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SPS Summer Academy

Democracy, society & foreign affairs: latest insights from political science, sociology, and international relations

Add to calendar 2025-09-01 09:00 2025-09-05 18:00 Europe/Rome SPS Summer Academy Sala del Capitolo Badia Fiesolana YYYY-MM-DD
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Scheduled dates

September 01 2025

09:00 - 18:00 CEST

Sala del Capitolo, Badia Fiesolana

September 02 2025

09:00 - 18:00 CEST

Sala del Capitolo, Badia Fiesolana

September 03 2025

09:00 - 18:00 CEST

Sala del Capitolo, Badia Fiesolana

September 04 2025

09:00 - 18:00 CEST

Sala del Capitolo, Badia Fiesolana

Sep 05 2025

09:00 - 18:00 CEST

Sala del Capitolo, Badia Fiesolana

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This year's Summer Academy provides a fresh perspective on the major challenges faced by contemporary European societies, offering a rich programme that includes the participation of EUI SPS faculty members, Professors Jeff Checkel, Stefano Guzzini, Juho Härkönen, Filip Kostelka, Valentina Di Stasio, Waltraud Schelkle, and Arnout van de Rijt.

The Summer Academy will provide a fresh perspective on the major challenges faced by contemporary European societies. In what shape is Europe’s democracy? Does it face a crisis? What can be done to level inequalities and meet Europeans’ aspirations for a fairer, environmentally sustainable, and inclusive society? What is the role of Europe in the world order? These and other related topics will be systematically analysed and discussed by the SPS Summer Academy participants. 

The Academy is a chance for participants to have a full-immersion experience in the academic and social life of the EUI. Participants will attend a mix of lectures and workshops, and have the opportunity to present their work and receive feedback from both peers and faculty. A tour of the city and other social activities are also planned. 

During the course, participants will take part in plenary lectures and discuss cutting-edge research currently undertaken at the Department of Political and Social Sciences. Participants will also be invited to present their research work or ideas and to discuss them with leading scholars in the field and equally enthusiastic peers. 

Finally, Professor Valentina Di Stasio will deliver a keynote lecture on The cumulative impact of discrimination: a research agenda whereas the Guest Lecturer, Professor Galia Chimiak (Polish Academy od Sciences), will deliver a guest lecture entitled All of Us … Fighting for Ukraine and for Democracy Values : Americans of East European Descent Supporting Ukraine Following the Full-Scale Aggression of Russia. 

This event is now closed for registrations. 

This event is supported by the EUI Widening Programme. The EUI Widening Europe Programme initiative, backed by contributions from the European Union and EUI Contracting States, is designed to strengthen internationalisation, competitiveness, and quality in research in Widening countries, and thus foster a more cohesive European Higher Education and Research area.

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