Spring School - Denver Editions 2018 & 2019

The first edition of “International Spring School on Public Policy – Denver 2018” was held at the School of Public Affairs, The University of Colorado Denver, from 21 May to 25 May 2018. In this joint initiative, IPPA and the University of Colorado Denver welcomed a total of 23 Ph.D. students, early career researchers, and practitioners from eight different countries: USA (70%), India (5%), Thailand (5%), Switzerland (4%), Belgium (4%), Finland (4%), Kuwait (4%) and France (4%).

This years’ Spring School offered five lecture sessions by international distinguished scholars on various approaches and techniques to studying public policy that emphasizes both their theoretical foundations and how to apply them. The courses were the following.

• Applying the Narrative Policy Framework. A Crash Course in Theory and Method (3h) by Michael Jones, University Of Cincinnati
• Discourse Network Analysis (3h) by Philip Leifeld, University of Essex
• The Advocacy Coalition Framework: The Latest in Theory and Methods (3h) by Chris Weible, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs
• The Constructivist Approaches for Studying Policy Processes: Contemporary Theories, Concepts, and Qualitative Methods (3h) by Philippe Zittoun, University of Lyon
• Understanding and Applying the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework (3h) by Tanya Heikkila, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs

The second edition of the International Spring School on Public Policy - Denver Edition 2019 was held from 20 May to 24 May 2019 at the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver.  A total of 24 Ph.D. students and young scholars from different continents, America(20), Europe(3) and Australia(1) attended this year’s Spring schools.

• Punctuated Equilibrium, Policy Change, and Information by Sam Workman, University of Oklahoma
• Contemporary Approaches to Studying Urban Policy Choices and Environments by William L. Swann, University of Colorado Denver
• Evidence-Informed Policymaking in Post-Truth Politics by Paul Cairney, University of Stirling
• Interpretive and Interactive Approach to Framing Analysis in Policy Conflicts by Jennifer Dodge, University at Albany State University of New York
• Overcoming Challenges in Studying Collaboration and Conflict in Policy Processes by Chris Weible, University of Colorado Denver