In contrast to Proseminar I, Proseminar II places more emphasis on content and the research topic per se. In order to elaborate these topics, the research design of social science work will be dealt with in depth.

Teaching of formal requirements of scientific work (philosophy of science with a focus on the social sciences); literature reviews and the basics of conducting independent research on short as well as simple topics; basics of conceptualizing research designs for politically relevant questions and hypotheses.