Many think of the Caribbean as primarily as a tourist destination of white-sand beaches, reggae and rum. But the Caribbean is also an extraordinary cultural area, created by the dynamic and sometimes violent mix of European, African, Indian and indigenous cultures. 'Creole culture', which is the
Sequence analysis is the systematic descriptive and causal study of sequences, that is, successions of standard categorical states or events. Sequence analysis is a unique method for representing, comparing and clustering sequences, for extracting prototypical sequences and for mining sequence
This module introduces you to some of the major prose and drama of the original, experimental and funny Samuel Beckett. It takes a chronological route through Beckett's main works and asks questions about the different ways one might read and respond to this provocative author. Beckett's work is
The course will demonstrate the potential of qualitative methods to address a range of questions relevant to political scientists; individual attitudes; how political ideas are debated and constructed; and understanding political behaviour (whether individual or at an institutional level).. The
In this course you will be introduced to the contexts, theory and practice of alternative schools. This course is very interesting for teacher training students as well as for starting professionals: What kind of teacher do you want to be? You will discover and discuss different views on learning
Computational agent-based models (ABM) have become increasingly popular in Political Science. The purpose of an ABM is to simulate the emergence of macro-level social phenomena based on the interaction of individuals. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to ABM, drawing on examples
This course addresses the foundations, components and procedures of qualitative data analysis looking at the methods of thematic analysis (TA), qualitative content analysis (QCA), cross-case analysis (CCA) and constant comparison analysis of grounded theory (GT). Being an advanced course, it
Despite their different backgrounds (mainly from law and social sciences), PhD candidates in criminology often lack an advanced training in qualitative and legal research methods, or a platform where to discuss the methodological challenges within their projects. The course is open for PhD
This hands-on course aims to provide participants with the methodological tools to refine their use of process-tracing methods in their own substantive research, while also enabling them to embed process-tracing case studies in mixed-methods research design. The course requires active
This course deals with multi-method research (MMR) as it is currently developed in the methodological literature (e.g., Lieberman's nested analysis). The course builds on this development and focuses on the combination of case studies and process tracing with a large-n method and Qualitative
