Ph.D. Courses
Europe in the World 2010
From: 2010/08/16 To: 2010/08/28Responsible: Kennet Lynggaard, Roskilde University, Denmark; Stelios Stavridis, Zaragoza University, Spain; Tobias Schumacher, Lisbon University Institute, Portugal; Dimitris Xenakis, University of Crete, Greece
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. The PhD Summer School is aimed at 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.
Systematic Qualitative Analysis with NVivo
From: 2010/08/16 To: 2010/08/19Responsible: Marie Østergaard Møller, Department of Political Science, Aarhus University
The purpose of the course is to enable the participants to design a systematic analytical procedure and implement it on their own qualitative material. Furthermore, the participants will learn to use open and focused coding, memos, graphic displays and tables.
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Copenhagen Diplomatic Summer School
From: 2010/08/16 To: 2010/08/17Responsible: Udenrigsministeriet
Formålet med Copenhagen Diplomatic Summer School er at give Udenrigsministeriet mulighed for at blive præsenteret for ph.d.-studerendes nyeste forskning og idéer, og samtidig eksponere de deltagende ph.d.-studerende for den viden, som ambassadører i udetjenesten og chefer og kernemedarbejder i hjemmetjenesten har om aktuelle udenrigspolitiske emner. Copenhagen Diplomatic Summer School vil være et årligt tilbageværende arrangement. Seminaret finder sted i forbindelse med Udenrigsministeriets Ambassadørmøde. Med seminaret ønskes at skabe en større synergi mellem den danske forskningsverden og Udenrigsministeriets arbejde. Det er tænkt som et bidrag til at mindske kløften mellem teori og praksis i relation til dansk udenrigspolitik. Desuden handler udenrigspolitik i høj grad om at etablere globale netværk og bringe viden i spil.
English: The aim of Copenhagen Diplomatic Summer School is to give The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) an opportunity to be presented with Ph.D. students' newest research and ideas, and at the same time expose the participating Ph.D. students to the knowledge and experience that Ambassadors MFA management and core employees have on current foreign policy topics. The seminar aims at creating greater synergy between the Academia and the MFA. Thereby, contribute to bridging the gap between theory and practice in relation to Danish foreign policy. Copenhagen Diplomatic Summer School will be held annually. The seminar will take place in connection with the MFA's yearly meeting for Ambassadors. (Details in English below.)
Further information:
metgje@um.dk
Kurset tager udgangspunkt i grundlæggende metodologiske problemstillinger i tilknytning til kvalitative metoder
From: 2010/08/23 To: 2010/08/25Responsible: Rasmus Antoft, Ann-Dorte Christensen, Michael Hviid Jacobsen og Søren Kristiansen, Institut for Sociologi, Socialt Arbejde og Organisation, Aalborg Universitet
Kurset tager udgangspunkt i grundlæggende metodologiske problemstillinger i tilknytning til kvalitative metoder. Disse overvejelser relateres til konkrete problemstillinger og til forskellige former for kvalitative interviews. Udover oplæg afholdes der workshops, hvor der vil være muligheder for præsentation af såvel overordnede metodologiske refleksioner som konkret anvendelse af kvalitative metoder i ph.d.-projekter (forskningsdesign, eksempler på tolkninger af interviews, udkast til analyser mv.)
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Caseudvælgelse og Indsamling af Kvalitativt Materiale
From: 2010/09/13 To: 2010/10/04Responsible: Morten Brænder, Institut for Statskundskab, Aarhus Universitet & Rasmus Brun Pedersen, Institut for Statskundskab, Aarhus Universitet
Formålet med kurset er således for det første at præsentere forskellige teknikker til brug ved caseudvælgelse (såvel en, få eller et middelstort antal cases) og at styrke kursisternes kompetence til at vurdere hensigtsmæssigheden af caseudvælgelsen givet forskellige videnskabelige formål (fx eksplorative eller teoritestende), forskellige forskningsstrategier (fx induktive eller deduktive), forskellige problemstillinger og forskellige forklaringsmodeller. For det andet er det formålet at styrke deltagernes færdigheder i at planlægge og gennemføre indsamlingen af forskellige former for kvalitativt materiale, herunder interviews og samt dokumenter.
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The object of the course is to present and discuss research design and methodology preliminary in connection with Ph.D.-projects
From: 2010/09/14 To: 2010/09/17Responsible: Ruth Emerek and Gunnar Scott Reinbacher
The object of the course is to present and discuss research design and methodology preliminary in connection with Ph.D.-projects. The course gives an interdisciplinary introduction to design and methodology, and the aim is to give inspiration to the Ph.D.-project and pinpoint pitfalls, problems an ethical questions. The course is design for new Ph.D.-students, who are beginning a new project as well as Ph.D. students regarded as well as more senior Ph.D.-students who wants to reflect on the design, methodology and ethics of their projects
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Precarious prospects: Youth, violence and politics
From: 2010/09/29 To: 2010/09/30Responsible: Graduate school International Development Studies, Roskilde University, Graduate school Social Anthropology, University of Copenhagen & VOPY, Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT)
The workshop encourages theoretical and methodological debates on how youth, violence, and politics intersect and is open to Ph.D. students working on subjects related to the course theme, but only a maximum of 16 participants.
Introduction to Nvivo - Introductory course to "Advanced Analysis of Qualitative Data using Software"
From: 2010/10/04 To: 2010/10/04Responsible: Polforsk, Professor Merete Watt Boolsen, University of Copenhagen & Dr. Christina Silver, University of Surrey
This course is an introduction course to the course "Advanced analysis of qualitative data using software" hosted by Polforsk and Professor Merete Watt Boolsen. We are happy to offer a Ph.d course with Dr. Christina Silver, University of Surrey who is an international expert on using software in qualitative analysis of data. Dr. Christina Silver's research field is Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS). Professor Merete Watt Boolsen's field of research is social science method. Thanks to the collaboration between these two researchers, Polforsk now offers a Ph.D. course in the use of CAQDAS at the highest level. The course is aimed at using CAQDAS in general. However, since Nvivo is the most used CAQDAS in Denmark, and the course focuses on the use of Nvivo. Ph.D. students not acquianted with Nvivo are required to take this course in order to complete the level needed to participate in the advanced course
Social Network Analysis in Political Science
From: 2010/10/11 To: 2010/10/15Responsible: 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
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.
Advanced Analysis of Qualitative Data using Software
From: 2010/10/27 To: 2010/10/29Responsible: Polforsk, Professor Merete Watt Boolsen, University of Copenhagen & Dr. Christina Silver, University of Surrey
Polforsk and Professor Merete Watt Boolsen are happy to offer a Ph.d course with Dr. Christina Silver, QDA Services and the University of Surrey, UK, who is an international expert on using software in qualitative data analysis. Dr. Christina Silver's research field is Computer Assisted Qualitative Data AnalysiS(CAQDAS). Professor Merete Watt Boolsen's field of research is social science method. Thanks to the collaboration between these two researchers, Polforsk now offers a Ph.D. course in the use of CAQDAS at the highest level. The course is aimed at using CAQDAS in general. However, since Nvivo is the most used CAQDAS in Denmark, and the course focuses on hands-on use of CAQDAS, Nvivo is the tool focused on for the practical aspects. Ph.D. students not acquainted with Nvivo, can attend an introduction course the 15th October., which you can register for this part of the course under "Introduction for Nvivo.
Dybdegående Analyse af Kvalitativt Materiale
From: 2010/11/01 To: 2010/11/22Responsible: Morten Brænder, Institut for Statskundskab, Aarhus Universitet & Rasmus Brun Pedersen, Institut for Statskundskab, Aarhus Universitet
Kurset har til henblik på at gøre kursusdeltagerne bedre til at udforme og bruge egne analysestrategier giver kurset en grundig indføring i forskellige dybdegående analysemetoder og analyser af ”single cases”, herunder process-tracing, kritisk diskursanalyse og fortolkende analysemetoder. Formålet med kurset er således, at deltagerne efter kurset skal kunne udforme og anvende en analysestrategi, der passer til deres eget konkrete videnskabelige arbejde.
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The Negotiation, Design and Implementation of Climate Agreements
From: 2010/11/22 To: 2010/10/26Responsible: MILEN
The purpose of this course is three-fold. First, it seeks to explain why fifteen years of climate negotiations have failed to produce an effective climate treaty that might help solve the climate change problem. Second, it considers important aspects of treaty design, such as how a new climate treaty might provide incentives for participation and compliance. Finally, it discusses the relationship between treaty design and the choice of policy instruments at the international and national levels, including how political feasibility constrains effective climate policy. Both the reading list and the set of lecturers represent a blend of contributions from economics and from political science.
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Post- secular conditions - Challenges to citizenship, democracy, law and social cohesion
From: 2010/12/08 To: 2010/12/10Responsible: Christel Stormhøj and Anni Greve, The research group The significance of religion - from global to local. Department of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University, Denmark
This course addresses the European PhD. students and other interested researchers within the field of sociology, law, culture studies, theology, gender studies, urban studies, and moral- and political philosophy.The three-day PhD course and research seminar at Roskilde University attempt to highlight the idea of the post-secular and to assess the relationship between religion and politics in European welfare societies. It addresses new and innovative approaches for theorizing and conceptualizing secularization, secularism and the post-secular condition. Themes include: (1) Current conflicts about citizenship and human rights, gender and queer issues, political voice and representation as a series of mutual engagements of secular and religious discourses and practices. (2) The modern distinction between religious and secular categories, on the one hand, and theories about the intertwinement of religion and law on the other. (3) The role of cities as scene for religion as well as for secularization phenomena. Key questions are:
1.What are the contents, underlying assumptions and implications of the concepts of secularization and secularism'?
2.How may mediations between religiously and secular rooted values and perspectives be established in order to achieve a democratic consensus about common values?
3.Do such mediations require translations of religious vocabularies into a universal language to achieve democratic legitimacy?
4.How may the concept of ‘rule of law’ be defined in a new globalized and multi-religious context?
5.How does religion interact with secularization phenomena of the modern great city?
6.What are the mechanisms behind culture trauma and citizens’ attachment to sanctuaries?
Arguments and Advances in Democratic Theory
From: 2010/12/13 To: 2010/12/16Responsible: Democracy: A Citizen Perspective (D:CE), Åbo Akademi University
The aim of the course is to deal with perennial arguments and recent advances in democratic theory. The course will familiarize students with theoretical foundations of deliberative democracy, as well as the prospects and the current challenges of democratic deliberation.
The course will be organized by "Democracy: A Citizen Perspective" (D:CE) which is a center of excellence at Åbo Akademi University. During the course, the students are expected to
develop their grasp on democratic theories:
- understand the key ideas of deliberative democracy
- gain a better understanding of the relationship between (normative) theories of democracy and empirical analysis
- connect with other students and scholars in this field
The course combines different methods of learning:
- reading of literature
- interactive lectures
- writing and getting feedback on essays
- students' presentations of their own work; discussion on presentations