From swarts at andromeda.rutgers.edu Mon Jun 8 16:17:15 2009 From: swarts at andromeda.rutgers.edu (swarts at andromeda.rutgers.edu) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 16:17:15 -0400 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] new book: Democracy and Expertise: Reorienting Policy Inquiry by Frank Fischer In-Reply-To: <550f31d00905140113w5354b748oe7cf0ea1d738204a@mail.gmail.com> References: <550f31d00905140113w5354b748oe7cf0ea1d738204a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hello - does anyone know any books or articles specifically on how to TRAIN coders doing content analysis? this project requires a fair amount of interpretation, as they are coding chunks of text, often whole articles, for certain themes and ideas. I've looked at some of the standard works on content analysis and I so far haven't found anything really on training coders. This may be because much content analysis is at a lower level (if, indeed, it's still done by human coders). But what I'm doing requires real thought and interpretation, and I've learned that the larger the unit, the harder to get intercoder reliability. Any suggestions? Thanks, Heidi Swarts Heidi Swarts, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Political Science Rutgers University-Newark Hill Hall Room 727 360 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Newark, NJ 07102-1801 tel. 973-353-5988 fax 973-353-5103 swarts at andromeda.rutgers.edu From D.Yanow at fsw.vu.nl Tue Jun 9 07:22:26 2009 From: D.Yanow at fsw.vu.nl (Dvora Yanow) Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:22:26 +0200 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] Fwd: Qualitative Sociology - Special Issue on Political Ethnography Message-ID: <5286BEEC21FADA47A24AA92D8BC9270E01FBC217@fswmail01.scw.vu.nl> Courtesy of Tim Pachirat: POLITICS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: SPECIAL ISSUE ON POLITICAL ETHNOGRAPHY This issue contains: Political Ethnography I Introductory Note to Politics under the Microscope: Special Issue on Political Ethnography I p. 257 Javier Auyero URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=257 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9028-7 Special Issue: Political Ethnography I How Local Social Movement Groups Handle a Presidential Election p. 261 Kathleen M. Blee, Ashley Currier URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=261 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9025-x Original Paper Politics as a Vocation: Notes Toward a Sensualist Understanding of Political Engagement p. 281 Matthew Mahler URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=281 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9032-y Special Issue: Political Ethnography I Changing Meanings of Authority in Contemporary Rural India p. 301 Pamela Price URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=301 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9020-2 Original Paper Why Social Capital Subverts Institution Building in Risky Settings p. 317 Tammy Smith URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=317 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9021-1 Original Paper The Difference Ethnography Can Make: Understanding Social Mobilization and Development in the Brazilian Northeast p. 335 Wendy Wolford URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=335 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9026-9 Special Issue: Political Ethnography I Shame and Worker Activism: Emotional Dynamics in Face-to-Face Encounters p. 353 Rosanne Rutten URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=353 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9029-6 Original Paper The Ethical Challenges of Field Research in Conflict Zones p. 373 Elisabeth Jean Wood URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=373 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9027-8 Special Issue: Political Ethnography I Radical Outcasts versus Three Kinds of Police: Constructing Limits in Japanese Anti-Emperor Protests p. 387 Patricia G. Steinhoff URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=387 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9030-0 Special Issue: Political Ethnography Afterword: Political Ethnography as Art and Science p. 409 Charles Tilly URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=409 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9031-z Review Essay Recasting Left History: Inter-Racial Activism, Social Movement Theory, and the Greensboro Massacre p. 413 Mary Ann Clawson URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&vol ume=29&issue=3&spage=413 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9024-y Special Issue: Political Ethnography I Freedom Means Endless Beach Reading p. 417 James M. 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Bob Press ________________________________ From: interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu [mailto:interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Dvora Yanow Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 6:22 AM To: interpretationandmethods at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] Fwd: Qualitative Sociology - Special Issue on Political Ethnography Courtesy of Tim Pachirat: POLITICS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: SPECIAL ISSUE ON POLITICAL ETHNOGRAPHY This issue contains: Political Ethnography I Introductory Note to Politics under the Microscope: Special Issue on Political Ethnography I p. 257 Javier Auyero URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=257 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9028-7 Special Issue: Political Ethnography I How Local Social Movement Groups Handle a Presidential Election p. 261 Kathleen M. Blee, Ashley Currier URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=261 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9025-x Original Paper Politics as a Vocation: Notes Toward a Sensualist Understanding of Political Engagement p. 281 Matthew Mahler URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=281 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9032-y Special Issue: Political Ethnography I Changing Meanings of Authority in Contemporary Rural India p. 301 Pamela Price URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=301 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9020-2 Original Paper Why Social Capital Subverts Institution Building in Risky Settings p. 317 Tammy Smith URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=317 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9021-1 Original Paper The Difference Ethnography Can Make: Understanding Social Mobilization and Development in the Brazilian Northeast p. 335 Wendy Wolford URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=335 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9026-9 Special Issue: Political Ethnography I Shame and Worker Activism: Emotional Dynamics in Face-to-Face Encounters p. 353 Rosanne Rutten URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=353 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9029-6 Original Paper The Ethical Challenges of Field Research in Conflict Zones p. 373 Elisabeth Jean Wood URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=373 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9027-8 Special Issue: Political Ethnography I Radical Outcasts versus Three Kinds of Police: Constructing Limits in Japanese Anti-Emperor Protests p. 387 Patricia G. Steinhoff URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=387 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9030-0 Special Issue: Political Ethnography Afterword: Political Ethnography as Art and Science p. 409 Charles Tilly URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=409 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9031-z Review Essay Recasting Left History: Inter-Racial Activism, Social Movement Theory, and the Greensboro Massacre p. 413 Mary Ann Clawson URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=413 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9024-y Special Issue: Political Ethnography I Freedom Means Endless Beach Reading p. 417 James M. Jasper URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=417 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9022-0 BOOK REVIEW Maureen Sullivan, The Family of Woman: Lesbian Mothers, their Children, and the Undoing of Gender: Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2004. 312 pages, ISBN: 0-520-23964-4 (paperback). p. 425 Tina Fetner URL of article: http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0162-0436&volume=29&issue=3&spage=425 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11133-006-9023-z As a subscriber to a Springer publication you are entitled to read the full-text articles online in SpringerLink. 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I have just posted a draft of my essay on the security of Internet voting. It can be secure! Here is the Abstract: "This paper will present a social science paradigm for critically evaluating the security concerns most often expressed by opponents of Internet voting. In 2003, these concerns were so effectively expressed that they resulted in the US government ceasing all efforts to even experiment with voting from overseas via the new technology. However, when examined within a context of social scientific reasoning, the arguments that stopped the progress of Internet voting in the US appear as mere appeals to fear, bereft of rationality. First, the problem of how to think about e-crime in general will be discussed. Secondly, the framework that emerges from that discussion will be applied to the arguments against Internet voting. The conclusion will suggest that Internet voting can be conducted with a degree of security similar to an online purchase, a million dollar bank transfer, or a secret military communication. As shown in the essay, the technology already exists, and has been honed over many years of use. While there are differences between the military uses of the Internet, e-commerce, and Internet voting, this paper will argue that the degree of security for each need not vary significantly. SSRN has proven to be an excellent source for feedback. This paper is being submitted in the hopes of continuing that process." Can anyone suggest an appropriate journal to which I can submit this paper? The paper will soon become a chapter in a book on the subject of reforming presidential elections in the US by basing them on Internet voting. Can anyone suggest an agent or publisher that would be interested in a book that favors Internet voting for such elections? All comments welcome! The paper is available for free viewing or download at: _http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1420344_ (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1420344) Yours, William J. Kelleher, Ph.D. **************Download the AOL Classifieds Toolbar for local deals at your fingertips. (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolclassifieds/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000004) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090615/30e45970/attachment-0001.html From WJKELLPRO at aol.com Mon Jun 15 19:32:00 2009 From: WJKELLPRO at aol.com (WJKELLPRO at aol.com) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:32:00 EDT Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] INTERNET VOTING: THE GREAT SECURITY SCARE. Message-ID: Hi All! I have just posted a draft of my essay on the security of Internet voting. It can be secure! Here is the Abstract: "This paper will present a social science paradigm for critically evaluating the security concerns most often expressed by opponents of Internet voting. In 2003, these concerns were so effectively expressed that they resulted in the US government ceasing all efforts to even experiment with voting from overseas via the new technology. However, when examined within a context of social scientific reasoning, the arguments that stopped the progress of Internet voting in the US appear as mere appeals to fear, bereft of rationality. First, the problem of how to think about e-crime in general will be discussed. Secondly, the framework that emerges from that discussion will be applied to the arguments against Internet voting. The conclusion will suggest that Internet voting can be conducted with a degree of security similar to an online purchase, a million dollar bank transfer, or a secret military communication. As shown in the essay, the technology already exists, and has been honed over many years of use. While there are differences between the military uses of the Internet, e-commerce, and Internet voting, this paper will argue that the degree of security for each need not vary significantly. SSRN has proven to be an excellent source for feedback. This paper is being submitted in the hopes of continuing that process." Can anyone suggest an appropriate journal to which I can submit this paper? The paper will soon become a chapter in a book on the subject of reforming presidential elections in the US by basing them on Internet voting. Can anyone suggest an agent or publisher that would be interested in a book that favors Internet voting for such elections? All comments welcome! The paper is available for free viewing or download at: _http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1420344_ (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1420344) Yours, William J. Kelleher, Ph.D. **************Download the AOL Classifieds Toolbar for local deals at your fingertips. (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolclassifieds/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000004) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090615/30e45970/attachment-0002.html From ed.schatz at utoronto.ca Fri Jun 19 12:06:26 2009 From: ed.schatz at utoronto.ca (Ed Schatz) Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:06:26 -0400 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant political parties Message-ID: <006f01c9f0f7$e6a6f6e0$6401a8c0@DS> Is anyone aware of close-range, even participant-observation work that has looked at dominant or authoritarian political parties in non-democratic contexts? Lisa Wedeen's work at times comes close, but any other ideas would be most welcome! Best, Ed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090619/2b1c607a/attachment.html From D.Yanow at fsw.vu.nl Fri Jun 19 12:20:15 2009 From: D.Yanow at fsw.vu.nl (Dvora Yanow) Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:20:15 +0200 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant politicalparties In-Reply-To: <006f01c9f0f7$e6a6f6e0$6401a8c0@DS> References: <006f01c9f0f7$e6a6f6e0$6401a8c0@DS> Message-ID: <5286BEEC21FADA47A24AA92D8BC9270E01FBC25D@fswmail01.scw.vu.nl> Ed, would Jan Kubik's work on resistance in Poland fit what you're looking for? Claire (Wilkinson) - does your work fit? Best, Dvora Dvora Yanow ________________________________ From: interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu [mailto:interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Schatz Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 6:06 PM To: 'interpretation and methods group' Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant politicalparties Is anyone aware of close-range, even participant-observation work that has looked at dominant or authoritarian political parties in non-democratic contexts? Lisa Wedeen's work at times comes close, but any other ideas would be most welcome! Best, Ed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Claire (Wilkinson) - does your work fit? Best, Dvora Dvora Yanow _____ From: interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu [mailto:interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Schatz Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 6:06 PM To: 'interpretation and methods group' Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant politicalparties Is anyone aware of close-range, even participant-observation work that has looked at dominant or authoritarian political parties in non-democratic contexts? Lisa Wedeen's work at times comes close, but any other ideas would be most welcome! Best, Ed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090621/6bfd8182/attachment.html From adaoust at sas.upenn.edu Sun Jun 21 10:23:45 2009 From: adaoust at sas.upenn.edu (adaoust at sas.upenn.edu) Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:23:45 -0400 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] cites on field ethics In-Reply-To: <5286BEEC21FADA47A24AA92D8BC9270E02E0D50D@fswmail01.scw.vu.nl> References: <5286BEEC21FADA47A24AA92D8BC9270E02E0D50D@fswmail01.scw.vu.nl> Message-ID: <1245594225.4a3e42711ed9d@webmail.sas.upenn.edu> Dear Le Ann, I think this reference may be of great use to you - and both Christie and Dauphinee are political scientists. ?Ethics of Engagement: The Researcher and the Researched in Post Conflict Societies,? in Ryerson Christie and Elizabeth Dauphinee (eds.), The Ethics of Building Peace in International Relation: Selected Proceedings from the Twelfth Annual Conference of the Centre for International and Security Studies, YCISS Monographs, 2005, pp. 187-206 You might have to send an email to the York Center for International and Security Studies (York University, Canada) to get a copy though. Hope this helps! Best wishes, Anne-Marie D'Aoust -- Anne-Marie D'Aoust PhD Student, Department of Political Science University of Pennsylvania adaoust at sas.upenn.edu Quoting Sierk Ybema : > > > > > > Dear Lee Ann, > ? > You do know Gary Alan Fine's Ten Lies article? Not political science, but a > nice etnographic perspective on (un)ethical decisions in the field. > ? > Best wishes, > Sierk > > > > Van: interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu namens Lee Ann > Fujii > Verzonden: za 20-6-2009 15:29 > Aan: interpretationandmethods at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu > Onderwerp: [Interpretationandmethods] cites on field ethics > > > > Hi everyone: > I am currently working on a piece on ethical dilemmas during fieldwork. I was > just wondering if anyone knew of any work in political science on this issue > other than Wood (2006) from _Qual Soc_. The vast majority of published work > on ethics in fieldwork that I have found have been in Soc and Anthro journals > and edited volumes by anthros and sociologists. > Many thanks for your help, > Lee Ann Fujii > -- Anne-Marie D'Aoust PhD Student, Department of Political Science University of Pennsylvania adaoust at sas.upenn.edu From cyrus.zirakzadeh at uconn.edu Mon Jun 22 13:39:10 2009 From: cyrus.zirakzadeh at uconn.edu (Zirakzadeh, Cyrus) Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:39:10 -0400 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] Interpretationandmethods Digest, Vol 54, Issue 3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <78FF2F62888244409BB1B017513617A1F4C1C919@EXCHANGE2.grove.ad.uconn.edu> Hi, Ed, There are some provocative fictional accounts about political parties in authoritarian regimes by people who have insider knowledge, e.g., Achebe's "A Man of the People" and Asturias' "El Senor Presidente." And the older 1960s and 1970s academic literature on "the military in government" in Africa and Latin America was written by people, like A. Stepan, with participant-observer sympathies (although at that time, the methodological choices were more implicit than explicit). Interestingly, that type of social-science literature sometimes was written by people with previous professional experience with journalism. I don't know if either of these genres have the amount methodological self-consciousness to meet your needs. Best wishes, Ernie -----Original Message----- From: interpretationandmethods-bounces at listserv.cddc.vt.edu [mailto:interpretationandmethods-bounces at listserv.cddc.vt.edu] On Behalf Of interpretationandmethods-request at listserv.cddc.vt.edu Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 12:17 PM To: interpretationandmethods at listserv.cddc.vt.edu Subject: Interpretationandmethods Digest, Vol 54, Issue 3 Send Interpretationandmethods mailing list submissions to interpretationandmethods at listserv.cddc.vt.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/interpretationandmethods or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to interpretationandmethods-request at listserv.cddc.vt.edu You can reach the person managing the list at interpretationandmethods-owner at listserv.cddc.vt.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Interpretationandmethods digest..." Today's Topics: 1. INTERNET VOTING: THE GREAT SECURITY SCARE. (WJKELLPRO at aol.com) 2. ethnographies of dominant political parties (Ed Schatz) 3. Re: ethnographies of dominant politicalparties (Dvora Yanow) 4. Re: ethnographies of dominantpoliticalparties (Ed Schatz) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:32:00 EDT From: WJKELLPRO at aol.com Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] INTERNET VOTING: THE GREAT SECURITY SCARE. To: interpretationandmethods at listserv.cddc.vt.edu, interpretationandmethods at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu Cc: WJKELLPRO at aol.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi All! I have just posted a draft of my essay on the security of Internet voting. It can be secure! Here is the Abstract: "This paper will present a social science paradigm for critically evaluating the security concerns most often expressed by opponents of Internet voting. In 2003, these concerns were so effectively expressed that they resulted in the US government ceasing all efforts to even experiment with voting from overseas via the new technology. However, when examined within a context of social scientific reasoning, the arguments that stopped the progress of Internet voting in the US appear as mere appeals to fear, bereft of rationality. First, the problem of how to think about e-crime in general will be discussed. Secondly, the framework that emerges from that discussion will be applied to the arguments against Internet voting. The conclusion will suggest that Internet voting can be conducted with a degree of security similar to an online purchase, a million dollar bank transfer, or a secret military communication. As shown in the essay, the technology already exists, and has been honed over many years of use. While there are differences between the military uses of the Internet, e-commerce, and Internet voting, this paper will argue that the degree of security for each need not vary significantly. SSRN has proven to be an excellent source for feedback. This paper is being submitted in the hopes of continuing that process." Can anyone suggest an appropriate journal to which I can submit this paper? The paper will soon become a chapter in a book on the subject of reforming presidential elections in the US by basing them on Internet voting. Can anyone suggest an agent or publisher that would be interested in a book that favors Internet voting for such elections? All comments welcome! The paper is available for free viewing or download at: _http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1420344_ (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1420344) Yours, William J. Kelleher, Ph.D. **************Download the AOL Classifieds Toolbar for local deals at your fingertips. (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolclassifieds/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000004) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090615/30e45970/attachment-0003.html ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:06:26 -0400 From: "Ed Schatz" Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant political parties To: "'interpretation and methods group'" Message-ID: <006f01c9f0f7$e6a6f6e0$6401a8c0 at DS> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Is anyone aware of close-range, even participant-observation work that has looked at dominant or authoritarian political parties in non-democratic contexts? Lisa Wedeen's work at times comes close, but any other ideas would be most welcome! Best, Ed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best, Dvora Dvora Yanow ________________________________ From: interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu [mailto:interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Schatz Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 6:06 PM To: 'interpretation and methods group' Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant politicalparties Is anyone aware of close-range, even participant-observation work that has looked at dominant or authoritarian political parties in non-democratic contexts? Lisa Wedeen's work at times comes close, but any other ideas would be most welcome! Best, Ed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090619/e43dfe76/attachment-0001.html ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:27:34 -0400 From: "Ed Schatz" Subject: Re: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominantpoliticalparties To: "'interpretation and methods group'" Message-ID: <008301c9f0fa$da648200$6401a8c0 at DS> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I am hoping for work that looks specifically at those with power, and not from the perspective of those who resist (or not, as the case may be). _____ From: interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu [mailto:interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Dvora Yanow Sent: June 19, 2009 12:20 PM To: interpretation and methods group Subject: Re: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominantpoliticalparties Ed, would Jan Kubik's work on resistance in Poland fit what you're looking for? Claire (Wilkinson) - does your work fit? Best, Dvora Dvora Yanow _____ From: interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu [mailto:interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Schatz Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 6:06 PM To: 'interpretation and methods group' Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant politicalparties Is anyone aware of close-range, even participant-observation work that has looked at dominant or authoritarian political parties in non-democratic contexts? Lisa Wedeen's work at times comes close, but any other ideas would be most welcome! Best, Ed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090624/b369723e/attachment-0001.html From cxwilkinson at googlemail.com Wed Jun 24 05:27:04 2009 From: cxwilkinson at googlemail.com (Wilkinson, C) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:27:04 +0100 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant political parties Message-ID: <66cc571c0906240227g1cb95159yb55654d29afbd062@mail.gmail.com> Afraid my work doesn't fit as I concentrated on protests and opposition to the Kyrgyzstani government. Maya Atwal has just published an article about the pro-government Russian movement Nashi based on her fieldwork, which may be close to what you're looking for: "Evaluating Nashi's Sustainability: Autonomy, Agency and Activism", Europe-Asia Studies 61(5): 743-758 Claire > > 2. ethnographies of dominant political parties (Ed Schatz) > 3. Re: ethnographies of dominant politicalparties (Dvora Yanow) > 4. Re: ethnographies of dominantpoliticalparties (Ed Schatz) > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:06:26 -0400 > From: "Ed Schatz" > Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant > political parties > To: "'interpretation and methods group'" > > > Is anyone aware of close-range, even participant-observation work that has > looked at dominant or authoritarian political parties in non-democratic > contexts? Lisa Wedeen's work at times comes close, but any other ideas > would > be most welcome! > > Best, > > Ed > > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:20:15 +0200 > From: "Dvora Yanow" > Subject: Re: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant > politicalparties > To: "interpretation and methods group" > > > > Ed, would Jan Kubik's work on resistance in Poland fit what you're > looking for? > > Claire (Wilkinson) - does your work fit? > > Best, > > Dvora > > Dvora Yanow > > ________________________________ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:27:34 -0400 > From: "Ed Schatz" > Subject: Re: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of > dominantpoliticalparties > To: "'interpretation and methods group'" > > Message-ID: <008301c9f0fa$da648200$6401a8c0 at DS> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I am hoping for work that looks specifically at those with power, and not > from the perspective of those who resist (or not, as the case may be). > > _____ > > -- Claire Wilkinson Teaching Fellow in Russian Centre for Russian & East European Studies University of Birmingham B15 2TT, UK ERI Room 146 (first floor) Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 8242 (direct line work) Skype: cxwilkinson http://www.crees.bham.ac.uk/staff/wilkinson/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090624/46f91bbb/attachment.html From ed.schatz at utoronto.ca Wed Jun 24 13:31:48 2009 From: ed.schatz at utoronto.ca (Ed Schatz) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:31:48 -0400 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant politicalparties In-Reply-To: <66cc571c0906240227g1cb95159yb55654d29afbd062@mail.gmail.com> References: <66cc571c0906240227g1cb95159yb55654d29afbd062@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <00be01c9f4f1$a7931620$9fe56480@D8TXKL81> Thanks, Claire, Ernie, Dvora, and Alex for the suggestions. More are always welcome! The question is, perhaps as always, one of proximity / access to the source, so this recalls a conversation that Marie-Eve Reny started about the Chinese state. How can we creatively gain access to sources of information controlled / policed by the powerful? _____ From: interpretationandmethods-bounces at listserv.cddc.vt.edu [mailto:interpretationandmethods-bounces at listserv.cddc.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Wilkinson, C Sent: June 24, 2009 5:27 AM To: interpretationandmethods at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant politicalparties Afraid my work doesn't fit as I concentrated on protests and opposition to the Kyrgyzstani government. Maya Atwal has just published an article about the pro-government Russian movement Nashi based on her fieldwork, which may be close to what you're looking for: "Evaluating Nashi's Sustainability: Autonomy, Agency and Activism", Europe-Asia Studies 61(5): 743-758 Claire 2. ethnographies of dominant political parties (Ed Schatz) 3. Re: ethnographies of dominant politicalparties (Dvora Yanow) 4. Re: ethnographies of dominantpoliticalparties (Ed Schatz) ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:06:26 -0400 From: "Ed Schatz" Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant political parties To: "'interpretation and methods group'" Is anyone aware of close-range, even participant-observation work that has looked at dominant or authoritarian political parties in non-democratic contexts? Lisa Wedeen's work at times comes close, but any other ideas would be most welcome! Best, Ed Message: 3 Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:20:15 +0200 From: "Dvora Yanow" Subject: Re: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominant politicalparties To: "interpretation and methods group" Ed, would Jan Kubik's work on resistance in Poland fit what you're looking for? Claire (Wilkinson) - does your work fit? Best, Dvora Dvora Yanow ________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:27:34 -0400 From: "Ed Schatz" Subject: Re: [Interpretationandmethods] ethnographies of dominantpoliticalparties To: "'interpretation and methods group'" Message-ID: <008301c9f0fa$da648200$6401a8c0 at DS> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I am hoping for work that looks specifically at those with power, and not from the perspective of those who resist (or not, as the case may be). _____ -- Claire Wilkinson Teaching Fellow in Russian Centre for Russian & East European Studies University of Birmingham B15 2TT, UK ERI Room 146 (first floor) Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 8242 (direct line work) Skype: cxwilkinson http://www.crees.bham.ac.uk/staff/wilkinson/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Recent debates about epistemology and ontology have advanced the methodological openness of the field, albeit mainly at a meta-theoretical level. And while interest in techniques falling outside of well-established comparative and statistical modes of inference has been sparked, opportunities for scholars to discuss and flesh out the operational requirements of these alternative routes to knowledge have been relatively infrequent. This fifth annual workshop aims to address this lacuna by bringing together faculty and graduate students in a pedagogical environment. The workshop will focus on two broad research approaches that differ in various ways from statistical and comparative methodologies: interpretive methodologies, which highlight the grounding of analysis in actors? lived experiences and thus produce knowledge phenomenologically and hermeneutically; and relational methodologies, which concentrate on how social networks and intersubjective discursive processes concatenate to generate outcomes. In the two morning sessions, five established scholars, whose work utilizes such approaches as ethnography, discourse analysis, historical criticism, and linguistic analysis, will talk about precisely how they do their empirical work. These tutorial sessions will be followed by an extended afternoon session in which graduate student participants will have an opportunity to receive feedback from the established scholars and from their fellow workshop participants. This year?s faculty participants include: Brent Steele, University of Kansas Margaret Keck, Johns Hopkins University Himadeep Muppidi, Vassar College Aida Hozic, University of Florida Peter Katzenstein, Cornell University The workshop will be held in conjunction with the International Studies Association-Northeast?s annual conference, which will take place from 2-3 October in Baltimore, MD. Although all attendees of the conference may come to the workshop sessions, the 6-8 graduate students officially participating in the workshop will have the opportunity to receive detailed feedback and specialized instruction in the methodologies under discussion. Graduate students interested in participating in the workshop should send their c.v. and a letter describing their current research project to Patrick Thaddeus Jackson by e-mail: ptjack at american.edu. Applications must be received by 1 July 2009. === Patrick Thaddeus Jackson Director of General Education, American University Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Relations and Development http://www.kittenboo.com | http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com Twitter/AIM: ProfPTJ | calendar: http://ical.mac.com/onyxdr/Patrick