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210034 SE ViGo: Researching Governance - Theory, Methodology and Methods I (2007W)

ViGo: Researching Governance - Theory, Methodology and Methods I

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 03.10. 09:30 - 11:00 Hörsaal 29 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar is exclusively for students of the Vienna School of Governance (ViGo). It lays the ground for their further work in the field of governance and for the forthcoming Visiting Professor's seminar towards the end of the winter term 2007.

Theory, methodology and methods of researching governance will be studied on the basis of relevant general texts and of the work of the professorial team of ViGo.

All ViGo professors will be invited to present their own research in the field, to explain their approaches on the levels of theory and methods, and to discuss the ViGo's PhD students.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Active participation and in-depth preparation of the seminar sessions, a seminar paper discussing the various approaches to governance research and connecting them to a) own research (where possible) and b) the Visiting Professor's seminar.

Reading list

Einführende Literatur:
Treib, Oliver/Bähr, Holger/Falkner, Gerda, 2007: Modes of Governance: Towards Conceptual Clarification, in: Journal of European Public Policy 14, 1-20.

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