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
SPS theses of the month: February The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of February Robin Huguenot-Noël successfully defended his dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: February
The left influencing the right: Manuel Alvariño on progressive family policy Manuel Alvariño Vázquez, researcher at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, delves into why some centre-right governments go against their own ideologies and accept progressive family policies. Read more The left influencing the right: Manuel Alvariño on progressive family policy
The Draghi report: bold vision or missed opportunity? In this #EUIUpFront video conversation, Erik Jones, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre, and Waltraud Schelkle, Professor and Director of Research at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, share a lively discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of the Draghi report. Read more The Draghi report: bold vision or missed opportunity?
SPS theses of the month: January The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of January three PhD researchers successfully defended their dissertation. Read more SPS theses of the month: January
Read more 3 March 2025 Lecture Joint event Lost in space: from res nullius to terra nullius Read more
Read more 4 March 2025 Working group Department of Political and Social Sciences Intergenerational transmission of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours Read more
Read more 6 March 2025 Research seminar Joint event Missing data: a conviction narrative approach to policy development Read more