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
Professor Elias Dinas and SPS alumni win Joseph L Bernd JOP Best Paper Award Elias Dinas, Swiss Chair in Federalism, Democracy, and International Governance and Professor at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS), together with EUI alumni Sergi Martínez and Vicente Valentim, have been awarded the Joseph L Bernd JOP Best Paper Award. Read more Professor Elias Dinas and SPS alumni win Joseph L Bernd JOP Best Paper Award
12 research projects awarded funding in the Widening Europe Programme The EUI has announced the winners of the second call for collaborative research projects in the Widening Europe Programme. The EUI selected 12 projects in early January 2025, which will receive funding through the programme. Read more 12 research projects awarded funding in the Widening Europe Programme
Magdalena Żadkowska on how couples cope when children leave the family home Magdalena Żadkowska, Fernand Braudel Fellow at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, discusses the life stage when adult children ‘empty the nest’ and leave home, focusing on the variation in how couples experience this phase, and on the important role of animal companions in an empty nest. Read more Magdalena Żadkowska on how couples cope when children leave the family home
Immigrants against new immigrants - an interview with Biljana Meiske Biljana Meiske, Postdoctoral Fellow at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, shares insights from her research on why immigrants already settled in Western countries often have a negative attitude towards new immigrants and refugees. Read more Immigrants against new immigrants - an interview with Biljana Meiske
Read more 21 January 2025 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences Populism, federalism, and tax evasion Read more
Read more 23 January 2025 Research seminar Joint event Mapping Informal Diplomacy in Higher Education Read more
Read more 23 January 2025 Seminar series Department of Political and Social Sciences Ethnic minorities and democratic support Read more