

The 2025 Edition of the IPSA-AECPA Summer School for Political Science and Social Science Research Methods
Publication date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025
The International Political Science Association (IPSA) and the Spanish Political Science Association (AECPA) are pleased to announce the second edition of the IPSA-AECPA Summer School for Political Science and Social Science Research Methods, held from 3-9 July 2025 at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
The Summer School provides advanced training for graduate students and academics seeking to enhance their research skills. It offers an excellent opportunity for participants to expand their methodological knowledge, engage in research discussions, and establish new collaborations.
The IPSA-AECPA Summer School is organized into two sessions and offers two types of courses: basic and advanced. Basic courses will be conducted in Spanish, while advanced courses will be taught in English. Additionally, some courses will be available in a hybrid format, giving students the option to attend either online or in person.
- Session 1: 3 days. From 3 to 5 July 2025
- Session 2: 3 days. From 7 to 9 July 2025
Courses
Basic courses (Spanish)
- Introducción al Análisis estadístico con R en ciencias sociales
- Introducción a los modelos de Regresión Lineal y Logística
- Técnicas grupales de análisis: focus group y digital labs
- Análisis de datos cualitativos con software especializado
- Introducción a Phyton
- Introducción al diseño experimental en Ciencia Política
Advanced Courses (English)
- Geospatial Data and Spatial Regression Analysis
- Structural Equations Modelling
- Machine Learning for Social Sciences and Sentiment Analysis
For more information about the courses, instructors, registration fees, and other details, please visit the school website: https://ipsa-summerschool.aecpa.es.