POL285 Introduction to Social Science Methodologies (Researcher)

Module intro video: https://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/mod/page/view.php?id=2520627
Credits: 15
Semester: 1
Pathway: Researcher

Assessment: Item 1: 40% Research Log (1500 words) Item 2: 60% Project (2000 words)

Module Convenor: Dr Mirko Palestrino

This module provides students with an introduction to social sciences methodologies. The lead questions are: How do we know and research the social and political world? What is the relation between knowledge and power? How do different research questions and methods make different aspects of social and political life legible? By taking a familiar site (e.g., a street, one’s home, Queen Mary University), event (e.g., an election, a festival), or artefact (e.g., a pamphlet, a statue, a picture), the module explores different ways of developing sociological and political knowledge and the role of methods in doing so.