Winter School on Research Methodology
in Social sciences urban studies and spatial planning research
The Winter School is promoted by the Università degli Studi di Firenze (PHD PROGRAM in Sustainability and innovation for the design of the built environment and the product system, Doctoral Program on Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Architecture), with the support of IUSSAF (Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori dell'Ateneo di Firenze) and EURA (European Urban Research Association) and the participation of a network of Italian universities: Politecnico di Bari, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Università degli Studi di Catania, Università degli Studi di Firenze, IUAV, Venezia, Politecnico di Milano, Università degli Studi di Torino, Politecnico di Torino, Sapienza Università di Rome, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Università degli Studi del Molise, Università degli Studi di Napoli, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Università degli Studi di Sassari.
The Winter School offers PhD candidates and young academics in the fields of urban studies and spatial planning the opportunity to interactively build their learning and training paths in research, with a specific focus on pre-methodological (e.g. how to write and publish an academic article) and methodological (e.g methods of policy analysis, geodesign methodology, engaged research etc.) questions. The opportunity of individual meetings with faculty members on research projects and papers is offered to participants. Meetings with the editors of international journals, on academic job market and on international research grants will complete the programme.
