Intepretivists do Interpretive Methods Series

How do interpretivist scholars craft a research question? What are the challenges of ordinary language interviews? What are the virtues of participant observation for the study of politics? How do interpretivist scholars carry out their research?

This new series convenes interpretivist scholars to present their work, highlighting their theoretical interventions and, most importantly, discussing their methodological approach. The series aims to provide a forum where scholars can learn from the experiences of others who have successfully deployed interpretive methodologies and methods in political science.

This series began in the fall of 2024.

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Audrey Alejandro Discusses Reflexivity in Practice
Oct 31
Audrey Alejandro Discusses Reflexivity in Practice

Interpretivists do Interpretive Methods Series

Audrey Alejandro (LSE) will discuss reflexivity in practice. Professor Alejandro studies discourse and knowledge, the role they play in society and world politics, how we can apprehend their effects, and what it takes to produce discourses and knowledge helping us to create a world consistent with our values. She has published extensively on reflexivity. See, for example, “How to Pay Attention to the Words we Use” (2022) and “Reflexivity for Qualitative Research Quality and the Quality of Qualitative Research” (2024).

This talk will take place from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (Eastern Time), via Zoom.

The talk is open to the public, but registration is required. Please register by clicking here.

Marnie Howlett Discusses Online Interviewing
Nov 14
Marnie Howlett Discusses Online Interviewing

Interpretivists do Interpretive Methods Series

Marnie Howlett (Oxford) will discuss online interviewing, based on her own experience and fieldwork. Her publications on methods include “Looking at the ‘Field’ Through a Zoom Lens” (2022) and "When 'Home' Becomes the 'Field': Ethical Considerations in Digital and Remote Fieldwork” (2022).

The Zoom event is free and open to the public, but please register in advance here.

Sophie Harman Did Film
Dec 12
Sophie Harman Did Film

Interpretivists do Interpretive Methods Series

Sophie Harman (Queen Mary University of London) will discuss how she turned her research into an award-winning short film called Pili, telling the stories behind her research on global health.

The talk is open to the public, but registration is required. Please register by clicking here.

Samantha Majic Works with [all kinds of] Populations
Jan 30
Samantha Majic Works with [all kinds of] Populations

Interpretivists do Interpretive Methods Series

Samantha Majic (John Jay College and the CUNY Graduate Center) will discuss her work with all kinds of populations: vulnerable populations, celebrities, but also researchers’ vulnerabilities too.

The talk is open to the public, but registration is required. Please register by clicking here.

Rich Nielsen tries to Develop an Ethnographic Sensibility
Feb 13
Rich Nielsen tries to Develop an Ethnographic Sensibility

Interpretivists do Interpretive Methods Series

Rich Nielsen (MIT) will discuss the ways in which he has sought to cultivate an ethnographic sensibility in his own work and the possibilities of combining interpretivism and positivism, drawing on a recent article published in International Studies Review titled “Religious Fieldwork for International Relations Scholars".

The talk is free and open to the public, but please register here.