Schedule

The 2024 Political Parties Summer School will be hosted by the Department of Social Sciences, the Institute for Political Science, and the NRW School of Governance at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

Please note this schedule is subject to change and should not be treated as final until notified otherwise. Times are indicated in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Monday 2 September
09:30 – 10:30	Registration and welcome breakfast First get-together with croissants and coffee
10:30 – 11:15	Welcome and introductions Kristina Weissenbach, University of Duisburg-Essen
11:15 – 13:15	Lecture on party organisation and party decision processes Thomas Poguntke, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf Discussion and readings
13:15 – 14:15	Lunch break
14:15 – 15:15	Paper / project discussion Discussant: Thomas Poguntke
15:15 – 15:45	Tea and coffee break
15:45 – 16:45	Paper / project discussion Discussant: Fernando Casal-Bertoa
17:00	Welcome reception Thomas Poguntke, Representative ECPR n.n. Representative Department of Social Sciences Ulrike Berendt / Andreas Blätte, Representative Institute for Political Science Kristina Weissenbach, Representative NRW School of Governance

Tuesday 3 September
10:00 – 12:00	Lecture on party system institutionalisation and government alliances in Europe and beyond Fernando Casal-Bertoa, University of Nottingham Discussion and readings
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch break
13:00 – 15:00	Paper / project discussion Discussant: Fernando Casal-Bertoa
15:00 – 15:30	Tea and coffee break
15:30 – 16:30	Paper / project discussion Discussant: Andreas Blätte

Wednesday 4 September
09:30 – 12:00	Research design and methods: data collection, analysis and management in party politics research workshop Simon Franzmann, University of Göttingen: Working with party manifesto data: party systems and party competition in Western Europe Andreas Blätte, University of Duisburg-Essen: Text as data in party research: how parties debate migration in parliament Kristina Weissenbach, University of Duisburg-Essen: Working with concepts and focus group data: when do citizens trust political parties?
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch break
13:00 – 15:00	Paper / project discussion Discussant: Simon Franzmann
15:00 – 15:15	Tea and coffee break
15:15 – 16:15	Paper / project discussion Discussant: Simon Franzmann
16:15 – 19:15	Social activity: Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord 'Tour de Ruhr' Coordinator: Anna Augusto Ezequiel dos Santos, University of Duisburg-Essen

Thursday 5 September
10:00 – 12:00	Lecture on political parties and democratic backsliding moments Sebnem Yardimci-Geyikci, University of Bonn Discussion and readings
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch break
13:00 – 15:00	Paper / project discussion Discussant: Sebnem Yardimci-Geyikci
15:00 – 15:30	Tea and coffee break
15:30 – 16:30	Paper / project discussion Discussant: Sebnem Yardimci-Geyikci
17:30 – 18:30	Light dinner and networking, NRW School of Governance Coordinator: Anna Augusto Ezequiel dos Santos, NRW School of Governance
18:30 – 19:30	Open practitioners’ panel on political parties and populism

Friday 6 September
10:00 – 12:00	Lecture on party membership and affiliation: realising linkage in the twenty-first century Anika Gauja, University of Sydney Kristina Weissenbach, University of Duisburg-Essen Discussion and readings
12:00 – 13:00	Paper / project discussion Discussant: Anika Gauja
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00	Paper / project discussion Discussant: Kristina Weissenbach
15:00 – 15:30	Tea and coffee break
17:30	Joint Summer School dinner and Peter Mair Award for Best Paper, König-Pilsener Wirtshaus Coordinator: Anna Augusto Ezequiel dos Santos, University of Duisburg-Essen Address: Am Innenhafen 8-10, 47059 Duisburg, Germany

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