CALL FOR IPSA / AISP – 4th Annual Summer School
IPSA / AISP – 4th Annual Summer School – Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Sciences and International Relations
January 21, 2013 - February 8, 2013
University of São Paulo
São Paulo, BrazilThe deadline to apply to the 2013 Summer School in Concepts and Methods in Political Science and International Relations has been extended until September 16, 2012.
The goal of this program is to provide scholars of the social sciences with access to high-quality, cutting edge, advanced training in qualitative and quantitative social science methods. The target group is high-potential, upper-level scholars of political science, international relations, and related disciplines. Preference will be given to current faculty members, post-doctoral and doctoral students. Truly exceptional masters’ students in political science, international relations, and closely related fields will also be considered.
Academic objectives:
This program aims to provide basic training in three general areas:
1. quantitative data analysis,
2. qualitative data analysis, and
3. research design and methods.
It is hoped that participants will be able to return to their home institutions with greatly enhanced methodological skills, having built bridges with peers from other institutions and nations, and with the potential to disseminate these skills effectively among their peers.
We seek a varied student body, with representation from as many countries and methodological backgrounds as possible. Our three first Summer Schools, held in February 2010, 2011 and 2012, brought together students from 10, 16 and 15 different countries, respectively. One-fifth of the students were current faculty members, and half were doctoral students. In the 2012 season, the School received 133 students.
Applicants must submit their applications by September, 16, 2012.
Applicants will receive a response to their applications by September 15th. To confirm course enrollment, applicants must pay the registration fee. A copy of the bank deposit or receipt will need to be uploaded to the online system before October 15th. For those students who do not pay the registration fee on a timely basis, slots will be allocated to those applicants on the wait list.
Classes will be held full-time between January 21 and February 8, 2012 on week days. Given the extreme rigor of the coursework, which will be taught in English, each accepted applicant will be permitted to enroll in only one course (or two one-week courses). Students who successfully complete the coursework will receive a course certificate and an evaluation of their performance will be sent to their home institution.
The courses being offered in 2013 are:
Two-week courses:
Case study methodology – small-n research designs
Comparative research designs and comparative methods
Game Theory and Applications for Political Science
Quantitative methods for public policy analysis
Quantitative textual analysis
Time Series and Pooled Time Series Analyses
Voting in Legislatures: From theory to data analysis - NEW ADDITION
One-week courses:
Refresher course in mathematics and statistics
Philosophical foudations of the social sciences - NEW ADDITION
Techniques for analyzing public opinion for political and economic decision makers
More about course descriptions: http://www.summerschool.fflch.usp.br/courses
Institutional Partners:
The Summer School is a partnership between the International Political Science Association (IPSA), the Department of Political Science (DCP), the Institute for International Relations (IRI) at the University of São Paulo and the Brazilian Association of Political Science (ABCP).
Generous support for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Summer Schools was provided by the IPSA, by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), by the University of São Paulo, by FAPESP and by the Centro de Estudos da Metrópole (CEM).
Website: http://www.summerschool.fflch.usp.br/application
Contact: summeripsa@usp.br
Departamento de Ciência Política
Universidade de São Paulo
Tel: +55.11.3091-3754
E-mail:lorenabarberia@usp.br
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