The seminar is about methods to analyse open-ended
questions in the field of Political Science, especially election studies
and research on immigrant-related attitudes. This way of data
collection and analysis is an excellent possibility to conduct your own
analysis for your empirical theses! The seminar consists of two major
parts. First, we read and discuss central works on the topic together in
synchronous sessions. We identify common problems, see which research
questions can be answered with this sort of data collection and gather
information about possible methods. Second, we use the methods ourselves
to code open-ended questions. This section will be the larger part and
consist of synchronous and asynchronous units. We learn about coding
schemes and apply manual coding, use these codes to analyse specific
empirical questions, may apply Latent Class Analysis to cluster people
according to the codings, and look at possible ways to use automatic
classification. We will discuss the specific contents in the first
session and take into account your specific skills.
- Lehrende(r): Sabrina Jasmin Mayer