EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences
Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-eu.bsky.social.
We focus on contemporary challenges facing European politics and society.🌐 eui.eu/SPS
- 📍 Frankfurt alumni, this one’s for you. 🗓️ The EUI Alumni Chapter launch is coming to Frankfurt, and we’d love to see a strong local turnout. 🔗 Details & registration: www.eui.eu/events?id=58... If you’re part of the EUI community in Germany (or know someone who is), please spread the word!
- How has sovereignty in the Arab world evolved since WWI?🌍 At this morning's Swiss Chair Seminar, Prof. Raslan Ibrahim of Political Science and IR at @sunygeneseo.bsky.social & at @gvagrad.bsky.social challenged traditional IR frameworks. A brilliant deep dive into social practices and Global IR
- SPS Theses of the Month: December. We celebrate the pioneering research of our doctoral candidates at @eui-eu.bsky.social . Discover the groundbreaking insights of our latest PhDs. 🌍✨ www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
- SPS is delighted to celebrate Stefano Guzzini on receiving the @isanet.bsky.social Theory Section Best Special Issue Award for ‘Dialogue with the Chinese School of IR Theory’. This work advances inclusive, global theory and underscores @eui-eu.bsky.social commitment to excellence.🌍📖🎓
- Reposted by EUI Department of Political and Social SciencesRenting isn’t the same experience for everyone in Poland. In a forthcoming study, Barbara Jancewicz, Fernand Braudel Fellow @eui-sps.bsky.social, explores how name, accent, and nationality shape access to housing. Read more: loom.ly/5RZ3v_4
- Welcome to 2026 with new research insights🧠 In this news, our Fellow Barbara Jancewicz examines housing discrimination in Poland, demonstrating how accent and nationality continue to influence access to rental markets and why digital comms. have not changed these biases. www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
- 🎄 Season’s greetings from the SPS Department 🎄 We’re closing for the winter break after a year of research and ideas in motion. Thanks to our community for a year of sharp thinking and curiosity. We’ll be back in January, gearing up for 2026 and the EUI’s 50th anniversary. ✨ Happy holidays ✨
- How did Amazon become inevitable? As part of #EUI50 celebrations, SPS hosts "Attention, Shoppers!" with Kathleen Thelen from @mit.edu, exploring American retail capitalism, power, and the pursuit of cheap goods. Join us! 📍 Badia Fiesolana | Hybrid 🕒 09/01 - 17:00 CET 🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
- 🎉 Celebrating 50 Years of the EUI! As we prepare a series of events to commemorate this special occasion, we invite all alumni, researchers and friends of the EUI to stay connected and be the first to receive updates about the upcoming 50th anniversary activities 👉 mailchi.mp/eui/50
- Reposted by EUI Department of Political and Social SciencesSame funding, similar projects, opposite outcomes: one EU project became a vibrant cultural centre, another an abandoned ruin. @lorenzomascioli.bsky.social explains why—and it's changing how we think about regional development 🔗 loom.ly/PmtAiFc
- 🎓 November was a big month at SPS: 9 researchers successfully defended their theses. From political attitudes, to sanctions, climate justice and information warfare, their work shows the depth and range of SPS research. Congratulations to all our new doctors! www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
- 💰 Does money change how we define "fair"? New research by @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social, @irenepaneda.bsky.social , J. Kamphorst & B. Battu, shows that as income rises, people rely more on meritocratic beliefs to oppose redistribution Published on Social Science Research 🔓: hdl.handle.net/1814/94113
- 📺 New #EUIUpFront just out: "Academia in times of distrust" with SPS professor @eliasdinas.bsky.social. Reflecting on the state of knowledge production, academic freedom and political pressure. 🎙️ Watch the full video and share your thoughts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyPH... #AcademicFreedom
- Are you considering applying for a PhD in Political and Social Sciences at the @inthiseui.bsky.social ? Join us online for the 2025 SPS Virtual Open Day and have the opportunity to meet and talk with members of the department. Register now: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
- Congratulations to @lintuslotta.bsky.social for successfully defending her PhD thesis! Her findings reveal how local institutional differences reinforce social stratification, and why understanding these dynamics matters for building a fairer society. 🎒 🎥 Watch MyPhDPitch to hear the key insights.
- "In American culture, we’re just so tied up with our jobs" Our Prof. Munger speaks to @businessinsider.com on why Boomers cling to power & homes, and how a culture where "work is identity" squeezes younger cohorts. 📉 Read the feature: www.businessinsider.com/baby-boomers...
- 📢 Final week to apply for the Swiss Chair in Federalism and Democracy. A key position supported by the Swiss Government for scholars working on federalism and democratic processes. Deadline: 24 Nov 2025 Details: www.eui.eu/Documents/Se... Online Application form: apps.eui.eu/Vacancies/Ca...
- 🙌 Three inspiring days at the #EUI celebrating excellence in sociology! The 2025 Kohli Prize Awards honoured Peter S. Bearman for groundbreaking research and @socarxiv.bsky.social for advancing open, collaborative science. 💬 “These awards affirm sociology’s power to face today’s big questions.”
- 🎓 “How do independent candidates change the game of democracy?” That’s the question behind Lorenzo Mascioli’s PhD, now successfully defended at the EUI 👏 Instead of just telling us, he shows it in a one-minute video pitch that captures the heart of his research. 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/2nKR1P9xaWM
- @vanityfair.com recently quoted our Prof. Kevin Munger in an article exploring TikTok’s role in the New York City mayoral election. Read the full piece here: vanityfair.com/news/story/the-internets-new-babygirl-is-curtis-sliwa #EUI #SPS #PoliticalCommunication #SocialMedia #TikTok #ResearchImpact
- A huge thank you to Prof. @matthiasleese.bsky.social (@ethz.ch) for yesterday's Swiss Chair Seminar lecture on the Schengen Information System. Europe's most critical security infrastructure is not a stable machine, but a fragile system held together by constant, invisible "care practices."
- 🔥 A full house for the Swiss Chair Lecture at SPS by @dirkmoses.bsky.social, leading expert on genocide, on: "Gaza and the failure of Frankf. School critical theory" Examined how “never again Auschwitz” has shifted from a call for emancipation to a tool for silencing dissent and policing migration.
- 📢 The EUI’s SPS Department invites applications for the Swiss Chair in Federalism and Democracy, a prestigious position supported by the Swiss Government. Apply by 24 Nov 2025: eui.eu/About/JobOpportunities/Open-competitions-for-academic-posts #AcademicJobs #Federalism #Democracy #EUI
- Last week, the @civica.bsky.social ica.bsky.social – @hertieschool.bsky.social community gathered for the workshop Youth Gender Polarization & Digital Fragmentation. Thanks to everyone who joined the panels and brainstorming sessions on how digital fragmentation influences youth divergence.
- How does 'gender expertise' become a tool of imperialism? In our Swiss Chair Lecture, Prof. Kunz from @vunillu.bsky.social shared analysis of Nepal's peacebuilding work exposing the contradictions: colonialism hides in our most progressive projects. Essential for anyone serious about decolonisation.
- Last Thursday, our Comparative Politics Seminar Series hosted a thought-provoking session. @mgiani.bsky.social from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social presented his research, "Speaking Fast and Low: The Acoustics of Authoritarian Politics," discussing how speech patterns may reflect political realities
- 🎉 Congratulations to our alumna @nerealidad.bsky.social, PhD supervised by Prof @eliasdinas.bsky.social, who has received the Juan Linz Award for the Best PhD Thesis in Political Science from cepcgob.bsky.social !👏 Read more 👉 www.cepc.gob.es/noticias/res...
- 🤝We are proud to announce that our prof Kevin Munger recently joined the @hertiedatascience.bsky.social under the @civica.bsky.social Faculty Short Visit programme, delivering a talk on the evolving validity of scientific evidence over time. 👉Full story here: www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...
- 🌍SPS welcomed Cecilia Lynch from @ucirvine.bsky.social for the Swiss Chair Seminar Series. Her talk on "From Decolonisation to Recolonisation?" challenged us to rethink humanitarianism, religion & power in today’s world. Inspiring exchange & lively debate! Grateful for the insights shared! ✨
- We are thrilled to ufficially welcome Professor Tasha Fairfield to the Department of Political & Social Sciences at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Her expertise in comparative politics, political economy, and climate justice will enrich our academic community.👏 Read more ➡️ www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
- The Swiss Chair Seminar Series are back! 🎓 First lecture with Matthew Evangelista (@cornelluniversity.bsky.social) President White Professor of History and Political Science on Estonia’s security challenges after Russia’s 2022 invasion: Alternatives to nuclear deterrence: is Estonia defensible?
- 🌸 EUI SPS joined “Corri la Vita” in Florence 🌸 On Sunday, 28 September, a delegation from our SPS Department ran together for solidarity, prevention and shared commitment. We thank all participants, supporters and volunteers! @eliasdinas.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social @hermwerf.bsky.social
- 💡 How can we rethink democracy in a changing world? This year’s SPS Summer Academy gathered brilliant minds from across the globe 🌍 to debate, challenge, and inspire. 👉Dive into the highlights here:🔗 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=... What do you think is the biggest challenge for democracy today? ⬇️
- ✨ SPS Welcome 2025 ✨ Yesterday evening, we welcomed our new cohort of #SPS researchers. Head of Department @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social, together with our academic faculty, greeted the first-year researchers and celebrated the start of a new academic journey. Cheers to a fruitful year ahead! 🥂📚
- We are delighted to share that our alumnus @mwegemann.bsky.social received an Honourable Mention in the 2025 Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award by @apsa.bsky.social’s European Politics and Society section. His dissertation was recognised among the best works on European politics and society!
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- A major achievement for our community 🎉 Congratulations to @filipkostelka.bsky.social, Nicola Sauger and @evakrejcova.bsky.social on their new article published in AJPS, one of the world’s leading journals in political science. 👉 Read it here (open access): doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
- 1/ How does migration affect political attitudes? Using 380k obs from 104 sending & 28 receiving countries, @filipkostelka.bsky.social, Nicolas Sauger & I find some migrants’ attitudes align with locals, while others exceed origin-host context, reshaping ideological space. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
- 📢 The SPS Summer Academy has just begun! On this first day, participants attended Prof. @juhoharkonen.bsky.social’s lecture and explored the Badia Fiesolana, the historic seat of the @eui-eu.bsky.social. A promising start to a week of academic exchange and discovery! #SummerAcademy #EUI #SPS
- Discover how randomness shapes our life trajectories. Our Head of Department, @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social gave a thought-provoking keynote ‘Luck and Success in Millions of Life Courses’ from @ic2s2.bsky.social 2025. #Sociology #IC2S2 Watch the full talk here ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgLG...
- 🎉 Congratulations to SPS alumnus Dr Rouven Symank! His article "Durkheim’s empire: the concept of solidarity and its colonial dimension" has won the 2025 CES First Article Prize. Discover his work now in Cadmus: hdl.handle.net/1814/93056 #EUI #SPS #ResearchExcellence #CESPrize
- 🎉 Congrats to @jonadejong.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Linz‑Rokkan Prize for the best EUI thesis in Political Sociology! His work sheds new light on how social networks shape divides and reduce partisan hostility. 👏 Read more 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
- We’re proud to celebrate Maxine Both, Ophelia Nicole‑Berva and @juliettes.bsky.social for their SPS‑led symposium featured in "Qualitative & Multi‑Method Research" Spring 2025. A brilliant achievement showing the depth and impact of our community’s scholarship! www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen...
- 🎓 Congratulations to Natasja Rupesinghe! She has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Michael Nicholson Thesis Prize by @mybisa.bsky.social for the best doctoral thesis in International Studies. 📰 Full story: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
- 🎓Congrats to our 12 new PhDs! 🌟 Their groundbreaking research in June 2025 spans climate change, housing inequalities, political behaviour, from rural studies to digital tech. and many more 📚✨ Read the entire news: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
- 🗳️ What drives political behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe? 🎓 More than 40 scholars from Europe, the US, and China joined the SPS Workshop on Political Behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe at the EUI. 📖 Read the full story: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
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- 📚 “Welfare states don’t just buffer, they bounce back” Anton Hemerijck on why Europe’s social safety nets are more resilient than you think, even in the age of populism & fiscal crunches. A deep dive into policy, politics, and the future www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=... #EUI #SocialPolicy #WelfareState
- The SPS Department is pleased to announce that @matejjung.bsky.social - @polisciatnu.bsky.social has been awarded the Jacques Rupnik Prize 2025 for his paper: “Thinking About Going Back Home in War”, presented at the EUI Workshop on Political Behaviour in CEE. Congratulations! #EUI #RupnikPrize
- Congratulations to @mgoldenprof.bsky.social SPS Professor, for winning the 2025 APSA Best Dataset Award! The Global Legislator Dataset, built during her time at EUI, is now a landmark in comparative politics. A proud moment for SPS and the @eui-eu.bsky.social Institute #GlobalDataset
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- Congratulations to @jonadejong.bsky.social, recipient of the Linz Rokkan Prize for his doctoral thesis. A prestigious recognition for outstanding academic research. #EUI #ThesisAward #LinzRokkan www.eui.eu/ServicesAndA...
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- Full crowd today at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Professor @melindacmills.bsky.social of Demography at @ox.ac.uk is giving an honorary talk, which examines the systemic and institutional barriers that interdisciplinary researchers face.
- 🎓 SPS Theses of the Month – May 2025 👏 Congratulations to @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social & Stephan Pietzner for successfully defending their dissertations! Their work spans gene-environment inequality to nuclear strategy timely, rigorous, and impactful. #SPS #PhDdefense www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
- 🔔 Brilliant talk by Arthur Lupia today 🔍 at Badia in @eui-eu.bsky.social. An electric lecture on how Trump-era politics reshaped US research funding 📉 When science meets power, the stakes go global. Essential reflections for anyone in academia today.🧠⚡ #EUIEvents #SciencePolicy #AcademicLife
- Delve into the protest path! 🚶♀️ Our doctoral researcher, @meretstephan.bsky.social, explores how migration-related protests shape political attitudes and policy. Discover when collective action leads to real change in our latest #MyEUIResearch episode. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfXc...
