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From billions to trillions: Anissa Bougrea on financialisation of aid

In this #EUIResearch interview, Max Weber Fellow Anissa Bougrea explores the shift towards the financialisation of development aid. She examines how the growing reliance on private finance has reinforced colonial logics and often fails to deliver development where it is needed most.

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EUI scholars produce over 1,000 publications each year, offering insights into complex, real-world challenges and fundamental questions about human society.

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Beyond text: using AI-generated visuals conjoints to study gender and housework attribution

PESSIN, Léa; MUNGER, Kevin

2026

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The 'learning assumption' revisited: bureaucrats, politicians, and experts in policy making

BAYLEY, Imogen

2026

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Political science and the epistemic foundations of transnational governance

STONE, Diane Lesley

2026

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Not all migrants are equal: public support for migrant welfare access by migrant type and social protection scheme

NEGASH, Samir Mustafa; PICCOLI, Lorenzo; AFONSO, Alexandre

2026

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2026

Governing AI in the military domain in a multi-order world: China, the US, and visions of the 'good life'

ZHANG, Qiaochu; BODE, Ingvild

2026

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Artificial intelligence and international security: redefining arms races and contemporary warfare

GUEDES VIEIRA, Alena Vyotskaya; ADIB-MOGHADDAM, Arshin; ESLAMI, Mohammad (editors)

2026

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The origins of transnational repression: colonial legacies and authoritarian circulations in Libya's disappearance regime

TSOURAPAS, Gerasimos; ALI, Walid; KOVRAS, Iosif

2026

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EUIdeas draws from the Institute’s academic community of faculty, fellows, researchers, and research associates for analyses and commentary on social, political, legal, and economic issues.

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Learning from Chornobyl? Handling nuclear risks during peace and war

Angela Liberatore

In this EUIdeas piece, Science Diplomacy Fellow Angela Liberatore reflects on the legacy of the Chernobyl/Chornobyl nuclear disaster and how it has influenced policy, crisis response, and wartime concerns over the 40 years since the accident. ...

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Fifty years of welfare research: EUI celebrates a lasting legacy

The European University Institute hosted a launch event for the book ‘Governing the Welfare Commons: On Europe's Social Investment Turn’, marking the latest development in fifty years of EUI research on comparative welfare state research.

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Pride Month 2026 at the EUI: Community, presence,  and reflection

Throughout June, the EUI community marked Pride Month through a rich programme of initiatives. From campus activities and Toscana Pride to training, discussions, and research stories, the month reaffirmed the Institute’s commitment to LGBTQIA+ support and inclusion.

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20 years of the Max Weber Programme: looking back, thinking forward

Current and former Max Weber Fellows return to the EUI for a conference that is both a reunion and a celebration. They are marking two decades of the programme with a look back on early-career scholarship and a look ahead to what comes next for academia.

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"The STG Policy Leader Fellowship strengthened my connections to academics and policy makers, which became an important building block in the project I launched during my time at the STG to strengthen human rights defenders around the EU."

Márta Pardavi, Policy Leader Fellow, STG

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Michał Pawłowski, MRes graduate, ECO

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