Comparative Politics Research Seminar (Fr, 13-18)

Dozent/in:

Ulrich Sieberer

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS

Termine:

Fr, 13:00 - 18:00, Raum n.V.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Keine Anmeldung über FlexNow! erforderlich.
Das Forschungskolloqium für Promovierende und Habilitierende findet als Blockseminar statt. Termine werden noch bekanntgegeben.

Anmeldung direkt beim Dozenten per E-mail: ulrich.sieberer@uni-bamberg.de

Inhalt:

Dieses Kolloquium ist für Doktoranden und Habilitierende gedacht. Es findet als Blockveranstaltung statt. Diese Termine werden noch festgelegt und bekanntgegeben.

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Pillar IV Seminar BAGSS (Di 18-20)

Dozent/in:

Ulrich Sieberer

Angaben:

Seminar/Oberseminar, 2 SWS

Termine:

Di, 18:00 - 20:00, Raum n.V.

PWB-VP-S: Seminar für Abschlussarbeiten im Bachelor und Masterstudiengang (Di, 14-16)

Dozent/in:

Ulrich Sieberer

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS

Termine:

Di, 14:00 - 16:00, Raum n.V.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Keine Anmeldung über FlexNow! erforderlich.

Teilnahmepflicht besteht für Examenskandidatinnen und -kandidaten, die am Lehrstuhl für Empirische Politikwissenschaft ihre Masterarbeit, Bachelorarbeit oder andere Qualifikationsarbeiten schreiben bzw. sich im Lauf des Semesters anmelden möchten. Auch Interessenten, die sich noch nicht auf eine/n Betreuer/in festgelegt haben, sind herzlich willkommen.
Start: Dienstag, 18. Oktober 2022.
Raum: FG1/0.06
Teilweise werden Sitzungen geblockt; genaue Termine werden in der ersten Sitzung bekannt gegeben.



Anmeldung direkt beim Dozenten per E-mail: ulrich.sieberer@uni-bamberg.de

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Das Kolloquium bereitet Studierende auf Abschlussarbeiten im Bachelor- und Master-Studiengang vor. Anhand einschlägiger Fachliteratur werden grundlegende Forschungsdesignaspekte diskutiert, die im Rahmen von Abschlussarbeiten relevant sind. Daneben bietet das Kolloquium ein Forum zur Vorstellung und kritischen Diskussion der geplanten Arbeiten.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Eine ausführliche Literaturliste wird zu Beginn des Seminars verteilt.
Gute Einführungen in die Logik von Forschungsdesign und das Schreiben wissenschaftlicher Abschlussarbeiten bieten beispielsweise

King, Gary/Robert O. Keohane/Sidney Verba. 1994. Designing Social Inquiry. Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Toshkov, Dimitar. 2016. Research Design in Political Science. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Plümper, Thomas. 2012. Effizient schreiben. Leitfaden zum Verfassen von Qualifizierungsarbeiten und wissenschaftlichen Texten. 3. Auflage. München: Oldenbourg

PWM-ME-HS5: Politikwissenschaftliche Methoden V: Research Design and Causal Inference (Mo 10-12)

Dozent/in:

Ulrich Sieberer

Angaben:

Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8

Termine:

Mo, 10:00 - 12:00, F21/03.03

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Prerequisites/Voraussetzungen: BA or equivalent qualification in Political Science. A basic understanding of positive political theory is recommended.The seminar will most likely be taught in a synchronous online format with weekly Zoom meetings; details will be announced via the Virtual Campus (VC)

Start date/Beginn: Mo, 17.10.2022

Registration/Anmeldung in FlexNow!: 04. October 2022 bis 30. October 2022
Deregistration/Abmeldung in FlexNow!: 04. October 2022 bis 30. Oktober 2022

Assessment/Erwerb eines Leistungsnachweises: Portfolio

ECTS credits: 8

Sprechstunde on demand/nach Vereinbarung: ulrich.sieberer(at)uni-bamberg.de

Inhalt:

The course is designed as a review on research design, especially the logic of causal inference. It will cover the entire research process in empirical-analytical political science research from finding a research question via placing it in the context of exiting research, formulating a theory, deriving hypotheses, operationalizing and measuring core concepts, testing hypotheses to finally interpreting results and relating them to exiting work. A special focus will be on the conditions that allow for causal inferences in different research designs, both in the tradition of causal effects and causal mechanisms.
Even though the terms are often used similarly, research design is not the same as methods. Research design covers the plan how you address your question and how you want to answer it. Methods are specific analysis tools used in carrying out this plan. The course focuses on the logic of research design, not the specific methods needed to carry out such a design. It is designed to enable students to understand and choose a research design and provides starting points for delving deeper into specific designs.
The course will combine online lecture elements with in-class discussion and interactive work that apply general lessons to specific research papers and projects.

Empfohlene Literatur:

A detailed list of literature will be provided in class. For preparation, I recommend the following books:

Toshkov, Dimiter. 2016. Research Design in Political Science. London: Palgrave Macmillan Education.

Gerring, John. 2012. Social Science Methodology. A Unified Framework. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Morgan, Stephen L. und Christopher Winship. 2007. Counterfactuals and Causal Inference. Methods and Principles for Social Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

PWM-VP-HS3: Political Opposition (Di 10-12)

Dozent/in:

Ulrich Sieberer

Angaben:

Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, FMA/01.19

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Start/Beginn: 18. October 2022
Registration/Anmeldung in FlexNow!: 04.10.2022 - 30.10.2022
Deregistration/Abmeldung in FlexNow!: 04.10.2022 - 30.10.2022

Assessment/Erwerb eines Leistungsnachweises: Portfolio

ECTS: 8

Consultation hours on demand: ulrich.sieberer(at)uni-bamberg.de

Inhalt:

Political opposition is an essential yet understudied phenomenon of politics. Having a legitimitate opposition criticizing and scrutinizing the government is a defining feature of democratic systems. Opposition occurs both in institutionalized forms (e.g. in parliaments and elections) and in more flexible ways (e.g. protests, social movements). While non-democratic systems generally try to suppress opposition, contestation occurs in such systems as well and can threaten to destabilize the system, either from the outside (e.g. via mass protests) or from within (e.g. via internal coups within the governing elite). Thus, understanding various types of opposition is essential for comparative politics.
This seminar will provide an overview on the (scattered) research on oppositions in democratic and non-democratic systems with a focus on the former. We first discuss the concept of opposition and its different forms. In the second part of the course, we look at opposition actors, their powers and behavior in democratic systems trying to understand variation within democratic systems and over time. We will also look at recent examples where the fundamental consensus on the role and legitimacy of opposition has come under pressure. In the third part, we take a briefer look at opposition in non-democratic systems and its contribution to system transformation.

Empfohlene Literatur:

A detailed list of references will be provided in the first session. The following texts provide a first introduction to the topic:

Andeweg, Rudy B. 2013. “Parties in Parliament: The Blurring of Opposition.” In Party governance and party democracy: Festschrift to Kaare Strøm, eds. Wolfgang C. Müller and Hanne M. Narud. New York, NY: Springer, 99–114.

Dahl, Robert A., ed. 1966. Oppositions in Western Democracies. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Helms, Ludger. 2022. “Political Oppositions in Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes: A State-of-the-Field(s) Review.” Government and Opposition: 1–24.