Seasonal Schools (Summer & Winter)
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ICON•S Winter/Summer School
A ten-day programme by ICON•S – The International Society of Public Law in Sydney offering workshops, mentoring, and training for junior public law scholars on research, writing, publishing, and democratic institutions.
- #Methods #Democracy
Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences
An interdisciplinary programme by Toulouse School of Economics & Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse for PhD students in economics and social sciences, offering in-person training in quantitative social science methods.
- #Quantitative #Methods
SICSS-ODISSEI Summer School on Computational Social Science
A two-week intensive programme by ODISSEI, Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities and Erasmus University Rotterdam, offering advanced computational social science methods and group research projects.
- #Methods #ComputationalMethod #Python
Doctoral Research – Developing Transdisciplinary Practice
A programme by CHARM‑EU at Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland, training doctoral researchers in transdisciplinary approaches to real-world challenges.
- #Democracy #Politics
Democracy in Crisis
Challenges to Democracy by University of Westminster: a module examining contemporary threats to democracy worldwide, including anti-politics in industrial nations and movements like the Arab Spring.
- #Democracy #Politics
Democracy, Inequality and Minorities Summer School
A programme by University of Geneva examining inequalities in democratic systems, focusing on minority groups, participation, outcomes, and institutional solutions to enhance equality.
- #Democracy #Politics
MethodsNET Summer School with CEU
An intensive programme by MethodsNET in partnership with Central European University offering research-methods courses for PhD and postdoctoral researchers, including text analysis, discourse networks, and multilevel modelling.
- #Methods #TextAnalysis #DataAnalysis
Foundations of Machine Learning with Applications in Python
Machine Learning Course by Tinbergen Institute & Business Data Science: a fast-paced introduction to machine-learning methods, covering theory and practical applications like regression, clustering, and neural networks, with hands-on case studies in Python.
- #Methods #DataAnalysis #Statistics #Quantitative #Python
Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis
A programme by University of Essex offering courses in quantitative and qualitative social science methods, with opportunities to build skills and networking.
- #Methods #Qualitative #Quantitative
Digital Methods Summer School
Digital Methods Initiative Summer Course by Amsterdam University: an intensive program teaching internet research methods to study societal conditions and cultural change.
- #DigitalMethods #DataAnalysis
Democracy, Peace & Conflict Academy
A programme by Georgetown University exploring how democracies manage conflict, including elections, polarization, and peaceful power transitions through interactive learning.
- #Elections #Politics #Democracy
Digital Methods
Digital Methods Course by The University of Manchester: an introduction to digital research tools and techniques for studying culture and society, including their development, uses, and limitations.
- #DigitalMethods #Methods
Mixed Methods in Social Network Analysis
Social Network Analysis with Mixed Methods by The University of Manchester: a course combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect, analyse, and interpret social network data, linking theory with practical applications.
- #MixedMethods #DataAnalysis #DataVisualization
Data Analysis in R
Data Analysis with R by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: an intensive two-week course teaching R programming and statistical modeling, including linear and generalized linear models, PCA, clustering, and data interpretation through hands-on exercises and assignments.
- #RProgramming #RCode #Statistics
Python Fundamentals for Machine Learning
Introduction to Machine Learning with Python by Aarhus University: a course covering Python programming, data handling, visualization, and core machine-learning concepts, including supervised and unsupervised learning, key algorithms, model evaluation, and hands-on implementation.
- #Python #DataVisualization #DataAnalysis
Data Science: Programming with Python
Python for Data Science by Utrecht University: a beginner-friendly course introducing Python programming, data handling with pandas, and data visualization with matplotlib, combined with hands-on exercises and project work.
- #Python #DataAnalysis
New Media and the Digitalisation of Everyday Life
Digital Media in Modern Society by Amsterdam University: a 3-week program exploring how digital media shapes society, culture, politics, and everyday life, including its individual and societal impacts.
- #Politics #DigitalLiteracy
Data Science: Applied Text Mining and Natural Language Processing
Intensive course by Utrecht University Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences on text mining and NLP in social sciences, covering methods from preprocessing to deep learning with hands-on Python tools.
- #TextMining #Methods #Python
Data Visualisation with Python and AI
Data Visualization Course by Tallinn University: a two-week program teaching how to design, interpret, and communicate data through effective and ethical visualizations using theory, Python, and real-world projects.
- #Python #AI #DataVisualization
Politics of Global Development
Politics and Development by UCL: a three-week module exploring the intersection of politics and global development, covering institutions, conflict, trade, aid, migration, and the role of donors and NGOs.
- #politics #theory
GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology
Summer School in Survey Methodology 2026 by GESIS: a leading program offering courses in survey design, data analysis, and research methods. Learn topics like questionnaire design, causal inference, data science, sampling, and software tools (R, Stata), while networking with international experts and peers.
- #RCode #Stata #ResearchDesign #DataAnalysis #Methods
Guardians of Democracy: Comparative Constitutional Law in an Age of Democratic Backsliding
Guardians of Democracy: Comparative Constitutional Law by Aarhus University: a course exploring how constitutional institutions and courts uphold democratic governance and respond to threats of democratic backsliding.
- #Politics #Democracy
Strengthening Democracies: Building Resilience and Resistance to Information Disorders
Information Disorder and Media Resilience by University of Tartu: a two-week summer school examining disinformation, hybrid threats, and AI-generated content, combining media theory, critical analysis, and practical strategies to strengthen public discourse.
- #Politics #Democracy
Content Analysis and Natural Language Processing
A one-week summer school workshop by USI Lugano offering hands-on training in content analysis and NLP using R on social science text data.
- #ContentAnalysis #RCode #DataAnalysis
ECPR Methods School
An intensive programme by ECPR at Jagiellonian University offering expert-led training in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods for social scientists.
- #Methods #Quantitative #Qualitative
Modelling the Dynamics of Intensive Longitudinal Data
Intensive Longitudinal Data Analysis Course by Utrecht University: an e-learning program on analysing behavioural data from ESM, EMA, and wearables, covering time series and multilevel modelling to study dynamic processes over time.
- #Modelling #DataAnalysis
The European infrastructure for unlocking the true potential of data-driven democracy research