Summer Program & Mini-Course
2025 UNITED KINGDOM MINI-COURSE DATES: SEPTEMBER 23-26, OXFORD, UK
ARC invites PhD students and early-career faculty in Political Science and related fields who are planning to conduct research in fragile and violence-affected field sites to submit applications to attend our four-day Field Research Mini-Course at Oxford University in the United Kingdom.
The ARC Field Research Mini-Course is primarily designed for PhD students in comparative politics, peace and conflict studies, and international relations who are preparing to embark on research in volatile, conflict-affected, or otherwise challenging field sites. However, applications from scholars at all career stages and from other disciplines will be considered.
Please see details and application instructions here.
Founded in 2018, the ARC Consortium Summer Program hosts a week-long residential training for Political Science and International Studies PhD students preparing for research in fragile and violence-affected settings. The course includes rigorous instruction in the practical design and implementation of qualitative and quantitative field methods, intensive discussion of research ethics, and conversations with experts in trauma and psychology. Students also receive training in first aid, data protection and management, risk assessment, and managing IRB protocols.
Each year, the ARC program culminates in a two-day conference featuring distinguished scholars who conduct research in fragile and violence-affected settings. The conference includes discussion-oriented panels focused on the ethical, methodological, and logistical implications of conducting research in field sites affected by violence. Students also have the opportunity to present their own work-in-progress for feedback while engaging with a broad community of experienced researchers.
The Carnegie Corporation of New York, the American Political Science Association’s Centennial Fund, the Johns Hopkins University-SAIS Conflict Management and Middle East Studies Programs, and the London School of Economics have provided generous financial support for past and future ARC Summer Programs.