PhD course: Social Science Methods for Interdisciplinary Legal Studies

The Social Science Methods for Interdisciplinary Legal Studies (Methods Course) is based on a collaboration between the Faculty of Law at University of Copenhagen (UCPH), European University Institute, Florence (EUI), and Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID). The Methods Course is targeted towards legal scholars in the early stages of their PhD projects. To limit the administrative burden, environmental impact and allow access to a diverse set of participants, the Methods Course will follow a hybrid model, where participants at the hosting institution will participate in-person, while participants from the other institutions will join sessions online.

Goal

To equip law researchers with the tools and methods that are particularly suited for the interdisciplinary study or law and institutions.

Sessions

Beyond an introductory (mandatory) and closing session (optional), the sessions will be structured around specific methods relevant to legal studies. The sessions will run in the fall semester and rotate between the hosting institutions. It will comprise of three modules, to give flexibility for students with different needs.

The sessions will take place on Mondays starting September 25^th ending December 11^th with a break on 23^rd October.

Course information document: read more about the sessions and other information about the course here (pdf),  

ECTS

PhD students are able to sign up to either one or more of the three modules (participation in the introductory session on 25^th September is mandatory for all participants; participation in the closing session is optional). To obtain ECTS, participants are required to participate in all sessions and submit all required assignments in a given module. Each module is awarded with 3 ECTS, and the total amount of ECTS awarded for completion of the entire course is 10 ECTS. Please note that participation in Module 3 will require familiarity with R. This can be obtained in Module 2 and participants are therefore encouraged to participate in Module 2 if they sign up for Module 3 (unless they possess prior experience with R). Please see the course information document for further information.

Requirement for participation & selection criteria

The course is only available to PhD fellows from the Faculty of Law at University of Copenhagen, International Law Department at Geneva Graduate Institute and the Department of Law at the European University Institute.

Participants must be enrolled in a PhD program at the hosting institutions. Exceptions could be made in extraordinary cases for master students of the hosting institutions. It is recommended (but not required) that the substantive focus of the researcher includes a branch of international law, an international court or quasi-judicial body.

Venue: The course will follow a hybrid model, where participants at the hosting institution Faculty of Law at University of Copenhagen (UCPH), European University Institute, Florence (EUI), and Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID) will participate in-person, while participants from the other institutions will join sessions online. Room numbers will be provided at a later date.

Further information: Any questions about the course may be directed to the PhD Administration (phd@hrsc.ku.dk) or the course organisers Associate Professor Zuzanna Godzimirska  or Assistant Professor William Hamilton Byrne for further information. 

Registration

Please register before 26 September 2023 23:59 via this registration form.