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 behavioural 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: April The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of April five researchers have successfully defended their dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: April
Iran: how states and proxies shape conflict with Mohammad Eslami In this #EUIResearch interview, Max Weber Fellow Mohammad Eslami discusses how regional actors, non-state groups, and global powers shape conflict in Iran and the Middle East, stressing that lasting peace requires rules, communication, restraint, and a shared commitment to avoiding escalation. Read more Iran: how states and proxies shape conflict with Mohammad Eslami
Tim Heinkelmann-Wild receives German Thesis Award and DGVN Dissertation Prize The EUI is pleased to announce that Max Weber Fellow Tim Heinkelmann-Wild is the recipient of the German Thesis Award and the DGVN Dissertation Prize for his doctoral dissertation. Read more Tim Heinkelmann-Wild receives German Thesis Award and DGVN Dissertation Prize
SPS theses of the month: March The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of March one researcher successfully defended his dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: March
Read more 21 May 2026 Workshop Department of Political and Social Sciences Advances in Research on Political Violence Read more
Read more 25 May 2026 Research seminar Department of Political and Social Sciences Conservatives in conversations Read more