Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-eu.bsky.social. We focus on contemporary challenges facing European politics and society.🌐 eui.eu/SPS
Congratulations to @juliettes.bsky.social on winning the 2026 Linz Rokkan Prize for the best EUI doctoral thesis in political sociology! "Turning the Tide: Mobility and the Upstream Diffusion of Political Attitudes and Behaviors." 👉🏻 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
Juliette Saetre wins 2026 Linz Rokkan PrizeJuliette Saetre has won the 2026 Linz Rokkan Prize for her doctoral thesis on the transnational journey of political ideas She received the award at the EUI Cwww.eui.eu📢 Hungary votes. Central Europe watches. Join us on 16 April 15:30 CEST for a roundtable unpacking what’s at stake in Hungary’s election and what it might mean for the EU, for populism, and for the region's political future. Registration: www.eui.eu/events?id=58... #EUI #HungaryVotes #EUpolitics
Endgame or entrenchment? HungaryOrganized by the Eastern Europe as Laboratory of Change Working Group, this roundtable event features a discussion on the recent Hungarian general elections.www.eui.euHow are distant wars made legible to us? New research by Frederik Carl Windfeld from our Department, co-authored with Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen, examines how widely circulated images from Syria are framed through visual patterns that echo Gothic storytelling. 🔗 Read more: loom.ly/5LWV8Fc
The ghosts of Aleppo: Frederik Carl Windfeld explores Gothic war imageryIn this MyEUIResearch story, PhD researcher Frederik Carl Windfeld uncovers how Western media represented Syrian children as ghosts and Aleppo as haunted, andloom.ly🎓 Fifty years of questions As the EUI turns 50, the SPS Department reflects on what it means to grow inside an interdisciplinary blender In this special conversation 🔹 Arnout van de Rijt, Head of Department 🔹 PhD researchers Louise Dupont and Cathrine Kjaer 🎥 Full episode here: loom.ly/ZlwyV8A
Where paths and disciplines meet: 50 years of political and social sciencesAs part of the uniquelyEUI anniversary series, the Department of Political and Social Sciences reflects on five decades of interdisciplinary research, exploriloom.ly🚨 We're live on LinkedIn! SPS now has its own LinkedIn page! Follow us for research updates, events, and voices from our academic community. 👉 www.linkedin.com/showcase/eui... Big thanks to the EUI comms, marketing and alumni teams for the early support. #EUI #SPS #SocialSciences #LinkedInLaunch
EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences | LinkedInEUI Department of Political and Social Sciences | 39 followers on LinkedIn. The SPS Department at the EUI focuses on contemporary challenges facing European politics and societieswww.linkedin.comCall for Papers 📣 The EUI SPS Department invites submissions for the workshop “Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe.” Research on elections, public opinion, parties and political participation in the CEE region. Submit by 30 March 2026 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=... #PoliticalScience
Call for papers: EUI Workshop on Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern EuropeThe Department of Political and Social Sciences SPS has launched the call for papers for the workshop on political behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe CEEwww.eui.euPhD researchers from Widening countries can now apply for funded research visits at the SPS Department, EUI. Spend the Fall term 2026 in Florence working with SPS faculty, joining seminars and connecting with the EUI research community. Deadline: 31 March 2026 More 👇 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
EUI Widening Europe Programme announces funded research visits for PhD studentsThe EUI Widening Europe Programme continues to support research visits for PhD students enrolled at higher education institutions or public research centres iwww.eui.euGreat to see #MyPhDPitch back this academic year 👏 Watch Pablo Cañete’s video and explore why Spain and Portugal followed different paths during the 2008 crisis and what democracy had to do with it. 🎥👇
European University Institute📽️✨ #MyPhDPitch is back this academic year! ▶️ Watch the video w/ @pablocaneet.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social & find out why Spain & Portugal took different paths during the 2008 crisis, and what democracy had to do with it.
📍 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!
Frankfurt Alumni Chapter LaunchThe European University Institute is pleased to launch in Frankfurt its first Alumni Chapter in Germany, generously hosted by the European Central Bank.www.eui.euSPS 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 theses of the month: DecemberThe Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of November, one researcher has successfully defended her dissewww.eui.euSPS 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.🌍📖🎓
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=...
Name, accent, nationality: Barbara Jancewicz on barriers to renting in PolandIn this EUIResearch interview, EUI Fernand Braudel Fellow Barbara Jancewicz reveals the stark discrimination in Polands rental market and finds that digitalwww.eui.euHow 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...
Attention, shoppers!This session features a book presentation by Kathleen Thelen, Ford Professor of Political Science (MIT).www.eui.eu🎉 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
EUI 50th anniversary - Register your interestmailchi.mp🎓 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=...
SPS theses of the month: NovemberThe Department of Political and Social Sciences is delighted to announce that during the month of November, 9 researchers have successfully defended their diswww.eui.eu💰 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
The relevance of meritocratic beliefs for redistributive preferences increases with incomeA leading explanation for why in democratic societies the rich are not taxed more is that meritocratic beliefs breed tolerance for inequality. We problematize this account by claiming that, unlike the...hdl.handle.net📺 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
#EUIUpFront | Who holds power over knowledge? Academia in times of distrustYouTube video by EUI TVwww.youtube.com