MVZ001 Concepts and Paradigms of IR Research

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 20 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavel Pšeja, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
To be able to read literature in English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Understand the methodology of social sciences and the main IR theories.
Syllabus
  • 1. Methodology of social sciences with the focus on IR. 2. Philosophy of science. 3. Case study. 4. QCA 5. Grounded theory.
Literature
    required literature
  • MARSH, David - Gerry Stoker. Theory and Methods in Political Science. Palgrave MacMillan
  • GERRING, John. Case Study Research. Principles and Practices. Cambridge University Press
  • RAGIN, Charles C. Redesigning social inquiry : fuzzy sets and beyond. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008, viii, 225. ISBN 9780226702759. info
  • STRAUSS, Anselm and Juliet CORBIN. Basics of qualitative research : techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 1998, xiii, 312. ISBN 0-8039-5939-7. info
  • KING, Gary, Sidney VERBA and Robert O. KEOHANE. Designing social inquiry :scientific inference in qualitative research. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994, xi, 247 s. ISBN 0-691-03471-0. info
Teaching methods
Individual consultations, study of literature, writing position papers, research proposal.
Assessment methods
Exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019.
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