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On 16 September-18 October 2013, in Linkoping, Sweden, the REMESO Graduate School Autumn 2013, “Introduction to Research Methods in Ethnic and Migration Studies” will take place on the Campus Norrköping of Linköping University. This course provides an introduction to research methods in social sciences as applied in studies on ethnic relations, ethnic diversity, migration, discrimination, racism and social inclusion/exclusion. The aim is to develop a critical approach to research methods and to explore solutions to some of the major methodological dilemmas. Research methods discussed include quantitative studies on integration and migration, qualitative methods such as discourse analyses, long-term field work, participant observation as well as multi-strategy research. The course addresses the cross-disciplinary and trans-national aspects of research that place extra demands on research methods in data collection, sampling, comparative policy framework analysis, usage of terminology, comparisons of discourses and ideological representations in a sometimes contested and controversial field of inquiry. It will present a number of concrete examples of studies on e.g. migration policy, refugees, “illegal”/irregular work(ers). For more information and registration go to http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/remeso-graduate-school?l=en&sc=true. Or contact the Graduate School Coordinator: Branka Likic-Brboric at branka.likic-brboric@liu.se.
On 13-16 October 2013, in Tilburg, Netherland, the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) Conference, “Developments in Social Inequality and Social Cohesion”, will take place. Information about the conference and an application form can be found on http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/sociology/ecsr-tilburg2013/. The conference has four key note lectures, by Matthijs Kalmijn, Lucinda Platt, Wiemer Salverda and Heike Solga.
Du 16 au 18 octobre 2013, à Saint Etienne, en France, le Laboratoire Hubert Curien organise la quatrième conférence sur les “Modèles et l'Analyse des Réseaux - Approches Mathématiques et Informatiques” (MARAMI 2013). Une sélection des articles acceptés sera publiée (en version étendue et en anglais) dans un numéro spécial de l’International Journal of Social Network Mining (IJSNM) - InderScience. Plus d'information à http://lipn.univ-paris13.fr/marami2013.
On 9-10 November 2013, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the workshop on “Teaching Statistics in Economics and Social Sciences” will take place, organized jointly by the University of Plovdiv (Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences) and the University of Florence (Department of Statistics, Informatics, Applications “G. Parenti” – DiSIA). The workshop will be devoted to the International Year of Statistics (2013). The sessions include: 1) Reflecting economic and social facts through statistical data; 2) The construction of complex measures; 3) Measuring changes; 4) The scientific meaning of statistical forecasts; 5) From data to telling stories; and 6) Teaching Demography. For more information, please contact Prof. Marta Sugareva (e-mail: marta.sugareva@yahoo.com).
On 22-23 November 2013, in Frankfurt, Germany, the Goethe University is organizing the Qualitative Comparative Analysis Conference, “Applications and Methodological Challenges”. For further information, contact buche@soz.uni-frankfurt.de.
On 12-14 December 2013, in Barcelona, the first Southern European Conference on Survey Methodology (SESM) and the VI Congreso de Metodologia de Encuestas will take place. The conference aims to bringing together national and foreign researchers and companies interested in sharing knowledge on the up-to-date best practices in survey methodology and new scientific results, form bridges between the academic world and companies using and doing surveys, strengthen international cooperation and expertise transfers. For complete information on the Conference, visit its Web site at http://eventia.upf.edu/sesm/ficha.es.html.
On 27-30 March 2014, in Portland, Oregon, the XII annual session of the “Sociology of Memory” conference, “New and Classical Conceptualizations of Memory, Personal or Commodity, Public or Private?”, will take place during the 2014 Pacific Sociological Association's 85th annual meeting. Contact packardn@prodigy.net.
