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, 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) An Introduction to Analyzing Spatial Data, Jonathan Phillips (University of São Paulo) 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, Leonardo Barone (University of São Paulo) Essentials of 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 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) and Lorena Barberia (University of São Paulo) Interviewing and Multi-Methods Research, Melani Cammett (Harvard University) 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 Phillips (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) Predicting Elections, Cliff Young (IPSOS) 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 (<https://summerschool.fflch.usp.br/> https://summerschool.fflch.usp. br) or contact us at <mailto:summeripsa@usp.br> summeripsa@usp.br. Like us on Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/ ipsamethodssummerschoolbrazil> www.facebook.com/ ipsamethodssummerschoolbrazil -- Lorena Barberia Professor Department of Political Science University of São Paulo Avenida Professor Luciano Gualberto, 315 Sala 2067 Cidade Universitária São Paulo - SP Brazil Cep 05508-900 Tel: +55.11.3091-3780 (Department) Tel: +55.11.3091-0324 (Office) E-mail: <mailto:lorenabarberia@usp.br> lorenabarberia@usp.br Department website: <https://dcp.fflch.usp.br/dcp/> https://dcp.fflch.usp.br/dcp/ Faculty webpage: <https://dcp.fflch.usp.br/dcp/ index.php/docentes/lorena- barberia> https://dcp.fflch.usp.br/dcp/ index.php/docentes/lorena- barberia Save the date! "Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science, IPSA-USP Summer School 2019, January 14-February 1,2019. 10th Session. University of São Paulo, Brazil. <https://summerschool.fflch. usp.br> https://summerschool.fflch.usp. br