Module 1: Method and analysis
- Boréus, Kristina (2017), ”Argumentation Analysis”. In Kristina Boréus, Göran Bergström: Analyzing Text and Discourse: Eight Approaches for the Social Sciences, London: SAGE.
- Flyvbjerg, Bent (2006) "Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research” Qualitative Inquiry, vol 12, no 2: 219-245 ([http://vbn.aau.dk/files/3790172/BF\_Qualitative\_Inquiry\_2006\_vol12\_no2\_April\_pp\_\_219-245.pdf)//](
- Gerring, John (2004) "What is a Case Study and What is it Good For?" American Political Science Review, vol 98, no 2: 341-354
- Halperin, Sandra & Heath, Oliver (2017) Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
- Stausberg, M., Engler, S. (2013) The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion, Routledge 2013, excerpts of about 50 pages. (available as e-book from the MAH library).
- Thomson, Anne (2005)Critical Reasoning in Ethics, London: Routledge
- Vaughn, Lewis (2006) Writing Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press.
There may be additional material (ca 300 pages) in the lecture presentations.
Module 2: Thesis
There may be additional material (ca 300 pages) in the lecture presentations.
Human Rights III
About the course
Course content
The course objective is for students to develop advanced knowledge and skills in the field of Human Rights. Students will further develop their ability to identify and critically analyse key problems and issues within the human rights field, which mainly is done by the writing of a bachelor thesis.
Method and analysis (15 credits)
Thesis (15 credits)
The first module (method and analysis) focuses on methods of relevance to the study of human rights, for instance legal method, philosophical argumentation, and social science methods. The module is based in examples of human rights research, such as scientific articles and other material that concerns human rights; these forms of material are discussed in relation to the methodological considerations done. Particular attention is paid to choice of methods, use of methods in collecting and analyzing relevant material and how analysis and conclusions are related to methodological choices.
The second module (thesis) is comprised by the completion of a bachelor thesis, as well as a critical examination of the work of another student, and the defence of ones own thesis in an opposition seminar.
Entry requirements and selection
Entry requirements
Prerequisite courses for this course are: MR101E Human Rights I (passed) or MR101L Human Rights I (passed) and MR102E Human Rights II (passed) or MR105E Human Rights II (passed) or MR105L Human Rights II (passed)
Selection
University credits completed 100%
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Course evaluation
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