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
Village stories from the front lines: Natasja Rupesinghe on war in central Mali In the villages of central Mali, communities have lived through blockades, killings, and rebels mobilising in their midst. During six months of fieldwork, conducting around 200 interviews, Natasja Rupesinghe listened to their stories. In a new #EUIResearch video, she shares what she heard. Read more Village stories from the front lines: Natasja Rupesinghe on war in central Mali
The mess at home, and who is still expected to clean it, with Léa Pessin Why does housework remain so unequally divided between women and men, long after other gender gaps have narrowed? In this #EUIResearch interview, EUI Assistant Professor Léa Pessin discusses what more than 800 AI-generated rooms reveal about who is still expected to clean up at home. Read more The mess at home, and who is still expected to clean it, with Léa Pessin
SPS Summer Academy brings together emerging researchers from 20 countries The seventh edition of the SPS Summer Academy brought 27 selected master’s students to the European University Institute (EUI) from 7 to 11 September, offering participants an opportunity to experience the academic and social life of its Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS). Read more SPS Summer Academy brings together emerging researchers from 20 countries
Maxine Both and Zuzanna Samson recognised at Alker Award The EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences is pleased to announce that PhD researcher Maxine Both is the recipient of the 2026 Hayward R. Alker Best Student Paper Award from the American Political Science Association. Fellow PhD researcher Zuzanna Samson received an honourable mention. Read more Maxine Both and Zuzanna Samson recognised at Alker Award
Read more 13 October 2026 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences What You Earn—or What It Creates? Read more
Read more 14 October 2026 Seminar series Department of Political and Social Sciences Dual Loyalties in International Organisations Read more