e-NASS CfA: European University Institute, Department of Political and Social Sciences: Call for Applications to the PhD Programme

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European University Institute*
*Department of Political and Social Sciences
Call for Applications to the PhD Programme*
(Successful candidates are offered funding for up to four years)

The Department of Social and Political Sciences of the European University
Institute (Fiesole/
Florence) invites applications for its PhD Programme. The Department
specializes
in comparative politics, comparative sociology, international relations,
political behaviour
and social and political theory, and was recently listed as the top-ranking
political science
department in Europe.

The Department has good working relations in teaching and research with the
EUI Departments
of Law, History and Economics and the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced
Studies, and is at the centre of extensive international networks. It hosts
a number of large,
collaborative projects financed by the European Commission Framework
programmes or
other external sources. The main working language is English, although
theses can be
written in the other principal languages of the European Union.
The European University Institute is one of the world&#65533;s leading academic
institutions for
postgraduate study in the political and social sciences. Located in the
hills overlooking
Florence, it is distinguished by its unique international nature and strong
European focus.
It was founded in 1972 by the European Community Member States to provide
advanced
academic training to PhD students and to promote research at the highest
level. The SPS
Department currently has fifteen full-time professors from all parts of
Europe.

*PhD Research and Training*
The Department&#65533;s four-year doctoral programme puts a strong emphasis on the
theoretical
and methodological tools required for PhD research. In the first year there
is a common
core course on approaches and methods in the social sciences. Additional
courses in both
quantitative and qualitative methods are also available. A wide range of
seminars and
workshops is offered in substantial fields, many of them linked to the
current research
interests in the Department, while others are interdisciplinary and offered
jointly with
other departments in the Institute. Further intensive courses and workshops
are offered as
needed and funding is available for the summer schools run by the ECPR, the
ECSR, and
other organizations. Colloquia organized by professors with their
supervisees provide
spaces for discussion of research design and problems.
PhD researchers benefit from an excellent library which also includes a wide
range of
electronic resources. Language training is provided by the EUI Language
Centre. Funding
is available from the Department for PhD researchers to undertake trips for
field work or
archival research, and to participate in summer schools and conferences.

The Department hosts some twenty or more visiting and postdoctoral scholars
each year,
whose work is linked to that of the professors. They are available for
consultation by PhD
researchers, and normally present guest seminars based on their current
research. The
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies is a research centre within the
EUI, and
professors and students in the SPS Department are fully involved in its
programme of
seminars and workshops.
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Scholarships*
Each year up to 40 citizens of EU Member States, Norway and Switzerland, as
well as a
small number from elsewhere, are admitted to the PhD programme of the SPS
Department
and funded for four years (subject to satisfactory progress). The basic
monthly stipend
is around &#65533;1200, depending on the country. Some scholarships are available
to citizens
of non-EU states, under the Central and Eastern Europe, South-East Europe,
Mediterranean
and Latin American programmes. The basic entry requirements are a Masters&#65533;
degree in a relevant subject and language skills appropriate to the proposed
programme of
study.* The closing date for applications for the coming academic year is 31
January 2011.*
*
Faculty (and their previous affiliations)*
Rainer Bauböck (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Fabrizio Bernardi (UNED, Madrid)
László Bruszt (Central European University, Budapest)
Pepper Culpepper (Harvard Kennedy School of Government)
Donatella Della Porta (Università degli Studi di Firenze)
Adrienne Héritier (Max Planck Institut, Bonn)
Martin Kohli (Freie Universität Berlin)
Peter Mair (Universiteit Leiden)
Christian Reus-Smit (Australian National University, Canberra)
Olivier Roy (Ecole des Hautes Etudes des Sciences Sociales, Paris)
Sven Steinmo (University of Colorado)
Alexander Trechsel (Université de Genève)
Pascal Vennesson (Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris II)

For more detailed information about the European University Institute and
about how to
apply, go to http://www.eui.eu/Servac/Postgraduate/

Inquiries about administrative and procedural matters may be addressed to
applyres@eui.eu

*
Please do not contact faculty members directly. The general policy of the
EUI
departments is not to offer individual guidance and advice on project
proposals.
Prospective applicants are requested to consult the department&#65533;s web pages
where
research themes are listed.*


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