[Interpretationandmethods] Methods Summer School 2007 (ECPR, Ljubljana)

[Dvora Yanow]

Hello,

Following the success of the first edition in 2006, the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is pleased to organize the second edition of the ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques, in cooperation with the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), from 19 July to 4 August 2007. It is targeted at advanced students (Master, beginning Ph.D) and junior researchers in political science and sociology, but students and researchers from all social and behavioural sciences are most welcome.

The aim of the summer school is to provide methods training opportunities in addition to MA and PhD curricula at European universities and to foster debate, interaction, and mutual understanding between various methodological perspectives at an early stage in academic careers. The curriculum covers introductory and intermediate courses in both quantitative and qualitative methods, also stemming from different ontological and methodological perspectives, and also features some plenary interactive events and debates, so as to increase alertness of young researchers to other methodological perspectives and possibilities. Some ECTS credits (3 or 5) can also be earned for the main, two-week courses.

The programme has been expanded to 4 intensive courses and 15 main, two-week courses :

The 4 Intensive courses (three days: 19 July - 21 July 2007) are:
1. Inferential statistics
2. Basic concepts of mathematics
3. Introduction to SPSS
4. Introduction to R

The 15 Main courses (two weeks: 23 July - 4 August 2007) are:
5. Mathematical concepts and formal modelling
6. Generating 'qualitative' data: expert interviews and documentary sources
7. Comparative survey design
8. The statistical analysis of cross-national survey data
9. Multiple regression analysis
10. Political and policy ethnography
11. Quantitative narrative analysis
12. Comparative research design and configurational comparative methods
13. Network analysis
14. Qualitatively orientated textual analysis
15. Online research methods
16. Temporality and sequence analysis
17. Mixed methods design
18. Multilevel analysis
19. Methodologies of case studies

NB: useful practical informations :
- Full information (including detailed brochure in .pdf format) is available on the official Summer school web pages : http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/events/summerschools/ljubljana/index.aspx (can also to be reached through the ECPR main page : http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/  ).
- (as of 8 January 07) With regards to information on courses: at this stage only short course outlines (ca. 200 words) have been posted on the Web. Very soon, much more detailed information (including daily course time plan, reading lists etc.) will be posted as well for the two-week courses.
- Registration to each course is accepted on "first come, first serve" basis -- it is thus advised to register well in advance (deadline for application & payment to obtain the lowest fee : 1 April 2007).

You are welcome to forward this information on your mailing lists.

Best regards,

Prof. Bernhard Kittel (University of Oldenburg)
Prof. Benoit Rihoux (Universite catholique de Louvain)
Academic convenors
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Benoit RIHOUX 
Professeur - Professor
Centre de Politique Comparee (CPC) / 
Unite de Science Politique et de Relations Internationales (SPRI) 
Universite catholique de Louvain - UCL 
1/7 Place Montesquieu 
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve / Belgique - Belgium
T : + 32 10 47 41 90 (41 57) 
F : + 32 10 47 46 03 
Mail - courriel : rihoux at spri.ucl.ac.be 
Website : via http://www.uclouvain.be/pols.htm and http://www.spri.ucl.ac.be/presentation/membres/RIHOUX/rihoux.htm
COMPASSS Resource Website : http://www.compasss.org <http://www.compasss.org/> 

2nd ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques,
Ljubljana, 19 July - 4 August 2007 : 
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/events/summerschools/ljubljana/index.htm
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