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| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Metka Herzog (metka.herzog@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The course introduces students to the tools and methodologies of qualitative research and its epistemological foundations. It provides an overview of methodological approaches and tools in migration research and assesses options available for tackling manifold methodological challenges. In addition, it overviews key scholarly debates in the study of migration and citizenship in political science and related disciplines. The focus is on issues relevant across a wide range of research methods in migration studies, such as gaining access to hard-to-reach populations and operationalising relevant concepts. The course covers a wide range of themes: datafication of migrants, the politics of diaspora and citizenship. |
| Learning objectives | - Introduce key scholarly debates in the study of migration and citizenship in political science and related disciplines - Discuss methodological approaches and tools in migration research and assess options available for tackling manifold methodological challenges - Prepare a research plan using one of the studied approaches. |
| Bibliography | Zapata-Barrero, R., Yalaz, E. (eds) Qualitative Research in European Migration Studies. IMISCOE Research Series. Springer, Cham. Janine Dahinden, Carolin Fischer & Joanna Menet (2021) Knowledge production, reflexivity, and the use of categories in migration studies: tackling challenges in the field, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 44:4, 535-554, DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2020.1752926 Joris Schapendonk & Griet Steel (2014) Following Migrant Trajectories: The Im/Mobility of Sub-Saharan Africans en Route to the European Union, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 104:2, 262-270, DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2013.862135 Leurs, K., & Smets, K. (2018). Five Questions for Digital Migration Studies: Learning From Digital Connectivity and Forced Migration In(to) Europe. Social Media + Society, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305118764425 |
| Comments | The course requires knowledge in qualitative and quantitative methods, as provided in the BA methods courses taught in the Department of Social Sciences. Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants is limited. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Admission requirements | The course requires knowledge in qualitative and quantitative methods, as provided in the BA methods courses taught in the Department of Social Sciences. Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants is limited. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Course application | The course introduces students to the tools and methodologies of qualitative research and its epistemological foundations. It provides an overview of methodological approaches and tools in migration research and assesses options available for tackling manifold methodological challenges. In addition, it overviews key scholarly debates in the study of migration and citizenship in political science and related disciplines. The focus is on issues relevant across a wide range of research methods in migration studies, such as gaining access to hard-to-reach populations and operationalising relevant concepts. The course covers a wide range of themes: datafication of migrants, the politics of diaspora and citizenship. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 10.15-11.45 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004 |
| Modules |
Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Methoden der Near & Middle Eastern Studies und der Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Master's degree subject: Near & Middle Eastern Studies) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Module: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Migration, Mobility and Transnationalism (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Research Skills (Master's degree program: African Studies) Specialization Module Global Europe: Work, Migration and Society (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Active participation in class discussions (10%): Presentations (40%): 15–20-minute presentation. The presentation should critically engage with the methodological focus of the session, including a case study of your choice. The task is to bring into conversation the methodological discussions provided in the session’s readings (and earlier readings discussed during the seminar) with the empirical context of the case study. You will be assessed on the content and delivery of the presentation. Discussion (15%): The presentation will be followed by a 10 min Q&A facilitated by the discussant. The role of the discussant is to critically reflect upon the main arguments made in the presentation; to raise further questions (of conceptual, empirical, methodological nature) in relation to the readings and previous sessions; and to moderate the discussion and Q&A. Group work (35%): In a group of 2-3 people prepare a research design document on 2-3 pages (15%). The group will prepare a 10 min presentation of their research design for the end of the course (20%). |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |