IQMR 2026 Schedule
Week 1: June 14-20
Breakfast every day from 8-8:45am in the Strasser Commons, Second Floor of Eggers Hall
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| Sunday June 14 |
Unified Sessions
Instructors: Jaye Seawright, David Waldner, and Lisa Wedeen
Maxwell Auditorium
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| Monday June 15 |
Opening Reception
6pm, Maxwell Foyer and Patio
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Logic of Qualitative Methods and Set Theory
Instructors: James Mahoney and Gary Goertz
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Qualitative Causal Inference I
Instructor: David Waldner
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Comparative Historical Analysis I
Instructor: Marcus Kreuzer
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Interpretive Methods I
Instructors: Lisa Wedeen and Maria Blajer de la Garza
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| Tuesday June 16 |
Tuesday Evening Talk: Publishing Qualitative and Multi-Method Research
Nicholas Rush-Smith (Comparative Politics), Chloe Thurston (Perspectives on Politics), Sebastian Karcher (APSR)
Maxwell Auditorium, 7pm
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Concepts and Conceptualization
Instructors: James Mahoney and Gary Goertz
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Qualitative Causal Inference II
Instructor: David Waldner
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Comparative Historical Analysis II
Instructor: Marcus Kreuzer
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Interpretive Methods II
Instructors: Lisa Wedeen and Maria Blajer de la Garza
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| Wednesday June 17 |
Interest Group Lunch
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Large-N Qualitative Analysis
Instructors: James Mahoney and Gary Goertz
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Community-Engaged Research I
Instructors: TBD
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Re-thinking Small-N Comparisons I
Instructors: Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith
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Geographic Information Systems I
Instructor: Jonnell Robinson
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| Thursday June 18 |
Research Ethics
Instructors: Diana Kapiszewski and TBD
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Community-Engaged Research II
Instructors: TBD
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Re-thinking Small-N Comparisons II
Instructors: Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith
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Geographic Information Systems II
Instructor: Jonnell Robinson
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| Friday June 19 |
Juneteenth Holiday
No Module Sessions
Dinner with Advances authors (evening)
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| Saturday June 20 |
Weekend Workshop – Advances in Qualitative and Multi-Method Research
Organizers: Alan Jacobs and Erica Simmons
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Week 2: June 21-26
| Special Sessions | Module A | Module B | Module C | Module D | |
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| Sunday June 21 |
Weekend Workshop – Emerging Methodologists Workshop
Organizers: Jennifer Bussell and Hillel Soifer
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| Monday June 22 |
Emerging Methodologists Lightning Talk Lunch
Maxwell Auditorium, 12:15pm
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Integrating Qualitative and Experimental Methods I
Instructors: Christopher Carter, Guadalupe Tuñón, and Tesalia Rizzo
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Process Tracing and Typological Theories I
Instructor: Andrew Bennett
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Text as Data I
Instructor: Fiona Shen-Bayh
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Ethnographic Methods I
Instructors: Sarah Parkinson and Kanisha Bond
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| Tuesday June 23 |
Tuesday Evening Talk
TBD
Maxwell Auditorium, 7pm
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Integrating Qualitative and Experimental Methods II
Instructors: Christopher Carter, Guadalupe Tuñón, and Tesalia Rizzo
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Process Tracing and Typological Theories II
Instructor: Andrew Bennett
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Text as Data II
Instructor: Fiona Shen-Bayh
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Ethnographic Methods II
Instructors: Sarah Parkinson and Kanisha Bond
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| Wednesday June 24 |
Fieldwork Evening Gathering
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Bayesian Inference for Qualitative Research I
Instructor: Tasha Fairfield
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Multi-Method Research I
Instructor: Jaye Seawright
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Preparing for Fieldwork and Operating in the Field
Instructors: Diana Kapiszewski and Lauren MacLean
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Ethnographic Methods III
Instructors: Sarah Parkinson and Kanisha Bond
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| Thursday June 25 |
MASU/IQMR Lunch with Mandela Washington Fellows
Closing Reception
Maxwell Foyer and Patio
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Bayesian Inference for Qualitative Research II
Instructor: Tasha Fairfield
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Multi-Method Research II
Instructor: Jaye Seawright
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Surveys, Interviews, Focus Groups, and Observation
Instructors: Diana Kapiszewski and Lauren MacLean
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Interpretation and History I
Instructor: Amel Ahmed
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| Friday June 26 |
Closing Session and Feedback
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Bayesian Inference for Qualitative Research III
Instructor: Tasha Fairfield
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Multi-Method Research III
Instructor: Jaye Seawright
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Archival Research and Dynamic Research Design
Instructors: Robert Mickey, Diana Kapiszewski, and Lauren MacLean
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Interpretation and History II
Instructor: Amel Ahmed
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