BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Geography and the Environment Workshop- \;Thea Riofrancos\, \;Providence CollegePlanetary Fieldwork: Researching Global Processes in Real-TimeIn the social sciences\, we are often drawn to the study of l arge-scale\, border-crossing processes: climate \;change\, capitalism\ , migration\, transnational activism\, supranational governance\, supply c hains\, policy \;diffusion\, and more. Yet\, traditional methods of qu alitative work can feel ill-equipped for this purpose. \;"Single case studies" allow for depth\, but can foreclose connections with other scales or locales\; multicase \;studies tend to involve structured compariso n\, which relies on questionable assumptions of unit \;homogeneity and independence. Is there an alternative? Here\, I will present my own metho dological \;journey from in-depth case studies to the multi-sited stud y of macro processes\, drawing out the \;contrast between a case-based method and a site-based method. I offer a framework for selecting \;r esearch sites in order to maximize analytic leverage on fast-moving\, glob al-scale phenomena such as \;supply chains\, the energy transition\, a nd anti-extractive movements. After this presentation\, we will \;have a Q&\;A and open discussion in which participants are encouraged to sh are their own fieldwork \;approaches and challenges. DTEND:20221007T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260511T031613Z DTSTART:20221007T190000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Planetary Fieldwork: Researching Global Processes in Real-Time UID:RFCALITEM639140517733915681 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Geography and the Environment Wor kshop- \;Thea Riofra ncos\, \;Providence College

Planetary Fie ldwork: Researching Global Processes in Real-Time

In the social sciences\, we are often draw n to the study of large-scale\, border-crossing processes: climate \;< /span>change\, capitalis m\, migration\, transnational activism\, supranational governance\, supply chains\, policy \;diffusion\, and more. Yet\, traditional methods of qualitative work can feel ill-equipped for this purpose. \;"Single case studies" allow for depth\, but c an foreclose connections with other scales or locales\; multicase \;studies tend to inv olve structured comparison\, which relies on questionable assumptions of u nit \;homogen eity and independence. Is there an alternative? Here\, I will present my o wn methodological \;journey from in-depth case studies to the multi-sited study of macr o processes\, drawing out the \;contrast between a case-based method and a site-based m ethod. I offer a framework for selecting \;research sites in order to maximize analytic leverage on fast-moving\, global-scale phenomena such as \;supply chains\, the energy transition\, and anti-extractive movements. After this presentation\, we w ill \;have a Q&\;A and open discussion in which participants are encouraged to share their own fieldwork \;approaches and challenges.

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