IQMR 2026 Schedule
- Breakfast every day from 8-8:45am; June 14th in Flaum Grand Hall, Whitman School;
all others days in the Strasser Commons, Second Floor of Eggers Hall - Find the regular daily schedule here
- Find the research design discussion schedule here
Week 1: June 14-20
| Special Sessions | Module A | Module B | Module C | Module D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday June 14 | Unified Sessions Instructors: Jaye Seawright, David Waldner, and Lisa Wedeen Whitman School of Business, Room 007 | ||||
| Monday June 15 | Opening Reception 6pm, Maxwell Foyer and Patio | Logic of Qualitative Methods and Set Theory Instructors: James Mahoney and Gary Goertz | Qualitative Causal Inference I Instructor: David Waldner | Community-Engaged Research I Instructors: Jamila Michener | Interpretive Methods I Instructors: Lisa Wedeen and Yuna Blajer de la Garza |
| 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 | Concepts and Conceptualization Instructors: James Mahoney and Gary Goertz | Qualitative Causal Inference II Instructor: David Waldner | Community-Engaged Research II Instructors: Jamila Michener | Interpretive Methods II Instructors: Lisa Wedeen and Yuna Blajer de la Garza |
| Wednesday June 17 | Interest Group Lunch | Large-N Qualitative Analysis Instructors: James Mahoney and Gary Goertz | Comparative Historical Analysis I Instructor: Marcus Kreuzer | Re-thinking Small-N Comparisons I Instructors: Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith | Geographic Information Systems I Instructor: Jonnell Robinson |
| Thursday June 18 | Research Ethics Instructors: Diana Kapiszewski and Amanda Weiss | Comparative Historical Analysis II Instructor: Marcus Kreuzer | Re-thinking Small-N Comparisons II Instructors: Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith | Geographic Information Systems II Instructor: Jonnell Robinson | |
| Friday June 19 | Juneteenth Holiday No Module Sessions Dinner with Advances authors (evening) | ||||
| Saturday June 20 | Weekend Workshop – Advances in Qualitative and Multi-Method Research Organizers: Alan Jacobs and Erica Simmons |
Week 2: June 21-26
| Special Sessions | Module A | Module B | Module C | Module D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday June 21 | Weekend Workshop – Emerging Methodologists Workshop Organizers: Jennifer Bussell and Hillel Soifer IQMR Talent Show | ||||
| Monday June 22 | Integrating Qualitative and Experimental Methods I Instructors: Christopher Carter and Guadalupe Tuñón | Process Tracing and Typological Theories I Instructor: Andrew Bennett | Introduction to Text as Data I Instructor: Fiona Shen-Bayh | Ethnographic Methods I Instructors: Sarah Parkinson and Kanisha Bond | |
| Tuesday June 23 | Methods Bar Strasser Commons and Strasser Legacy Room, 7pm | Integrating Qualitative and Experimental Methods II Instructors: Christopher Carter and Guadalupe Tuñón | Process Tracing and Typological Theories II Instructor: Andrew Bennett | Introduction to Text as Data II Instructor: Fiona Shen-Bayh | Ethnographic Methods II Instructors: Sarah Parkinson and Kanisha Bond |
| Wednesday June 24 | Fieldwork Evening Gathering | Bayesian Inference for Qualitative Research I Instructor: Tasha Fairfield | Multi-Method Research I Instructor: Jaye Seawright | Preparing for Fieldwork and Operating in the Field Instructors: Diana Kapiszewski and Lauren MacLean | Ethnographic Methods III Instructors: Sarah Parkinson and Kanisha Bond |
| Thursday June 25 | Closing Reception Maxwell Foyer and Patio | Bayesian Inference for Qualitative Research II Instructor: Tasha Fairfield | Multi-Method Research II Instructor: Jaye Seawright | Surveys, Interviews, Focus Groups, and Observation Instructors: Diana Kapiszewski and Lauren MacLean | Interpretation and History I Instructor: Amel Ahmed |
| Friday June 26 | Closing Session and Feedback | Bayesian Inference for Qualitative Research III Instructor: Tasha Fairfield | Multi-Method Research III Instructor: Jaye Seawright | Archival Research and Dynamic Research Design Instructors: Robert Mickey, Diana Kapiszewski, and Lauren MacLean | Interpretation and History II Instructor: Amel Ahmed |