SSMART 2012
Social Science Methods, Analysis and Research Training
Cutting edge research in the social sciences increasingly requires sophisticated use of diverse methods, ranging from game theory and statistical analysis to fieldwork (both experimental and case-based) and archival and textual analysis. The best research now tends to be multi-method, and increasingly major international journals demand that scholars combine all the methods appropriate to their problem.
The US Studies Centre has asked some of the leading scholars in American political science, sociology, and cultural studies to share their expertise with interested Australian research students.
The Social Science Methods, Analysis and Research Training (SSMART) workshops will expose Australian research students and early career researchers to methodological and analytical innovations that are shaping the major journals and research programs.
The SSMART program will assist Australian researchers in becoming more competitive internationally, for post-doctoral fellowship applications, for book contracts, and for journal article submissions. The research training seminars will provide an opportunity for those who seek it to build their skill sets and help them figure out what else they may need to learn to be more successful in the international scholarly community.
Applications for SSMART 2012 workshops are now open. Applications close 1 June 2012.
For further information, please contact Amelia Trial at amelia.trial@sydney.edu.au.
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Shawn Treier, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota John Ahlquist, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison |
3-7 July 2012 | |
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Margaret Levi, Director of Research and Research Training at the US Studies Centre & Bacharach Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington David Smith, Lecturer at the US Studies Centre |
9-13 July 2012 |
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Faye Ginsburg, David B. Kriser Professor of Anthropology; Director of Graduate Program in Culture and Media, NYU Toby Miller, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of California, Riverside |
16-20 July 2012 |
VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
Dr David Smith analyses how Obama's public support of same sex marriage may affect his re-election chances.
Edward Blakely discusses his new book 'My Storm' and the lessons that Australians can learn from Hurricane Katrina.
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