Venezia - Padova Summer School 2022

After a year break due to the pandemia, the International Summer School finally took place again in Italy, from 4 to 8 July 2022, in a hybrid format.

The main objective of the Summer School is to provide advice and knowledge to Ph.D. students and young scholars on Public Policy theories, concepts, and methodologies to analyze public policy. This year's Summer School's theme is "Policy processes and Governance". On-site attendance is limited to 20 participants. Virtual participation is unlimited but will only be open to lecture sessions. 

In the course of 5 days, the Summer School will offer its participants the opportunity to attend the following activities (depending on the format of participation):

• Lecture sessions held by internationally renowned scholars and that will include an interactive discussion on the following topics:
  • Policy Integration at Stake, by Philipp Trein
  • Policy Design and the Integration of Tools in Policy Mixes, by Michael Howlett
  • Policy integration revisited, by Jeroen Candel
  • Horizontal and Vertical Integration for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, by Jale Tosun
• A Round Table with all the scholars on "Policy Processes, governance and COVID-19: challenges for the future of policy analysis".
• "Behind the research scene: from idea to publication" sessions, that will feature paper presentations and discussions by students with lecturers divided among two groups.
• Workshops sessions that will include presentations of the research project and discussion by students with the scholars and fellow students serving as discussants (45 minutes to 1h for each research project).

This event is sponsored by the Veneto Region Assembly and the Italian Political Science Association.