BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.8//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news3439@zasb.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230413T171808 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230417T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop: "Is Methodology the Only Way?" DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this half-day workshop is to explore the merits of focusing the discussion of theoretical and conceptual issues in the soc ial sciences and humanities on the kinds of methodological challenges it i mplies. The discomfort felt by scholars from the Rest of the World – or those who engage in non-European regions from critical perspectives – to wards the pursuit of knowledge in academia has led to the emergence and co nsolidation of perspectives questioning the ideological nature of science. Often\, it is not clear whether such critical perspectives imply a reject ion of science\, or simply a plea for the consideration of other ways of g rounding it.\\r\\nWhile these perspectives have represented refreshing new ways of approaching knowledge\, much of their persuasive power has rested on their appeal to ideology. Ambiguous notions such as “racism” or “colonial” both bring structural issues to light while at the same tim e\, they invite us to relate in a normative way with whatever might be at stake. The challenge here is to ascertain the extent to which it would be reasonable to argue that there are criteria lying beyond values and norms which would enable researchers to claim validity to their statements. Put simply\, is “racism” what makes a particular claim invalid\, or the qu ality of the reasoning behind the statements?\\r\\nThe workshop will provi de a platform for discussing the potential for shifting the debate away fr om epistemological issues – the nature of knowledge – to methodologica l issues\, i.e. the validation of claims.\\r\\nKeynote: Prof. Rose Marie B eck – The language of methodology\\r\\nShort inputs:\\r\\n Elísio Maca mo – The methods of methodology\; Michael Aeby – The context of metho d\; Patrício Langa – The frontiers of methods. \\r\\nDiscussion with i nputs from doctoral and postdoctoral researchers\\r\\nOnline participation via Zoom [https://unibas.zoom.us/j/68821467326?pwd=a0lsOXRYYWlDajJWM2hVSG JqVnVoUT09] is possible. X-ALT-DESC:

The purpose of this half-day workshop is to explore the merit s of focusing the discussion of theoretical and conceptual issues in the s ocial sciences and humanities on the kinds of methodological challenges it implies. The discomfort felt by scholars from the Rest of the World – o r those who engage in non-European regions from critical perspectives – towards the pursuit of knowledge in academia has led to the emergence and consolidation of perspectives questioning the ideological nature of scienc e. Often\, it is not clear whether such critical perspectives imply a reje ction of science\, or simply a plea for the consideration of other ways of grounding it.

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While these perspectives have represented refreshin g new ways of approaching knowledge\, much of their persuasive power has r ested on their appeal to ideology. Ambiguous notions such as “racism” or “colonial” both bring structural issues to light while at the same time\, they invite us to relate in a normative way with whatever might be at stake. The challenge here is to ascertain the extent to which it would be reasonable to argue that there are criteria lying beyond values and nor ms which would enable researchers to claim validity to their statements. P ut simply\, is “racism” what makes a particular claim invalid\, or the quality of the reasoning behind the statements?

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The workshop will provide a platform for discussing the potential for shifting the debate a way from epistemological issues – the nature of knowledge – to methodo logical issues\, i.e. the validation of claims.

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Keynote: < /strong>Prof. Rose Marie Beck – The language of methodology

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Short inputs:

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Di scussion with inputs from doctoral and postdoctoral researchers\n

Online participation via Zoom \;is possible.

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