2019 Edition

The SPS Summer Academy provided an opportunity for 26 master students to experience the EUI’s academic and social life through a one‐week programme of plenary lectures and discussions of cutting‐edge research undertaken at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, focusing on inequality and solidarity in Europe and related topics. Participants presented their research ideas, engaged in discussions with leading scholars in the field and equally enthusiastic peers, and enjoyed informal social activities, including a guided tour of Florence and a social dinner, which concluded the week.

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People

• Prof. Fabrizio Bernardi
  Lecture on social inequality and stratification; expert on education, labour markets, and mobility.
• Prof. Anton Hemerijck
  Delivered lectures and office hours; specialist in welfare states, social investment, and comparative social policy.
• Prof. J. Härkönen
  Led workshops on research design; specialist in social demography, family dynamics, inequality.
• Prof. Ellen M. Immergut
  Co-led sessions on research design; expert in health policy, comparative politics.
• Prof. Andrea Sangiovanni
  Lecture on political theory; known for work on justice, solidarity, and global governance.

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Keynote Speaker

Prof. Maurizio Ferrera
Delivered the keynote lecture on 25 June.
A leading scholar of welfare states and social citizenship, he contributed a high-level overview of current challenges to European welfare governance and political solidarity.