From Fieldwork to TheoryTransforming Empirical Richness into Theoretical InsightsThe Qualitative and Fieldwork Working Group (Qualifie) is a knowledge exchange and community hub for researchers, fellows and faculty members with an interest in fieldwork, ethnography, interviewing, and qualitative methodology more broadly. We are part of the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute in Florence.
Qualifie understands itself as a student-led training and learning initiative. It is designed as a reading and discussion group as well as a networking forum for anyone interested in implementing qualitative methodology.
The Qualitative and Fieldwork Working Group is organised by Beatriz de Figueiredo, Anna Reißig, Carlotta Rudolph, Zuzanna Samson and Nora Söderberg. It is sponsored by Professor Jeffrey Checkel. Qualifie thanks SPS Professor and Swiss Co-Chair Stefano Guzzini for his generous financial support of our activities.
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Academic Year 2026/27
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November 10th 2026 | 14:00 - 15:30 CET | Hybrid Event, Seminar room 3 and Zoom
"Working with Violence-Affected Communities - Duty, Care, and the Research Encounter"
Samuel Ritholtz (University of Oxford)
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- November 11th 2026 | 16:00 - 17:30 CET | Hybrid Event, Cappella, Villa Schifanoia and Zoom
"The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge: A Roundtable Discussion"
Samuel Ritholtz (University of Oxford)
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- December 2th 2026 | 17:00 - 18:30 CET | Hybrid Event, Seminar room 2 and Zoom
"From Fieldwork to Theory: Transforming Empirical Richness into Theoretical Insights - "
Prof. Sandro Mezzadra (Università di Bologna)
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