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 behavioral 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
Mafalda Escada reassesses the politics of poverty Mafalda Escada, PhD researcher at the EUI, explores the evolving politics of poverty and minimum income policies in Southern Europe. Her work examines the shift from charity-based aid to universal social rights, with a focus on the challenges and progress in Portugal, Italy, and Spain. Read more Mafalda Escada reassesses the politics of poverty
SPS theses of the month: April The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of April Selma Kropp has successfully defended her dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: April
Turning the tide: migrants as vectors of influence In this episode of the #MyEUIResearch series, Juliette Saetre, researcher at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, explores how ideas and political behaviours can spread from migrants to host societies, challenging the usual narrative of assimilation. Read more Turning the tide: migrants as vectors of influence
SPS theses of the month: March The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of March two researchers have successfully defended their dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: March
Read more 28 April 2025 Working group Joint event Discipline and profits: The geopolitics of extraterritorial control over global markets Read more
Read more 29 April 2025 Seminar series Department of Political and Social Sciences Consequences of the Black Sea slave trade: Long-run development in Eastern Europe Read more