Annual training activities
The PhD course in Global Studies provides a series of specific training activities for PhD students. Among these, a cycle of seminars on research methodology, whose dates and modalities of attendance are communicated to the students in due time. Other master classes, courses or seminars may be introduced during the course of the year, and these are always highly recommended mainly for I and II year’s students. III year’s students are also invited to attend. Concerning other activities and classes, doctoral students are invited to build their training by drawing on courses of the University or of other Universities in Italy and abroad (for example, taking part to single courses, summer or winter schools, workshops, schools of methodology). At Global Studies there is no specific number of hours or CFU to be acquired during the year. This does not mean, however, that one should not refine his/her training. It simply means that the training will be constructed by the doctoral student himself/herself according to his/her own research needs. The coordinator and the tutor will then evaluate the paths built by each one annually. In the section forms there is the document “annual activities form” to be filled throughout the year. This must submitted at the end of the year, during the admission to the following years, to the “collegio docenti” and SDA. The form is named “Scheda annuale delle attività”.
Supervision
During the first faculty meeting at the beginning of the academic year, each first-year doctoral student is assigned one or more potential tutors. These are professors who, for disciplinary and thematic relevance, are considered to be the most suitable to supervise the development of the project, at least in the initial phase. It often happens that the tutors are several and coming from different disciplines. Don’t worry! This means that the project has attracted the interest of several professors. It will be up to each student, during the course of the year and in general throughout the PhD, to decide which disciplinary cut to give to the research and therefore which professor is the more appropriate to supervise the work. Although the norm is to choose a supervisor/tutor within the University of Macerata, it is also possible to have an external supervision for the project (provided that the supervisor is available to supervise the project and that the “collegio docenti” approve the choice). Co-supervision by an external Professor is now a common practice.
Admission to the following years
At Global Studies the evaluation for admission to the following years takes place between October and November of each year (unless an extension has been requested — provided only for cycles impacted by the pandemic). Around the end of September/beginning of October, the course coordinator sends an email to all doctoral students with useful information about the passage of the year. Generally this consists in sending a document to the tutor: for I-year-students this is a reasoned division of the thesis project into chapters and/or a new/extended version of the research project (about ten pages long). To avoid misunderstandings, it is recommended to talk with the tutor(s) about what type of document should be produced. For subsequent years, the document to be submitted consists of the progresses made in writing until then (usually one chapter or more). After few weeks from the submission, there will be a meeting between all GS students, the coordinator and all tutors. The coordinator and the prof(s) of the faculty will convene the student(s)* to communicate the general evaluation of their work. Generally the meeting is formal, but friendly and takes place online. In addition, it is necessary to submit to the tutor and to the School of Doctoral Studies (SDA) the annual activity form (it is advisable to update it from time to time throughout the year).
Funds for research and training activities
For the the I year of research our Department, SPOCRI, provides an individual fund of 300/350 euros per doctorand* for training activities. Attention: only and exclusively in this case, the request to draw on the fund must be made before enrolling in any paid activity, whose application fee will then be paid by the Department itself. In order to forward the request, it is necessary to ask Fiorella De Ciocchis (fiorella.deciocchis@unimc.it – SPOCRI administrative manager) for the reimbursement of the necessary sum, but only after receiving the authorization of Prof. Barbisan, formal owner of the funds. For example: if you want to enroll during the first year to a conference that foresees a registration fee of 30 euros, first send an email to Barbisan where you inquire on the authorization to use the funds of the first year, specifying for what you will need them; once obtained her favorable opinion, send the formal request (an email is enough) to Fiorella De Ciocchis, putting in cc Barbisan and also Cosimo Leccese (payment manager for the Administrative and Financial Office, cosimo.leccese@unimc.it ). N.B. the 350 euros of SPOCRI are valid only for the I year! If not used in full, they will not remain available for the years following the first and will therefore be lost. The II and III year, all doctoral students are entitled to a fund for research activities provided by the Doctoral School, SDA. In this case, the funds must be requested for reimbursement, therefore only after the completion of the activity, the payment of which must be anticipated by you. All information about this can be found on the website of the doctoral school.
2023/2024
FIRST SEMESTER (November 2023-January 2024)
Lectures on Research Methods
| Module | Lecture title | Date/place/platform | Speakers |
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Introduction to academic research |
Introduction to academic research | 28 November 11-13
Aula 1 – ex Loggia del grano |
Benedetta Barbisan – University of Macerata
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Research methods in political science |
Systematic Review & Meta-analysis in practice | 13 December 17-19
Aula 1 – ex Loggia del grano
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Selena Grimaldi –University of Macerata |
| Research methods in law
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Legal research in International and European Union Law: tools and methodologies | 14 December
9.30-11.30 Aula 1- ex Loggia del grano |
Rachele Marconi,
Laura Salvadego – University of Macerata
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Research methods in philosophy |
Understanding gender and intersectionality | to be scheduled April 2024 | Natascia Mattucci –University of Macerata; Julia Ponzio – University of Bari
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Research methods in history |
Historical method in comparative, trans-national and global studies | 30 November 11-13
Aula 1 – ex Loggia del grano |
Ronald Car –University of Macerata |
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Research methods in social sciences |
Introduction to quantitative methods (part I) | January 17, 15-18
Aula 1 – ex Loggia del grano
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Daniele Scarpi –University of Bologna |
| Introduction to quantitative methods (part II)
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January 18, 9.30-12.30
Aula 1 – ex Loggia del grano |
Daniele Scarpi – University of Bologna | |
| Quantitative content analysis
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January 25, 9.30-12.30 (online Teams GS) | Matteo Corciolani – University of Pisa | |
| Introduction to qualitative methods | 13 December 15-17
Aula 1 – ex Loggia del grano |
Alessia Bertolazzi – University of Macerata | |
| Designing and Conducting In-Depth Interviews | 14 December 12-14
Aula 1 – ex Loggia del grano
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Valeria Quaglia – University of Macerata | |
| Introduction to applied Quantitative Research using Stata | March 13,
9-13 14.30-16.30 Aula ? |
Matteo Luppi – INAPP |
2021/2022
Ethical Issues in Research |
6 June h. 16.00 – 19.00 (online)Simona Tiribelli | Unimc |
Synthesizing literature with a (research) purpose: Systematic literature review as a method |
6 June h. 10.30-12.30 (online)
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Creative Techniques in Qualitative Research |
26 May h. 13.00 – 15.00 (online)Cristina Dallara – University of Bologna |
Designing and Conducting In-Depth Interviews |
19 May h. 15.00 – 18.00 (online)Valeria Quaglia | Unimc |
Case study reseach methodology |
16 May h. 10.00 – 13.00 (online)Ernesto Tavoletti | Unimc |
Introduction to qualitative methods |
12 May h. 14.00 – 17.00 (online)Mario Cardano | University of Torino |
Application of quantitative methods |
11 May h. 14.00 – 17.00 (online)Gianluca Busilacchi | Unimc |
Rudiments of statistics and logic of statistical inference |
4 May h. 15.00 – 18.00 (online)
Maurizio Pisati | UniMiB |
Introduction to quantitative methods |
3 May h. 15.00 – 18.00 (online)Gianluca Busilacchi | Unimc |
Introduction to research methods |
3 May h. 10.00 – 12.00 (online)Gianluca Busilacchi | Unimc |
| Benedetta Giovanola | Unimc |
| Alessia Bertolazzi | Unimc Fulvio Costantino | Unimc |
DEMOCRACY BETWEEN CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, 1919 TO 1939 |
| 13 April h.17.00 – 19.00 (in persone/online) AULA ROSSA 2, POLO PANTALEONI Aula virtuale Teams del corso Comparative government and politics of West and East EuropeINTRODUCTION: Prof. Ronald CAR, UNIVERSITÁ DI MACERATA INTERVENES: Lecturer Rainer BEHRING, HEINRICH-HEINE- UNIVERSITÄT DÜSSELDORFinfo: ronald.car@unimc.it |
Weimar Democracy between Socialism and National Socialism, or: Is Capitalism to Blame? |
| 12 April h.17.00 – 19.00 (in persone/online) AULA VIOLA 3, POLO PANTALEONI Aula virtuale Teams del corso Comparative government and politics of West and East Europe INTRODUCTION: Prof. Ronald CAR, UNIVERSITÁ DI MACERATA INTERVENES: Lecturer Rainer BEHRING, HEINRICH-HEINE- UNIVERSITÄT DÜSSELDORFinfo: ronald.car@unimc.it |
RUDOLF HILFERDING: PERSPECTIVES ON “ORGANISED CAPITALISM”, SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY |
| 11 April h.17.00-19.00 (in person/online) AULA ROSSA 2, POLO PANTALEONI Aula virtuale Teams del corso Comparative government and politics of West and East Europe INTRODUCTION: Prof. Ronald CAR,UNIVERSITÁ DIMACERATA
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Discriminazione salariale di genere: modelli teorici ed evidenza empirica
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| 9 April h. 09.00-11.00 (in person/online) Aula verde Polo Pantaleoni https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/6ba6c728164e46338f6bd02273a88cac Tindara Addabbo | University of Modena-Reggio Emilia |
Didattica del diritto e femminismo giuridico: profili storici e sfide del presente?
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| 9 April h. 09.00-11.00 (in person/online) Aula verde Polo Pantaleoni https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/6ba6c728164e46338f6bd02273a88cac Thomas Casadei | University of Modena-Reggio Emilia |
Approccio di genere e intersezionalità. Una riflessione teorico-politica
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| 19 March h. 09.00-11.00 (in person/online) Aula verde Polo Pantaleoni https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/6ba6c728164e46338f6bd02273a88cac Materials of the seminar are available. Please, send a request to: alessia.bertolazzi@unimc.it Anna Loretoni | Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa |
Covid-19 and Digital Society |
| November 9th 2021
Here is the link to register your partecipation on Zoom. |
2020/2021
Imagining Cities in the Global Age |
Friday, November 20, 2020, from 3 to 5 pmProf. Rosemary Wakeman / Fordham University, New York |