POL SCI 778 / Methodologies in Critical International Relations

3 unit(s)

This course introduces graduate students to methodological debates found in critical approaches to International Relations. Students will be introduced to debates in a variety of methodological approaches, including discourse analysis, bodies and emotions, decolonial and indigenous approaches, ethnography and narrative approaches, visual and popular culture issues, among others. The course will also train students in research design and various strategies and techniques for conducting critical research on global issues. Students will benefit from practical examples of research as presented by guest speakers.