Courses
The curriculum of the first year is devoted to enhancing students' theoretical and methodological knowledge. Coursework includes three core courses, two elective courses, and two courses in research methods. Core courses and many of the elective courses are offered by IMPRS-SPCE faculty.
Students individually choose methods courses according to the skills they bring from their previous studies and the additional qualifications they need for their dissertation project.
Students participate in the IMPRS-SPCE's Doctoral Colloquium at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies and, depending on the advisor they are working with, additional colloquia in the field of political science or sociology.
Core courses
- Economy and Society I
- Economy and Society II
- Logic of Social Inquiry
Research methods
Topics depending on individual needs, for example:
- Qualitative Interviews
- Case Study Methods
- Grounded Theory
- Growth Models
- Regression Analysis
- Quantitative Text Analysis
- Time-Series–Cross-Section Analysis
Elective courses
Recent examples:
- Who Rules the Economy? The Political Economy of Labor and Business
- Comparative Political Economy and International Political Economy
- We Need to Go Deep: How to Study the Political and Institutional Foundations of Political Economies
- Political Economy of European Integration
- Sociology of Markets