Ethnography: theory, method and ethics
The subject of Sociology at the Department of Social Studies offers the doctoral course – Ethnography: Theory, Methods and Ethics, 7.5 credits in collaboration with the subject of social work. During the course, the boundaries between what characterizes ethnographic research compared to other qualitative approaches are discussed, and how ethnographic research has developed over time. The limitations and possibilities of ethnographic research are discussed. The relationships between theory, method and method development, research ethics and ethnographic writing are the main themes of the course. In addition to these, the relationship of ethnographic research to politics and social development is discussed. During the course, ethnographic fieldwork is practiced through field observations.