Interest groups and public policy: Mobilization, lobbying strategies and influence
20 - 28 July 2015, University of Hamburg
The Summer School aims to provide students of Political Science and Public Administration sound knowledge about organized interests and lobbying organizations. The 6th ECPR Summer School on Interest Group Politics takes places at the University of Hamburg and focuses on interest groups and their impact on public policy. Through a variety of theoretical and methodological courses taught by renowned interest group scholars from Europe and the US, students will learn about the different stages of the lobbying process involving the mobilization, the strategies and the influence that interest groups exert on public policy.
Faculty teaching at the Summer School:
Joost Berkhout (University of Amsterdam)
Patrick Bernhagen (University of Stuttgart)
Caelesta Braun (Utrecht University)
Andreas Dür (University of Salzburg)
Rainer Eising (University of Bochum)
Heike Klüver (University of Bamberg/Hamburg)
Christine Mahoney (University of Virginia)
Florian Weiler (University of Bamberg)
Arndt Wonka (University of Bremen)
Students will in addition have the opportunity to present and discuss their own research project to get feedback from the instructors and the other students. The best paper will be awarded a prize by the convenors of the ECPR Summer School. Successful participants in the Summer School will be fully credited (6 ECTS or equivalent).
Application:
Please submit your CV, a one-page motivation letter and an abstract of the paper you want to present at the Summer School to florian.weiler@uni-bamberg.de by 15 April at the latest. Self-funded students may apply for a travel and accommodation grant.
Course Fee:
- Summer School Course: 350€
- Course and Accommodation: 650€ (8 nights)
Covenors:
Heike Klüver (University of Bamberg/Hamburg)
Caelesta Braun (Utrecht University)
Laura Chaqués Bonafont (University of Barcelona and IBEI)
Further information:
Can be found in the flyer attaced or on http://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/interestgroups. Please contact Heike Klüver (heike.kluever@uni-bamberg.de) or Florian Weiler (florian.weiler@uni-bamberg.de) for further questions.