Call for Applications: 8th ECPR Summer School on Interest Group Politics at BIGSSS › view all

The 8th ECPR Summer School on Interest Group Politics will take place between June 29th and July 7th 2017 at the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS).

The summer school will focus on "Interest Group Politics and Policy-Making in the 21st Century". Through a variety of courses taught by renowned scholars, PhD and Research Master students will learn about different stages of the lobbying process involving interest group strategies and influence. The courses will provide participants with advanced training in the latest theoretical approaches and in cutting edge methods applied in the study of interest groups. Students will have the opportunity to present and discuss their own research to get feedback from the instructors and other students.

The application deadline is May 15th 2017. Eligible candidates will be selected on a first-come-first-serve basis. Applicants are therefore encouraged to submit their application as early as possible!

For more information on the summer school program, application requirements and participating faculty, please visit our Interest Groups website.