Weekly schedule
The topic structure of the course is outlined below. You can link directly to the relevant readings and download the teaching materials used in the lectures. This page will be updated regularly so check often.
Reading |
Weekly topics |
Teaching material |
| PART I - RESEARCH DESIGN |
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| Week 1 (30/09) | Introduction: Causal thinking and research designs | slides  || article "Tale of two cultures" by Mahoney & Goertz  |
| Week 2 (07/10) | Comparative analysis and case selection |
slides |
| PART II - DATA COLLECTION |
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| Week 3 (14/10) | (Semi-)Structured Interviews |
slides |
| Week 4 (21/10) | Observational research and ethical questions |
slides |
| Week 5 (28/10) | Qualitative text analysis |
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| Week 6 (04/11) | Reading Week [no teaching] | |
| PART III - DATA ANALYSIS AND CAUSAL INFERENCE |
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| Week 7 (11/11) | Case studies and process-tracing | slides |
| Week 8 (18/11) | Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) |
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| Week 9 (25/11) | The mixed-methods approach |
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| Week 10 (02/12) | Research problems and mini-symposium |
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