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Fourth ECPR-ODIHR Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy
05-04-2021

WHEN: 30 June 2021, 09:00 - 15 July 2021, 17:00

WHERE: Online event (CET time zone)

ORGANIZED BY: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Standing Group on Central East European Politics and Standing Group on Political Parties of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)

The event aims, among other things, to provide instruction and discussion on a wider range of issues in the study of political parties, party systems, elections and democracy.

The summer school will bring together an international team of academics and practitioners to train and instruct a group of 18 MA/PhD researchers, practitioners and civil society activists in the field of political parties and democracy.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the format of the school will be “online only”.

Oganisers and sponsors

This event is sponsored by the European Consortium for Political Research and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and supported by the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw and the Centre for the Study of Parties and Democracy.

Aims

The main aims of the summer school include:

  • providing instruction and discussion on a wider range of analytical perspectives in the study of political parties, party systems, elections and democracy

  • developing a multinational forum for both junior scholars and practitioners to critically discuss their research projects and the development of the subfield

  • assisting PhD researchers to develop their dissertation projects, contributing to innovation in conceptualisation, measurement, analysis and theory

  • prepareing PhD researchers for the requirements and criteria of international academic publishing, and encouraging them to submit their work to academic journals

  • helping practitioners understand the main academic findings regarding party politics and democracy promotion

  • building on the most recent developments and challenges of political party development and democracy promotion presented by the Global Agenda for the Renewal of Representation

  • stimulating international collaboration in the field of parties and party systems, elections and democracy as well as encouraging PhD researchers and practitioners to take part in such collaboration

Source: https://www.osce.org/odihr/481156