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Member rate £492.50
Non-Member rate £985.00
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*If you attended our Methods School in the July/August 2023 or February 2024.
Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 February, 09:00–17:00 (organised flexibly)
This Workshop is tailored for scholars with significant research experience beyond their PhD, and organised on a flexible basis to meet specific needs.
It covers a broad range of case-oriented methods and designs (single case studies, process tracing, ‘thick’ binary comparisons, etc…), comparative methods and designs (small-N comparisons, intermediate-N comparison across multiple cases, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and neighbouring methods, typology-building, etc.), and ‘mixed’/multi-methods designs combining qualitative, comparative and/or quantitative methods.
Benoît Rihoux is a full professor of political science whose research interests include political parties, new social movements, organisational studies, political change, and policy processes.
He is manager of the COMPASSS international research group on comparative methods, in the development and refinement of which he plays a leading role, bringing together scholars from Europe, North America and Japan in particular.
Benoît is a convenor of international methods initiatives more generally, and has published Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis: Beyond the Quantitative-Qualitative Divide (Springer/Kluwer, ed. with Heike Grimm 2006) and Configurational Comparative Methods: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Related Techniques (Sage, ed. with Charles Ragin 2009).
He has published extensively on systematic comparative methods (QCA in particular) and their applications in diverse fields – especially policy- and management-related – with interdisciplinary teams.
If you are an experienced scholar with significant research experience beyond your PhD, and/or if you occupy a senior academic role, this Workshop is for you.
Typical research methods needs / challenges you might face include:
We recognise that time is scarce for seasoned scholars like you. This Workshop offers you a time-efficient formula to get tailored advice from an expert team.
It covers a broad range of case-oriented methods and designs (single case studies, process tracing, ‘thick’ binary comparisons, etc…), comparative methods and designs (small-N comparisons, intermediate-N comparison across multiple cases, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and neighbouring methods, typology-building, etc.), and ‘mixed’/multi-methods designs combining qualitative, comparative and/or quantitative methods.
This is a fully interactive Workshop. However, if you wish, training updates can be organised à la carte, and training resources provided.
Phase 1: Input
Until 15 December, prospective participants email Benoît with the core methodological questions / problems / arbitrations they currently face. Benoît and Nena then correspond with participants to adapt the Workshop to best suit participants’ needs.
Phase 2: Three-day Workshop, 21 – 23 February
Each day’s schedule is organised around participants’ needs. It involves non-limitative list group discussions / Q&A sessions around each participant’s personal projects, as well as discussions on overarching methodological issues.
Ample time is also provided for one-to-one meetings with Benoît and Nena.
This Workshop takes place in parallel with Tamás Rudas's Quantitative Seasoned Scholar Workshop. If participants wish, we will convene a common session involving Tamás, Benoît, and their assistants, along with participants from both Workshops.
You can book at least one appointment with Tamás, and you’ll have the chance to talk informally with other methods experts over dinner on the final day.
Catering & hospitality included in the registration fee:
Phase 3: Additional guidance, March – June
Benoît and Nena remain available for up to four Skype appointments per participant. You are also welcome to email them for further guidance.