Interpretive Political Science Event

The course covers:

• Situating the interpretive approach in relation to other ways of doing political science research by reference to the philosophical, epistemological, and methodological assumptions on which these approaches are based;

• The theoretical and analytical tools students need to design and conduct their research project;

• The toolkit of methods used by interpretive scholars to collect data, including ethnographic and interview-based methods;

• The standards that will both ensure results are reliable and maximise the impact of findings; and

• Guidance on the norms and principles used to analyse data in an interpretive project.

By the end of the course participants will:

• Be able to describe the particular strengths and features of the interpretive approach

• Be able to develop and justify a sophisticated design for interpretive research

• Have experience interpreting rich qualitative data

The course is primarily aimed at PhD students and early career scholars of political science, public policy and public administration, but scholars of other social science disciplines, such as criminology, sociology, planning or legal studies, will also benefit from it. There are no pre-requisites but you will be asked to bring a written summary of your research with you.

Cost

The fee per teaching day is:

• £30 per day for UK/EU registered students
• £60 per day for staff at UK/EU academic institutions, UK/EU Research Councils researchers, UK/EU public sector staff and staff at UK/EU registered charity organisations and recognised UK/EU research institutions.
• £220 per day for all other participants

All fees include event materials, lunch, morning and afternoon tea. They do not include travel and accommodation costs

A full refund is available two weeks prior to the course taking place, NO refunds are available after this date.

Full information for the event can be found on the following link https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=9316

For postgraduates from ECPR member institutions, we can offer bursaries up to the value of Euros 500 to cover the costs of registration, economy travel, and accommodation. The bursaries are available on a ‘first come first served basis’ and take the form of reimbursement after the event on the production of relevant receipts.

You can register at:
https://store.southampton.ac.uk/short-courses/school-of-economic-social-and-political-sciences/national-centre-for-research-methods/interpretive-political-science

Please advise Jacqui Thorpe at J.M.High@soton.ac.uk that you wish to be considered for a bursary.