biber – Leavy(ed.), Feminist Research Practice. SAGE 2007.  

Historical method 

Trachtenberg, The Craft of International History: A Guide to Method. Princeton University Press 2008.  

Interview methods 

Mosley (ed), Interview Research in Political Science. Cornell University Press 2013 

Narratives 
Czarniawska, Narratives in Social Science Research. Sage 2004.  

Neopositivism 
Kinget al.., Designing Social Inquiry. Princeton University Press 1994. 

Postmodern qualitative research 
Denzin – Lincoln,The Qualitative Inquiry Reader. SAGE 2002.  

Quantitative method and modelling 
Sprinz - Wollinsky, Models, Numbers, and Cases: Methods for Studying International Relations. University of Michigan Press 2004. 

Queer methods 
Browne – Nash (ed.), Queer methods and methodologies: intersecting queer theories and social science research. Ashgate 2010. 

Rhetorics 
Perelman, The Realm of Rhetoric. University of Notre Dame 1982.  

Semiotics 
Chandler, Semiotics: The Basics. Routledge 2007.  

Scenarios 
Tetlock – Ned Lebow – Parker (eds), Unmaking the West: “What if?” Scenarios That Rewrite World History. University of Michigan Press 2006. 

Belongs to following study modules

2018–2019

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

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