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
US elections: Alexandra Jabbour on polarisation, economy, and the housing crisis Alexandra Jabbour, EUI Max Weber Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences, discusses key issues in the US elections, including polls, affective polarisation exacerbating political tensions, and how the economy and the housing crisis are influencing voters’ choices. Read more US elections: Alexandra Jabbour on polarisation, economy, and the housing crisis
SPS theses of the month: September The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of September four PhD researchers have successfully defended their dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: September
Ophelia Nicole-Berva’s fieldwork on the solidarity movement with migrants Ophelia Nicole-Berva, researcher at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, discusses her research and the fieldwork experiences that allowed her to explore the daily lives and emotions of activists who support migrants at Europe’s internal borders. Read more Ophelia Nicole-Berva’s fieldwork on the solidarity movement with migrants
Exploring the genetic and environmental drivers of educational inequality What role do schools play in shaping educational outcomes, and how do genetic and environmental factors interact in this process? In this interview, Max Weber Fellow Kim Stienstra discusses her paper tackling genetic and social disparities in education. Read more Exploring the genetic and environmental drivers of educational inequality
Read more 4 November 2024 Research seminar Joint event Gender Stereotypes and Leadership Evaluations in Comparative Perspective Read more
Read more 5 November 2024 Workshop Department of Political and Social Sciences Comparing Welfare States Read more
Read more 5 November 2024 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences Social Origins and Electoral Participation Read more