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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RESEARCH METHODS - IRS288 Spring 2025
Course
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Pelin Musil
Lessons
Here is the course outline:
1. Introduction to Social Science Research
Feb 3
What is research? What is methodology? What is a research design? |
2. How to Find and Formulate Research Questions
Feb 10
What makes a research question significant? What is a normative, what is an empirical question? |
3. Finding Answers to Our Questions: The Use of Theories
Feb 20
The Role of Theories in Social Science Research |
4. Case Study Research I
Feb 24
Singe Case Research: Longitudinal (one case, many periods) Cross-sectional (one case, one period) |
5. Case Study Research II
Mar 3
Qualitative Comparative Case Studies (Many cases from one period or many cases from many time periods) |
6. Introduction to Data and Guide for Quantitative Analysis
Mar 10
Descriptive and bivariate statistics, associating independent and dependent variables |
7. Research in Practice: Qualitative Content Analysis
Mar 17
Research in Practice: Qualitative Content Analysis |
8. Research in Practice: Discourse and Frame Analysis
Mar 24
What is discourse? How is discourse analysis done? |
9. Presentations of the Draft Research Designs
Apr 7
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10. Research in Practice: Surveys and Interviews
Apr 14
What is survey research? What are interviews? What are types of surveys and interviews? What are the advantages and disadvantages of conducting surveys vs. interviews? |
11. Research in Practice: Experimental Research
Apr 21
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12. Methods of Historical Analysis
Apr 28
Methods of Historical Analysis |