Summer School of the Standing Group on Interest Groups

• Eight teaching days
• Comprehensive courses
• Method sessions 
• Interactive research discussions
• A chance to present and discuss your Paper with our speakers and instructors

• Get all the tools necessary to embark on academic research in interest groups politics
• Learn about cutting-edge approaches and acquire analytical skills for studying interest group activities 
• Present your research and obtain feedback from internationally renowned scholars in the field 
• Gain 6 ECTS credits if you participate in all sessions, complete class assignments and present a research Paper*

*You must submit your full Paper to obtain your ECTS credits. If your application is successful, you will receive instructions on how to do this. 

The Summer School is open to all students already enrolled in a PhD programme and advanced MA students with a keen interest in interest groups research.

You will be required to write and submit a research Paper to be presented at the Summer School as part of the discussion sessions, by 30 May. 

English is the working language of the Summer School; you are expected to have a good command of written and spoken English. 

Your registration is not confirmed until your application has been accepted by the Summer School coordinator and your payment received in full.

The call for applications opens on Monday 28 March.

To apply, you must submit the following via this form by Monday 9 May:

Partial or incomplete applications will not be processed. Late applications will not be accepted.

You will be informed about the outcome of your application by email, before Monday 9 May.