So, I've started the MSc course that I hope will lead on to my PhD. The very beginning of what will be a long and challenging, but I hope also rewarding and interesting, process.
The full title of the MSc I'm only going to type out once - Cross Cultural and Comparative Research Methods (Contemporary European Studies) - henceforth to be known as CCRM.
Had my first proper seminar last week for the course about the philosophy of social science. Was a bit disappointed really - the group was large and the tutor was not exactly very engaging. But, it's okay, it's only a ten week course and I'm hoping that having studied some of the subject matter before will help me with the 4000 word essay due in mid Jan. It mainly made me think about how I would have run the seminar differently - split into small groups, etc.
Next week the other course starts, the one about designing a research project. I'm hoping that will be more directly useful, although I'm a bit concerned that it is very influenced by anthropology approaches and reading material. We'll see.
Other than that, it's continuing reading on my main topic for my research funding proposal - which is to do with the changing nature of EU democratic conditionality. Read a good journal article today about Turkey, which emphasised the domestic political aspects and how conditionality alone doesn't provide an adequate explanation of the political reforms.
Roll on week 2 of term!
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