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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Feb 18

SAVE THE DATE!
MethodsNET Webinar Series presents:
"Building Your Comparative Case-based Research Design: Key options, from smaller-N to intermediate-N to larger-N"

Speaker: Benoît Rihoux
Feb 25, 2025 | 16:00 CET | 1h 30min (incl. Q&A)

Register here: bit.ly/4b6F2IV

#webinar #researchdesign

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Samuel Bennett @samtbennett.bsky.social · Feb 19

Come and learn about Critical Discourse Studies with me! A PhD student from my 2023 course recently had their paper published, in a top discourse journal.

MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Feb 19

Registrations NOW OPEN for MethodsNET Summer School 2025 with CEU! @weareceu.bsky.social

📍 Vienna, Austria | June 30 – July 18, 2025
Hands-on research methods training in case-based, quantitative, big data & more!

15% Early Bird discount available until March 11!
Register now: bit.ly/4gLbv9V

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LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · Feb 25

We're hosting #PolMethEurope2025

📆 7 - 8 April
📍 The London School of Economics and Political Science campus

This year's conference is the largest yet, with over 50 presentations focused on innovative research methods and their applications.

Register to attend👉 https://buff.ly/43bLVa6

a poster reading 'Polmeth Europe 2025, 7-8 april 2025, the london school of economics and politicial science. www.lse.ac.uk/methodology'

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 16

Have you explored the online courses we are offering at the MethodsNET Summer School 2025 with Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social ?
Check out the online courses: bit.ly/4gLbv9V
Don’t miss out on the Early Bird discount, available until March 26th!

#summerschool #research #methods

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 17

2nd MethodsNET Conference! (Louvain-la-Neuve, 10-12 September 2025)

📢Calls for Panels, Papers & Special Sessions Coming this Week! 📢

The conference will offer both in-person and remote participation

More information here: methodsnet.org/conference/2...

#methods #conference #data #PhD #research

2nd MethodsNET Conference – Methodsnet

2nd MethodsNET Conference 10-12 September 2025 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium In Partnership With ‘ A unique global event bringing together experts and

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 24

📢 Early Bird Registration Closes 26 MARCH !! 📢

That means 2 days until 15% early bird ends!

Join us this summer at the MethodsNET Summer School in Vienna at @weareceu.bsky.social

Register here: methodsnet.org/summer-schoo...

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 25

⏳Early Bird Registration closes TOMORROW, March 26th!

Working with case studies? Join Derek Beach at the MethodsNET Summer School this July at CEU! 🔍
Dive deep into Process Tracing: for uncovering causal mechanisms in qualitative research!

Access the course & register now ➡️: bit.ly/4hTjem4

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 27

Calls are Open NOW! 🥳

📢The 2nd MethodsNET Conference is calling for Panels, Papers & Special Sessions!
📍Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
🗓️ 10-12 September 2025

The conference is offering both in-person and remote participation.
Session details & timetable online now! ➡️ bit.ly/4h9xAhS

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Apr 6

📢 Call for Panels, Papers & Special Sessions is OPEN for the 2nd MethodsNET Conference!

🗓️ Details + deadlines here: methodsnet.org/conference/2...

#conference #methodsnet #researchmethods #callforpapers #methodology #researchdesign #socialresearch

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Benoît Rihoux @benoitrihoux.bsky.social · Jul 16

Welcome to the 2nd @methodsnet.bsky.social MethodsNET Conference, 10-12 Sept, in partnership with @uclouvain.bsky.social UCLouvain and @gesis.org ; note the rich offer of cutting-edge short training sessions (more than 20!)

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Jul 12

Guiding a group of qualitative data enthusiasts through the QDA jungle🌴
Anka Kekez led 5 full days of interactive coding, and analytic discoveries about qualitative data!🤓
Surviving an all-day course, five days straight!
...Stay calm and keep coding! 💻🧘‍♂️

#qualitative #coding #methods #research #phd

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Jul 11

Hello from Qualitative Comparative Analysis-Week 1 🙌🏻
Final day smiles from the comparative gang😍🙃

#methodsnet #summerschool #research #methodology #qualitative #comparativedesign

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · Apr 8

📣 GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science 2025

The program of the #GESISfallseminar is out & registration is open!

🗓️ 01 - 26 Sep 2025

Venue (depending on course):
🏢 GESIS Mannheim
💻 Online

More info & registration at gesis.org/fallseminar

GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science 2025
01 to 26 September 2025
Mannheim | Online

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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · Apr 8

Go beyond the basics — it’s time for smarter questionnaires!
Dive into advanced #QuestionnaireDesign and explore the latest innovations to maximize response quality across survey modes and question types at the #GESISsummerschool.

Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/GSS25-C1

GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology
Advanced Questionnaire Design
28 July to 01 August 2025 | Cologne
Marek Fuchs (Darmstadt University of Technology)

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Benoît Rihoux @benoitrihoux.bsky.social · Apr 6

Join us at this unique #researchmethods global gathering. The MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social #conference offers multiple formats. Come & share work-in-progress empirical applications as well as cutting-edge tools & ongoing #innovations!

MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Apr 6

📢 Call for Panels, Papers & Special Sessions is OPEN for the 2nd MethodsNET Conference!

🗓️ Details + deadlines here: methodsnet.org/conference/2...

#conference #methodsnet #researchmethods #callforpapers #methodology #researchdesign #socialresearch

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Apr 3

Join Our Postcolonial Feminism Course! 🔹

Explore key debates, challenges & methods in postcolonial feminist research at MethodsNET Summer School at Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social 🌍✨

No pre-requisites, just curiosity!
Register now: bit.ly/4gLbv9V

#MethodsNET #feministresearch

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Benoît Rihoux @benoitrihoux.bsky.social · Apr 2

...and if you want to pursue your #data stories, come back to Vienna and @weareceu.bsky.social for the @methodsnet.bsky.social Summer School, 30 June-18 July 😉. 33 top specialised methods courses. methodsnet.org/summer-schoo...

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Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre @quahrc.bsky.social · Apr 2

Our summer school, An Introduction to #Qualitative Research Methods, is open for booking now:

www.kcl.ac.uk/short-course...

#ResearchMethods #AcademicSky #QualitativeResearch #QualitativeMethods

An Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

The course will give an overview and introduction to qualitative research methods, including individual interviews, focus group discussions, observation, ethical issues, content and thematic…

www.kcl.ac.uk

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Apr 2

!!! Now Open !!!

📢The 2nd #MethodsNET Conference is calling for Panels, Papers & Special Sessions!

Session details & timetable online now!

Check it out: methodsnet.org/conference/2...

2nd MethodsNET Conference – MethodsNET

2nd MethodsNET Conference 10-12 September 2025 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium In Partnership With ‘ A unique global event bringing together experts and users &

methodsnet.org

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National Centre for Research Methods @ncrm.ac.uk · Apr 1

NCRM is inviting early-career and PhD researchers to join the Health Methodological Special Interest Group.

The group is running a free retreat on 7-8 May 2025, where attendees can learn how to get involved and shape the group's future.

Apply by 7 April: www.ncrm.ac.uk/news/show.ph...

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Apr 1

Data Stories is back! 🎉

Does your research tell a story through data? Share it with us! 👀

🗓️ Submit your visualizations by April 30:
networkdatascience.ceu.edu/data-stories

Join us May 20 at CEU Vienna (or online!) to celebrate the power of data viz.

#DataStories11 #DataViz #CEU

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Benoît Rihoux @benoitrihoux.bsky.social · Mar 29

6 calls open! #papers, #panels with papers, #participatory sessions, & 3 types of #training sessions. Come & join the global event for #research #methods, 10-12 Sept in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium!

MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 27

Calls are Open NOW! 🥳

📢The 2nd MethodsNET Conference is calling for Panels, Papers & Special Sessions!
📍Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
🗓️ 10-12 September 2025

The conference is offering both in-person and remote participation.
Session details & timetable online now! ➡️ bit.ly/4h9xAhS

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Benoît Rihoux @benoitrihoux.bsky.social · Mar 29

Great course by @alenkajelen.bsky.social at the @methodsnet.bsky.social Summer School with @weareceu.bsky.social in Vienna, can be sequenced with multiple other #qualitative and case-based courses in the previous week, 7-11 July. Join us there!

MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 29

🎤 How do we ask the right questions to the right people? 🤔

Join 'Qualitative Interviewing-Experts' course at MethodsNET Summer School at @weareceu.bsky.social CEU to master the art of interviewing experts!

🎓 Student members still get: 30% off!🤩
Access the course & register here➡️ lnkd.in/dAt_qyb5

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 29

🎤 How do we ask the right questions to the right people? 🤔

Join 'Qualitative Interviewing-Experts' course at MethodsNET Summer School at @weareceu.bsky.social CEU to master the art of interviewing experts!

🎓 Student members still get: 30% off!🤩
Access the course & register here➡️ lnkd.in/dAt_qyb5

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 28

How do we make sense of the world through ethnography?🧐
This MethodsNET Summer School course by Erzsebet Strausz will guide you through interpretivist research design, fieldwork preparation, and ethical storytelling.

📍Join us this July at @weareceu.bsky.social CEU!

Register ➡️ bit.ly/4gLbv9V

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 27

Want to strengthen your research with Mixed Methods?🤓
Join MethodsNET Summer School this July at CEU @weareceu.bsky.social

Missed the early bird deadline?No worries,you can still register at a discounted rate!🤩
🎓 Student Discounts Available!
✅ 30% off for student members

Register➡️ bit.ly/4gLbv9V

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Daniel Kovarek @kovarek.bsky.social · Mar 27

take a gentle intro course on R @weareceu.bsky.social @methodsnet.bsky.social Summer School with me! I assume zero pre-existing knowledge w/ programming & guarantee that you'll leave Vienna with strong analytical skills and plenty of data viz tricks up your sleeve!

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MethodsNET @methodsnet.bsky.social · Mar 26

What happens when AI meets Social Science?😱
Join 'Artificial Intelligence: Theory and Practice' course by Eduardo Ryo Tamaki at MethodsNET Summer School, this July at CEU @weareceu.bsky.social

➡️ Register now: bit.ly/4gLbv9V

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