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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the first women who have shaped the Department of SPS at the EUI, from pioneering leaders to today’s scholars whose work and leadership have helped define our community and its intellectual legacy. #IWD2026 #EUI #WomenInAcademia #SPS

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

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

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

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.🌍📖🎓

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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."

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🔥 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.

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

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.

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

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.

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

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

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🌍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! ✨

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

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?

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🌸 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

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

💡 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? ⬇️

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

✨ 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! 🥂📚

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

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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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

📢 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

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

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

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

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.

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🔔 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

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

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

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

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

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

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

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Kicking off today: the 3rd Joint EUI-IHEID PhD Workshop, convened by Prof. Guzzini and @cmparreira.bsky.social. Two days of in-depth discussion, cross-institutional exchange with @gvagrad.bsky.social, and cutting-edge research at the SPS Department. #EUI #IHEID #PhDWorkshop #AcademicExchange

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

📢 #SPS Departmental Seminar Series Thrilled to have Prof. Dr Irena Kogan from @eui-eu.bsky.social! She’s exploring Partnership formation in refugee migration and how Syrian & Afghan refugees navigate relationships in Germany. A fascinating dive into migration and integration! #EUI #MigrationStudies

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🚨 Global governance is shifting! How will institutions adapt? 🚨 @stephofmann.bsky.social dives into multilateralism’s challenges, Trump’s re-election impact, and the role of digital governance. Also, is candy the key to seminar success? 🍬👀 🔗 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=... #GlobalGovernance #EUI

Stephanie Hofmann is Joint Chair in International Relations at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences and the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. She is Director of the Europe in the World research area at the Robert Schuman Centre.

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

📢 SPS Thesis of the Month – February 🎓✨ We are delighted to celebrate rhuguenotnoel.bsky.social who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation: 🔹 Re-Embedding Europe: The Political Economy of EU Macrosocialisation 📖 Read more : cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/... #EUI #PhDResearch #SPSResearch

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

This week, we’re excited to have @jrovny.bsky.social (Sciences Po) at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for his @civica.bsky.social short visit!🎉 Today, he’s delivering a fascinating talk on “Ethnic Minorities & Democratic Support” as part of our Comparative Politics Seminar Series 📷

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EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences @eui-sps.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

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