Dear all Please consider the Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops (KOMEX), taking place from March 2-3 (preparatory course) and 6-10 (main courses) 2023, as an opportunity for providing early career researchers with excellent AND affordable training in quantitative and qualitative empirical research methods. The early bird fee for a 5-day course is 390 Euros, and both on-line and in-person courses are available. KOMEX is organized by the Department of Politics and Public Administration of the University of Konstanz, in collaboration with the Methods Excellence Network (methodsNET). Preparatory course (2-3.3) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/ekomex-basic-introduction-r-beginners-0> A Basic Introduction to R for Beginners, by Akos Mate (online)—for all those qual- or qaunt-minded persons who would like to use R but have never worked with it before! Fee: 120 Euros Qualitative main courses (6-10.3.) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/ekomex-introduction-qualitative-comparative -analysis-qca> Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), by Carsten Q. Schneider & Ioana-Elena Oana (online) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/ekomex-introduction-interpretive-research> Introduction to Interpretive Research, by Mathilde Cecchini (online) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex-comparative-case-study-design-0> Comparative Case Study Design, by Eva Thomann (in-person) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/ekomex-introduction-causal-process-tracing> Introduction to Causal Process Tracing, by Derek Beach (online) fully booked—waiting list operating Quantitative main courses (6-10.3.) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/ekomex-survey-design> Survey Design, by Levente Littvay (online) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex-applied-data-management-social-scient ists> Applied Data Management for Social Scientists, by Anne-Lena Hönig and Eda Keremoglu (in-person) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex-crowd-sourced-text-analysis-0> Crowd-sourced Text Analysis, by Alexander Horn and Martin Haselmayer (in-person) <https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/komex-mathematics-political-science> Mathematics for Political Science, by Jan Vogler (in-person) Find more information here: https://afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/komex/3seminars Interested? Sign up yourself or send us your PhD students--and please disseminate this information at your institution / department! Thank you and best wishes Eva Thomann Eva Thomann | Department of Politics and Public Administration | University of Konstanz| E-Mail: <mailto:eva.thomann@uni-konstanz.de> eva.thomann@uni-konstanz.de | <http://www.evathomann.com/> www.evathomann.com Co-editor, Regulation & Governance New books: Oana, I.E., Schneider, C.Q. and E. Thomann. 2021. <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fbooks %2Fqualitative-comparative-analysis-using-r%2F257B799D0A81B87EBD51EA062FABD3 59&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEaaU_50-vLNEbxUpEijeIKds2cGg> Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Using R: A Beginner's Guide <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fbooks %2Fqualitative-comparative-analysis-using-r%2F257B799D0A81B87EBD51EA062FABD3 59&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEaaU_50-vLNEbxUpEijeIKds2cGg> . Cambridge University Press. New publications: Brendler, V. and E. Thomann. Forthcoming. Customization instead of non-compliance? How institutional misfit affects the customization of European renewable energy policy. West European Politics. Ege, J,. Bauer, M., Wagner, N. and E. Thomann (2022). Under what conditions does bureaucracy matter in the making of global public policies? <http://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12741> Governance, DOI:10.1111/gove.12741. Thomann, E., Ege, J., and E. Paustyan. 2022. Approaches to Qualitative Comparative Analysis and good practices: a systematic review. <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/spsr.12503> Swiss Political Science Review 28(3): 557-580. Hinterleitner, M., Kaufmann, D. and E. Thomann. 2022. The fit between regulatory instruments and targets: Regulating the economic integration of migrants. <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/rego.12319> Regulation & Governance 16(3): 892-909. Zhelyazkova, A. and E. Thomann. 2022. “I did it my way”: Customisation and practical compliance with EU policies. <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13501763.2020.1859599> Journal of European Public Policy 29(3): 427-447. Haesebrouck, T. and E. Thomann. 2022. Causation, inferences, and solution types in configurational comparative methods. <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10 .1007%2Fs11135-021-01209-4&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEGHf_C1mhSs56D_jnUhWfZ6X6bG Q> Quality & Quantity 56: 1867-1888. Ewert, B., Loer, K. and E. Thomann. 2021. Beyond nudge. Advancing the state-of-the-art of Behavioural Public Policy and Administration <https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/pap/2021/00000049/00000001/art00 001> . Policy & Politics 49(1): 3-23. Awarded the 2022 Ken Young prize for best paper published in Policy & Politics