scholarly journals Codebook Critique: Teaching Measurement and Operationalization Using Publicly Accessible Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Becker
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Methods Courses ◽  
Data Literacy

Educating 21st century citizens requires lessons in data literacy, allowing learners to better understand and use the large amounts of information available to them. We must encourage our students to go beyond taking data as given, asking them to think critically about where it came from—Who collected it? For what purpose? What did they include/exclude? These questions dovetail with commonly taught topics in research methods courses, such as conceptualization, measurement, and operationalization, that may not be covered in substantive courses. This article describes a course module (of two to four 50-minute sessions) called “Codebook Critique,” where students are asked to review and critically evaluate the codebook from a publicly-accessible dataset. While originally used in an upper-division International Relations course, the exercise is flexible in that the assignment can be split into its component parts as appropriate for course-level and applied in various subfields.

THE CONCEPT OF THE BALANCE OF FORCES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 1835-1847
Author(s):  
Vladimir Tomashevic ◽  
Hatidza Berisha ◽  
Aleksandar Cirakovic
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Scientific Understanding ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Major Powers ◽  
Realistic Theory ◽  
World Power ◽  
History Of ◽  
Balance Of Forces ◽  
Single World

In this paper the authors proceed from defining the concept of balance of forces, theoretical understanding of the balance of forces from the aspect of the scientific understanding of the realistic theory of international relations with concrete examples from the history of international relations. However, the focus of the work is an analysis of the power between a single world power (USA) and major powers (Russia, China) in a possible balance of power.The aim of the paper is to try to point out, through a relatively brief review, the possibility of establishing a balance of forces in the 21st century.

THE CONFRONTATION OF THE PARTIES TO THE SEPARATIST CONFLICT BY MEANS OF «SOFT POWER» (ON THE EXAMPLE OF CATALONIA AND SCOTLAND)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 119-132
Author(s):  
E.A. TYURIN ◽  
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E.N. SAVINOVA ◽  
О.V. PEREVERZEVA ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
National Level ◽  
Power Characteristic ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Power Resources ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Legal Grounds

The article attempts to apply the concept of «soft power», characteristic of international relations, to analyze the struggle of participants in separatist conflicts at the national level. The purpose of the study is to consider the «soft power» resources and tools of each of the parties to the conflict between Catalonia and Spain and the conflict between Scotland and the United Kingdom. The main research methods are general logical, institutional and comparative. It is concluded that in the countries under consideration, in the conditions of the manifestation of separatism, the «soft power» has obvious socio-cultural, political, institutional and legal grounds. According to the authors, despite the specifics of the «soft power» confrontation, in each of the cases considered, culture in its various manifestations, image strategies of the parties to the conflict, as well as the institution of the monarchy are crucial.

scholarly journals DIGITAL DIPLOMACY VERSUS DOWNFALL. AN AGENDA FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE GLOBAL AGE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Wittmann
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
21St Century ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Global Age ◽  
Single State ◽  
Digital Diplomacy

There are numerous global challenges facing humanity in this century. Diplomacy has to take these needs into account and contribute with profound expertise to academic and political discussions as well as societal developments. Any single state-related or disciplinary solo effort will not provide adequate answers to how humanity can manage and cope with the global risks of the 21st century. The article deals with the question of digital diplomacy versus downfall by fi rst outlining the global hazards endangering humanity as well as infl uencing world politics and international relations. Thereafter digital diplomacy as a tool to prevent humanity’s downfall is presented. Requirements for diplomats in the global age are highlighted in the following. Furthermore, visionary claims of a global turn in politics are designated and diplomacy’s contribution toward this undertaking are formulated. To close, diplomacy’s most promising way of off ering humanity its profound expertise in the digital era is set forth.

scholarly journals Decentering Whiteness: Calling for change in the instruction of (developmental) research methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tissyana Camacho ◽  
Margaret Echelbarger
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
The United States ◽  
Developmental Research ◽  
Methods Courses ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Developmental Science ◽  
Social Inequities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Done

Many scholars within psychology are working to course correct the historical mistakes, abuses, and exclusionary practices of the field; however, much of the work done to date focuses on research practices. To diversify who participates in developmental science, both as participants and as researchers, we argue that more attention must be paid to how we teach developmental science. We propose that research methods courses offer an additional opportunity to: 1) intervene on the academic pipeline, which fails many students of color in the United States, and 2) arm students with the skills they need to address the social inequities that students of color in the U.S. will face in their careers and personal lives. In this essay, we discuss the principles of equity-mindedness and call for creating more culturally-relevant and affirming curricula in (developmental) research methods courses.

Ethical and Methodological Dilemmas in Education Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1&2) ◽  
pp. 206-223
Author(s):  
Pauline McLean
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Methods Courses ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Human And Social Sciences

This paper utilized a non-empirical theoretical research framework for the purpose of examining possible solutions to the ethical and methodological dilemmas facing educational researchers. Two questions guided the examination: a) How relevant is research ethics in education research? and b) Which paradigm is a good fit for education research? A study of over two decades of seminal works and conference presentations revealed that education research is subject to the same professional code of ethics and guidelines as other Human and Social Sciences Research; therefore, educational researchers should avoid questionable practices by adhering to the “relativist utilitarian ethics of consequences” in the research process. While no single paradigm was identified as a good fit for education research, the quantitative–qualitative continuum, mixed–methods research, and alternative ways of teaching research methods courses were considered as possible approaches for addressing the methodological dilemmas that educational researchers encounter. Instructors of research methods courses are therefore expected to reflect on and re-evaluate the different ways in which philosophy, pedagogical strategies, and learning goals influence the redesign of their course.

Creating the [Insert Name Here] Methodology

2022 ◽  
pp. 182-203
Author(s):  
Melissa Riley Bradford
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Curriculum Studies ◽  
Methods Courses ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Student Researchers ◽  
The Right

In this chapter, the author uses a first-person narrative to describe her dissertation journey as she shifted from deductively hunting for the “right” methodology in order to follow an inductive process as she developed the “Melissa Methodology” of value-creative dialogue inspired by Ikeda's philosophical perspectives and practice. She illustrates one way that non-Western ways of knowing, being, and doing might inform curriculum studies student researchers. In addition, she highlights the importance of having supportive advisors and colleagues who pose and answer questions that push one's thoughts in new directions. Finally, she discusses implications for doctoral students based on her observations as an instructor of doctoral research methods courses. By sharing her journey, she hopes to provide an example of how doctoral students can be guided by their pursuit of what is worth knowing in creating their own research methodology.

International Cooperation Theory and International Institutions

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyuan Dai ◽  
Duncan Snidal ◽  
Michael Sampson
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Rational Choice ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
21St Century ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Game Theoretic

The study of international cooperation has emerged and evolved over the past few decades as a cornerstone of international relations research. The strategy here for reviewing such a large literature is to focus primarily on the rational choice and game theoretic approaches that instigated it and have subsequently guided its advance. Without these theoretical efforts, the study of international cooperation could not have made nearly as much progress—and it certainly would not have taken the form it does in the 21st century. Through this lens, we can identify major themes in this literature and highlight key challenges for future research

A Discussion of Kathryn Sikkink's Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 818-819
Author(s):  
Alison Brysk
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
International Relations ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Individual Rights ◽  
Late Eighteenth Century ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Late Eighteenth ◽  
Universal Human Rights

Since their emergence in the late eighteenth century, doctrines of universal individual rights have been variously criticized as philosophically confused, politically inefficacious, ideologically particular, and Eurocentric. Nevertheless, today the discourse of universal human rights is more internationally widespread and influential than ever. In Evidence for Hope, leading international relations scholar Kathryn Sikkink argues that this is because human rights laws and institutions work. Sikkink rejects the notion that human rights are a Western imposition and points to a wide range of evidence that she claims demonstrates the effectiveness of human rights in bringing about a world that is appreciably improved in many ways from what it was previously. We have invited a broad range of scholars to assess Sikkink’s challenging claims.

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