Universität Wien

210142 UE EC: Qualitative Comparative Research (2021W)

(engl.)

9.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
DIGITAL

Eine Anmeldung über u:space innerhalb der Anmeldephase ist erforderlich! Eine nachträgliche Anmeldung ist NICHT möglich.
Studierende, die der ersten Einheit unentschuldigt fernbleiben, verlieren ihren Platz in der Lehrveranstaltung.

Achten Sie auf die Einhaltung der Standards guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und die korrekte Anwendung der Techniken wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und Schreibens.
Plagiierte und erschlichene Teilleistungen führen zur Nichtbewertung der Lehrveranstaltung (Eintragung eines 'X' im Sammelzeugnis).
Die Lehrveranstaltungsleitung kann Studierende zu einem notenrelevanten Gespräch über erbrachte Teilleistungen einladen.
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 35 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

The course will be taught remotely via video conference at the scheduled seminar hours. (Link provided via Moodle).

  • Freitag 08.10. 09:45 - 16:30 Digital
  • Freitag 22.10. 09:45 - 16:30 Digital
  • Freitag 05.11. 09:45 - 16:30 Digital
  • Freitag 19.11. 09:45 - 16:30 Digital
  • Freitag 10.12. 09:45 - 16:30 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course provides an introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). QCA is a case-oriented comparative research method, which has gained popularity in political science and beyond. It has been developed by the American sociologist Charles C. Ragin since the 1980s and is based on set theory, a branch of mathematical logic.

QCA is a method of analysis that explains social phenomena through configurations of necessary and sufficient causal conditions. It draws on comparative evidence and is considered to occupy a middle ground between in-depth ‘small-N’ research and quantitative 'Large-N' research.

The present course is a ‘crash course’ in QCA, which introduces participants to core concepts and terminology as well as to a software package. Students analyse examples of QCA-based empirical research and devise a simple study in the spirit of QCA, which they write up in the form of a term paper.

--------------------

The course will be taught remotely via video conference at the scheduled seminar hours. Participants can interact via videoconference, live chat and a Moodle forum. All assessments will be carried out digitally and study materials will be made available via Moodle. Office hours will be held remotely via videoconference.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Continuous assessment of student performance via multiple deliverables:

Written assignments:
• Summaries of core readings (20%)
• Term paper (50%)

Oral assignments (via video conference):
• Presentation of an empirical paper (15%)
• Presentation of an outline of the term paper (15%)

To participate in this course, students will need a PC or Laptop and a reliable Internet connection.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

To pass, students must deliver all of the tasks specified above (see 'assessment'). The final grade is based on a weighted assessment of all deliverables. Detailed criteria for the assessment will be announced in the first session.

Attendance via video-conference is compulsory. The course is run in the form of blocked long sessions; a maximum of two hours (120 min) can be missed with the exception of the first session, which cannot be missed.

Teaching and readings are in English and students must be able to both give a presentation and prepare a term paper in English. The course will appeal to students who enjoy thinking about questions of causality in a formal-logical framework. No prior methods knowledge is assumed.

This course is part of the mini-curriculum 'Qualitative Methods in Empirical Research'. (See https://politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/studium/erweiterungscurricula-politikwissenschaft/erweiterungscurriculum-qualitative-methoden-in-der-empirischen-forschung/).

Prüfungsstoff

See assessment.

Literatur

Required reading:

• Ragin, C. & Amoroso, L. (2011). "Using Comparative Methods to Study Diversity". In: Constructing Social Research: The Unity and Diversity of Method. Thousand Oaks and London: Sage. 2nd Edition. pp 135-161.

• Selected sections from:
• Schneider, C. & Wagemann, C. (2012) Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences: A guide to qualitative comparative analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Selected empirical papers.

Recommended reading and resources:
• Ragin, C. (2014) The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.
• Ragin, C. (2008) Redesigning Social Inquiry: Fuzzy Sets and Beyond. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.
• http://www.compasss.org/

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:19