Human Rights and Democratisation Research

Code

Lecture Topics

D1

Introduction: What is research? [The relevance of research in human rights protection and promotion and the usefulness of a critical approach to research]

D2

Research Ethics

D3

Methodological Debates, Options and Issues - Part (I)

D4

Methodological Debates, Options and Issues - Part (II)

D5

Qualitative Methods -Part (I)

D6

Qualitative Methods - Part (II)

D7

Qualitative Methods - Part (III)

D8

Quantitative Methods – Part (I), Qualitative and Quantitative data, Quantitative methods of data collection

D9

Quantitative Methods – Part (II), Random and non-random sampling

D10

Quantitative Methods – Part (III), Data processing

D11

Quantitative Methods – Part (IV), Data analysis and presentation

D12

Fieldwork and Participatory Research

D13 &

D14

Designing research, formulating research questions and making methodological choices (Part I)

Designing research, formulating research questions and making methodological choices (Part I)

D15 &

D16

Designing research, formulating research questions and making methodological choices (Part II)

Designing research, formulating research questions and making methodological choices (Part II)

 D17

Argumentation based on research

D18

Developing a research proposal

D19

Presenting Research