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Cursus: GKMV16012
GKMV16012
Research Seminar in International Relations in Historical Perspective
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeGKMV16012
Studiepunten (EC)10
Cursusdoelen
- Learning to gain and assess relevant empirical and theoretical knowledge on the seminar's topic, initially at a basic and later at an advanced level
- Learning to operationalise knowledge and analytical skills, a.o. by writing a research proposal at a basic level and a research paper at an advanced level
- Learning to present your research results, especially in writing, in a clear and well-structured way, initially at a basic and later at an advanced level
- Learning to formulate a coherent research proposal, incl. a research question, historiographic debate and methodology, thus paving the way for the MA thesis in blocs 3-4.
Inhoud
The research seminar’s main objective is to strengthen your research skills in accordance with an advanced MA level. To make this effort successful the seminar is divided in two parts. Part 1 is directed at gaining in-depth knowledge  – both theoretical and empirical -  concerning 1 of the 3 central focus areas of the Utrecht International Relations Department’s research program: Conflict & Violence; European Inter-State Relations and European Integration; North-South Relations.
 
During the second part you will write a well considered research proposal on the basis of the topics discussed during part 1. You will write your research proposal within the framework of a small tutor group, supervised by your lecturer. Your proposal will be assessed in accordance with the relevant criteria used to asses MA theses, though they still will be applied rather flexibly.
 
The following topical working groups are available:
Working Group I: Terrorism: new perspectives on an old phenomenon
Lecturer: Prof. Jacco Pekelder and Prof. Bob de Graaff
 
Working Group II: European integration and trans-Atlantic cooperation
Lecturer: Dr Marloes Beers and Dr Trineke Palm
 
Working Group III: The Asian century
Lecturer: Dr. Steffen Rimner
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