GMAP 505Research Methods in Prevention

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This course introduces students to a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods utilized in the contemporary analysis of genocide and mass atrocity as well as the evaluation of prevention efforts. The course will explore the epistemological and philosophical foundations of empirical inquiry in this field. This course will enable students to become informed consumers of the research produced by academics, governments and intergovernmental organizations, civil society, the news media, and political campaigns, among others. In addition, students will gain the tools needed to effectively conduct their own research using a variety of types of data. Methodologies covered in the course may include interviews, focus groups, qualitative case studies, ethnographic field research, archival research, and the basics of statistical inference. Variable credits.