The course introduces fundamental political science methodology. Core components are: - Developing research questions- Research design and research criteria- Sampling- Collection of and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data- Comparative methods.

Visiting Professor Jay Van Bavel and the Social Identity and Morality Lab at New York University

Political Section- UN Security Council - Middle East / Europe / Asia- Political issues in the UN General Assembly

The course introduces fundamental political science methodology. Core components are: - Developing research questions- Research design and research criteria- Sampling- Collection of and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data- Comparative methods.

Research assistant on the EU-funded research project PRIME – Preventing, Interdicting and Mitigating Extremism – focusing on the radicalization, attack preparation and attack of lone-actor extremists (http://www.fp7-prime.eu/home_page). Tasks included:- Data collection on terrorist cases- Data analysis of the radicalization of terrorists and the production of case summaries- Practical organization of two PRIME research dissemination events in Copenhagen.NORD-SER project (Nordic database on the social-ecology of radicalization)- In charge of developing a Nordic database on the social-ecology of radicalization of homegrown terrorists and foreign fighters

Observation and reporting of the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election in Yerevan

The course covers:a) Social changes and conflictsb) Political participationc) Political institutionsd) Political decision-makinge) International relations including the EU