Yhteiskuntatieteellisen tiedekunnan tohtoriohjelman koulutustarjonta

Syyslukukausi 2012

Multicultural and postcolonial intersections –course (4-6 ECTS)

The course provides a forum for PhD-students to present ongoing research on topics related to multiculturalism, postcolonialism, migration, whiteness and processes of racialisation. During the course we will discuss how the intersections of 'race', ethnicity, gender, age, generation, class and sexuality shape societal and cultural processes as well as identities – both today and in the past. In addition to student presentations, the course includes discussions based on relevant literature. The course is open for PhD-students from different disciplines.

The seminars are held on 14.9., 19.10., 9.11. and 14.12. at 10-12 a.m. The first meeting is in Uno Harva –seminar room, Sociology, Publicum 4th floor. The following meetings take place in seminar room 471, Publicum. The course continues in the spring term. The dates for the spring term seminars will be announced at the beginning of the term. For more information, please contact Suvi Keskinen () or Johanna Leinonen ().

Life Course Research

20 h, 10 lectures, 5 ECTS
7 September - 15 October
Instructor: Juho Härkönen (jupehar[at]utu.fi), Department of Social Research, University of Turku
Place: Seminar room 471 (Publicum, Assistentinkatu 7, 4th floor)
Enrolment to the course by email (marja.andersson[at]utu.fi) by 3 September 2012.

This course serves as an introduction to life course research. The course introduces to key concepts and approaches of life course research, building particularly on sociological research, but also drawing from medical and psychological life course (of life cycle) research.

Upon completion of the course, the student is expected to:

  • Understand the general framework and key concepts of life course research
  • Know some main research findings in the field
  • Be able to relate the life course approach to other approaches and debates in the social sciences
  • Apply the life course perspective to specific topics and research questions

More information in the course description.

PhD workshop Approaches to Conflict Resolution, 24.-26.9.2012 in Turku

Public Choice Research Centre (PCRC) and Center of Conflict Resolution (CCR) wishes to welcome PhD students to a workshop held in Turku, Finland. The workshop focuses on those aspects of conflict resolution in which the CCR network has special methodological expertise: game-theoretic modeling, consensus-searching methodology, mechanism design and social choice.

For more information, see the internet pages of PCRC.

Applying multilevel analysis to experimental and field experimental studies

The National Doctoral Programme of Psychology organizes a short introductory course on multilevel modeling:

Credits: 1 ECTS
Time: 27.-28.9.2012
Place: University of Turku, Publicum, seminar room 209
Language: English
Responsible teacher: Timo Ruusuvirta
Lecturers: Rinus Voeten (University of Nijmegen), Antti Kärnä (TY)

Programme is found HERE

Course description HERE

NB! Recommended reading: Hox, J. J. (2010). Multilevel analysis: Techniques and applications. 2nd Edition. New York: Routledge

Please enroll for the course by sending an e-mail to Jussi Kinnunen ().