POLITICAL SCIENCE: EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY

Teacher(s)

Ait-Chaalal Amine; Kernaleguen Tudi (compensates Reuchamps Min); Reuchamps Min; Rihoux Benoît;

Language

French

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

The place of political science in the system of the sciences. Conceptualization and theorization. Modelling: description, explanation, prediction. Inventory of available methodologies. Research designs in the various fields of the discipline. Choice and implementation of a specific methodology for the realization of an effective project. Working on a articulated research reports.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Firstly, to give an integrated view of the scientific methodology adapted to political science's specificities and to provide the student with an evaluative and critical capacity of research in the various fields of the discipline. Secondly, to put this methodology into practice in a critical way, relying on the methodological and technical assets of the previous years. Thirdly, to be able to choose a methodology adapted to a given subject, and also to carry out a well presented research report.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Bibliography

• Guides méthodologiques, en particulier en ligne sur Moodle.

Des indications bibliographiques seront communiquées lors des premières séances.

Teaching materials

• Guides méthodologiques, en particulier en ligne sur Moodle.

Faculty or entity

ESPO