Pre-Conference Short Courses

Research Development Group: Emerging research from African scholars Andrew Stinson Full Day The full-day course, organized by the African Politics Conference Group, will feature two theme panels (one morning, one afternoon) in which attendees will […]

Governing Urban Resilience: New Comparative Approaches Allison Bramwell Full Day While much recent urban politics research in the United States has focused on neighborhoods as the primary locus for capacity building and governance innovation, issues […]

Building Neural Networks in R for Political Research Pete Mohanty Full Day Political scientists are increasingly interested in machine learning approaches such as neural networks. Neural networks offer predictive accuracy in spite of complex data […]

Pernicious Political Polarization and Legitimacy Half Day PM (1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.) We propose a half-day workshop to be held during the APSA conference as a more in-depth treatment of a theme, but not […]

Managing and Sharing Qualitative Data and Qualitative Research Transparency Half Day AM (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) This short course has three central goals. First, the course provides guidance to help scholars manage data through […]

Process Tracing (QMMR 3) Half Day AM (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) This course will cover the underlying logic and best practices of process tracing, which is a within-case method of developing and testing causal […]

Research Development Group: Emerging Research from African Scholars Full Day (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) This short course will be an opportunity to engage with and support the research of a small group of Africa-based […]

Interpretive Methodology in a Post-Fact World: The Methods Studio Workshop, followed by “Crit” Half Day PM (1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.) The Methods Studio has two parts: a workshop and a “crit,” both described more […]