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
EUI hosts Maryna Rabinovych as part of the CIVICA Ukrainian Scholar Short Visits In this interview, Professor Maryna Rabinovych delves into her recent visit at the EUI, focusing on EU democracy support in Eastern Europe, local governance in the Arctic, and Ukraine’s biggest integration challenges. Read more EUI hosts Maryna Rabinovych as part of the CIVICA Ukrainian Scholar Short Visits
When democracy becomes a family affair, with Virginia Rocha In this episode of the #MyEUIResearch series, Virginia Rocha, Max Weber Fellow at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, delves into how political dynasties and emerging elites shape democratic outcomes in Brazil. Read more When democracy becomes a family affair, with Virginia Rocha
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
Read more 16 May 2025 Thesis defence Department of Political and Social Sciences Interaction of Family Socioeconomic Status and Genotype in the Intergenerational Transmission of Educational and Health Inequalities Read more
Read more 19 May 2025 Research seminar Joint event Fourth meeting of the International Thinking and Planetary Futures Research Cluster Read more