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 behavioural 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
No return home: Russian emigration after the invasion with Emil Kamalov A new report co-authored by Emil Kamalov, PhD researcher at the EUI, finds that many Russians who left after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine are not planning to return—citing not just the war, but the absence of political reform. Read more No return home: Russian emigration after the invasion with Emil Kamalov
SPS theses of the month: May The Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of May, two researchers have successfully defended their dissertations. Read more SPS theses of the month: May
Treading the path of migration, protest, and politics with Meret Stephan In this #MyEUIResearch video, Meret Stephan, PhD researcher at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, explores how migration-related protests shape public opinion, party politics, and policy, revealing how civil society can influence political agendas in complex, context-specific ways. Read more Treading the path of migration, protest, and politics with Meret Stephan
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
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Read more 10 June 2025 Thesis defence Department of Political and Social Sciences The Quiet Emancipation of Social Europe Read more