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 behavioral 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
Funded research visits for PhD students under EUI Widening Europe Programme The EUI’s Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) has launched a special call for funded research visits for PhD researchers, in the framework of the EUI Widening Europe Programme. Read more Funded research visits for PhD students under EUI Widening Europe Programme
Fernand Braudel Fellowships: special call to candidates from Widening countries The European University Institute (EUI) has launched a call for applications to the Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowships, in the framework of the EUI Widening Europe Programme. Read more Fernand Braudel Fellowships: special call to candidates from Widening countries
SPS theses of the month: February The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of February three PhD researchers successfully defended their dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: February
EU elections: Simon Hix predicts 'A sharp right turn' Simon Hix, Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics at the EUI, discusses the findings of his recent study, published by the European Council of Foreign Relations, on the upcoming 2024 EU elections. Read more EU elections: Simon Hix predicts 'A sharp right turn'
Read more 19 March 2024 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences Is That the Way? Read more
Read more 20 March 2024 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences International Relations and the Collective Memory of the Global Financial Crisis Read more
Read more 20 March 2024 Seminar series Department of Political and Social Sciences Investigating Populist Rhetoric in Text Read more