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
Where paths and disciplines meet: 50 years of political and social sciences As part of the #uniquelyEUI anniversary series, the Department of Political and Social Sciences reflects on five decades of interdisciplinary research, exploring how intellectual openness and a uniquely European community have shaped scholarship at the Institute. Read more Where paths and disciplines meet: 50 years of political and social sciences
Before the job, the image: Jule Hauf on gender and career choice In this #MyEUIResearch interview, Jule Hauf investigates why men and women still cluster in different jobs, exploring barriers, stereotypes, and policy levers. From STEM fields to nursing, she examines how culture, early socialisation, and structural incentives shape choices, and what might shift the balance. Read more Before the job, the image: Jule Hauf on gender and career choice
The ghosts of Aleppo: Frederik Carl Windfeld explores Gothic war imagery In this #MyEUIResearch story, PhD researcher Frederik Carl Windfeld uncovers how Western media represented Syrian children as ghosts and Aleppo as haunted, and how Gothic horror traditions shape war coverage, creating disturbing intimacy with distant conflicts. Read more The ghosts of Aleppo: Frederik Carl Windfeld explores Gothic war imagery
Call for papers: EUI Workshop on Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe The Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) has launched the call for papers for the workshop on political behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which will take place on 25-26 June 2026 at the European University Institute (EUI). Read more Call for papers: EUI Workshop on Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe
Read more 30 March 2026 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences Women and the adoption of proportional representation in Norway Read more
Read more 30 March 2026 Seminar Joint event Technological Changes, Policies, Power and Labour Read more
Read more 31 March 2026 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences Militants in exile Read more