KGLM 2050 - Qualitative Methods for Urban Studies

The course provides an introduction to qualitative methods for urban research. It aims at developing research skills for students interested in urban sociology and urban policy analysis by providing them with the tools for understanding and conducting in-depth research on a variety of issues, ranging from everyday interactions in the metropolis to the multi-level governance of cities. It will offer insights on how to elaborate a research question from the observation of events and situations, and on how to come up with an appropriate research design to answer it. The use of different approaches, from interviewing techniques to ethnographic observation and the analysis of documentary sources, will thus be presented and experimented by the students. Indeed, the workshop and the required assignments will combine readings, collective discussions, and the organization and execution of a small field research on one aspect of the Paris metropolis.

Bruno COUSIN

Cours magistral et conférences

English

In addition of the summer readings and the classes, you should expect a workload of about half a day every week.

None.

Autumn 2021-2022

Individual work (60% of the final grade): - Mini-reports (one page each) on two ethnographic books - Two fieldwork observation memos (three pages each) - Transcripts of two interviews Collective work (40% of the final grade): each group of four students will present the results of its own research in about 6500-7000 words (bibliography excluded)

12 sessions of 2 hours ; face-to-face seminar, with moments of lecture and moments of discussion.