Inaugural Class: January 31 - February 12, 2010
University of São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil

The goal of this program is to provide young scholars of the social sciences in the Southern Hemisphere with access to high-quality, cutting edge, advanced training in qualitative and quantitative social science methods.

The target group is high-potential, upper-level scholars of political science throughout Latin America. Preference will be given to professors early in their careers, post-doctoral and doctoral students. Truly exceptional masters’ students in political science and scholars in closely related fields will also be considered.

Academic objectives:

This program aims to provide basic training in three general areas of methodology:

1. quantitative data analysis,
2. qualitative data analysis, and
3. research design and methods.

It is hoped that these students will be able to return to their home institutions with greatly enhanced methodological skills, having built bridges with peers from other institutions and nations, and with the potential to disseminate these skills effectively among their peers.

Institutional Partners:

The Summer School is a partnership between the International Political Science Association (IPSA), the Department of Political Science (DCP) and the Institute for International Relations (IRI) at the University of São Paulo. Generous funding has been provided by the IPSA, by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), by the University of São Paulo, and by the Centro de Estudos da Metrópole (CEM/CEBRAP).