6th IPSA-USP Summer School on Methods and Concepts in Political Science and International Relations
January 26 - February 13, 2014
University of São Paulo, Brazil
The 6th session of the IPSA-USP Summer School on Methods and Concepts in Political Science and International Relations was held at the University of São Paulo from January 26 to February 13, 2015. A cooperative partnership between the International Political Science Association (IPSA) and the University of São Paulo’s Department of Political Science and Institute of International Relations, the School welcomed 204 students enrolled in 13 courses from 62 institutions in 17 countries, with women accounting for 50% of the student body.
The following courses quantitative and qualitative courses were offered:
- Refresher Course in Statistics (Leonardo Barone, Getúlio Vargas Foundation)
- Refresher Course in Mathematics (Glauco Peres da Silva, University of São Paulo)
- Refresher Course in Multiple Regression Analysis (Lorena Barberia, University of São Paulo)
- Knowing and the Known: An Introduction To The Philosophy of Science (Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, American University)
- Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis (Bruno Cautrès, Sciences Po, Paris)
- Time Series and Pooled Time Series Analyses (Guy Whitten, Texas A&M University, and Lorena Barberia, University of São Paulo)
- Causal Case Study Methods: Comparing, Matching and Tracing (Derek Beach, University of Aarhus, Denmark)
- Predicting Elections (Clifford Young, IPSOS-Washington)
- Introduction to Network Analysis using Pajek (Vladmir Batagelj, University of Ljubljana)
- Mathematics for Social Scientists (Glauco Peres da Silva, University of São Paulo)
- Game Theory and Applications for Political Science (Rebecca Morton, New York University)
- Methods and Problems in Political Philosophy (Herlinde Pauer-Studer, University of Vienna)
- Spatial Data Analysis with Spatial Econometrics (Robert Haining, University of Cambridge)
Students also participated in two Information Sessions titled “Academic Publishing”; and “Graduate Studies in the U.S. and Europe”. Students were also invited to participate in two Late-Afternoon Lectures titled “Global Justice: Problems of a Cosmopolitan Account” (Prof. Herlinde Pauer-Studer) and “Evaluating a local area crime reduction scheme using a quasi-experimental design: The case of no cold calling zones in Cambridgeshire, England” (Prof. Robert Haining).
Institutional Partners
Generous support for the Summer School was provided by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), the University of São Paulo, FAPESP, IPSOS, IPSA and the Center for Metropolitan Studies (CEM).
Summer School Faculty
Local Organization Committee
Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Executive Director
Eduardo Marques, Department of Political Science, University of São Paulo
Lorena Barberia, Department of Political Science, University of São Paulo
Daniela Schettini, Institute for International Relations, University of São Paulo
Glauco Peres da Silva, Department of Political Science, University of São Paulo
Faculty Instructors
Prof. Derek Beach, Universtity of Aarhus
Prof. Bruno Cautrès, Sciences Po
Prof. Patrick Jackson, American University
Prof. Guy Whitten, Texas A&M University,
Prof. Clifford Young, IPSOS-Washington
Prof. Rebecca Morton, New York University
Prof. Vladmir Batagelj, University of Ljubljana
Prof, Robert Haining, University of Cambridge
Prof. Herlinde Pauer-Studer, University of Vienna
Prof. Lorena Barberia, University of São Paulo
Prof. Glauco Peres da Silva, University of São Paulo
Prof. Leonardo Barone, Fundação Getúlio Vargas
