UPCOMING PolForsk COURSES - PhD STUDENTS ARE WELCOME
PolForsk PhD Courses:
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to the Study of Local Politics
in Developing Countries
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From: 2010/05/05 To: 2010/05/07
Lecturers: Thomas Bierschenk, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz,
Germany. Carola Lentz, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany.
Sten Hagberg, Uppsala University, Sweden. Giorgio Blundo, Ecole des
Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales, Marseille, France. Jesse Ribot,
University of Illinois, USA. Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan, Ecole des
Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales, Marseille, France.
Responsible: Laurids Lauridsen, Eric Komlavi Hahonou, Paul Stacey, Tina
Maria Jensen and Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde, Graduate School of
International Development Studies, Roskilde University
The workshop concerns approaches to issues such as authority and
question of legitimacy, in locations where political tension is perhaps
quite high, where corruption is endemic, where informants contradict
each other and where testimony may be based on local translators. How
can one best approach such a ‘messy field’? It attempts to
raise awareness of how to theoretically and methodologically approach
studies of local politics in developing countries through discussion,
feedback and active participation,evaluate and bring to the fore the
specific role of method and theory in a dissertation, make explicit the
relationships between theory, method and empirical material and
incorporate the received inputs into strong method chapters.
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Link: http://polforsk.dk/course_full_view?nn=2199
Comparative Political Analysis Through Case Studies
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From: 2010/05/25 To: 2010/05/28
Lecturers: Guy Peters
Responsible: Maurice Falk Professor of American Government B Guy Peters,
University of Pittsburgh
Subscription Deadline: 2009/04/05
The course will provide a systematic presentation of major research
problems in comparative politics. There will be some attention to case
study methods but those methods will be embedded in the basic logic of
comparative analysis, including issues of selecting cases for analysis
and problems of developing concepts and measures that can travel across
cultures.
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Link: http://polforsk.dk/course_full_view?nn=2190
Post-secular conditions?
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From: 2010/05/29 To: 2010/06/02
Lecturers: Bryan S. Turner, Professor at Wellesley College, US Christel
Stormhøj, Department of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University,
Lisbet Christoffersen, Department of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde
University, Anni Greve, Department of Society and Globalisation,
Roskilde University, Birte Siim, Research School – Welfare State
and Diversity Aalborg University, Anders Berg Sørensen, Copenhagen
University, Connie Carøe Christiansen, Department of Society and
Globalisation, Roskilde University
Responsible: Christel Stormhøj and Anni Greve, The research group The
significance of religion; from global to local. Department of Society
and Globalisation, Roskilde University
Subscription Deadline: 2010/04/29
Currently, the concepts of secularization and secularism are highly
contested in the humanities and social sciences. Neither the concept of
secularization, nor that of de-secularization is able to cover fully or
to address our historical condition in all its dimensions. Moreover, the
political doctrine of secularism, premised on the separation of powers,
a separation that carves out a genuine political space said to be
independent of religious norms, is questioned. Worldwide we are
witnessing a resurgence of religion: faith communities and religious
movements seem to be gaining political importance as contributors to the
provision of moral, political and legal norms. Also in Europe, religious
revivalism challenges the seemingly secular basis of the nation-states
and their, albeit different, regimes for citizenship, democracy, law and
social cohesion.
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Link: http://polforsk.dk/course_full_view?nn=2198
Europe in the World 2010
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From: 2010/08/16 To: 2010/08/28
Lecturers: Stelios Stavridis (Zaragoza University, Spain) Tobias
Schumacher (Lisbon University Institute, Portugal) Dimitris Xenakis
(University of Crete, Greece) Kennet Lynggaard (Roskilde University,
Denmark) Ian Manners (Roskilde University, Denmark) Gorm Rye Olsen
(Roskilde University) And more to be confirmed...
Responsible: Kennet Lynggaard, Roskilde University, Denmark; Stelios
Stavridis, Zaragoza University, Spain; Tobias Schumacher, Lisbon
University Institute, Portugal; Dimitris Xenakis, University of Crete,
Greece
Subscription Deadline: 2010/06/13
The purpose is to bring together and train PhD-students in theoretical,
empirical and research strategic issues on the subject matter.
Additionally, the purpose is support PhD-students in furthering their
research projects. Political Science PhD-students from various
sub-disciplines including EU-studies, international relations,
comparative politics, and public administration. A maximum of 24 PhD
students may participate and they should preferably be at least one year
into their studies. Participant will also be admitted so to ensure a
certain geographical spread.
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Link: http://polforsk.dk/course_full_view?nn=2222
Social Network Analysis in Political Science
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From: 2010/11/22 To: 2010/11/26
Lecturers: Dr Dimitrios C Christopoulos, Visiting Professor,
CEPS/INSTEAD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, Bristol - UWE.
Associat professor Michael Strange, Department of society and
globalisation, Roskilde University
Responsible: Dr Dimitrios C Christopoulos, Visiting Professor,
CEPS/INSTEAD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, Bristol - UWE.
Associat professor Michael Strange, Department of society and
globalisation, Roskilde University
Subscription Deadline: 2010/09/26
This Ph.d course is an introductory workshop on the theory and methods
of Social Network Analysis (SNA). A formal network analysis perspective
can be employed to understand political, economic and social
organisations and individuals.
In this course we will:
- explore the theoretical concepts underlying valid network analysis,
- examine methodological tools for the analysis of networks in social
science research,
- demonstrate a number of different statistical packages that will allow
for the analysis of network statistics,
- demonstrate the effective graphic representation of relational ties,
- demonstrate ways of triangulating SNA with other quantitative and
qualitative social science methods.
Course participants will get the opportunity to present their data or
SNA related hypotheses to the group and tutors for feedback.
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Link: http://polforsk.dk/course_full_view?nn=2214
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