“I completed the summer school’s sequence on time series analysis in January 2019 and was very satisfied with my experience. The courses were rigorous and allowed us to learn about some of the most advanced issues within the method. I was first exposed to time series at the summer school, and left with a solid basis from which to expand my use of the method.”


Adrian E Siefkas
PhD Candidate in Political Science
University of Missouri- Columbia
United States

“I attended the IPSA-USP Summer School three times, and I always learned a lot. From each course, I brought new possibilities that helped me with teaching, researching and advising challenges. I think that it is very important to keep learning throughout one’s professional career and the IPSA-USP courses are the best, the easiest and the most valuable source for methodological updating.”


Gabriela Tarouco
Professor, Department of Political Science
Federal University of Pernambuco
Brazil

“I attended the IPSA-USP Summer School in 2018, before defending my dissertation prospectus and going to Tunisia for field research. Two most important data collection methods that I was going to use were interviews and a special survey with local election candidates. Classes I took at the IPSA-USP Summer School were tailored exactly to my needs: Over two weeks, I took one class in interview research and one class in survey design, the tools and insights from which I used extensively during my field research. Friends I made and stories I collected (I now have great stories about the Guaruja beach!) made the whole experience even better! Strongly recommended!”


Aytug Muharrem Sasmaz
PhD Candidate in Government
Harvard University
United States

“Attending the 2018 IPSA-USP Summer School allowed me to learn methods that I am now implementing for my dissertation. The classes I took were taught by incredible methods professors. My experience was invaluable!”


Hannah Lynn Paul
PhD Candidate in Political Science
University of Colorado – Boulder
United States

“At the summer schools, I have communicated with Brazilians, Argentines, Peruvians, Ecuadorians, and extremely bright people from many other countries I have never been. I admit sometimes their opinions on political science and life in general were very surprising and challenging. Thus, I am especially grateful to organizers that they constantly gathered us at so many extracurricular events: almost every day we were able to attend talks on academic skills, on projects done by prominent and young scholars, we were visiting centers at the USP, we were interacting with teachers of other courses and even getting their feedback on our research during the poster session. Truly amazing experience that you will always wish to repeat.”


Alina V. Vladimirova
Researcher
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia

“For me, the IPSA-USP summer school in 2019 meant the possibility of taking classes with the leading specialists in political methodology. It was an invaluable opportunity; because of the courses, I met several friends and colleagues, and now I can help to share what I have learnt and to be more competitive in Mexico at the same time.”


Edwin Atilano Robles
PhD Candidate
CIDE | Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico