Drop the debt, before we drop dead:Discussing the politics of sovereign debt, ‘austerity’, and the crisis of the nation state. Resonances from Greece, Argentina and beyond The expansion and multiplication of public debt by nation-states have become a key factor of global capitalism in recent decades. Public debt functions as a pressure mechanism on […]
Link to register Those completing PhD research over the past 16 months may have had to develop new strategies for conducting comparative research because travel to other countries has not been possible. Led by: Professor Susan Banducci, University of Exeter In this workshop we will cover one such strategy — secondary analysis of cross-national, comparative […]
Link to register.“What are the best early interventions for depression? And how early should they be used in order to result in the best patient outcomes?” The SWDTP is delighted to be co-funding a series of three workshops including talks by clinicians and researchers in the field, focus group discussions and young peoples’ perspectives, to […]
In this SWDTP Webinar, Phillippa Grand (Bristol University Press), will be joined by colleagues who have recently published their theses as monographs (Bowles; Carver) and Weldes (Co-Editor for two Routledge Book Series). Content will include: Why publish your PhD as a monograph; why choose a monograph vs a journal article; what makes a good monograph […]
This short course aims to introduce participants to time diary analysis, a multidisciplinary field which has made a sustained contribution to social science over the last 50 years. It is targeted at academics, doctoral students, post-doctoral as well as public or private sector researchers interested in studying the way people spend their time throughout the […]
If you are interested in this event, please refer to part 1 first on the 22nd July This short course aims to introduce participants to time diary analysis, a multidisciplinary field which has made a sustained contribution to social science over the last 50 years. It is targeted at academics, doctoral students, post-doctoral as well […]
Register hereRandom effects models are applied in a range of social science domains (e.g. education, health and economics). Across disciplines, however, they are often used for different purposes, with different specifications, or even with different terminologies. These differences may well reflect genuine complexities and ambiguities that are associated with their implementation. This two-day course will […]
The Centre for Qualitative Research is running a series of South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP)-Funded Bespoke Qualitative Training Workshops. View an overview of all workshops in this series. This workshop is part of the main training package. The main training package focuses on from planning to product: the process of conducting qualitative research. This […]
Link to the event here Join us as we bring together PGRs and supervisors across institutions and disciplines, to explore the identities of a doctoral student. How is your doctoral journey going? Are you surviving, are you thriving, have you got your sight set on the end-point or are you enjoying the wandering? Or […]
Link to the event here September 2021 marks the first in a series of twentieth anniversaries associated with what became known as the Global War on Terror. Though the UK and US have only just withdrawn military forces from Afghanistan, bringing to a close, for some, this ‘longest war’, conflicts in new regions are ongoing, […]