10th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science - Event Information

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The 10th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School offers advanced, practice-oriented training in qualitative and quantitative methods for political science, public policy, and international relations. Hosted at the University of São Paulo, it runs from January 14 to February 1, 2019, with an October 10, 2018 application deadline. The program is organized into three modules covering research design, multiple regression, time series analysis, interviewing and multi-method approaches, spatial analysis, election prediction, survey design, causal inference, and parametric statistical modeling.

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Program Overview

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Training Focus and Structure

Module 1 (January 14-18)

Module 2 (January 21-25)

Module 3 (January 28-February 1)

10th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations University of São Paulo, Brazil January 14-February 1, 2019 The 10th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations , will be held between January 14 and February 1 , 2019 at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. The deadline to apply is October 10 , 2018. Founded in 2010, the IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science seeks to provide scholars of the social sciences with access to high-quality, advanced training in qualitative and quantitative social science methods. The courses provide participants with rigorous, hands-on training in state-of-the-art research methods and include: Module 1 (January 14-18) (35 hours) Basics of Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis, Bruno Cautres (Sciences Po) Designing Feasible Research Projects in Political Science, Allyson Benton (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City) Essentials of Applied Data Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis, Glauco Peres da Silva (University of São Paulo) Essentials of Time Series for Time Series Cross Section Analyses , Lorena Barberia (University of São Paulo) and Guy D. Whitten, Texas A&M University Interviewing and Multi-Methods Research, Melani Cammett (Harvard University) Introduction to Spatial Analysis, Jonathan Phillips (University of São Paulo) Predicting Elections, Cliff Young (IPSOS) Survey Research Design, Soledad Artiz Prillaman (Nuffield College at Oxford University) Module 2 (January 21-25) (35 hours) The Philosophy of Science: Positivism and Beyond, Patrick Thaddeus Jackson (American University) Advanced Issues in Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis, Bruno Cautres (Sciences Po) Advanced Research Design in Political Science: From Modeling to Manuscript , Allyson Benton (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City) 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 Spatial Interdependence in Theory and Practice, Laron Williams (University of Missouri) Fundamentals of Time Series Cross Section Analyses, Guy D. Whitten (Texas A&M University) , Andy Philips (University of Colorado at Boulder) and Lorena Barberia (University of São Paulo) Mathematics for Social Scientists, Glauco Peres da Silva (University of São Paulo) Survey Research Analysis, Soledad Artiz Prillaman (Nuffield College at Oxford University) Module 3 (January 28 –February 1st) (35 hours) Advanced Issues in Multi-Methods Research: Integrating Case Studies and Contemporary Methods for Causal Inference, Jason Seawright (Northwestern University) Advanced Time Series Cross-Section Analyses, Andy Philips (University of Colorado at Boulder) and Lorena Barberia (University of São Paulo) An Introduction to Survey Experiments, Mark Pickup (Simon Fraser University) Building Parametric Statistical Models, Glauco Peres da Silva (University of São Paulo) Making Causal Critiques, Jonathan Phillips (University of São Paulo) Methods and Problems in Political Philosophy, Herlinde Pauer-Studer (University of Vienna) Process Tracing Case Studies, 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](http://summerschool.fflch.usp.br)) or contact [us at](us at summeripsa@usp.br)[ ](us at summeripsa@usp.br)[summeripsa@usp.br](us at summeripsa@usp.br). Like us on [Facebook:](Facebook: www.facebook.com/ipsamethodssummerschoolbrazil)[ ](Facebook: www.facebook.com/ipsamethodssummerschoolbrazil)[www.facebook.com/ipsamethodssummerschoolbrazil](Facebook: www.f

FAQs

Where and when is the 10th IPSA-USP Summer School held?

It is held at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, from January 14 to February 1, 2019.

What is the application deadline for the summer school?

The deadline to apply is October 10, 2018.

How is the course program organized across the three modules?

It runs in three modules: Module 1 covers January 14–18, Module 2 covers January 21–25, and Module 3 covers January 28–February 1, with each module listing multiple specialized course topics.

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