Comparative and Multi-Method Approaches within Political Economy Research | Apply Here
Join us for an in-person dissertation workshop held during the 2025 APSA Annual Meeting on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Co-Leaders:
- Javier Pérez Sandoval, University of Oxford and University of Notre Dame
- Elizabeth G. Pfeffer, Dartmouth College
Deadline: Sunday, April 27, 2025. Click here to apply →
Workshop Description
Comparative scholars increasingly draw upon a variety of methods to investigate key questions raised by political economies across the global community. This “triangulation” of approaches often leads to substantially richer and more nuanced accounts of variation across and within countries on key matters of democratic policy and politics.
In this workshop, the co-leaders will support early career researchers in considering the utility and sharpening the application of mixed methods approaches to key political economy questions including, but not limited to, such topics as redistribution, democratization, economic policy, unionization, and social policy.
The workshop is open to participants who utilize two or more methodologies of any nature within their thesis. Although individual chapters proposed for the workshop may utilize one method exclusively, participants should be prepared to contextualize the piece within their broader dissertation. We welcome research focused on any substantive area within political economy (broadly construed) and any regional, country, or subnational geographic focus.
APSA sponsors in-person & virtual dissertation workshops annually. Our in-person events are held on the Wednesday prior to the APSA Annual Meeting. Each full-day workshop includes six PhD candidates who present a dissertation chapter, along with two faculty members who lead the workshop and moderate discussions. Our virtual workshops are held over the summer or fall. Please direct any questions about the dissertation workshop program to grad@apsanet.org.