Professors

The Department of Political and Social Sciences currently has fifteen full-time professors whose interests range across a number of Research Themes. They are initially appointed for five years, and can be renewed for three more years.

The faculty comes from a wide range of universities throughout Europe and beyond and their main tasks are to teach and supervise researchers, and to pursue their research.  

• Rainer Bauböck, Professor of Social and Political Theory 
• Fabrizio Bernardi, Professor of Sociology, Director of Studies  
• László Bruszt, Director of Graduate Studies, Professor of Sociology, Head of Department 
• Pepper Culpepper, Professor of Political Sciences
• Donatella della Porta, Professor of Sociology
• Mark Franklin, Stein Rokkan Professor of Comparative Politics
• Adrienne Heritier, Joint Chair RSCAS, Professor of Comparative and European Public Policy   
• Martin Kohli, Professor of Sociology  
• Friedrich Kratochwil, Professor of International Relations
• Peter Mair,  Professor of Comparative Politics and Government
• Christian Reus-Smit, Professor of International Relations
• Oliver Roy, Joint Chair RSCAS Professor in Mediterranean Studies
• Sven Steinmo, Professor of Public Policy  
• Alexander Trechsel, Swiss Chair Professor in Federalism and Democracy   
• Pascal Vennesson, Joint Chair RSCAS Professor of Security Studies
• Swiss Chair on Federalism and Democracy
• Stein Rokkan Chair
  
  
  
• Former Professors
• Emeritus Professors