Winter School - Alps edition 2024

How to apply

Applications to attend the International Winter School on Public Policy - Alps edition are open until December, 20. We invite you to consult the courses and workshop proposals separately to identify your favorite ones.

For the mornings, you can choose between four courses which represent 10 hours (2 hours each day):

- - Understanding the Public Policy Process: Illustrations from Climate and Environmental Policies by Franck Fischer
  - Analyzing Policy Processes in Healthcare by Patrick Hassenteufel
  - Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Studying Policy Conflicts by Tanya Heikkila
  - Studying Policy Process with Constructivist, Pragmatic and Qualitative Approaches by Philippe Zittoun

The afternoon workshops on Research Design represent 12 hours (3 hours by 4 days).

The selection of the participants will be based on their CVs and on their research paper abstracts (if they choose to present a paper during the workshops).

The results will be announced progressively. The registration will open in parallel to allow accepted candidates to register as soon as they receive their results. Attendance to the Winter School will be confirmed upon registration. The number of places in each course is limited and registration is open within the limit of available places (around 10 participants per course). To ensure your participation, we strongly advise you to submit your application and register as early as possible.

How to apply

To apply to the Winter School please follow the steps below:

Log in or create an IPPA User Account
Click on the "I want to apply" button
Fill in the form and upload:
- An updated short CV (in pdf format)
- An abstract (one or two paragraphs) of the research project or a scientific article you would like to present to the class and be discussed - optional
- If you want to apply for a grant, please include in the same pdf file a short motivation letter, clearly stating that you will not receive support from your institution and the reasons to apply for the grant.
List the available courses by order of preference (where 1 is your preferred option). We will do our best to assign you to your first option.

Information - Submit your paper

Selected applicants who would like their paper to be discussed during the Summer School will be asked to submit a detailed presentation of the research project or article.

Length of the final submissions:

For research projects: at least 10 pages long
For articles: 7 000 to 10 000 words, in compliance with international standards.