Deadline Extension*** Methodology in the field of Social Movements studies - Athens, 17-20 September 2018

The University of Sheffield, the University of Exeter and the Centre for Political Research of Panteion University are co-organizing an intensive, one-week seminar delving into methodological issues in research for social movements. The seminar is intended for postgraduate students and PhD candidates at advanced stages of their postgraduate research. The interdisciplinary seminar will bring together scholars from history, political science, sociology and communication to debate on major approaches in the research on social movements.  The seminar includes a four-day course on theories and methods. The last day will comprise of a keynote and a roundtable, aiming to discuss the future in the field and to offer advice on how to get published from distinguished academics. It will be hosted by the Centre for Political Research and taught in English and Greek. Applicants should email the following material to Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. ; Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. ; Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε.; no later than 31.07.2018
• A short Curriculum vitae (max one page)
• A short cover letter (max one page) explaining how the research fits the scope of the intensive seminar.
Applicants will be informed of the outcome by email. Those offered places must confirm their participation within a week, as participation will be limited to 25 people.

The seminar is generously funded by the University of Sheffield (Max Batley Peace Studies fund) and co-sponsored by the Greek Politics Specialist Group of the PSA.

Provisional Programme:
Monday 17 September:
Keynote Lecture: "Addressing research challenges for the study of social movements: a comparative perspective" Maria Kousis, University of Crete
Session 1: Ethnographic approaches: participant observation, interviews, focus groups, grounded theory, Andreas Kollias (Panteion University), Vasiliki Georgiadou (Panteion University) & Anastasia Kafe (CPR and SEESOX)
Tuesday, 18 September:
Session 2: The cultural turn: gender theory, political sociology of emotions, psycho-social approaches, and communication in social movements, Nicolas Demertzis (University of Athens), Marilena Simiti (University of Piraeus), Eirini Karamouzi (University of Sheffield)
Wednesday, 19 September:
Session 3: Understanding the individual through social surveys and experimental research, Giorgos Karyotis (University of Glasgow) and Tereza Capelos (University of Birmingham)
Thursday, 20 September:
10:00-12:00 Researching violence in social movements, Lamprini Rori (University of Exeter)
12:00-13:30 Roundtable on how to get published
Nicolas Demertzis, Science and Society
Susannah Verney, South European Society and Politics
Eirini Karamouzi, Cold War History
16:00 Concluding Lecture: ‘Old and New Adventures in Social Movement Research’
Clare Saunders, University of Exeter