Eva Thomann

Honored to present my research on street-level intermediaries and the accountability regimes framework, with application to the UK prevent duty policy, at David Levi-Faur's webinar series on March 4, 2pm CEST. Email me for the zoom link.

Join us on Thursday at 12h (IDHEAP Learning Lab) for the next IDHEAP–LAGAPE seminar!

@alexalenz.bsky.social (@lmu.de) will present "Inequality effects of bureaucracies’ coping with overload" (joint work w/ @janagomezdiaz.bsky.social & @evathomann.bsky.social)

@unil.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social

🔴 LIVE roundtable: AI, research integrity, and productivity

feb 25 @ 16:00 CET

can we do rigorous, transparent research while using AI tools?
4 top methodologists discuss:
→ lena janys
→ david garcia
→ peter selb
→ @evathomann.bsky.social

hybrid event (@uni-konstanz.de + livestream)

YouTube video by MethodsNET Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) | Eva Thomann | MethodsNET Summer School 2026

I'm delighted to offer a 5-day introduction to #QCA course at the @methodsnet.bsky.social summer school at CEU, Vienna, 29.6.-3.7. 2026!

Sign up: methodsnet.org/course/c03-i...

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🎓 #KOMEX2026 starting next week!
short online courses still open for registration (€240):

fine-tuning LLMs 🤖
intro to python/r 💻
machine learning 📊
survey design 📋
thematic analysis 🔍

perfect for phd students & early career researchers: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

Sign up for my "Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (#QCA) at the @methodsnet.bsky.social summer school at @weareceu.bsky.social in Vienna!

29.06.26 - 03.07.26, 4 ECTS, and a 15% early bird discount until Feb 25.

methodsnet.org/course/c03-i...

Early bird registration discount for #KOMEX2026 ends today! Don't miss the chance and sign up for our top- notch methods training!

Learn how to design and conduct transparent and reproducible literature reviews in our online short course at #KOMEX2026.

📅 19–20 Feb
💻 Online

Register now and save 70 EUR: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Conduct a systematic qualitative analysis using coding and thematic techniques in NVivo during the #KOMEX2026 short online course.

🗓️ Feb 19–20
💶 €180

Sign up for our high-demand course now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

👞 Putting oneself in the investors' shoes, Christakis Georgiou analyses how the search for safe assets shaped the development of the monetary union 👇

🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1350...

Design and analyze comparative case studies for theory-building and causal inference w/ @evathomann.bsky.social in @uni-konstanz.de.

📅 23–27 Feb
💶 €440 (until 19 Jan)

Few seats are left, secure your spot here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Learn how to estimate causal effects using before–and–after comparisons in observational data in our #KOMEX2026 onsite compact course on DiD.

📍 In-person @uni-konstanz.de
🗓 23–25 Feb

Sign up now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex/mc-...

Explore how AI and language models can support text analysis in social research w/ @seraphinemaerz.bsky.social in our #KOMEX2026 course.

📆 23- 25 Feb
🌐 Online

Secure your spot here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/mc-ekomex...

Learn to design and analyze experiments embedded in surveys to study attitudes and decision-making in our #KOMEX2026 onsite course.

📅23 -27 Feb
📍@uni-konstanz.de

Last seats remain, register now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Curious about Bayesian methods but unsure where to start?

This compact onsite course introduces Bayesian statistical analysis with a focus on intuition, interpretation, and practical use, not heavy math.

📆 23-25 February
📍 @uni-konstanz.de

Register here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex/mc-...

Analyze data that tracks individuals or units over time using practical modeling approaches w/ @na-wehl.bsky.social in Konstanz.

🗓️ 23–27 Feb
📍@uni-konstanz.de
💻 R & Stata

The course created a lively and engaging learning environment last year, join now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

YouTube video by Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops Professor Wehl on teaching at #KOMEX2025

Why teach at KOMEX again?
Because it’s a fun, vibrant, hands-on environment.

@na-wehl.bsky.social's reflections from the course Longitudinal and Panel Data Analysis last year.

📽️ Watch the video: youtube.com/shorts/Bd6Io...

👉 Register for the course: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Study relationships and networks using R to uncover structural patterns and influence w/ @termehs.bsky.social in Konstanz at #KOMEX2026.

📍 @uni-konstanz.de
🗓️ 23–27 Feb

Register now and secure your spot: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

In this video, Joerdis Strack, who has been a teaching assistant for the Text as Data course over the past two years, shares what stood out to her most and what she would say to someone considering… What Stands Out & Why You Should Go for #komex: TA Insights

“Just go for it.”
A TA’s perspective on joining the KOMEX courses.

📽️ Watch the video by Jördis Strack, our TA last two years: youtu.be/JdwIgA5kW4Y?...

Join #KOMEX2026 here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

If you’re planning your methods training for 2026, early-bird registration for #KOMEX2026 courses is open until 19 January.

Online & onsite courses · February 2026

🔗 Secure your spot now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

Prepare for the practical, ethical, and relational challenges of conducting fieldwork in this online course at #KOMEX2026.

📆 23-27 Feb
🌐 Online

Register now with the early bird rate: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

YouTube video by Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops Who are the Instructors of the Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts?

The instructors of "Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts", @xiananj.bsky.social & @catherineowen.bsky.social bring extensive ethnographic fieldwork experience from around the world, grounding the course in real-world research practice.

📽️ Watch to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ohn...

Secure your spot at one of our most popular courses from last year with @causalhuber.bsky.social: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Learn to apply machine learning methods to prediction and causal inference in social science research.

📆 19-20 Feb
🌐 Online

Get started with R for data handling, analysis, and basic visualization in our #KOMEX2026 Intro to R course.

📆 19–20 Feb 2026
🌐 Online
💶 €180 early bird

Join now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

An accessible overview of computational approaches, such as text, networks, and digital data, at our #KOMEX2026 course.

📆 23-27 Feb
🌐 Online

Register now and save 100 EUR: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/mc-ekomex...

Learn Python fundamentals for data analysis and computational research tasks just in two days at #KOMEX2026.

📅 Feb 19–20
🌐 Online
💰 180 EUR (early-bird rate)

Secure your spot here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Planning quantitative or computational methods training in 2026?

#KOMEX2026 offers courses on DiD, Bayesian stats, survey experiments, panel data, networks, ML, R, Python, AI-assisted text analysis, and LLMs in short and main formats.

Sign up now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

Develop a rigorous approach to meaning-centered and interpretive qualitative research in our online main course at #KOMEX2026 w/ @mathildececchini.bsky.social & @amalietrangbaek.bsky.social.

📅23-27 Feb
🌐 Online

Register now and save 100 EUR: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Learn how to analyze causal complexity using set-theoretic comparative methods w/ @nenaoana.bsky.social & Barbora Valik at #KOMEX2026.

📅23-27 Feb
🌐 Online

Register with the early-bird rate here: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/microcred...

Working with qual or mixed-methods designs?
KOMEX courses cover fieldwork, interpretive methods, case studies, causal process tracing, QCA, thematic analysis with NVivo, and systematic literature reviews.

Explore and register: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

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