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Research at the EUI

Interdisciplinary, international, innovative.

We ask fundamental questions about human society and investigate complex, real-world problems.

Intellectual creativity and debate thrive at the EUI through collaborative projects, workshops and webinars, conferences and outreach events, and summer schools and executive training.

Our research embraces interdisciplinary, comparative or contextual approaches, and many of our initiatives have a specifically European perspective.

Creative collaborations, vital impacts

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Latest publications

Updated 30 January 2026

EUI scholars produce over 1,000 publications each year, offering insights into complex, real-world problems and fundamental questions about human society. Our repository holds refereed articles and books, reports and datasets.

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From promise to controversy: Corinna Unger on pesticides and global politics

Synthetic pesticides became central to post-1945 agriculture and were debated in international organisations dealing with food, health, labour, and trade. Drawing on their archives, Corinna Unger discusses the pesticide history, expert knowledge, and international decisions in this #EUIResearch interview.

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Does education really level the field? A talk with Herman van de Werfhorst

The debate over meritocracy has never been more heated, with many arguing that education simply reinforces existing inequalities. EUI Professor Herman van de Werfhorst's study of 40 countries over six decades provides a clear answer: educational expansion increases social mobility.

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Voting at the kitchen table: Do postal ballots impact how couples vote?

In this #MyEUIResearch story, economics researcher Thomas Taylor discusses his research on how postal voting affects autonomous political decisions within couples. When voting becomes a domestic affair, how does it change the way couples influence—or even treat—one another?

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How property is woven through women’s lives, with Judith Bauder

In this #MyEUIResearch interview, EUI Law researcher Judith Bauder reflects on her ABILA Book of the Year–winning work and explains how property is woven through women’s lives, revealing inequality, protection, and deeply human experiences behind international law.

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EUI’s Research Blog – EUIdeas

Explore evidence-driven contributions from EUI scholars on a wide range social, political, legal, and economic issues. See special collections on Black History Month and on war in Ukraine.

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Research at the Robert Schuman Centre

We conduct basic and applied research to address real-world problems. The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies has 9 programmes on themes from energy regulation to migration, to media pluralism to global governance. See video playlists below.

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EUI’s Research Repository

Publications and research data produced by the EUI’s scholarly community include special thematic collections and over 3,000 EUI theses.

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Provost for Research and External Relations

"The EUI hosts a world-class and international research community, and we strive to develop and nurture its full potential to bridge theoretical and applied research with the world of practice and policy."

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Interdisciplinary Research Clusters

Cross-campus interdisciplinary research that focuses on six interrelated themes of high societal interest: Democracy, Environment, Inequality, Digital Transformations, the Crisis of Expertise, and Finance and Society.

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Research Support

We coordinate, systematise and broaden high-quality support for EUI faculty and researchers. Consult our pages for resources on the planning and grantseeking phase, collaboration across campus, or the reporting and dissemination of research results.

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Department research profiles

Excellent research is at the heart of all postgraduate training.
Explore the research profile of the EUI's four PhD-granting departments and discover how our work is shifting the knowledge frontier in the social sciences and informing policy worldwide.

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