Professor Michael Doyle delivered a keynote address on the Model International Mobility Convention at the International Policy Summer Institute (IPSI), a weeklong professional development program for professors (all ranks) and post-docs in the field of international affairs who want to build the tools and networks to produce and disseminate policy-relevant academic research.

The Institute delivers an intensive curriculum designed 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 appropriate. IPSI also provides a forum for scholars to develop professional networks with their colleagues and with the broader policy community.

Sessions are facilitated by senior faculty and are held in various formats, including:

• Workshops with executive branch and congressional policymakers, interest groups, NGOs, academics, and think tank researchers, focusing on policy processes and the roles that academic research can play within them.
• Colloquia with international affairs scholars who have successfully engaged in policy debates.
• Interactive communications and media training, including discussions with publishers, journalists, and new media experts.
• Hands-on workshops to develop dissemination and influence strategies, using live research material.
• Network-building opportunities with policy-makers and fellow scholars.

For more information, visit bridgingthegapproject.org/programs/ipsi.