Doctoral Programme The core mission of the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) is the recruitment, training, and placement of early career researchers from throughout Europe. Read more Doctoral Programme
People Our Faculty, Doctoral Researchers and Postdocs come from a broad range of countries spanning all Europe and beyond. Read more People
Research We focus on the interplay of institutional dynamics with their behavioural context. Read more Research
Seminars & Teaching We are one of Europe’s leading centres for research on comparative politics, political behaviour and political sociology, the sociology of inequality, analytic sociology, and international relations and security. Read more Seminars & Teaching
SPS theses of the month: May The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of May, three researchers have successfully defended their dissertations. Read more SPS theses of the month: May
Recognising discrimination at work: a conversation with Valentina Di Stasio How do people decide whether a workplace incident counts as discrimination, and what happens when they can't? In this #EUIResearch interview, EUI Professor Valentina Di Stasio discusses what research tells us about the gap between experiencing discrimination and recognising it. Read more Recognising discrimination at work: a conversation with Valentina Di Stasio
Stefano Bartolini receives 2026 ECPR Lifetime Achievement Award The European Consortium for Political Research has awarded EUI Professor Emeritus Stefano Bartolini its highest honour, the 2026 ECPR Lifetime Achievement Award. It recognises his decades-long contribution to comparative politics and European political science. Read more Stefano Bartolini receives 2026 ECPR Lifetime Achievement Award
SPS theses of the month: April The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of April five researchers have successfully defended their dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: April
Read more 24 June 2026 Roundtable Department of Political and Social Sciences Governing the welfare commons Read more
Read more 25 June 2026 Workshop Department of Political and Social Sciences Workshop on Political Behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe Read more
Read more 25 June 2026 Research seminar Joint event Epistemic authority, transparency and monetary policy: inflation anchoring and expectations management Read more