Invitation to apply

Are you researching in social or public policy? Governments everywhere claim that they are making policy based on evidence. Our research project has been scrutinising the policy-knowledge relationship and we have developed resources that you may find helpful. The Knowledge and Policy Summer School will provide support to PhD students wishing to study the relationship between knowledge and policy across Europe.

This is a competitive call. Successful applicants will be awarded a grant to cover their travel and accommodation costs. Applications should include a brief CV, the preferred sessions (selected from the list below) and a one to two page argument explaining the relationship between the applicant’s research interests and the summer school’s objectives as reflected in the description of the sessions below. See also the guide for applicants page 2.

The summer school offers young researchers a forum to deepen their academic skills and extend their networking. The methodology for the summer school requires each participant to act as a discussant for one session: each participant will be assigned a specific paper that he/she will present and discuss, in relation to his/her own work.

The three day summer school will include two days organized around thematic sessions with active participation from all participants. On the third and final day, the programme will be completed by lectures on the role of knowledge in the construction of education and health policy across Europe.

The summer school will be held in Brussels, at the Fondation Universitaire, Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Brussels. It will start at 10 am on Wednesday 21 September and will end at 5 pm on Friday 23 September. Information about possible accommodation will be sent to successful applicants in good time. The summer school will be held in English.

More details in attachment or on www.knowandpol.eu