MY425 Half Unit
Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research
This information is for the 2024/25 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Eleanor Knott
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Comparative Politics, MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe, MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ & Sciences Po), MSc in Development Studies, MSc in European and International Politics and Policy, MSc in European and International Politics and Policy (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Bocconi), MSc in European and International Politics and Policy (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and Sciences Po), MSc in Gender (Rights and Human Rights), MSc in Inequalities and Social Science, MSc in International Migration and Public Policy, MSc in International Political Economy (Research), MSc in International Relations (Research), MSc in International Social and Public Policy (Research), MSc in Political Science (Conflict Studies and Comparative Politics), MSc in Political Sociology and MSc in Social Research Methods. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
This course is freely available to any MSc or MRes students interested in case study research designs. MY525 is available for PhD students interested in case study research designs.
The course is most suited to students within macro- or meso-sociological traditions (e.g. political science, IR, sociology, political sociology, policy studies, development studies) than those within a micro-sociological/individualist tradition (e.g. micro-interactionist perspectives, psychology, psychiatry).
This course is not controlled access. If you register for a place and meet the prerequisites, if any, you are likely to be given a place. There is no need to require authorisation.
Pre-requisites
There are no prerequisites for this course but capacity to work autonomously is expected (including conducting a literature review, finding one’s own theoretical literature, creating one's own research question, etc.). Throughout the course, students are expected to make their own decisions and learn how to become autonomous junior researchers by constructing a research project on their own. Students not confident in their capacity to work autonomously are encouraged to familiarise themselves with these skills before the beginning of the course to make the most out of the teaching (see for example ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Life services for resources helping you to prepare yourself for autonomous work).
Course content
This course focuses on the approach and p