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We are now recruiting the 2025 PhD cohort

Start the intellectual adventure of a lifetime at the EUI in Florence. Up to 130 scholarships are available for doctoral candidates starting in September 2025. Check the eligibility criteria and submit your complete application by 31 January 2025, 14:00 CET.

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Opinion, Video

Trump 2.0: Simon Hix and Kevin Munger on polling, the swing vote, and Elon Musk

In this debut #EUIUpFront video conversation, Professor Simon Hix and Assistant Professor Kevin Munger, from the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, discuss the outcome of the US presidential elections from their unique academic perspectives.

Research

Raghavi Viswanath's nomadic pursuit of the meaning of cultural rights

Raghavi Viswanath, a researcher at the EUI Department of Law, discusses the absence of marginalised communities’ voices in international law and the field’s epistemic colonial nature.

Research

The hidden influence of informal political networks in the Balkans

Alexander Mesarovich, a Max Weber Fellow at the Florence School of Transnational Governance, discusses his recent book, 'Europeanisation and Informal Networks in Southeastern Europe'.

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EUI scholars produce over 1,000 publications each year, offering insights into complex, real-world challenges and fundamental questions about human society.

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Thought leadership

#EUIdeas

EUIdeas draws from the Institute’s academic community of faculty, fellows, researchers, and research associates for analyses and commentary on social, political, legal, and economic issues.

How can social Darwinism help explain China’s current foreign policy?

Anna Wojciuk and Maciej Górecki, Fernand Braudel Fellows at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, with Bartosz Kowalski from the University of Lodz, unveil how social Darwinism exerts a strong impact on China’s international relations.

Men’s issues or issues of the patriarchy?

Mafalda Escada, Mette Nikkessen, Francesca Lupia, Agata Andrysiak

This response by EUI researchers Mafalda Escada, Mette Nikkessen, Francesca Lupia, and Agata Andrysiak to ‘Do gender equality policies address men’s issues?’ by Michał Gulczyński contributes to the wider debate on gender (in)equality.

Do gender equality policies address men’s issues?

Michał Gulczyński

What gendered challenges do men face? EUI Max Weber Fellow Michał Gulczyński sheds light on the current gaps of EU gendered policies in relation to men, and calls for a new EU gender strategy that addresses both women’s and men’s issues.

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Events

November 2024

10:30

Hybrid

Roundtable

Florence School of Transnational Governance

Is there a market solution to a just energy transition?

November 2024

15:30

On premise

Special Event

General, General

The Florence Speech: Lecture by the President of European Committee of Regions

November 2024

17:00

On premise

Lecture

Department of History, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Gender and colonialism: a retrospective

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Latest news

Meet the new EUI CIVICA Ambassadors: Jan Becker and Matei-Vlad Marcu

History researcher Jan Becker and Florence STG master student Matei-Vlad Marcu share their ambitions and expectations for the 2024-2025 academic year as the EUI’s new CIVICA Ambassadors.

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SPS alumnus Lukas Schmid wins 2024 Jean Blondel Thesis Prize

Lukas Schmid, alumnus of the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, has received the 2024 Jean Blondel PhD Prize of the European Consortium for Political Research for the best thesis in politics.

Lead change in global policy: apply for the 2025/2026 Policy Leader Fellowship

Applications are open for the Policy Leader Fellowship (PLF) 2025/2026 at the Florence School of Transnational Governance.

Research

Marina Cino Pagliarello on the transformative impact of university alliances

In this interview, Marina Cino Pagliarello, EUI Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, shares her research on the alliances formed under the European Universities Initiative, examining how universities are expanding their missions, ultimately serving as informal diplomats and tackling urgent challenges.

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