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The research programme Governance and Places and the Department of Human Geography at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, Netherlands, cordially invites you to: Alexander von Humboldt programme Reflexive Methodology a lecture series on doing qualitative, post-positivist research Featuring: Prof. Andrew Sayer, on critical realism (12-14 November 2008) Dr. Mike Crang, on doing ethnography (25-28 November 2008) Prof. Annemarie Mol, on actor-network theory (5-6 February 2009) Prof. Jacob Torfing, on post-structural discourse theory (16-20 March 2009) For details see: <http://www.ru.nl/socgeo/humboldt>www.ru.nl/socgeo/humboldt. See also the attached the Von Humboldt flyer. What are the possible avenues for applying a reflexive methodological approach? How can we build our research agendas on post-positivist philosophical foundations and preserve scientific rigour and transparency at the same time? What is the role of our own political positions in the research process? It is these questions that stand out in the Von Humboldt lecture series on 'Reflexive Methodology'. Prominent proponents aligned with specific sub-strands of post-positivism are invited to discuss the hows of reflexive methodology. In the Reflexive Methodology series we will address (relational) ethnography, critical realism, post-structuralist discourse analysis and the analysis of actor-networks in particular. See further also the attached flyer. Alexander von Humboldt lecture 12 November 2008: 17:30 - 19:30h Venue: Thomas van Aquinostraat 4.0.05, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (free entry) Who's afraid of critical social science? Prof. Andrew Sayer 13 Nov 2008 10:45 – 12:30 Research Seminar: "Why Things Matter: Social Science and Value" 14 Nov 2008 10:45 - 12:30 PhD Workshop (limited space available, sign up via <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]) Alexander von Humboldt lecture 26 November 2008: 17:30 - 19:30h Venue: Thomas van Aquinostraat 4.0.05, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (free entry) Ethnographic Vision: Objectification, Subjection and Reflection Dr. Mike Crang 27 Nov 2008 10:45 - 12:30 Research Seminar: "Doing Ethnographies" 28 Nov 2008 10:45 – 12:30 PhD Workshop: “Worlding words: debates on materiality, relevance and representation” (limited space available, sign uup via <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]) Alexander von Humboldt lecture 5 February 2009: 17:30 - 19:30h Venue: Thomas van Aquinostraat 4.0.05 (venue tbc), Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (free entry) What methods do. Evocative questions and difficult audiences Prof. Annemarie Mol 5 Feb 2009 Research Seminar 6 Feb 2009 PhD Workshop (limited space available, sign up via <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]) Alexander von Humboldt lecture 17 March 2009: 17:30 - 19:30h Venue: Thomas van Aquinostraat 4.0.05 (venue tbc), Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands (free entry) How to measure and improve the democratic anchorage of governance networks Prof. Jacob Torfing 18 Mar 2009 10:45 - 12:30 Research Seminar: “Doing Discourse Analysis” 19 Mar 2009 10:45 – 12:30 PhD Workshop: “Poststructuralist discourse theory: argument, relevance and methodological challenges” (limited space available, sign up via <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]) For details see: <http://www.ru.nl/socgeo/humboldt>www.ru.nl/socgeo/humboldt. See also the attached the Von Humboldt flyer.