Ph.D. IN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Outstanding research environment for scholars from all over Europe and beyond
Annual Application Deadline: 31 January
• Europe’s leading institution for postgraduate studies in political science and sociology • Fully funded Ph.D. places • Research covers: Comparative Politics, Comparative Sociology, Political Behavior, Political and Sociological Theory, International Relations • Focus on the countries of Europe, the European Union, Europe and the world • Exchange programmes with major European and US universities • Post-doctoral fellowships also available
The European Commission supports the EUI through the European Union budget
EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences www.eui.eu/SPSAppli
Information on the Doctoral Programme www.eui.eu/PhDtion Dead
European University Institute The European University Institute (EUI) is a unique international centre for doctoral and post-doctoral studies and research with a European focus, situated in the Tuscan hills overlooking Florence. Since its establishment 40 years ago by the six founding members of the then European Communities, the EUI has earned a reputation as a leading academic institution in its four departments of economics, law, history, and social and political science. The EUI’s distinctly international environment offers unique academic training, enriches the intellectual experience and provides exceptional opportunities for academics across disciplines and borders. Our graduates go on to find excellent positions around the world in top universities, national governments, European institutions, and international organisations.
Department of Political and Social Science (SPS) The research programme of the SPS Department places emphasis on contemporary political and social phenomena, occurring principally — but not exclusively — within Europe at the national, sub-national and transnational levels. The Department’s research interests range across comparative politics, international relations, sociology, and social and political theory. The Department favours a multi-faceted approach to research projects and doctoral theses, many of which cut across traditional academic boundaries. The EUI SPS Department is regularly ranked among the very top departments in political and social sciences in Europe and is strongly connected, through exchange programmes and joint research endeavors, with numerous universities beyond the confines of Europe.
Faculty Stefano Bartolini
Comparative Politics, Political Institutions and European integration
Rainer Bauböck
Political Theory and Citizenship Studies
Fabrizio Bernardi
Social stratification a nd Life-course studies
Hans-Peter Blossfeld
Comparative Educational, Family and Labor Market Sociology
Philipp Genschel
European Public Policy and Political Institutions
Hanspeter Kriesi
The annual deadline for applications is 31 January
Ulrich Krotz
General information on the SPS Department: www.eui.eu/SPS
Olivier Roy
General information on the doctoral programme: www.eui.eu/PhD
Alexander Trechsel
Apply to SPS: www.eui.eu/applySPS
Comparative Politics, Political Behaviour International Relations Political Islam, Islam in the West, Comparative Religions
Economic Sociology
Head of Department Comparative Politics, Political Behaviour, Federalism and Democracy
Pepper Culpepper
Jennifer Welsh
László Bruszt
Comparative Politics and Democracy in Europe
Diego Gambetta Social Theory
International Relations
Contact Department of Political & Social Sciences European University Institute Via dei Roccettini 9 I-50014 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) ITALY www.eui.eu