Call for Applications – 7th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science — Deadline October 4th, 2016

7th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science
January 18-February 5, 2016
University of São Paulo, Brazil

The deadline for the 7th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science is fast approaching. Please apply by October 4, 2015 to secure your slot in your preferred courses.

Founded in 2010, the IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts and Methods in Political Science seeks to provide scholars of the social sciences with access to high-quality, cutting edge, advanced training in qualitative and quantitative social science methods. The school’s faculty instructors represent the very best professorial talent in Europe and the Americas providing courses in a broad range of social science methods. In addition to being leaders in their field, the instructors are talented teachers.

The IPSA-USP Summer School schedule is partitioned into three one-week sessions. The curriculum includes special information sessions that provide practical training on specific skills and seminars that provide participants with opportunities to examine the impact of various methodologies on specific substantive issues.

Module 1 Courses (January 18-22, 2016) – 35-hour courses

The Philosophy of Science: Positivism and Beyond – Patrick T. Jackson, American University
Essentials of Applied Data Analysis, Leonardo Barone, University of São Paulo
Essentials of Multiple Regression Analysis – Glauco Peres da Silva, University of São Paulo
Essentials of Time Series Analysis- Lorena Barberia, University of São Paulo

Module 2 Courses (January 26-29, 2016) – 28 hour courses

Advanced Time Series Analysis – Lorena Barberia, University of São Paulo and Guy Whitten, Texas A & M University
Basics of Causal Case Study Methods- Derek Beach, University of Aarhus
Basics of Multi-Method Research: Integrating Case Studies and Regression, Jason Seawright, Northwestern University
Basics of Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis – Bruno Cautrès, Science Po
Basics of Set-Theoretic Methods and QCA -Carsten Q. Schneider, Central European University
Building Parametric Statistical Models – Randy Stevenson, Rice University
Introduction to Network Analysis using Pajek – Vladimir Batagelj, University of Ljubljana

Module 3 Courses (February 1-5, 2016) – 35 hour courses

Advanced Issues in Multi-Method Research: Integrating Case Studies and Contemporary Methods for Causal Inference, Jason Seawright, Northwestern University
Advanced Issues in Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis – Bruno Cautrès, Science Po
Advanced Issues in Set-Theoretic Methods and QCA -Carsten Q. Schneider, Central European University
Essentials of Mathematics for Social Scientists, Glauco Peres da Silva, University of São Paulo
Intermediate Level Network Analysis using Pajek – Vladimir Batagelj, University of Ljubljana
Maximum Likelihood Estimation – Randy Stevenson, Rice University
Pooled Time Series Analyses – Guy Whitten, Texas A & M University
Predicting Elections, Cliff Young, IPSOS
Using Case-Based Methods in Practice- Derek Beach, University of Aarhus

For more information on the School´s courses and instructors, financial aid, registration fees, and more, visit our website (http://summerschool.fflch.usp.br) or contact us at summeripsa@usp.br.

Please apply as soon as possible to guarantee your slot in your preferred courses. The application portal can be accessed at: http://ipsa-usp.com/. The deadline to apply is October 4, 2015.

Summer School of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union: Understanding Crisis and Transformation in the EU

Trento, 18-29 May 2015

Application deadline: 25 March

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4-9 July 2015
Panteion University of Athens

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Trento, 18-29 May 2015

The notion of “crisis” has been central to the evolution of the European Union. In many accounts, crises are critical junctures that lead to important transformations in policies, politics and the polity itself. The aim of the summer school is to have students explore this dynamic of crisis and transformation with respect to the theoretical and conceptual tools that we have to understand integration as well as policy areas. The confluence of the economic crisis, events in the Ukraine (with its implications for energy policy) and climate change are just a few of the global challenges that may have created critical junctures not only for the EU but also for how we study it. Students will hone their understanding of the main approaches to integration, examining ways in which they have provided useful tools to explore how the EU has developed in the face of recent challenges. They will have an opportunity to present their own research projects in an attempt to provide a critical understanding of the role of crises for the EU and for approaches to integration.

The summer school is organised by the Jean Monnet Centre and the Department of Sociology at the University of Trento and SAIS Europe of the Johns Hopkins University. It will have guest lecturers present research in the morning on a topic related to the theme of understanding crisis and transformation, with afternoons dedicated to the presentation of students’ research project in a seminar format. Students attending the summer school will receive 6 ECTS credits and is open to PhD students.

Participants
Mark Gilbert
Brigid Laffan
Ulrike Liebert
Agustin Jose Menéndez
Anand Menon
Simona Piattoni
Frank Schimmelfennig
Claudia Schrag Sternberg
Jan Zielonka

Applications are open until  25 March 2015.

Direct any queries to Vincent Della Sala (sgeu2015@unitn.it). Further details and a conference program can be found here.

Organizing Committee
Marco Brunazzo
Vincent Della Sala
Mark Gilbert
Erik Jones

Linking Theory and Empirical Research
Berlin, 19 July – 1 August 2015

The summer school aims at promoting young researchers by strengthening their methodological understanding in linking theory and empirical research. The two-week program creates an excellent basis for the advancement of their current research designs.

Further information can be found on their website here and also by downloading the flyer.

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2015.

JOIN THE GRADUATE INSTITUTE, GENEVA THIS SUMMER

Summer Programmes for undergraduate and graduate students in social sciences

Meet international students, discuss with high-level practitioners from the United Nations and international organisations in Geneva, attend academic lectures for 2 or 3 intensive weeks

• Summer Programme on the WTO, International Trade and Development – 22 June – 3 July 2015
• Summer Programme on International Affairs and Multilateral Governance -22 June – 10 July 2015

Further informationcan also be found here.

State Fragmentation, Regional Crises & War Endings
19-31 July 2015, University of Cyprus, Nicosia

Further information can be found here and also on the website.