Workshop: Concepts and Data for Local Policies

The Laboratory aims to provide the basis for conceptual analysis in social sciences: from Aristotelian logic to the most recent developments. The Laboratory also intends to offer the first notions on measurement, operationalization, indicators and indices. Learning will be interactive and practical thanks to classroom presentations and work on concepts mainly drawn from the various areas of local policies.

Students will test themselves using concepts related to local public policies, engaging in the exciting path that leads from definition to measurement. At the end of the workshop, students will have the tools to analyze concepts, operationalize the variables and build indicators and indices.