We cordially invite you to another meeting in the CASE Studies series, devoted to methodological issues in feminist economics.
Methodology is a representation of a view on the nature of knowledge and reality. In the context of economic research, it determines what can be considered economic knowledge, who can define the area of research and on what basis, what variables are considered important economic variables, and what assumptions about the world and the nature of scientific analysis researchers will rely on.
In the field of knowledge production, including economic knowledge, there are two traditions: Cartesian/Euclidean and Babylonian. In the latter tradition, social reality is understood as an open system. During the presentation, we will illustrate this approach with a case study of research on the transformative experiences of women in Poland using oral history.
During the seminar:
- We will explain why research conducted within the framework of feminist economics fits into an open system and the Babylonian tradition, what benefits this brings, and what disadvantages such a classification has
- We will discuss the limitations and strengths of oral history as a method and how it fits into feminist research
- We will look at the potential of this method in the context of economic research and its applications in this area to date
The seminar will be attended by: Agnieszka Skowronek, Economist at CASE; Prof. Zofia Łapniewska, Professor at the Jagiellonian University; Prof. Anna Zachorowska-Mazurkiewicz, Professor at the Jagiellonian University. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Jan Bazyli Klakla, Director of Migration, Social Policy, and Development Cooperation at CASE.
The seminar will be recorded and the recording will be published on the CASE YouTube channel.
