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The main aim of the course Procedures and Methods of Historical Research is to get practical knowledge on how to create and formulate the research topic, how to formulate the goals, hypothesis and objectives of the research, and how to find, process, and interpret relevant sources (secondary literature, printed sources, archive sources, etc.).
In other words, the main aim of the course is to create a strong and solid methodological frame for the future student’s future research, especially within the master thesis, as well as to improve the student's writing and research skills.
Besides improving practical academic skills, we will study different theoretical and methodological approaches in history. The attention Attention will be focusedbe given to on interrelated theoretical questions of historical research such as What is the relation between political power and history? How reliable are dates and facts in history? Is a total historical reconstruction of a historical event possible? Does an „objective historical truth”“ exist? Can history and the historian be objective? How could we interpret the history?