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After the success of the two Summer Schools in Social Statistics in Bressanone (2021) and Capri (2022), we are happy to announce that this year the 3rd Summer School in Social Statistics will be held in Petralia Sottana, a village in the Madonie Mountains in the province of Palermo, from the 25th to the 27th of September 2023.

The official languages of the school will be Italian and English. The school mainly targets young scholars, but Master's degree and PhD students interested in Social Statistics topics are also welcome.

The Social Statistics topics of the School are:

Text analysis in social research: data and methods (Arjuna Tuzzi, University of Padua; Stella Iezzi, University of Rome Tor Vergata; and Andrea Sciandra, University of Padua)
Life course analysis in education and health: data and methods (Stefano Campostrini and Gaia Bertarelli, University of Venice Ca' Foscari; Isabella Sulis, University of Cagliari; Cristian Usala, University of Cagliari; and Martina Vittorietti, University of Palermo).

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Fees

Attendance is free of charge, and the organisation provides coffee breaks and lunches. Participants will have to bear the costs of travel, accommodation and dinners. The selected participants have to bring their own laptops.

The school is funded by the University of Palermo (Department of Economics, Business and Statistics), the University of Cagliari (Department of Political and Social Sciences), the University of Venice (Department of Economics), University of Naples Federico II (Department of Political Science), as well as the University of Padua (Department of Statistics).

Registration

Up to 20 participants will be admitted on the base of their CV.

The deadline for registration is 15th July 2023. Notification of participation in the school will be given by 31st July.

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Scientific and Organizing Committee

Massimo ATTANASIO, University of Palermo

Giovanni BOSCAINO, University of Palermo

Stefano CAMPOSTRINI, Università of Venezia Ca' Foscari

Isabella SULIS, University of Cagliari

Arjuna TUZZI, University of Padua

Cristian USALA, University of Cagliari

Venue

The building of the convent complex of the REFORMED MINOR FATHERS under the title of Santa Maria degli Angeli began in 1603 and they celebrated its solemn reopening on 20 August 1663.
The building is located on a rocky outcrop along the provincial road and dominates the town of Petralia Sottana. It has two levels and is built around a square-plan cloister, laterally punctuated by five round arches resting on Tuscan limestone columns supporting a portico covered by cross vaults. Inside, the room that was used as a refectory preserves a 17th-century fresco depicting the Last Supper.
The adjacent church dedicated to Santa Maria degli Angeli, was built at the same time as the convent building, has a façade with a single salient and a simple portal accessible by a short flight of steps. Inside, it has a single nave and a choir above the entrance. The Town Hall of Petralia Sottana houses the Death of the Virgin by Giuseppe Salerno, probably commissioned by the Observant Fathers.

How to reach the Venue

Visit https://www.saistrasporti.it to check the bus schedule. Tickets can only be purchased at the ticket office at the bus station. Check the website for more information.