June/July were incredibly busy with 2 article submissions, 4 article resubmissions (fingers crossed!), 5 master-thesis students to finish, 17 bachelor-thesis-students to wrap up, and 3 master thesis to examine. After doing 3 reviews that had been around for far too long, I was able to enter my summer orbit. Luckily my 4 kids will keep me entertained and far away from academic work until I return to organize the 3rd ECPR Party Politics Summer School at Aarhus University on 8-13 August for 25 international graduate students - can't wait! 

On 17 June, Danielle May successfully defended her PhD-dissertation (download here), and I had the pleasure to head the assessment committee together with Susan Scarrow (Houston) and Jennifer Hudson (UCL). More info here. Great defense, great day together with fabulous scholars at Dept. of Political Science at Aarhus University!