Throughout the entire day, seminars, workshops and working groups will be open for participants to get a glimpse of the vibrant daily life at the SPS. Participants will also be able to interact with the department through the two organised Q&A sessions 'Meet the SPS faculty: A Q&A session' and 'Meet the SPS researchers: A Q&A session'.
We kindly invite all those who are interested in attending one or more events of SPS Open Days to register at the bottom of this page. Upon registration, you will receive a zoom link that will allow you to join any of the events. You just need to connect at the date and time indicated. Please note that there is a separate zoom link for the Swiss Chair Seminar Series with Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte (University of Southampton) commencing at 14:00.
Programme of the SPS Open Day:
09:00 – 11: 00 (CET time)
Public Policy and Institutions - 1st term seminar: E. Immergut & A. Hemerijck
This seminar offers a comprehensive introduction to the political analysis of public policy and reform against the background of the changing nature of economics, politics, and society in advanced European democracies. The aim is to introduce researchers to the state of the art in comparative public policy research, particularly emphasising institutional change and policy reform.
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11:00-11:30 (CET time)
Get to know the EUI Library Services: A Q&A session
This session is hosted by Thomas Bourke, Information Specialist at the EUI Library. It will start with a short overview of EU Library collections and services for Researchers in the SPS Department; followed by an open Q&A for participants to ask questions about the EUI library. Topics include: Data for Social Science Research; Books and eBooks; The Journals Collection; premier International News Resources; the Reference Collection. All are very welcome.
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11:30 – 12:30 (CET time)
Meet the SPS faculty: A Q&A session
This session is hosted and organised by the SPS Faculty. It will start with an introduction by the Head of Department, Professor Arnout van de Rijt. The Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Filip Kostelka, will be present to address possible questions about the programme.
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13:00 – 14:00 (CET time)
Meet the SPS researchers: A Q&A session
This session is hosted and organised by the SPS Researcher Representatives. The Researcher Representatives will introduce themselves and give a brief overview of their experiences at the EUI and in Florence. The rest of the session will be an open floor for participants to ask any questions they have about the PhD programme, working at the EUI and living in Florence.
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14:00 – 16:00 (CET time)
Swiss Chair Seminar Series: Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte (University of Southampton)
Are far-right supporters stigmatised by a social norm against the far-right on the dating market? This paper investigates this question leveraging a unique visual conjoint experiment conducted in Britain and Spain. Theoretically, we argue that the far-right is accommodated within the dating market as a result of the affective spillovers among those on the centre-right. Empirically, we test this by examining the behaviour of centre-right partisans and assessing whether they follow a polity-based norm which places a premium on ostracizing stigmatized parties, or a bloc-logic norm which incentivises the rejection of out-bloc partisans. The results demonstrate that centre- right partisans actively accommodate the far-right and are expected to do so by fellow in-group partisans. An accommodating bloc-logic in dating preferences among the mainstream right has large normative implications as it suggests that affective polarization and out-bloc rejection contributes to facilitating the social normalization of those often at odds with liberal democracy.
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15:00 – 17:00 (CET time)
Sociology: Main questions and building blocks - 1st term seminar: J. Härkönen H. Van de Werfhorst
This course addresses key questions, theoretical approaches and readings in sociology as a core social science discipline. Sociology is a very disparate discipline but this course approaches it by focusing on key theoretical approaches and questions that cut through much of good sociological research. The focus of the course is on asking theoretical questions, developing theoretical arguments, and thinking sociologically. The course comes in two parts: a ten week seminar series and an exam of a reading list of some key texts in sociology. The seminar and the readings are structured under five themes: Core principles and sociological theory building, Social structure and agency, Social integration and social cohesion, Differentiation and inequality, and Social change and continuity. By the end of the course, the participants are expected to have developed an understanding of sociological thinking and some key sociological fields and central works therein.
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17:15-18:30 (CET time)
Political Behaviour Colloquium
The idea of the colloquium is to offer researchers and fellows interested in political behaviour a platform to discuss their work. We conceive political behaviour as broadly as you can imagine. So, our interests cover a very extensive field in political science that ranges from the foundations of attitudes towards leaders, governments, or democracy; to the process of voting decisions and the consequences of political participation. Empirically driven comparative analyses and case studies are welcomed, and they can focus on the global, European, national or regional level.
For more information on the admission procedure, Academic Services are hosting separate sessions during the open days of the Department of Law (4th of December) and the Department of History (5th of December). Please register via the links to participate.
Learn more about our Doctoral Programme in Political and Social Sciences, by visiting our website.
For more information, please contact [email protected].