Research Design in Gender and Politics

This seminar aims at opening a space for PhD researchers working on gender and politics who are in their first, second and third year, to discuss different aspects of their thesis projects together with other researchers and faculty members. It includes issues such as the formulation of research questions, the role of the state of the art, theoretical framework, methodology, empirical analysis, and discussion and presentation of findings. It also pays attention to questions of feminist epistemology and research ethic, as well as to the challenges and joy of doing a PhD research in gender and politics. The experience of presenting, debating, and giving and receiving constructive feedback in a safe academic space offers participants a learning opportunity to enrich their knowledge in designing their PhD dissertations in gender and politics, to get to know each other’s research, and to develop skills for the joint construction of creative and inclusive scientific communities.