Political and Social Sciences at EUI
@eui_sps
We focus on contemporary challenges facing European politics and society.
🤳Wondering why we're so quiet here? 🆕Connect with us on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/eui-sp… Visit also our website eui.eu/SPS and learn more about our #PhD programme: eui.eu/apply?id=docto… (Deadline for applications: 31 January 2025)

🌐 Yesterday, @eui_sps hosted a #CIVICAPublicLecture on #GenAI's neighbourhood perception. EUI Prof. @EliasDinas, @melissaleesands @LSEGovernment & @a_alrababah @Unibocconi explored how AI responses can perpetuate gender & racial biases, shaping public perceptions of spaces.
How do #GenAI models align w/ public opinion? 🌐 📌 Join @eui_sps Prof. @EliasDinas, @melissaleesands @LSEGovernment & @a_alrababah @Unibocconi for a #CIVICAPublicLecture exploring #AI biases in urban perception. 📅 5 Dec | 17:15 CET | Hybrid Register: loom.ly/rYjQwm4
"Nationally representative, locally misaligned: Biases of #GenAI in neighborhood perception" @EliasDinas (@EUI_EU), @melissaleesands (@LSEGovernment), and @a_alrababah (@Unibocconi) delve into this topic in today’s #CIVICAPublicLecture (@CIVICA_EU)⤵️

📎Read now Kevin Munger's latest #OpenAccess publication in @JEPS_ed 👇👇👇
#OpenAccess from @JEPS_ed - Introducing the Visual Conjoint, with an Application to Candidate Evaluation on Social Media - cup.org/3CY8TX1 - @_avecchiato & Kevin Munger (@EUI_EU) #FirstView
💡Don’t miss the latest @EJPRjournal publication by @EUI_EU #SPSResearcher @fresejoris and #SPSProfessors @simonjhix & @JuhoHarkonen, exploring why public support for Brexit has declined since the 2016 referendum.📊 Read more⤵️ loom.ly/17x9mCA
Today, we’re thrilled to host @turnbulldugarte (@unisouthampton) at our Swiss Chair Seminar Series (@EliasDinas), presenting his and @bertous' paper, “On Sex and Stigma: Bedding the Far-Right?” @EUI_EU📸⤵️



Join us at the #SPS Virtual Open Day 2024 today⤵️
🌍Discover the exciting world of Political & Social Sciences! Attend the @EUI_EU’s Virtual Open Week on 3rd Dec and explore your future in research. 🔗Register here: loom.ly/7MNtaPA #SocialSciences #PhDResearch
🎓Congratulations to Anica @waldendorf for successfully defending her thesis in November! All the best wishes to you!🍀 loom.ly/aR8wIVw
We’re excited to welcome @turnbulldugarte (@unisouthampton) to our Swiss Chair Seminar Series next Tuesday, 3 December! 🗓️ He’ll be presenting “On Sex and Stigma: Bedding the Far-Right?” Don’t miss out➡️register here to join us: loom.ly/RFaXZ4I
Join @eui_sps for the next #CIVICAPublicLecture ⬇️ 📅 5 December, 17:15 CET | 💻📍 EUI & online 👉 Don’t miss it: loom.ly/O0xmGSs
Join us for our upcoming #CIVICAPublicLecture! Which populations do Generative AI models represent the most? This Tours d'Europe event will compare assessments generated by GPT-4o with those from a nationally & locally representative survey📝 Register 👉 loom.ly/O0xmGSs
🌍Discover the exciting world of Political & Social Sciences! Attend the @EUI_EU’s Virtual Open Week on 3rd Dec and explore your future in research. 🔗Register here: loom.ly/7MNtaPA #SocialSciences #PhDResearch
✨We’re thrilled to welcome Alexandra Hartman from @ucl to today’s @EUI_EU Swiss Chair Seminar Series, organised by @EliasDinas. She’s delivering an interdisciplinary talk on “The Politics of State Supply: Legal Identity in Post-Conflict Societies”. 🔗 loom.ly/hxEu4-4




📈 How does the concentration of wealth & income in metropolitan clusters lead to the rise of right-wing populism? Torben Iversen, Fernand Braudel Fellow @eui_sps & @Harvard Prof, delves into the concept & the impact of knowledge economies. #EUIResearch: loom.ly/DB1uwRM
What a treat to host highly competent 🇵🇱 alumnis of „my“ European University Institue Florence together with its engaging & transformative President Patrizia Nanz: Europe has the intellectual power to overcome aggressive revisionism, renew democracy and to green our economies!
💡Don't miss @alumnieui Rouven Symank's latest publication in @apsrjournal⤵️
Just published on APSR First View: "Durkheim’s Empire: The Concept of Solidarity and Its Colonial Dimension" by Rouven Symank. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
🏆 Our warmest congratulations to SPS alumnus @Lukas__Schmid for winning the @ECPR 2024 Jean Blondel PhD Prize for his outstanding thesis on the legitimate authority of immigration control! 🎓👏 Learn more: loom.ly/eBGE-eY @alumnieui @EUI_EU

#SPSProfessors on the Move 🚀 Prof. @Filip_Kostelka delivered a keynote address at the @UPNS_SPSA annual meeting hosted by @BelgradeUni. 🎤✨ #SPSA2024 #EUIwidening Read more: loom.ly/3Fg2cYk
🔎 How can social Darwinism explain China’s 🇨🇳 current foreign policy? @awojciuk and @Maciej76718052, Fernand Braudel Fellows at @eui_sps, and @BartekKowalski1 @unilodzpl, unveil how social Darwinism impacts China’s international relations. #EUIdeas: loom.ly/V-V5OpI
@SGHWarsaw I & my fellow @eui_sps 'er @WKlocNowak tried to convince the Polish students a master's or a PhD @EUI_EU and a postdoc @EUI_MWProgramme is a good career choice and a wonderful opportunity to make lasting friendships with people all over the world. CC: @patriziananz