IPSA HSE School on Methods of Political Science

◄ APPLIED REGRESSION ►

The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with basic regression methods, including linear regression, logistic regression, and Poisson regression. The course assumes knowledge of basic statistics. Some prior experience with the R programming language will be very helpful but is not required. Each session has a lecture and a lab component. Labs review examples of problems discussed in the lecture.

Instructor: Eduard Ponarin (Head of Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research; Professor at the Department of Sociology (HSE St. Petersburg))

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◄ BASIC STATISTICS AND REPORTING IN R WITH RSTUDIO ►

This course offers an introduction to popular statistical tests and project reporting in R and R Markdown. Participants will learn the techniques of data wrangling, parametric and non-parametric tests and linear regression in R. In addition, the course will introduce creating interactive reports in RStudio. By the end of this course, participants will have completed a full-cycle analysis in R, from reading in the data, performing basic pre-processing, to performing statistical tests and reporting the results.

Instructor: Anna Shirokanova (Senior Research Fellow at Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research; Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology (HSE St. Petersburg))

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◄ BAYESIAN STATISTICS ►

Bayesian data analysis is a rapidly developing field of statistics, which has many useful applications in various areas of political science, sociology, and international relations. The goal of this course is to provide a brief and “mostly harmless” (that is, as informal as possible) introduction to the theory and application of Bayesian statistical methods. The course begins with the basic concepts of Bayesian statistics (e.g., conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem, prior and posterior distribution). Then we consider various approaches to the estimation and assessment of Bayesian models (with the focus on MCMC methods) in the context of generalized linear models. Next, we learn about the main Bayesian approaches to model selection, including Bayes factors, DIC, and cross-validation methods. We conclude by discussing Bayesian model averaging (BMA), a powerful Bayesian approach to reducing model specification uncertainty.

Instructor: Boris Sokolov (Senior Research Fellow at Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research; Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology (HSE St. Petersburg))

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◄ EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES ►

This course introduces students to experiments as a tool for social science research and provides the tools needed to integrate them into their research agendas. Contemporary social science faces a number of fundamental challenges – omitted variables, selection effects, and reverse causality – that complicate our ability to study the world. This course will cover the basic logic of experimental methods, illustrating how and when they best address these problems. The course will cover a variety of experimental methodologies, as well as best practices for designing, analyzing, and presenting them. We will also discuss practical issues such as ethical review, implementation, and integration with other methods.

Instructor: Israel Marques II (Research Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development; Assistant Professor at the School of Politics and Governance (HSE Moscow))

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Today we would like to present to you the courses of this year's summer school.

◄ MIXED METHODS RESEARCH ►

Many research questions require “triangulation”. This procedure does not only mean “looking at the same data” from different perspectives, i.e. along with the concepts of various research guiding theories. It also means using different data sources to find out the “how” and “why” of a phenomenon under study, and it also may mean the parallel or sequential use of different methods of data collection. This is what mixed methods research is about.

Many research questions require “triangulation”. This procedure does not only mean “looking at the same data” from different perspectives, i.e. along with the concepts of various research guiding theories. It also means using different data sources to find out the “how” and “why” of a phenomenon under study, and it also may mean the parallel or sequential use of different methods of data collection. This is what mixed methods research is about.

Instructor: Werner J. Patzelt (Professor Emeritus, Dresden University of Technology, IPSA Summer Schools Coordinator)

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◄DEADLINE EXTENSION►

Dear friends and colleagues,

We are happy to announce that IPSA – HSE Summer School for Methods of Political & Social Research is extending the deadline for submitting applications for this year's event for another month! The new deadline is on July 1.

The School will be held online from August 9 to August 22, 2021. Participation is open to students of all levels of study, as well as academics and professionals. Our mission is to provide affordable education! We offer quality courses at prices lower than most of the methodological schools in the world. Students may get up to 4 ECTS credits upon successful completion of examination procedures. Otherwise, all students receive certificates of participation.

This year we offer 5 courses:
- Applied Regression
- Basic Statistics and Reporting in R with RStudio
- Bayesian Statistics
- Experimental Research in the Social Sciences
- Mixed Methods Research

Additional information is available on our website: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/
Contact email: [email protected]

We are looking forward to your applications!

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◄CALL FOR APPLICATIONS►

Dear friends and colleagues,

We are happy to announce a call for applications for the 4th Annual IPSA – HSE Summer School for Methods of Political & Social Research! The School will be held online from August 9 to August 22, 2021. Participation is open to students of all levels of study, as well as academics and professionals. Our mission is to provide affordable education! We offer quality courses at prices lower than most of the methodological schools in the world. Students may get up to 4 ECTS credits upon successful completion of examination procedures. Otherwise, all students receive certificates of participation. The application period is open till May 31.

This year we offer 5 courses:
- Applied Regression
- Basic Statistics and Reporting in R with RStudio
- Bayesian Statistics
- Experimental Research in the Social Sciences
- Mixed Methods Research

Additional information is available on our website: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/
Contact email: [email protected]

We are looking forward to your applications!

ID Conference St. Petersburg

С 5 по 7 ноября в Питерской Вышке пройдет вторая Санкт-Петербургская международная конференция по неравенству и многообразию (IDC 2020).

Она пройдет полностью в дистанционном формате, и в этом году на ней будет представлено более ста докладов экспертов из различных стран и предметных областей.

Мы поговорили с деканом Санкт-Петербургской школы социальных наук и востоковедения Андреем Стародубцевым о программе IDC 2020, о междисциплинарности в социальных науках и преимуществах нового формата конференций.

◄APPLICATION PERIOD►

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to announce that the application period for the 3rd Annual IPSA – HSE Summer School for Methods of Political & Social Research is extended! The Summer School will be held from 8 to 17 August, 2019 in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is organized together by the International Political Science Association and the National Research University Higher School of Economics.
The mission of the IPSA – HSE Summer School is to provide affordable and quality methodological training in cutting edge techniques of political and social research. Participants will have an opportunity to master their skills in the Social Network Analysis, Text Mining, QCA, Game Theory, Applied Statistics and other methods.
The IPSA – HSE School is open to senior BA students, MA and PhD Students, as well as faculty members, researchers and other professionals, wishing to master their research skills and get a cultural experience of St. Petersburg – one of the most beautiful Russian cities.
New application period closes on May 20, 2019.

Further information and contacts:
Website: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa
E-mails: [email protected] (general e-mail), [email protected] (Nikita Zubarev, School Manager), [email protected] (Dmitry Goncharov, School Coordinator)

Yours Sincerely,
Dmitry V. Goncharov
Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics
The IPSA – HSE Summer School Coordinator
[email protected]

Best regards,
Organisational Committee.

◄ CULTURAL PROGRAM ►

St. Petersburg is often called the cultural capital of Russia. Being one of the most visited cities in Europe and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage, it preserves the unique combination of the national historical legacy with modernity and innovations. Its museums like the Hermitage are globally known attractions.

During the School we organize a complimentary guided bus tour for all the participants. You will have a chance to see the most famous and fascinating toursist attractions of St. Peterbsurg and choose places you wish to explore later on your own. We will be happy to help you in arranging a personal cultural program for you.

We recommend to visit the Official St. Petersburg tourist portal, where you can find information regarding attractions and events in the city.

More information:
http://www.visit-petersburg.ru/en/

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄ BORIS SOKOLOV ►

Boris Sokolov is an associate professor of the Department of Sociology at HSE Campus St. Petersburg.

Research interests: comparative politics, elections and electoral behaviour, quantitative data analysis.

Senior research fellow of the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research.

Instructor of Bayesian Statistics and Introduction to R courses.

More information:
https://www.hse.ru/en/org/persons/50169851

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄ ILYA MUSABIROV ►

Ilya Musabirov is a senior lecturer of the Department of Informatics at HSE Campus in St. Petersburg.

Professional interests: social management, methods of processing and analysis of statistical information, system analysis.

Junior research fellow at the Laboratory of Sociology in Education and Science, postgraduate student of the Department of Sociology at HSE Campus in St. Petersburg.

Instructor of courses: Social Network Analysis, Introduction to R.

More information is available at the link:
https://www.hse.ru/en/staff/ilya.musabirov

With respect,
School Organizing Committee

◄ KIRILL MASLINSKY ►

Kirill Maslinsky – associate professor of the Department of Sociology at HSE Campus St. Petersburg, member of the Laboratory of Sociology in Education and Science.

Professional interests: anthropology of educationcorpus linguisticsSoviet educationnatural language processing.

Instructor of the Text Mining course.

More information:
https://www.hse.ru/en/staff/kmaslinsky .

Best regards,
Organisational Committee.

◄ YANA KRUPETS ►

Yana Krupets — associate professor of the Department of Sociology at HSE Campus St. Petersburg.

Professional interests: youth studies, economic sociology, sociology of work, qualitative research.

Deputy Director of the Centre for Youth Studies.

Instructor of the Qualitative research course.

More information:
https://www.hse.ru/en/org/persons/37040471

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄Viktor Karepin ►
Viktor Karepin - Lecturer in HSE Campus in St. Petersburg

Research Interests: computational social science, methods of processing and analyzing sociological information.

Research Assistant in Laboratory of Sociology in Education and Science.

Instructor of Social Network Analysis, Introduction to R.

More information is available at the link:
https://www.hse.ru/en/staff/vkarepin

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄ Anna Dekalchuk ►
Anna Dekalchuk - Programme Academic Supervisor of Political Science and World Politics Program

Research interests: the European Union and Russian-European relations, the space of freedom, security and justice in the EU, the European Parliament and the preferences of EU deputies, reforms in democracies and autocracies, reforms in the social sphere.

Associate Professor of HSE in St. Petersburg.

Instructor of Research Design Strategy.

More information is available at the link:
https://www.hse.ru/en/staff/dekalchuk

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄ IVAN GRIGORIEV ►
Ivan Grigoriev is a senior lecturer of HSE Campus in St. Petersburg

Research interests:judicial politics, reforms in Russia, authoritarianism, European Union

Junior Researcher at the Institute of Pre-Application Problems at the European University at St. Petersburg.

Instructor of the Game Theory course.

More information is available at the link:https://www.hse.ru/en/staff/igrigoriev

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄ MARKUS SIEWERT ►

Markus Siewert is an Associate Professor of Goethe University Frankfurt.

Research interests: qualitative comparative analysis, quality of democracy and their assessment, political system of the United States of America.

Co-author of a series of articles in the Handbook Political System of the United States of America.

Instructor of the Qualitative Comparative Analysis course.

More information is available at the link:
http://www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/44523816/Siewert?

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄ CAMERON THIES ►

Cameron Thies is a professor of Arizona State University, the director of the School of Politics and Global Studies.

Research interersts: International Political Economy, Quantative Methods, Multipolar System of Inernational Relations.

Co-editor "Role Theory in International Relations" book series, the member of the editorial board "Political Science Research and Methods".

Instructor of the Case Study course.

More information:
https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/2188752 .

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄ EDUARD PONARIN ►

Eduard Ponarin is tenured professor of HSE Campus in St. Petersburg. Head of the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research.

Professional Interests: nationalism, religion, social psychology and applied statistics.

Member of the Editorial Board of «Social Forces» and «Sociology».

Instructor of the Applied Regression course.

More information: https://www.hse.ru/en/org/persons/6843727

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄ DMITRY GONCHAROV ►

Dmitry Goncharov is a professor of HSE University in Saint Petersburg and an instructor of Norwegian University.

Research interests: Democratic theories and theories of democratization, Post-Communist politics with an emphasis on
the comparative study of civil society and institutional development; Russian politics; Research
methods in Political Science.

Member of Russian Association of Political Science, member of Editorial Board of the Review of Public Personnel Administration.

Instructor of the Q-Methodology course.

More information: https://www.hse.ru/en/org/persons/26768700 .

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄ WERNER J. PATZELT ►
Today we briefly talk about the teachers of the Summer School.

Werner J. Patzelt is a professor at Dresden University of Technology. He is a member of the Saxon Public Council and intensively engaged in building up the system of political education in Saxony

Editor or co-editor of all central German publication series on legislative research.
representative of the German Political Science Association to IPSA.

Scientific interests: behavioral and attitudinal analyses of members of parliament, survey research on citizens’ perceptions of parliaments and other central political institutions.

Teacher of the course Grounded Theory.

More Information: https://www.ipsa.org/organization/executive-commitee/patzelt

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

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◄ READ - KNOW ►

Today we briefly talk about the documents required for entry into Russia.

To be enrolled in IPSA-HSE School most of the foreign citizens are to obtain a study visa to travel to Russia. We are happy to issue you a visa invitation letter. Request for an invitation may be submitted during the registration stage (after getting the letter of acceptance and paying the fee). Please check the Immigration and Visa guidlines: https://spb.hse.ru/en/io/ivs

Moreover, all foreign citizens must have a travel health insurance, including life insurance. The insurance should be valid for the whole period of stay.

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

Immigration & Visa Support of International Visitors

◄ READ - KNOW ►

Today we answer the most frequently asked questions about our Summer School

All applicants are to pay the non-refundable registration fee of RUR 700 before application. This fee is never refunded.

The fee is to be paid within 14 days of the receipt of the acceptance letter from the IPSA - HSE team.

In case the selected courses are canceled and the participant doesn’t want to enroll into any other courses, or in the event of an applicant’s unforeseen circumstances, before May 1, 2019, participants have the right to issue a refund for paid courses.

More information: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/faq

Best regards,
Organisational Committee

◄ READ - KNOW ►

Today we answer the most frequently asked questions about our Summer School.

1. Till when may I apply for the IPSA-HSE School? When will receive a feedback?
The application period starts on February 20 and ends on April 20. We usually send a letter of acceptance within 15-20 days, but no later than May 1.

We normally accept all the applications, provided a candidate has all necessary qualifications. However we reserve the right for an application refusal in such cases like:

- the purpose of the visit is unclear or not related to the Summer School;
- there are signs that an applicant uses this opportunity for irrelevant goals;
- all vacant places are occupied

2. How many courses can I take?

According to the schedule, you may take one introductory short course, one general course, as well as after-lunch classes on "How to Study Russian Politics". The curriculum is quite intense, and courses are held at the same time, so there is no opportunity to take more classes

More information: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/faq

Best regards,
Organisational Committee.

◄ FEES & PAYMENT ►

Finally it's time to talk about costs!

Due to the new structure of courses pricing has become way easier:

• Introductory course (RUS/ENG): 3000/6000
• General course (RUS/ENG): 10000/20000
• Course on How to study Russian Politics: 2400
• Introductory course + General Course (RUS/ENG): 11000/24000

❗All prices are given in Russian roubles (RUR).

NB: The fee covers tuition, welcome and closing receptions, coffee-breaks, guided tour only. All other expenses are not included.

For more info on fees and discounts: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/fees2019

Best regards,
School Organizing Committee

◄ CASE STUDY ►

«Case Study» may sound simple, but in fact requires specific skills and techniques that you can get on the course.

The course will be conducted by professor Cameron Thies from Arizona State University. He will talk about how to select a case and establish causal links in cases. On the course, you will learn how to conduct a comparative cross-case study, as well as how to study one case in more detail using the method of congruence and process-tracing.

Students may get 2 ECTS-credits.

More information about the course: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/courses2019

Best regards,
School Organizing Committee

◄ GAME THEORY ►

If you want to create working strategies and apply them to your research, join a course on Game theory taught by Dr. Ivan Grigoriev.

Game Theory is a fundamental study of strategic interactions among rational decision-makers. During the course you will learn how to calculate the outcomes of such interactions and apply it to the analysis of real political and social pheonomena.

More info about this course is available at: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/courses2019

Sincerely,
School Organizing Committee

◄ MIXED METHODS ►

For those who want to learn how to combine several methods in a research, we recommend the following courses:

• Grounded Theory: on this course you will learn how to construct and apply «grounded theories» based on empirical data. Professor from the Technical University of Dresden Werner Patzelt will explain why grounded theories are useful for political and social research.

Students will receive 2 ECTS credits for completing the course.

• Qualitative comparative analysis: Markus Siewert will show how to conduct cross-case qualitative studies of various social phenomena. Qualitative comparative analysis allows you to keep the focus on the main cases, combining qualitative research with configurational methods for comparative social and political research.

According to the course results, students can receive 2 ECTS credits.

• Q-methodology: a method of social science developed to understand different people's viewpoints and positions. It combines a quantitative comparison of opinions and factor analysis. The course will be conducted by Dmitry Goncharov.

Students will recieve 2 ECTS credits for completing the course.

Learn more about the courses at the link:
https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/courses2019

With respect,
School Organizing Committee

◄ DATA SCIENCE COURSES ►

If you like to work with big data in terms of your social and political researches, we highly recommend you to choose 2 following courses:

"Text Miming" is taught by associated professor of HSE University – Kirill Maslinsky. This course is aimed to give you a basic knowledge of applying qualitative methods to texts.

For successful mastering the course you need to complete "Introduction to R' or have some similiar background("Coursera", other Summer Schools or university record).

ECTS: 2 credits.

"Social Network Analysis" is performed by HSE lecturers Ilya Musabirov and Viktor Karpenin. Completing this course will make you able to find, gather and proccess big data, convert texts into data and build your research on the elaborate data analysis.

The prerequisites are "Introduction into R" or similar background ("Coursera", other Summer Schools or university record).

ECTS: 2 credits.

More information can be found about these and other courses are available on Summer School's page: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/courses2019 .

Best regards,
Organisational Committee.

◄ STATISTICS COURSES ►

For those who are fond of quantitative research methods, we have made a selection of courses that improve the skills of statistical analysis:

• Introduction to statistics with R: a course for beginners in data collection and analysis. Teachers Ilya Musabirov and Viktor Karepin will teach students basic skills in working with software R. Boris Sokolov will conduct a course for those who want to study in Russian.

With the successful completion of this course, students can earn 1 ECTS-credit.

• Applied regression: Eduard Ponarin will introduce students to the basics of regression analysis and statistical analysis methods in social and political research.

Weight discipline - 2 credits

• Bayesian statistics: Bayesian data analysis is a fast-growing statistical method with various applications.
Boris Sokolov will help you learn how to apply it to social and political research.

Students will receive 2 ECTS credits for completing the course.

More information about the courses: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/courses2019

With respect,
School Organizing Committee

◄ RESEARCH DESIGN STRATEGIES ►

For those, who are new in science, we organised a short course "Research design strategies".

Anna Dekalchuk, Associate Professor at the HSE University, will provide an overview of the basic research strategies social scientists use, and teach you how to build a successfull research design, both quantiative and qualitative. From a puzzle to a publication.

Join us!

Best regards,
School Organizing Team

◄THE LIST OF COURCES ►
Today we talk about the IPSA-HSE Summer School courses. This year students have access to 3 short courses and 10 general ones.
Short Schools courses:
• Introduction to the statistics of R / Introduction Into R. The course is available in Russian and English.
• Research design strategies (eng).

General courses:
• Social Network Analysis (eng)
• Applied Regression (eng)
• Text Mining (eng)
• Qualitative Comparative analysis (eng)
• Bayesian Statistics (eng)• Game Theory(eng)
• Q-Methodology (eng)
• Grounded Theory (eng)
• Case Study Theory (eng)
• Qualitive Methods (rus)

You can learn more about the Summer School courses on the school website: https://spb.hse.ru/ipsa/courses2019

With respect,
School Organizing Committee

◄ LECTURERS►

Today we are ready to introduce the teaching staff of the 3rd Summer School IPSA-HSE to you and the courses they prepared for this year.

WERNER PATZELT – professor of Technical University of Dresden;

DMITRY GONCHAROV is a professor of Higher School of Economics;

EDUARD PONARIN – professor of Higher School of Economics;

CAMERON THIES – professor of Arizona State University;

MARKUS SIEWERT is an associate professor of Goethe University Frankfurt;

ANNA DEKALCHUK – associate professor of Higher School of Economics;

YANA KRUPETS – associate professor of Higher School of Economics;

KIRILL MASLINSKY – associate professor of Higher School of Economics;

BORIS SOKOLOV is an associate professor of Higher School of Economics.

We hope that you are glad to get acquainted with our lecturers and with offered disciplines. More information about experts and their courses will be available soon. Follow the news and apply for Summer School if you have not done it before!

Best regards,
Organisational Committee.

◄ APPLY FOR SUMMER SCHOOL ►
We are waiting for your applications for the participation at the Summer School. So now we are ready to tell you how to fill the application form and not to skip anything important!

STEP 1: pay the regustration fee.
All applicants are to pay a non-refundable registration fee (RUR 700 / USD 10);

STEP 2: apply till April 20, 2019.
Fill in the application form (https://www.hse.ru/expresspolls/poll/230342237.html) where you will need to write a short motivation letter;

STEP 3: receive confirmation of acceptance.
Our team will contact you and send the acceptance letter with further instructions as soon as possible.

STEP 4: pay the tuition fee and register.
The tuition fee is to be paid within 14 days from the receipt of the confirmation. Deadline extensions are granted upon request.

Apply for the IPSA-HSE School now!

Best regards,
Organisational Committee.

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