The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in partnership with the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw and the Centre for the Study of Parties and Democracy, is organizing the 1st ECPR/ODIHR Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy from 9 to 15 July 2018 in Warsaw. The Summer School will bring together 20 participants – MA/PhD researchers, practitioners and civil society leaders in the field of political parties and democratic governance, to be trained by an international team of academics and practitioners.