Komm. Vorlesungsverzeichnis M.A. ISFK WS 2012/13 - Goethe ...

Goertz, Gary (2005). Social Science Concepts: A User's Guide. Princeton: Princeton
University Press.
More literature will be indicated at the beginning of the seminar.
Research Design
Seminar, SWS: 2.0, Lehrperson Wagemann
Mo, 10:00 - 12:00, Jügelhaus - H 13 Hörsaal Goethe-Universität
Inhalt This course introduces to the main aspects of research designs in the social sciences.
After discussing the importance of a well-elaborate research design for social science
research, different forms of research designs are presented: single-case study
designs; comparative designs; historically oriented studies; within-case analyses; and
– for reasons of completeness – the design of more quantitative social research.
Following this, different phases of the research process are discussed, such as the
discovery of the research question; the concept formation; the formulation of
arguments; the case selection; the operationalization of the research question; and
how to arrive at conclusions from a study. A final part will look at the (perceived)
differences between so-called qualitative and quantitative research and will evaluate
whether these are two different research approaches or just two variants of the same
principles.
While this course is clearly embedded in the qualitative, case-oriented research and
methodological tradition, it can also offer interesting viewpoints for those students
who prefer to work in a different manner. In sum, this course aims at a broad view
of methodology and research design and tries to enable its participants to be able to
choose from a broad range of alternatives. It is not a methods course in which single
data collection or data analysis methods are presented (such a course is foreseen for
the near future), but it rather introduces to how research should be made up.
This course is thought to be fundamental for a successful reception of empirical
research, both for political science and sociology M.A. students, but should also
prepare for the design of the M.A. theses. Furthermore, it introduces to “methodology”
as a social science sub-discipline and discusses its current fractures. It is especially
recommended for those students who are at the beginning of their M.A. Studies. The
course is held in English. Instead of one final larger assessment, various smaller
assessments are required.
Nachweis four smaller papers (literature review, critical discussion of a journal article, comment
on the readings, project proposal)
Literatur Gerring, John (2012). Social Science Methodology. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Della Porta, Donatella and Michael Keating, eds. (2008). Approaches and
Methodologies in the Social Sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Gerring, John (2007). Case Study Research. Principles and Practices. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Ragin, Charles C. (1994). Constructing Social Research. The Unity and Diversity of
Method. Thousand Oaks (CA): Pine Forge Press.
More literature will be indicated at the beginning of the seminar.
Ringvorlesung: Theorieparadigmen der Politikwissenschaft
Ringvorlesung, SWS: 2.0, Lehrperson Zittel
Mi, 12:00 - 14:00, Jügelhaus - H 3 Hörsaal Goethe-Universität
Inhalt Die Veranstaltung bietet eine vertiefende Einführung in die drei klassischen
Teilbereiche der Politikwissenschaft: die Politische Theorie, die Vergleichende
Politikwissenschaft und die Internationalen Beziehungen. Ihr Hauptziel besteht in
der Auseinandersetzung mit wichtigen theoretischen Ansätzen und Perspektiven, die
entweder konstitutiv für die genannten Teilbereiche sind oder die jeweils zu
„Binnenkontroversen“ und damit zu ihrer Pluralisierung beigetragen haben. Die
Studierenden sollen durch den Besuch dieser Veranstaltung zu einer reflektierten
Auseinandersetzung mit den Grundannahmen und den verschiedenartigen
Theorieparadigmen der Politikwissenschaft und damit auch mit den disziplinären
Entwicklungshintergründen des Fachs befähigt werden.
Traditionell ist die Veranstaltung als Ringvorlesung mit Beiträgen aller
Professorinnen und Professoren des Instituts für Politikwissenschaft konzipiert. Die
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