Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences

The information session is primarily intended for doctoral candidates at the University of Helsinki who will be defending their dissertations in a public examination in the near future, about 6 months before your doctoral defence. The public examination will be discussed from various angles. The session will be in English.

The session on 9.11.2018 (from 12:30 until 15.15) is in English.

The session will cover the following issues:
– the history of the public examination
– duties of the doctoral candidate, the opponent and the custos
– procedures and dress code to be followed at the public examination
– the legal rights of the doctoral candidate
– dissemination of information about the public examination
– media coverage

Specialists are professor Markku Löytönen (host), communication specialist Elisa Lautala, Research and Postgraduate Studies Officer Anniina Sjöblöm. Additionally, a person who has recently defended his/her doctoral thesis will give a presentation about his/her own experiences.

Registarion and more info via staff training calendar Henkka. You can find the training by name (prepare for your doctoral defence) or by date. If you cannot access Henkka, you may also register via eLomake-form.

Further information:
Human Resources Development and Occupational Wellbeing Unit
hrd@helsinki.fi

Professor Nyla Branscombe, the University of Kansas Friday, November 2 nd 2018, at 2-4 PM The Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Research/Social Psychology Unioninkatu 35, room 113

‘When and why are victims expected to be more humanitarian than non-victims?’

Aims and learning outcomes: The lecture aims to develop an understanding of how group and individual history influence judgments of individuals and groups in the present. The role of perceiver motivation to maintain belief in a just world in this process is emphasized. It is argued that by believing that suffering and injustice is redeemed with psychological benefits or strengths, this frequently results in victims being held to higher moral standards of conduct compared to non-victims. Along to the theoretical perspectives on how people make sense of other people’s suffering, the student will gain an acquaintance with meaning-making processes, including benefit-finding as a form of mentally redeeming good from bad; familiarize themselves with third-party inferences about Holocaust and Cambodian survivors’ descendants, as well as victims of a variety forms of social discrimination and exclusion; and learn to compare and contrast third-party observer and victim motivations when reminded of suffering history.

Preliminary reading list:

Branscombe, N.R., Warner, R.H., Klar, Y., & Fernández, S. (2015). Historical group victimization entails moral obligations for descendants. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 59, 118-129.

Branscombe, N.R., Wohl, M.J.A., & Warner, R.H. (2016). Remembering historical victimization: Potential for intergroup conflict escalation and conflict reduction. In A. Miller (Ed.), The social psychology of good and evil (2nd ed., pp. 367-389). New York: Guilford Press.

Warner, R.H., Wohl, M.J.A., & Branscombe, N.R. (2014). When victim group members feel a moral obligation to help suffering others. European Journal of Social Psychology, 44, 231-241.

Nyla Branscombe is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kansas since 1987. She received her BA (1980) and MA (1982) degrees in Canada, and Ph.D. (1986) from Purdue University. Her research has concentrated on the role that group memberships and identities play in shaping people’s emotions, thoughts, and behavior. She has published more than 150 articles and chapters, co-authored and co-edited several textbooks and scholarly volumes. She has been recipient of numerous research prizes—most recently the Higuchi Research Achievement Award from the State of Kansas. She is also the proud recipient of the 2015 University of Kansas Graduate Research Mentor Award.

Contact Info:

The Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Research, Unit of Social Psychology Postal address: P.O. Box 54 FIN-00014 University of Helsinki Visiting address: Unioninkatu 37

Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences Coordinator: Tiina Käkelä E-mail: tiina.kakela@helsinki.fi

The Research Area of Cultural and Social Diversities and Intergroup Relations Contact person: Prof. Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti E-mail: inga.jasinskaja@helsinki.fi

Grounded Theory lecture

(SCI022Z-LZ Postgraduate studies: Grounded theory)

Time: November 28, 2018, at 10:30-12:00

Place: Lecture hall U3 (room number U141), Aalto main building, Otakaari 1, Espoo

This grounded theory lecture is suitable for those currently applying this methodology in their research, but also for those taking a general interest in the subject. The lecture will familiarize participants with classic (Glaserian) grounded theory while clarifying its commonalities with (and differences from) other grounded theory approaches. The lecture will also cover trends in recent grounded theory research studies published in management journals. Due to limited space, please register by November 25th at the latest. Registration for Aalto students is through WebOodi, for all others by e-mail to markko.hamalainen@aalto.fi. Although pre-readings are not required, a link to relevant readings will be sent to participants after registration. Attendees will find it helpful to explore the subject before the lecture. In early 2019 the lecture will be followed-up by hands-on workshops primarily targeted to PhD candidates who are (or will be) using grounded theory in their dissertation work.

The lecturer, Markko Hämäläinen, is a fellow of the Grounded Theory Institute and a grounded theory researcher in the field of Entrepreneurship

Dear HYMY doctoral students,

Dear doctoral candidate,

You are cordially invited to participate a roundtable session on “Publishing in Academic Journals: Tips to Help You Succeed” that takes place at 18th Annual Aleksan­teri Conference on Friday 26.10 at 11.30-13.00

7C: Roundtable: Publishing in Academic Journals: Tips to Help You Succeed*

*You can participate this particular session on publishing without registering for the whole conference!

Venue: Hall Consistorium, University of Helsinki Main Building, 2nd floor, Fabianinkatu 33
Chair: Elizabeth Walker (Routledge, Taylor & Francis)
Terry Cox (University of Glasgow, UK)
Markku Kivinen (Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Birgit Beumers (Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland)

The session will consist of a presentation by Elizabeth Walker from Routledge, Taylor & Francis covering areas such as how to choose a journal, writing for academic journals, writing with a specific audience in mind, the submission process, peer review, and ethics for authors, as well as some brief advice on how to promote your article and make an impact.   This presentation will be complemented by the view from the academic journal Editors participating in the panel, who will share their advice from the ‘frontline’, what they look for in a good submission, and specific advice for submitting to their journals, including, Europe-Asia Studies, the principal academic journal in the world focusing on the history and current political, social and economic affairs of the countries of the former ‘communist bloc’ of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Asia.

The panel will end with the distribution of some printed resources for researchers/early career scholars.

Intended audience: this session is aimed at Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and those looking to publish in journals for the first time, or who are still relatively new to the publication process, as well as more experienced scholars who are looking to publish in international and/or English-language journals for the first time.

More information on the conference:

https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/liberation-freedom-democracy-1918-1968-2018