Dear all, We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (komex), organized by the University of Konstanz in collaboration with the Methods Excellence Network (MethodsNET). We offer excellent, inclusive, and sustainable PhD-level methods training held February 22nd to 23rd (short courses) and February 26th to March 1st, 2024 (compact & main courses). Our hybrid format combines in-person and online options, covering a spectrum of quantitative and qualitative methods at budget-friendly rates: - Main course (5 days): €390 early bird (€460 regular) - Compact course (3 days): €220 early bird (€270 regular) - Short course (2 days): €120 Browse our courses and register here: https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/komex/3seminars Follow us: on X @komex_methods <https://twitter.com/komex_methods> or on BlueSky @komex.bsky.social <https://bsky.app/profile/komex.bsky.social> Qualitative courses *= course is held online Outlierism – Learning from Deviant Cases <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-ekomex-outlierism-%E2%80%93-learning-deviant-cases>* (short) by Anat Gofen Comparative Case Study Design <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-komex-comparative-case-study-design> (main) by Eva Thomann Introduction to Causal Process Tracing <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-ekomex-introduction-causal-process-tracing>* (main) by Hilde van Meegdenburg Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-ekomex-introduction-qualitative-comparative-analysis-qca>* (main) by Barbora Valik and Ioana-Elena Oana Advanced Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-ekomex-advanced-qualitative-comparative-analysis-qca>* (main) by Ioana-Elena Oana and Carsten Q. Schneider Qualitative Data Analysis Concepts and Techniques <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-ekomex-qualitative-data-analysis-%E2%80%93-concepts-and-techniques>* (main) by Anka Kekez Koštro Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-ekomex-doing-fieldwork-challenging-contexts>* (main) by Catherine Owen and Xianan Jin Quantitative / software/ foundational courses Learning Data Visualisation in R <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-ekomex-learning-data-visualisation-r>* (short) by Massimiliano Canzi A Basic Introduction to R for Beginners <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-ekomex-basic-introduction-r-beginners>* (short) by Karina Shyrokykh Introduction to Python <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-ekomex-introduction-python>* (short) by Indira Sen Applied Data Management for Social Scientists <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-komex-applied-data-management-social-scientists-0> (compact) by Eda Keremoglu and Anna-Lena Hönig Crowd-Sourced Text Analysis <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-komex-crowdsourced-text-analysis> (compact) by Alex Horn and Sergio Zanotto Probability Theory for Empirical Social Research <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-komex-probability-theory-empirical-social-research> (main) by Jan Vogler Causal Inference and Observational Research – Designing Robust Counterfactuals <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-komex-causal-inference-and-observational-research-%E2%80%93-designing-robust-counterfactuals>(main) by Christina Zuber Social Data Science with Python <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-komex-social-data-science-python> (main) by David Garcia and Indira Sen Survey Experiments <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-komex-survey-experiments> (main) by Lukas Rudolph and Franziska Quoß Social Network Analysis <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcredential-komex-social-network-analysis> (main) by Carlos Bravo, Petr Ocelík, Lukáš Lehotský, Volker Schneider, and Boris Holzer Thank you for disseminating this information widely—and see you at KOMEX2024! Best wishes, KOMEX Team