Save the date: 3rd International QCA Paper Development Workshop, Zurich, December 11-12, 2019

The 3. International QCA Paper Development Workshop will take place from December 11-12, 2019 in Zurich (Switzerland). The workshop will begin on December 11, 2019 in the afternoon. More details and a call for abstratces will follow on this webpage.

2nd Int’l QCA Summer Workshops, Antwerp 22-24 May: calls & registration now ‘live’!

On 22-24 May 2019 the 2nd International QCA Summer Workshops will take place in Antwerp, Belgium. They consist in a sequence of three workshops: an Advanced applications workshop (22 May) in which users with at least intermediate-level knowledge of QCA receive more advanced feedback on their work-in-progress from QCA experts; (2) an invitation-only Expert workshop (23 May) gathering QCA experts and developers so as to make progress on some QCA innovation fronts; (3) a Paper development workshop (24 May) in which early-stage users receive expert guidance on their first QCA application.

Besides the three workshops: two parallel, two-day (22-23 May) modular doctoral courses will be offered: an Introduction to QCA doctoral course for participants with no prior QCA training, and an Intermediate-level QCA doctoral course for participants with some prior level of QCA training or practice. In addition, there will be also a specific half-day session for consultants (23 May).

Full information, as well as the calls for abstracts and registration are now “live” on: the workshop homepage. Note ‘early bird’ discounts for the courses up till 25 February.

Call for Abstracts: International QCA Paper Development Workshop 2018

The International QCA Paper Development Workshop 2018 provides a unique platform for researchers working on papers involving QCA to meet QCA experts, get feedback on their on-going research, and learn about the latest methodological developments in QCA. The workshop is interdisciplinary and interactive and allows for in-depth discussions and individual feedback from internationally renowned QCA scholars. This year’s workshop faculty includes internationally renowned QCA scholars from various disciplines with substantive experience in using, developing, and teaching QCA. Please find a list of faculty members on our webpage. We invite submission of abstracts from researchers applying QCA in various domains (e.g., sociology, political science, management, evaluation studies, international relations, medicine, and health) as well as policy and business consultants using QCA in their work.

Deadline for Submissions: October 7th, 2018
Notifications: October 19th, 2018

For more information on the workshop and a detailed description of the submission procedure, please have a look at the Call for Abstracts.