Магистратура
2025/2026
Научно-исследовательский семинар "Искусство сравнений"
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Сравнительные социальные исследования / Comparative Social Research)
Кто читает:
Департамент социологии
Где читается:
Факультет социальных наук
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1-4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
12
Контактные часы:
96
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The idea of the research seminar "Craft of Comparisons" is to present the students the rich spectrum of comparative studies: from sociology and demography to economics, cultural studies and even linguistics.
Students will get familiar with not only most important theoretical concepts but also learn the cutting-edge methodological approaches. Seminar is conducted by accomplished scientists with solid research and teaching backgrounds. They will bring their own experience and examples to make the seminars richer and more practical.
During this research seminar students will get familiar with professional, social, and scientific research ethics; with the article and book publication processes; and with academic and research job market. Students will improve the implementation of research designs into their Term papers and Master's theses which will strengthen their professional portfolios.
Learning Objectives
- To be able to understand the difference between comparative research strategies in different scientific disciplines
- To be able to detect similar approaches of different disciplines in order to organise, conduct and analyse comparative research
- To be able to choose a correct theoretical and methodological approach for a planned research
- To be able to interpret the results and formulate the pivotal research findings
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Able to understand the difference between comparative research strategies in different scientific disciplines
- Able to detect similar approaches of different disciplines in order to organise, conduct and analyse comparative research
- Able to choose a correct theoretical and methodological approach for a planned research
- Able to interpret the results and formulate the pivotal research findings
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 2nd module0.5 * Short tasks + 0.5 * Tests
- 2025/2026 4th module0.5 * Short tasks + 0.5 * Tests
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Advances in mixed methods research : theories and applications, , 2008
- Ages, generations and the social contract : the demographic challenges facing the welfare state, , 2007
- Alsos, G. A., Hytti, U., & Ljunggren, E. (2016). Research Handbook on Gender and Innovation. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1359169
- Arrighi, B. A., Pollitt, K., Nonn, T., Rogers, M. F., Reay, D., Mill, J. S., … Estrich, S. (2007). Understanding Inequality : The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender (Vol. 2nd ed). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=632280
- Class and gender in Russian welfare policies : soviet legacies and contemporary challenges, Iarskaia - Smirnova, E., 2011
- Configurational comparative methods : qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and related techniques, , 2009
- Cross-linguistic influences in multilingual language acquisition, , 2012
- Education and the family : passing success across the generations, Feinstein, L., 2008
- Fallon, M. (2016). Writing up quantitative research in the social and behavioral sciences. Brill.
- Fielding, N., & Schreier, M. (2012). Introduction: On the Compatibility between Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.7930192C
- Five Generations of Russian Constitutions: Russia as Part of the Western Legal Heritage. (2019). https://doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300113136.001.0001
- Gender in cross-cultural perspective, , 2005
- Integrating analyses in mixed methods research, Bazeley, P., 2018
- Introduction to behavioral economics : noneconomic factors that shape economic decisions, Just, D. R., 2014
- Kraus, P. A., & Grin, F. (2018). The Politics of Multilingualism : Europeanisation, Globalisation and Linguistic Governance. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1868797
- Patricia Leavy. (2020). The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research: Vol. Second edition. Oxford University Press.
- Pierre Bréchon, & Frédéric Gonthier. (2017). European Values : Trends and Divides Over Thirty Years. Brill.
- Social stratification : class, race, and gender in sociological perspective, , 2014
- Strengths and Limitations of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods. (2017). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.887088
- Tatiana Kossova, Elena Kossova, & Maria Sheluntcova. (2014). Estimating the Relationship Between Rate of Time Preferences And Socio-Economic Factors In Russia. European Research Studies Journal, (1), 39. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.ers.journl.vxviiy2014i1p39.68
- The Oxford handbook of quantitative methods. Vol.2: Statistical analysis, , 2013
- Visually Hypothesising in Scientific Paper Writing: Confirming and Refuting Qualitative Research Hypotheses Using Diagrams. (2019). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.12226DBE
- Базовые ценности-2008: сходства и различия между россиянами и другими европейцами : препринт, Магун В.С., Руднев М.Г., 2010
- Динамика трудовых ценностей экономически активного населения России, 1991-2004гг. Препринт WP3/20..., Магун, В. С., 2006
- Индивидуальные и страновые факторы гордости своей страной : автореф. дис. ... канд. социологических наук : 22.00.04, Фабрикант, М. С., 2017
- Ценностные установки представителей бизнес-сообщества и его модернизационный потенциал в современ... : дис. ... канд. социологических наук : 22.00.03, Соболева, Н. Э., 2013
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Globalization and Superdiversity: Toward Sociolinguistic Repertoires. (2017). Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsnar&AN=edsnar.oai.tilburguniversity.edu.publications.a953a209.d7e4.4b1f.8791.3cf581c09aa1
- Class formation, civil society and the state : a comparative analysis of Russia, France, the US and England, Burrage, M., 2008
- Degrees of inequality : culture, class, and gender in American higher education, Mullen, A. L., 2012
- Durmic, N. (2020). Factors Influencing Project Success: A Qualitative Research. TEM Journal, 9(3), 1011–1020. https://doi.org/10.18421/TEM93-24
- Economic institutions and democratic reform : a comparative analysis of post-communist countries, Norgaard, O., 2000
- Jenkins-Smith, H. (2017). Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration (With Applications in R) : 3rd Edition. Place of publication not identified: University of Oklahoma Libraries. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsotl&AN=edsotl.OTLid0000536
- Qualitative methods for family studies and human development, Daly, K. J., 2007
- Qualitative methods in business research, Eriksson, P., 2016
- Qualitative research in political science. Vol.1: Backgrounds, pathways and directions in qualitative methodology, , 2016
- Quantitative methods for business, , 2016
- Quantitative methods for decision making using Excel, Davis, G., 2013
- Readme first for a user's guide to qualitative methods, Richards, L., Morse, J.M., 2013
- Sharan B. Merriam, & Robin S. Grenier. (2019). Qualitative Research in Practice : Examples for Discussion and Analysis: Vol. Second edition. Jossey-Bass.
- Social stratification : class, race, and gender in sociological perspective, , 2001
- The SAGE handbook of qualitative methods in health research, , 2013
- Three generations, two genders, one world : women and men in a changing century, , 1998