CFA: International Policy Summer Institute

IPSI announces the opening of applications for the 2013 International Policy Summer Institute (IPSI), the third annual weeklong professional development program held in Washington, D.C. for professors (all ranks) and post-docs in the field of international affairs interested in strengthening the relationship between scholars of international relations and the broader foreign policy community. IPSI, which is part of the overall Bridging the Gap Program co-sponsored by American University, UC Berkeley and Duke University with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, has had great success in its first two years. The intensive curriculum includes sessions with U.S. government officials, policy journal editors, think tanks, media training, other academics engaged in policy relevant work, and other activities. The core goal is to teach participants how to develop and articulate their research for a policy audience, what policy-makers are looking for when they look to IR scholarship, whom to target when sharing research, and which tools and avenues of dissemination are effective and appropriate. The Institute also provides a forum for scholars to develop professional networks with their colleagues and with the broader policy community. Applications are due on January 16, 2013 at 5pm. Please see the institute website for more information.