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9th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science and International Relations
January 8-26, 2018
University of São Paulo

The 9th Annual IPSA-USP Summer School in Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science and International Relations will be held between January 8 and 26, 2018 at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. The deadline to apply is October 9, 2017.

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, cutting edge, 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 8-12) (35 hours) *

• Basics of Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis, Bruno Cautres (Sciences Po)
• Designing Feasible Research Projects in Political Science, Allyson Benton (CIDE)
• Essentials of Applied Data Analysis, Leonardo Barone (University of São Paulo)
• Essentials of Multiple Regression Analysis, Glauco Peres da Silva (University of São Paulo)
• Modeling Dynamics, Lorena Barberia (University of São Paulo), Andy Phillips (University of Colorado at Boulder)

*Module 2 (January 15 -19) (35 hours) *

• Advanced Issues in Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis, Bruno Cautres (Sciences Po)
• Advances in Modeling Dynamics, Guy D. Whitten (Texas A&M University), Lorena Barberia (University of São Paulo), Andy Phillips (University of Colorado at Boulder)
• 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)
• Building Parametric Statistical Models, Glauco Peres da Silva (University of São Paulo)
• Survey Research Design, Soledad Artiz Prillaman (Nuffield College at Oxford University)

*Module 3 (January 22 -26) (35 hours) *

• Advanced Issues in Multi-Method Research: Integrating Case Studies and Contemporary Methods for Causal Inference, Jason Seawright (Northwestern University)
• An Introduction to Relational Social Science, Patrick Thaddeus Jackson (American University)
• Conducting Field Research in Political Science: Interviewing and Mixed Methods Approaches, Melani Cammett (Harvard University)
• Mathematics for Social Scientists, Glauco Peres da Silva (University of Sao Paulo)
• Methods and Problems in Political Philosophy, Herlinde Pauer-Studer (University of Vienna)
• Modeling Dynamics in Space and Time, Guy D. Whitten (Texas A&M University) and Lorena Barberia (University of São Paulo)
• Process Tracing Case Studies, Derek Beach (University of Aarhus)
• Survey Research Analysis, Soledad Artiz Prillaman (Nuffield College at Oxford University)

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

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