🎓 “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

My new article on structural oppression, its perpetuation, and why it constitutes an injustice - is out in Journal of Social Philosophy! Link: doi.org/10.1111/josp.... Open access thanks to @eui-eu.bsky.social and @euilibrary.bsky.social agreements.

💡 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!

September isn’t over yet, and that freshers’ energy is still in the air. Every month, you’ll get a pinch of sarcasm to start on a fresh new beat✨ Feeling the vibe? Drop a beat 🎧 https://loom.ly/h8botX8 Love to give feedback? We've got a small treat for you: 🔗 https://loom.ly/4TeiPWs #EUInTime

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...

📢 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=...

🌎 How can international law engage with Indigenous legal traditions on equal terms? In this #MyEUIResearch video, Nina Bries Silva @eui-law.bsky.social explores decolonial approaches shaped by fieldwork in Bolivia & Guatemala. 🎥 Watch: https://loom.ly/csyLBRo

📚 “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

🎓 A day of pride, purpose, and celebration at the EUI! The Conferring Ceremony is a moment that marks not only the end of an academic journey but the beginning of new impact across disciplines, sectors, and borders. 🌍 🚀 Here's to shaping the future — together. #EUIgrad #EUIgrad25

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...

Why are Russian emigrants staying abroad – even if the war ends? 🔎 In a #MyEUIResearch interview, @emilkamalov.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social shares findings from the OutRush Project on why people left, who’s moving again & what would make return possible. Read more 📖 loom.ly/Aiw3XR0

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...

Curious how the Trump era reshaped U.S. research funding?🧪 Join Prof.Arthur Lupia this Friday at Badia Fiesolana to unpack the politics behind the science. 🗓️ May 30 | 🕥 10:30–12:00 🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=57... #ResearchFunding #SocialScience #EUIEvents

🏘️Why is today’s housing crisis so hard to fix? Balthazar de Robiano @eui-sps.bsky.social points to 3 challenges: 🔑 Renters vs. owners 📈 Rising costs 🌍 Price gaps across regions His research shows how these problems are political & why better housing policy starts w/ understanding them. #MyPhDPitch

When democracy becomes a family affair... 🧐 Our Max Weber Fellow @virginiarocha.bsky.social dives into how political elites and non-professional actors influence policy outcomes and polarisation. A must-watch for political science enthusiasts! #MyEUIResearch #EUISPS youtu.be/MjftCEmnUvk

Your name. Your background. Still deciding if your child gets a spot in daycare. Today at dept Seminar Series , @distasioval.bsky.social & Lea pessin shared sobering evidence of discrimination across Europe. Research like this reminds us: biases don’t pause at the nursery door. #SPSseminar #EUI

🎓 An Unwritten Future | On 22 May, 16:00, Jonathan Kirshner @bostoncollege.bsky.social joins us at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a major lecture on classical realism & today’s global uncertainty. A key moment in our Swiss Chair series. 📩 Register now: eui.eu/events?id=578574

How do local expressions of dissent become global? 🌍🪧 In her first PhD paper, @juliettes.bsky.social reveals how historical emigration patterns create latent global infrastructures for diffusion. Now published in the American Journal of Sociology! 🔗 tinyurl.com/44s2wkvp

🎓 Curious about the SPS PhD at EUI? Join our Open Day this Monday, 12 May at 17:00 CEST! Meet faculty, chat with researchers, get the inside scoop 📚 Speakers, join a bit early & bring the agenda energy 💼 All the details ➡️ www.eui.eu/events?id=57... #PhDLife #EUI #OpenDay #AcademicJourney

🎓 Heads up! Apps are OPEN for the SPS Summer Academy 2025 at @eui-eu.bsky.social 📍 Florence | 🗓️ 1–5 Sept 📝 Deadline: 15 May (spots = limited!) 💶 Free + support available www.eui.eu/apply?id=the... #SummerSchool #EUISPS #SmartSummer

Killer robots aren’t just sci-fi. They’re a battleground of expertise. @fredwindfeld.bsky.social breaks down how legal, tech & military voices clash over what LAWS are and who gets to define them. 🧠💥 cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/... #AI #LAWS #epistemicpower

We were thrilled to welcome @vcharnysh.bsky.social (MIT) at #SPS for a fascinating talk in the framework of the Swiss Chair Seminar Series on how slave-raiding shaped Eastern Europe's urban growth and state-building. History meets development studies at #EUI! #EasternEurope #BlackSea #Slavetrade

Great session today at the Comparative Politics Seminar Series Gábor Simonovits (Central European University) presented: “Perceptions and electoral integrity: Evidence from Hungary” A timely and thought-provoking look at how perceived fairness in elections influences reporting of fraud. #Hungary