Methoden November 2006

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CfP: ESA 2007: Methodennetzwerk
by Methoden Sektion 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

The 8th European Sociological Association (ESA) Conference, Glasgow 3rd to 6th September 2007 The Research Network "RENCORE: Methods for Comparative Research on Europe" is planning four sessions and the biannual meeting for its members: 1st session: Standardizing Socio-Demographic Variables for Cross National Social Surveys 2nd session: Methods in European Survey Research 3rd session: Methodological Aspects in Comparative Survey Research 4th session: Comparative Analysis of European Data from Official Statistics Call for papers 1st session: Standardizing Socio-Demographic Variables for Cross National Social Surveys organized by: Juergen H.P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, GESIS-ZUMA, Mannheim/GER For the measurement of socio-demographic variables, the knowledge of the various underlying concepts, the cultural and national structures of the variables and the usual national indicators are necessary. With this knowledge functional equivalence of socio-demographic variables can be reached by harmonizing the variables. The sessions have on the agenda the way from national concepts of variables to international comparable measurements and indicators, the progress in methods using comparative survey data and the methodological aspects of survey research analyzing cross national and cross cultural surveys. 2nd session: Methods in European Survey Research organized by: Uwe Warner, CEPS/INSTEAD, Differdange/LUX European comparative survey researches hold all methodological problems which can be found also in national survey research. But in international survey research additional methodological problem appears based on different cultures. The second session has on the agenda methodological topics on European comparative survey research like national effects of sample designs, the scaling, the measurement of values, the translation and the functional equivalence, the data quality, etc. and the comparative exposure of these problems. 3rd session: Methodological Aspects in Comparative Survey Research organized by: Juergen H.P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, GESIS-ZUMA, Mannheim/GER Themes for the third session are: interview cultures and mode effects, particular target population groups (older workers, children, migrants, etc.); theme or objective oriented surveys (health, wealth, intergenerational relations, etc.), etc. 4th session: Comparative Analysis of European Data from Official Statistics organized by: Christof Wolf, GESIS-ZUMA, Mannheim/GER This session focuses on data provided by either national statistical offices in Europe or Eurostat, e.g. national censuses, the European Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) or the European Study on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). These data sets offer several advantages for social-structural analysis: Sample sizes are usually very large making the identification of even small subgroups viable and non-response is usually very modest. Since more and more official data are directly or indirectly influenced by EU-regulations and more and more data of this kind is produced in several if not all countries of the EU researchers interested in analysing the social structure of their societies should pay more attention to this data source. Possible topics of presentations in this session include data availability, strategies for anonymising official micro data, strategies for harmonising these data over time or nation, meta data and documentation standards for these data. Proposal for the RENCORE meeting at ESA conference should be submitted electronically by using the official conference web page: http://www.esa8thconference.com/abstractsubmission/submissionform.php Please send also a copy to hoffmeyer-zlotnik(a)zuma-mannheim.de with: title, author's name, author's institution, e-mail-address, abstract and referring to the session number by deadline: February 15, 2007. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christof Wolf Sprecher der Sektion Methoden der Empirischen Sozialforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie Tel. 0621 1246-153, -197

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[Fwd: Postdoctoral positions opening at the CSSI]
by Methoden Sektion 15 Nov '06

15 Nov '06

Postdoctoral positions opening The Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan http://www.sal.tohoku.ac.jp/coe/index-en.html The Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality (CSSI) invites applications from excellent scholars for postdoctoral positions. The number of the positions will be one to three depending on our budget for the next fiscal year. The center pursues development of new theories and methodologies on social stratification and inequality with emphasis on studies of rational choice theory, minorities (including gender stratification and inequality), East Asia, and fairness. Faculty members of the center are sociologists, social psychologists, cultural anthropologists, a religious anthropologist, a historian, and an economist, and they study social stratification and inequality from various viewpoints. Applicants should hold doctoral degrees or show academic performance equivalent to holders of doctoral degrees. They should have a good command of English. Postdoctoral fellows of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science are not eligible for this application. The successful candidates will be expected to work under the supervision of the faculty members of the center for a one-year period from April 1st, 2007. (The date is negotiable.) The salary of a successful candidate will be 270,000 – 350,000 yen per month depending on his/her academic career. Travel and housing allowances will be paid to those who are eligible for them. Grants for excellent research projects proposed by the successful candidates will be provided. The center also academically and financially supports their presentations at international conferences. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a list of their presentations and publications, a research plan at the CSSI (less than 1,500 words), each copy of three major publications at most, and a letter of reference to: Dr. Yoshimichi Sato, Director Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University 27-1, Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8576 JAPAN Phone: +81-22-795-6036 Fax: +81-22-795-5972 The deadline for completed applications is January 31, 2007. All inquiries concerning the application should be addressed to Yoshimichi Sato at ysato(a)sal.tohoku.ac.jp. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christof Wolf Sprecher der Sektion Methoden der Empirischen Sozialforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie Tel. 0621 1246-153, -197

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Ausschreibung
by Methoden Sektion 07 Nov '06

07 Nov '06

Das Institut für Soziologie der Eberhard-Karls-Universität in Tübingen sucht ab sofort (spätestens bis zum 01.04.2007) eine/n wiss. Mitarbeiter/in für den Fachbereich Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung und Sozialstrukturanalyse. Nähere Auskunft erteilt: Erika Meißner ------------------ Institut für Soziologie Wilhelmstr. 36 72074 Tübingen Tel.: (0 70 71) 29-7 46 64

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