COURSES

Courses, Seminars, and Workshops 2023-2024

List of courses for the 1st year PhD students (39° Cycle)

 

  • Quantitative Methods
  • Theories of International Relations
  • Classics in Political, Social and Economic Theory
  • Understanding Policy Dynamics
  • Qualitative Methods 
  • Inequality and the welfare state
  • Social Impact of Communication 
  • Comparative Politics
  • Sociology
  • International Relations
  • IR and Area Studies
  • Current approaches in epistemology of the social sciences 

 

List of courses for the 2nd year PhD students (38° Cycle)

 

  • Ethics and Safety in fieldwork 
  • How to Write Articles for Peer-reviewed Journals
  • Experimental research in political and social sciences
  • Academic skills

Courses, Seminars, and Workshops 2022-2023 

Courses for the 1st year PhD students (38° Cycle)

  • Philosophy of Social Sciences
  • Research Methods
  • Game Theory 
  • Classics of Political and Social Sciences
  • Seminars in Comparative Politics
  • Seminars in International Relations and Area Studies
  • Seminars in Sociology
  • Understanding Policy Dynamics

 

Courses for the 2nd year PhD students (37° Cycle)

  • Foundations of International Relations

 

Optional Courses for the 2nd , 3rd and 4th year PhD students (35°, 36°, and 37° Cycles)

  • Workshop: Introduction to MAXQDA
  • Seminar Series on Academic Skills

Courses, Seminars, and Workshops 2021-2022

List of courses for the 1st year PhD students (37° Cycle)

 

  • Philosophy of Social Science
  • Research Methods
  • Game Theory for the Social Sciences
  • Classics of Political and Social Sciences
  • Seminars in Political Science (Polity, Politics, and Policy)
  • Seminars in International Relations and Area Studies
  • Seminars in Sociology

List of courses for the 2nd year PhD students (36° Cycle)

 

  • Big Data for the Social Sciences
  • English for Academic Writing

 

 

Courses, Seminars and Workshops 2020-2021

 

List of courses for the 1st year PhD students (36° Cycle)

 

  • Philosophy of Social Science
  • Social Science and Research Methodology
  • Game Theory for the Social Sciences
  • Classics of Political and Social Sciences
  • Seminar in Political Science (Polity, Politics, and Policy)
  • Seminar in International Relations and Area Studies
  • Seminar in Sociology

 

 

Courses and Workshops 2019-2020 

 

Compulsory for 1st year PhD students (35° Cycle)

 

  • Introduction to Social and Political Research Methodology
  • Philosophy of Social Sciences
  • Political Research Methods
  • Research Design for Social and Political Research
  • Statistics and Data Analysis I
  • Advanced Statistics I
  • Advanced Statistics II
  • The operationalization process: properties, indicators, variables, indices
  • Labour Market Policies in a Comparative Perspective
  • Social Sciences Classics

Compulsory for 2nd year PhD students (34° Cycle)

 

  • Research Design for Social and Political Research 
  • Understanding Political Dynamics: Institutions, Actors and Mechanisms