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EUI conversations

The European University Institute welcomes former Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans and policy leader, mediator, and democratic dialogue expert Joanna Kamińska for a conversation hosted by Josephine van Zeben, EUI's Provost for Education and Academic Staff Development.

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Research story

When energy prices rise, who pays the highest price? With Diego Vila Martin

In this #MyEUIResearch story, researcher Diego Vila Martin shows how rising energy prices drive financial inequality. He reveals that during energy price spikes, low-income households can face inflation rates twice as high as wealthier households—highlighting the urgent need for targeted policy interventions.

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Research story

Thinking across disciplines: 20 years of the Max Weber Programme

As the Max Weber Programme turns 20, the latest #uniquelyEUI episode brings together its Director, Sergio Puig, and Fellows Yasemin Akçagüner and Roberto Valli in a conversation about what makes the programme distinctive: working across disciplines, with the humanities at its heart.

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Research story, Widening Programme

Same war, different story: Michal Parízek maps conflict in world news

More than 20 years after the invasion of Iraq, arguments over who was in the right still shape world politics. In this #EUIResearch interview, EUI Fernand Braudel Fellow Michal Parízek explains why the stories told today about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza may last just as long.

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EUI scholars produce over 1,000 publications each year, offering insights into complex, real-world challenges and fundamental questions about human society.

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Book

Conspiracy: the history of a political obsession

GUILHOT, Nicolas

2026

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Policy Brief

From crisis response to strategy: how Europe can manage a prolonged confrontation with Russia

SNIGYR, Olena

2026

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Article

Learning monetary policy strategies at the effective lower bound with sudden surprises

KRANE, Spencer; MELOSI, Leonardo; ROTTNER, Matthias Christian

2026

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Article

Economic thought and the making of the Euro: intellectual patterns and policymaking in European integration

MOURLON-DRUOL, Emmanuel; VENTRESCA, Roberto

2026

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Article

Restoring the deformed administrative state? Bureaucratic repair after illiberal rule

BAUER, Michael W.; KOVAREK, Dániel; MOTTA, Barbara; SCHULTZ, Andrzej Tadeusz

2026

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Article

Beyond hiring: the dynamics of ethnic disparities in unemployment

GROTTI, Raffaele; ARADHYA, Siddartha; HARKONEN, Juho

2026

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Thought leadership

#EUIdeas

EUIdeas draws from the Institute’s academic community of faculty, fellows, researchers, and research associates for analyses and commentary on social, political, legal, and economic issues.

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Why do international organisations make poor scapegoats for politicians?

Tim Heinkelmann-Wild

Shifting blame onto international organisations for negative outcomes is generally expected to be a common strategy of national politicians. But research reveals that leaders use this tactic far less often — and far less successfully — than we think....

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Learning from Chornobyl? Handling nuclear risks during peace and war

Angela Liberatore

In this EUIdeas piece, Science Diplomacy Fellow Angela Liberatore reflects on the legacy of the Chernobyl/Chornobyl nuclear disaster and how it has influenced policy, crisis response, and wartime concerns over the 40 years since the accident. ...

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EUI and Charles University strengthen ties with new cooperation agreement

The European University Institute and Charles University signed a new Memorandum of Understanding in Prague on 22 October.  The agreement provides a framework for strengthening academic cooperation, fostering research collaboration and creating new opportunities for scholars across Europe.

Alumni

A life changing experience: Jaroslaw Gwizdak on the Policy Leader Fellowship

Jaroslaw Gwizdak is an alumnus of the Policy Leader Fellowship (PLF) programme at the Florence School of Transnational Governance in 2022. He is a lawyer and former judge. Currently he works in a think tank and hosts a show about rule of law, law and rock and roll on Polish radio.

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"Everyone in the Economics Department is very approachable […] every moment spent here becomes an opportunity to learn and grow as a researcher."

Ezgi Arda, PhD, ECO

"This is a lively community of scholars from different disciplines, academic cultures, and backgrounds, which is what makes the EUI so unique."

Julià Gómez Reig, PhD, HEC

"The STG Policy Leader Fellowship strengthened my connections to academics and policy makers, which became an important building block in the project I launched during my time at the STG to strengthen human rights defenders around the EU."

Márta Pardavi, Policy Leader Fellow, STG

"An international milieu and the opportunity to learn from world-renowned scholars guarantee that all MRes graduates are more than prepared to conduct their own research."

Michał Pawłowski, MRes graduate, ECO

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