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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

That’s a wrap for the #ESS2026! 7 weeks of in-person & online classes, seminars, discussions, and plenty of time together outside the classroom. A huge thank you to all our participants, instructors, guest speakers, & the ESS team for making it such a success. See you again next year!

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This Wednesday, join the #ESS2026 Harold Clarke Speaker Series. Sarah Shair-Rosenfield will present "Consciously Spoken: The Gendered Language of Women’s Political Leadership" 📆 Wednesday 29 July, 6:30 pm 📍 EBS 2.2. 💻 Join the webinar ▶ essex-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #EssexSummerSchool

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Is there a gender gap in satisfaction with monetary policy? @carogarriga.bsky.social examines attitudes towards the Bank of England, finding a small, but statistically significant, gender gap. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/ZLrcmYd @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🎓 A big congratulations to Irine Kurtanidze and Zoe Schuck, recipients of the 2026 Vera E. Troeger Scholarship for Women in Political Methodology. We were delighted to recognise them yesterday during the Harold Clarke Speaker Series 🎉

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Happy to share that our paper with Michael Gavin “Influence by Omission: The IMF's Lending Capacity and Central Bank Design” was accepted for publication in the Review of International Organizations (preprint: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....).

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Influence by omission: The IMF's lending capacity and central bank design

A large literature explores how loan conditionalities and policy recommendations embedded in International Monetary Fund lending programs influence country beha

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

📌 Friday 24 July ⏱️ From 6:30 in Wivenhoe (or 6pm from campus and scenic walk to the first stop)

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📌 TODAY 📌 Opening Session 2's #HaroldClarkeSpeakerSeries, @benlauderdale.bsky.social presents "Studying Individual-Level Attitudes Towards Important Problems Using Pairwise Comparisons" 📆 22 July, 6:30 pm 📍 EBS 2.2 💻 Free webinar ▶ essex-university.zoom.us/s/95426008058 #ESS2026

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🔊 Today! Wednesday 15 July, 6:30pm Ryan T Moore: "10 Experiments in Public Policy and What We Can Learn from Them" Free webinar registation ➡️ essex-university.zoom.us/s/95830499314 #ESS2026 #EssexSummerSchool

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

⏳ Less than 2 weeks left to register for Session 3! From regression & causal inference to LLM-assisted text analysis & deep learning, see our courses 👇. 📅 3–14 Aug 2026 💻 Online only ⚡ Places filling fast 👉https://essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2026-course-list/

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We are looking forward to having Kaat Smets for the inaugural session of the Harold Clarke Speaker Series. 🗓️Wednesday, 8 July, 6:30 pm. 📍In person: EBS 2.2. 📍 Webinar: register free essex-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #ESS0206 #EssexSummerSchool #HaroldClarkeSpeakerSeries

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

From survey text and political speech to protest images and video content, deep learning is opening new possibilities for social science research. Join our course and learn how to build, adapt, and understand models for text and image data. Apply now ▶️ bit.ly/4f1RFaM

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Last days to register for Session 2 of the Essex Summer School! Don’t miss your chance to join our courses in causal inference, Bayesian methods, machine learning, longitudinal and panel data, web scraping, spatial analysis, and more. Apply now ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🔅The Essex Summer School is officially underway! 🔅 Who says you can't count on an English summer?

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The #ESS2026 pre-sessional courses have started today! There is still time to enrol for sessions 2 and 3. Check out the courses still available ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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ESS 2026 course list – Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Applications are still open for the #ESS2026 for but courses are filling out!

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Need better tools for collecting, managing, and analysing data over time? Explore our Session 2 courses in web scraping and data management, longitudinal data analysis, and advanced time-series and panel methods. Apply now ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Going to #EPSS2026? The @essexsummerschool.bsky.social is sponsoring a #women's coffee break on Friday at 11am @The Pocket, 6 minutes away from the ICC. Share with your colleagues and students attending!

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Rob Johns @robjohns75.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Planning to design and analyse a survey despite not having taken a class like mine below on Designing & Analysing Surveys? You’re the social science equivalent of those people who need rescuing by helicopter from Snowdon having gone up in flip flops with only a light sweater and a bag of Maltesers.

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Explore some of the courses we offer this summer: 🔹 Text Analysis 🔹 From Fieldwork to Findings. 🔹 Qualitative Methods. Last days to apply for session 1! More info ➡️https://essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2026-course-list/

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Thomas Sattler @sattlersthomas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Join us for the @epssnet.bsky.social First Gen Meeting on Saturday 20 June. Here is the poster that @carogarriga.bsky.social and I will talk about (no worries, we'll be quick!), based on a roundtable on First Gens in political science a couple of years ago.

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

⏳ Final days to secure your place for Session 1! From research design to causal inference, quantitative & qualitative methods courses to strengthen your research skills. 🚨 Registration closes soon and places are filling fast ➡️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Are you a first generation political scientist? Then join the EPSS First Gen Social Gathering 📆10:50-12:30 Saturday, 20 June, 2026, Bar 2 (ICC) 👥Organizers: @carogarriga.bsky.social and @sattlersthomas.bsky.social Please drop by, bring your own coffee ☕️ and meet other First Gen PhDs 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓🧑‍🎓.

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Essex has one of the longest-running DA programmes in the world. This summer, the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social is offering some of our most in-demand courses 👇. #DiscourseAnalysis #SummerSchool #PoliticalTheory #Methods

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Build research skills on solid foundations. Check @melff.bsky.social, @rjbeecham.bsky.social & Martijn Schoonvelde's courses at the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social 👇

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Looking to build practical skills for social science research? Explore our courses in quantitative methods with R, text analysis, and data visualisation for stronger analysis and clearer presentation. Apply now ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Martin Elff @melff.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Want to widen your skills in policy analysis and beyond? Check out these fascinating courses at the Essex Summer School!

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Check out the sequence of courses for survey research at @essexsummerschool.bsky.social, from questionnaire design and measurement to survey experiments and advanced scaling methods. More information ➡️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2... and individual descriptions in the comments to the post ⬇️

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Our May newsletter is out! 📬 Read about scholarship recipients, new partnerships, and the courses that should be on your radar this summer. Click here to read: lnkd.in/dGrsmJPp #EssexSummerSchool #Newsletter #SocialScience

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Whether you're looking to build your quantitative foundations or take your skills to the next level, there's a course for you at Essex Summer School. Follow the thread to explore some of the highlights from Session One.

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We're delighted to announce the recipients of the 2026 ESS scholarship.🎓 This year's Women in Political Methodology Scholarship and Global South Scholarship have been awarded to outstanding researchers who will be joining us this summer in Colchester and online.

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Need practical skills for managing, analysing, and presenting evidence? Explore our courses in data science and programming, quantitative text analysis, and data visualisation for communicating results. Apply now ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

***Causal inference for policy evaluation*** at the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social, this August with @rosarioap.bsky.social. Check it out! ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Interested in modelling strategic interaction or complex dynamics? Explore our formal and computational modelling courses, with options in game theory and agent-based simulation. Apply now ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Want practical Python skills for research? Explore courses from Python foundations to applied programming for social science data work, with an optional deep learning course for text and vision. Apply now ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Check out @robjohns75.bsky.social's course on survey design and analysis 👇 essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

⌛ ⏳ If your research question involves change, your methods should too. Check the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social's courses to learn (or refresh) tools to analyze longitudinal and panel data. More info ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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1F Longitudinal and Panel Data Analysis – Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

💡 Turn ideas into research, policy, or funding proposals 📊 Move from analysis to clear, persuasive evidence Check these courses to build the full pipeline: from design to data visualization 👇 🔗 essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Are you modelling choices, categories, or event counts? Explore applied courses covering regression, models for categorical and count outcomes, and multilevel modelling in practice. Apply now ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Check the cluster of courses to help junior scholars & policy practitioners design rigorous research and communicate evidence clearly at the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social 👇

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Spotting trends is easy. Drawing credible inference is the real challenge. Check our courses to understand temporal dynamics in data ➡️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Check out the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social' courses on qualitative research design and analysis? 4️⃣ two-week courses on qualitative and mixed methods, preparing for fieldwork, and text & talk analysis 2️⃣ intensive (full-day, one week) on intervewing and ethnography Learn more ▶️ lnkd.in/e6-yVFR5

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Explore and understand social media and text data using computational and simulation based methods in R. Check out Christopher Fariss' course in the first session of the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social. More info and applications ➡️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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1C Introduction to Data Science and Programming in R – Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis

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Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis @essexsummerschool.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Want a stronger foundation in data science with R? Build programming skills and learn practical approaches for working with large-scale datasets, including social media, and classifying text and images. Apply now ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Explore the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social's courses covering geospatial data, mapping and visualisation, and spatial econometric modelling. More info and applications ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Is there a gender gap in satisfaction with monetary policy? @carogarriga.bsky.social examines attitudes towards the Bank of England, finding a small, but statistically significant, gender gap. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/csFA8X0 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Applied research design: from idea to proposal. @allybphd.bsky.social's new course focuses on the needs of those applying to graduate programs or working on their PhD prospectus. This July, in the first session of the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social Check ➡️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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1A Applied Research Design: From Idea to Proposal – Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis

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Carolina Garriga @carogarriga.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Bayesian methods: from intro to advanced. This year, the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social offers a full sequence of Bayesian methods, including two *new* courses on measurement. For full descriptions and applications ▶️ essexsummerschool.com/course/ess-2...

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ESS 2026 course list – Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis

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