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Graduate School of Social Sciences at Middle East Technical University (METU) in collaboration with International Political Science Association (IPSA) is organizing Summer School for Social Science Research Methods to be held at METU, 9-20 September 2013. The first program of its kind in Turkey and its neighborhood, the Summer School will bring together prominent international scholars as well as METU faculty to offer PhD students, early career academics and professionals cutting edge qualitative and quantitative social science research methods over a period of two weeks. Organized in Ankara, the school will contribute to the development of research networks and raising of the research standards in the nearby regions. The school will also provide ample opportunity to discuss career issues such as publishing and applying for research projects. Participants will apply to one course among the six courses on offer as the courses are full time courses, half of the day allocated for lectures and the second half allocated for study sessions and lab work. Early registration is recommended. For detailed schedule, prices and accommodation opportunities see http://sbe.metu.edu.tr/ipsa-metu-summer-school Comparative research designs and comparative methods Prof. Dirk Berg-Schlosser; Philipps University Marburg, Germany Interview Techniques and Focus Groups Assoc. Prof. Ayça Ergun, METU, Turkey Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Prof. Bettina Westle, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany Web Surveys in Political Science: An Introduction to Methods and Issues Assist. Prof. Özgehan Şenyuva,METU, Turkey Analysis of Voting Behavior Prof. Bruno Cautrès, Sciences Po, France Case Studies and Grounded Theory Prof. Dr. Werner Patzelt, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany