ISPOLE welcomes interpretive methodologist Dvora Yanow!

On 10 February 2025, ISPOLE will have the pleasure of hosting Prof Dvora Yanow (Wageningen University, California State University) for a 1-day visit.

Dvora’s work on interpretative policy analysis and research methods has long influenced political science research.  

Her visit will be a two-part day.

Capacity Building workshop (open to docs & post-docs: 9h30-11h30)
Dvora will walk us through the origins of interpretive methods (and of the language/term/concept of ‘interpretation’ itself). We will delve into the differences between interpretive and positivist thinking, linking methodology and methods. The workshop will draw from both her experience as an ethnographer and interpretive methodologist and from the participants’ own research designs, to investigate how (if) interpretive methods would be a valuable contribution to our work. All methods and kinds of research questions are welcome – join us to know more about the possibilities of interpretive political science! If you would like to attend online, please send us an email.

Lunch break (open to everyone)

ISPOLE seminar (open to everyone: 12h45-14h00)
Dvora will present her current research, which concerns the idea of a category and the work that categories do, especially those state-created (such as categories for tracking immigrant groups). She will tell us more about how she uses interpretive methods for this historical, documentary and meaning-oriented project.  

This event is primarily intended for ISPOLE members. If you are not a member of the institute but would like to attend, please contact  lorena.ortiz@uclouvain.be and christopher.crellin@uclouvain.be .
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your attendance, shoot us an email at lorena.ortiz@uclouvain.be and christopher.crellin@uclouvain.be  

Looking forward to seeing you there!

ISPOLE Seminar and Capacity Building Organising Teams