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 conduct problem and theory-driven research across four interconnected fields: international relations, comparative politics and political behaviour, public policy and institutions, and sociology. 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: June The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of June, seven researchers successfully defended their dissertations. Read more SPS theses of the month: June
How identity affects asylum decisions, with Esteban Scuzarello In this #MyEUIResearch video, PhD researcher Esteban Scuzarello explains how identity, rather than facts alone, shapes who is granted asylum in Latin America, and why the process is far more random than international law suggests. Read more How identity affects asylum decisions, with Esteban Scuzarello
Are women greener voters, or just greener at heart? Ingvild Zinober weighs in Women across Europe are consistently greener than men, but only sometimes at the ballot box. EUI researcher Ingvild Zinober maps where climate concern turns into votes, and where it does not, and asks the harder question underneath: Why has caring about the planet become a woman's issue in the first place. Read more Are women greener voters, or just greener at heart? Ingvild Zinober weighs in
Simon Hix named president of European Political Science Society At the inaugural meeting of the new European Political Science Society (EPSS), a large delegation of EUI professors and researchers presented their work, chaired panels, and supported the launch of a major initiative in European political science. Read more Simon Hix named president of European Political Science Society
Read more 1 September 2026 Thesis defence Department of Political and Social Sciences Contextualising the Nordic Paradox Read more
Read more 7 September 2026 Summer school Department of Political and Social Sciences SPS Summer Academy Read more
Read more 15 September 2026 Thesis defence Department of Political and Social Sciences Women’s Enfranchisement Across Regime Changes Read more