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
EUI researcher Julian Vierlinger discusses his fieldwork in Lebanon Julian Vierlinger, researcher at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS), describes his research topic, his fieldwork in Lebanon, and the importance of such experiences for EUI researchers. Read more EUI researcher Julian Vierlinger discusses his fieldwork in Lebanon
SPS theses of the month: November The EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of November two PhD researchers have successfully defended their dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: November
From EUI to LSE: Professor Elias Dinas on CIVICA's faculty visits EUI Professor and Head of the SPS Department Elias Dinas is one of the academics selected for the first edition of the CIVICA Faculty Short Visits Scheme. In an interview, we asked Professor Dinas about his intense one-week journey from the EUI to the LSE. Read more From EUI to LSE: Professor Elias Dinas on CIVICA's faculty visits
Professor Jeffrey Checkel to lead the Qualitative Methods Section of APSA EUI Professor Jeffrey T. Checkel was recently elected President-elect of the American Political Science Association's (APSA) Organised Section for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research. His two-year term will be followed by a second (2025-2027) as the Section's President. Read more Professor Jeffrey Checkel to lead the Qualitative Methods Section of APSA
Read more 5 December 2023 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences Visual methods and co-production in international relations Read more
Read more 5 December 2023 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences Left behind and voting right Read more
Read more 6 December 2023 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences Social Investment Working Group: Paper Presentations Read more