General schedule for the 5 days programme:

The Summer School combines lessons on substantive topics in the morning, with methodological workshops in the afternoon. It also foresees that participants present their own research and fosters feedback and exchange with more senior colleagues.

• Moring session (9:00-12:00): lecture on substantive topics by senior researcher.
• Afternoon session I (13:30-15:30): methodological workshop by junior researcher.
• Afternoon session II (16:00-18:00): seminar for the presentation of current research by participants.

Detailed schedule for the 5 days programme:

Lectures (morning session 9-12 am)

• Sept. 5th: Ive Marx, University of Antwerpen
  Minimum Income Protection and Poverty in the EU
• Sept. 6th: Andrea Brandolini, Bank of Italy, Rome
  National, Regional and European Perspectives on Income Distribution and Poverty
• Sept. 7th: Robert Walker, University of Oxford
  Analysing Poverty Dynamics
• Sept. 8th: Christopher T. Whelan, University College, Dublin
  Multidimensional Approaches to Poverty and Social Exclusion: National & EU Perspectives
• Sept 9th: Christopher T. Whelan, University College, Dublin
  The Europeanization of Inequality and Reference Group. Closing remarks

Methodological Workshops (afternoon session I, 2-4 pm)

• Sept. 5th:  Leen Vandecasteele, Cathy Marsh Centre (CCSR), University of Manchester
  Measuring Household Income and Poverty in Panel Surveys: the Issue of Reference Periods
• Sept. 6th:  Leen Vandecasteele, Cathy Marsh Centre (CCSR), University of Manchester
  Explaining Poverty Entry and Duration: Social Stratification and Life Course Explanations
• Sept. 7th: Mark Tomlinson, University of Oxford
  Methodological Issues in the Analysis of Poverty Dynamics
• Sept. 8th: Bertrand Maître, Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin
  Latent Class Analysis
• Sept. 9th: Bertrand Maître, Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin
  Multidimensional Social Exclusion