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
Ophelia Nicole-Berva’s fieldwork on the solidarity movement with migrants Ophelia Nicole-Berva, researcher at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, discusses her research and the fieldwork experiences that allowed her to explore the daily lives and emotions of activists who support migrants at Europe’s internal borders. Read more Ophelia Nicole-Berva’s fieldwork on the solidarity movement with migrants
Exploring the genetic and environmental drivers of educational inequality What role do schools play in shaping educational outcomes, and how do genetic and environmental factors interact in this process? In this interview, Max Weber Fellow Kim Stienstra discusses her paper tackling genetic and social disparities in education. Read more Exploring the genetic and environmental drivers of educational inequality
Strong EUI presence at 2024 APSA convention in Philadelphia At the American Political Science Association (APSA) annual meeting, a delegation of EUI professors and researchers presented research outputs, chaired panel discussions, and contributed to debates on major issues in political science. Read more Strong EUI presence at 2024 APSA convention in Philadelphia
SPS Summer Academy 2024: in what shape is Europe’s democracy? The fifth edition of the SPS Summer Academy was hosted in September 2024 at the European University Institute (EUI). The Academy offered an interdisciplinary debate on democracy and society in Europe. Read more SPS Summer Academy 2024: in what shape is Europe’s democracy?
Read more 14 October 2024 Seminar series Joint event Rising market power and its political discontents Read more
Read more 15 October 2024 Seminar series Department of Political and Social Sciences The Normalization of the Radical Right Read more
Read more 16 October 2024 Seminar series Department of Political and Social Sciences Revisiting History, Reshaping Politics: The Effects of Confronting In-Group Atrocities Read more