210143 SE M11: Research Practice (2023S)
Politics of Inequity and the Social Divide: Health, Income, Gender and Climate Change
Continuous assessment of course work
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Studierende, die der ersten Einheit unentschuldigt fern bleiben, 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.
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Studierende, die der ersten Einheit unentschuldigt fern bleiben, 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.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 01.02.2023 08:00 to Tu 14.02.2023 08:00
- Registration is open from Th 16.02.2023 11:00 to We 22.02.2023 08:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 20.03.2023 23:59
Details
max. 35 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes
This course is taught in English. Students are encouraged to use English in the class, as well as write their assignments and Seminar Papers in English. However, native-level English is not expected and will not be the main criteria for the final grade. If students have any concerns, or feel that their quality of work may get substantially compromised due to language, they can write to the instructor yuki.seidler@univie.ac.at prior to registration (ex. discuss the option of submitting their work in German).
Students who pass this course may continue on enrolling in 210150 SE M13: Seminar for MA (Professor Prainsack) offered each summer semester.On-site teaching is expected for SoSe 2023. Depending on the situation, there is a possibility that the course switches to digital or hybrid. The lecturer will announce the concrete organisational and teaching forms on u:find and Moodle, thus changes at short notice must also be expected.
Registration via u:space within the registration period is required. Registration after this period is NOT possible.
Students who are absent from the first class without excuse will lose their place in the course.Please make sure to adhere to the standards of good scientific practice (Standards guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis) and the proper use of the methods and techniques of scholarly work and writing.Plagiarism and cheating on assignments (including copying from other students´ work) will result in a failing the course ('X' instead of a grade will be marked on the final grade report). The students may be given a chance for a grade-relevant discussion on partial performances.
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Content: COVID-19 had a major impact on inequality. The pandemic had, and is still having, negative effects on the rising social and economic inequalities which existed even before the COVID-19 crisis, both within individual countries and between. While debates about inequities often focus on the analysis of outcomes (outcome measures), this course concentrates on the roles of policymaking, in particular those related to health and wellbeing. The following questions are addressed: how do different policy instruments and other factors in the policymaking process influence and reinforce existing inequalities, or even create new ones? What kind of policies can help reduce inequities, and what are the challenges for implementation? By analysing the impact of policy instruments in different policy fields - from climate policy to health policy to the new field of work - students will be familiarized with important empirical and theoretical approaches and will be enabled to independently apply these approaches to their own topics of interests and empirical material.The course is divided into two parts: 1) An introductory part facilitated by series of interactive lectures and exercises, which starts with an overview of the basic concepts of policy analysis followed by concrete topical examples on old and new social disparities in different policy fields, and 2) An application part composed of planning and implementing independent research projects by students in the relevant thematic field based on their individual interests.Goals: By the end of the course, students should: (a) have an overview of the major policy instruments and other factors that influence the policymaking processes; (b) be able to analyse how different policy instruments (may) affect social and economic inequality in different policy areas; and (c) be able to design and conduct a theoretically grounded empirical research project in the relevant field.Methods: The course is designed as interactive lecturing style, which means that regular attendance and active participation are of great importance. Missing three classes will result in failing the course (absences are only allowed up to maximum two classes).
Assessment and permitted materials
(a) Active participation in the course (e.g. leading or actively participating in discussions in class): 20% of the final grade;
(b) Submission of at least five short essays (A4 3-4 pages): 40% of the final grade;
(c) A seminar paper to be uploaded to Moodle no later than August 31, 2023: 40% of the final grade.Students may do their research project alone or in pairs. If working in pairs, the project report must clearly indicate who contributed what to the project.
(b) Submission of at least five short essays (A4 3-4 pages): 40% of the final grade;
(c) A seminar paper to be uploaded to Moodle no later than August 31, 2023: 40% of the final grade.Students may do their research project alone or in pairs. If working in pairs, the project report must clearly indicate who contributed what to the project.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Prerequisites: Prior thematic knowledge is not required. However, students must be able to read postgraduate level texts in English and German, and have knowledge and skills of writing scientific texts either in English or German following good scientific practice.
Examination topics
Entire contents of the seminar.
Reading list
Deaton, A. 2013. The Great Escape: Health, Wealth and the Origins of Inequality. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.Bambra et al. 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic and health inequalities. J Epidemiol Community Health 74: 964-968.Prainsack B. and Pot M. 2021. Qualitative Methoden in der Politikwissenschaft. Vienna: Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG (selected Chapters)Prainsack B. 2017. Personalized Medicine: Empowered Patients in the 21st Century? New York City: New York University Press (selected Chapters)Other literature will be made available on Moodle.
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Last modified: Tu 14.03.2023 12:09