IPSA-USP Methods Summer School

The 16th edition of the IPSA-USP Summer School, scheduled to take place from January 12 to 30, 2026, has been canceled.

The cancellation is due to structural renovation works in the Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH) building during the period of the program.

We thank all applicants, faculty, and partners for their understanding and support, and we look forward to welcoming you in a future edition.

Join us today for the last of IPSA-USP Summer School on Concepts, Methods and Techniques SPECIAL ROUNDTABLES ON COVID-19 DURING 2021 VIRTUAL SESSION

Thursday, February 25th, 17:30 São Paulo time:
“Methodological Challenges of Research on the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Chair: Guy D. Whitten, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University
Lonna Atkeson, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico
Jeff Gill, Department of Government and Department of Mathematics & Statistics, American University
Alison Post, Department of Political Science, UC Berkeley
Jason Seawright, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University
Registration via Zoom:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: “Methodological Challenges of Research on the COVID-19 Pandemic”. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. IPSA-USP Summer School 2021 “Methodological Challenges of Research on the COVID-19 Pandemic” Thursday, February 25th, 17:30 São Paulo time: Chair: Guy D. Whitten, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University Lonna Atkeson, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico Jeff ...

Esperamos vocês!
IPSA-USP Summer School on Concepts, Methods and Techniques
SPECIAL ROUNDTABLES ON COVID-19 DURING 2021 VIRTUAL SESSION

Wednesday, February 24th, 17:30 São Paulo time:
“The Methodological Challenges of the Dynamics of the Pandemic in Brazil: A Dialogue across the Disciplines” (IN PORTUGUESE)
Chair: Lorena Barberia, Department of Political Science, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Natalia S. Bueno, Department of Political Science, Emory University
Márcia Castro, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health
Roberto Kraenkel, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Pedro Peixoto, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Registration via Zoom:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: “The Methodological Challenges of the Dynamics of the Pandemic in Brazil: A Dialogue across the Disciplines”. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. IPSA-USP Summer School 2021 “The Methodological Challenges of the Dynamics of the Pandemic in Brazil: A Dialogue across the Disciplines” Chair: Lorena Barberia, Department of Political Science, Universidade de São Paulo (USP) Natalia S. Bueno, Department of Political Science, Emory University M...

Join us this afternoon for a panel to reflect on the challenges of teaching & learning methods in the virtual classroom as part of the 2021 IPSA-USP Summer School! To register, please use the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84561509389

Join us next week!

Next week, we will be holding the virtual 2021 session! Thanks to all of you who have submitted papers for the methodological workshops! These workshops are closed sessions. We will be also holding 3 public round-tables. Please join us!

2021 SUMMER SCHOOL UPDATE (http://summerschool.fflch.usp.br/)

For 2021, the IPSA-USP Summer School will be adapting – like everyone else! – to offer a special online format that continues to give students new opportunities to learn and improve their research.

The Summer School will take place from 22nd – 26th February 2021 and will focus on targeted workshops to help students develop and refine their research projects.

Summer School 2021 Daily Topics
Monday 22nd – Comparative Historical Methods, Matthew Lange and Derek Beach
Tuesday 23rd – Comparative Research Design, Allyson Benton and Glauco Peres da Silva
Wednesday 24th – Causal Inference and Experiments, Florian Foos, Mark Pickup and Jonathan Phillips
Thursday 25th – Surveys and Public Opinion, Bruno Cautrès and Laron Williams
Friday 26th – Time-Series and Panel data, Guy Whitten, Andrew Philips, and Lorena Barberia

2021 ONLINE FORMAT
This year, to maximize the opportunities for learning, the Summer School will offer workshops on key methodologies.

All sessions will be conducted online on Zoom in English.

Morning Sessions (11.00-13.00 São Paulo time): Faculty will provide an applied overview of the research topic, with key concepts, methodologies and practical tips to apply in your research.

Afternoon Sessions (14.30-16.00 São Paulo time): Faculty will discuss participating students’ research papers from the same methodological area, highlighting how conceptual and theoretical issues can be applied to the specific paper, and providing feedback and suggestions to help improve students’ work.

Open Roundtable Webinars (17.30 São Paulo time, on selected days to be confirmed):

In addition to the closed workshops, we will also be hosting broader roundtable discussions online which will be broadcast live online to all.

APPLY NOW TO GET FEEDBACK ON YOUR RESEARCH PAPER !

If you are a Masters, Doctoral or Post-Doctoral student with a research paper, please fill in the application form! You could soon benefit from feedback and comments from top international faculty.

The first step is to submit an abstract of your paper by January 15th. We will verify the abstracts to make sure they fit into the correct methodological focus areas and approved applicants will have until January 31st to submit their paper.

Paper submissions should:
- Be your own, unpublished, work
- Apply one of the methods listed in the daily topics above
- Include some evidence and conclusions, i.e. be more than just a research proposal
- Be written in English

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