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
SPS theses of the month: May The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of May two PhD researchers have successfully defended their dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: May
Waltraud Schelkle receives 2022 SWIPE Mentor Award EUI Joint Chair for European Public Policy, Waltraud Schelkle, has received the 2022 SWIPE Mentor Award from the International Studies Association (ISA). Read more Waltraud Schelkle receives 2022 SWIPE Mentor Award
EUI researcher scrutinises job placement and the gender gap in political science EUI PhD researcher Joris Frese has published an analysis of the academic job-placement success of hundreds of political science departments worldwide. The EUI scores well, both for placement overall and for the placement of female graduates. But a global gender gap in hiring and promotion persists. Read more EUI researcher scrutinises job placement and the gender gap in political science
Research collaborations between EUI and Geneva Graduate Institute Ten EUI scholars recently received research funding for collaborative projects with scholars at the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID). Learn more below about the proposed research, to be conducted during 2023. Read more Research collaborations between EUI and Geneva Graduate Institute
Read more 6 June 2023 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences The Know-How to Rule Read more
Read more 7 June 2023 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences The importance of storytelling in academic research Read more
Read more 12 June 2023 Conference Department of Political and Social Sciences Scholars at risk in the Social Sciences Read more