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Learning outcomes |
Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:
1. Identify the elements of a scientific text, such as the problematic, the research question, the argument, the objectives, the contribution and the relevance;
2. Elaborate a research design based on a theoretical framework and using appropriate and relevant methods to achieve the objectives of the work;
3. Develop a master's research project (whether in the scope of the dissertation, or aiming at a future and hypothetical internship theme) with all the stages of planning and carrying out the research;
4. Present and defend research results.
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Syllabus |
1. Introduction: what is methodology and what is it for? Science, epistemology and knowledge production paradigms
2. Elements of a research project | from the problematic to the argument: how to make a research project?
3. Fraud, plagiarism and citation rules
4. Search tools and text selection techniques
5. How to make a State-of-the-Art? Reading and recording techniques
6. How to make a theoretical/conceptual framework?
7. Methodology and method(s): epistemological discussions, practical implications
8. Research Methods in International Relations: field work, interviews (and ethics), case study, discourse analysis and mixed methods
9. Feasibility: investigation plan and schedule
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Main Bibliography |
Aradau, C.; Huysmans, J. (2013) “Critical Methods in International Relations: the politics of techniques, devices and acts”, European Journal of International Relations, 20 (3).
Estrela, E.; Soares, M. A.; Leitão; M. J. (2006) Saber Escrever: Uma Tese e Outros Textos – Um guia completo para apresentar corretamente os seus trabalhos e outros documentos. Lisboa: Publicações Dom Quixote.
Johnson, J., Reynolds, H., e Mycoff, J. (2019) Political Science Research Methods. Londres: Sage Publications.
Kauppi, M. V.; Viotti, P. R. (2020) International Relations Theory. Boulder: Rowman & Littlefield.
Klotz, A.; Lynch, C. (2007) Strategies for Research in Constructivist International Relations. London: Routledge.
Lamont, C. (2022) Research Methods in International Relations. London: Sage.
Quivy, R.; Campenhoudt, L. V. (2008) Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais. Lisboa: Gradiva
Pajo, B. (2017) Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-On Approach. Londres:
SAGE Publications, Inc.
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