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In the CIVICA alliance, we are collaborating across campuses and borders to foster a dialogue between the social sciences and society.

On this page, you can stay up to date with the latest developments in the alliance, peruse news from our joint research or teaching projects, read expert opinions on current events, and much more



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Scanning Social Networks to Understand Political Polarisation and Fake News

The outcomes of the EPO-WG project, funded by CIVICA Research, do not end with the study of political polarisation in…

Spotlight on the women in CIVICA Research: Greta Gross

This International Women’s Day, we are putting a spotlight on Greta Gross, a PhD researcher at the Hertie School and one…

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IE University welcomes CIVICA to kick off the partnerships strategy of the alliance

On 28 February, IE University hosted the launch of the new phase of "CIVICA Global Partnerships & Outreach" at the IE…

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CIVICA Research Excellence Tours: Benoit Pelopidas on Nuclear Weapons Futures

CIVICA Research Excellence Tours are designed to develop the scientific identity of the CIVICA alliance within the…

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Mark Dawson appointed as theme leader for "Europe Revisited"

Mark Dawson, professor of European law and governance at the Hertie School, has recently been appointed as theme leader…

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A new step forward towards the European University of the future

Remus Pricopie, the rector of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA),…

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Hertie School co-launches research project ReLiCon

Postdoc Ivo Gruev to lead the CIVICA-funded study examining democratic backsliding in East Central Europe.

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Hertie School awarded DAAD grant for CIVICA projects

Intercampus student competition, digital learning, research and workshops to be funded by the German Academic Exchange…

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SNSPA-CEU joint workshop to present the preliminary results of the CIVICA project “A pilot study on mapping the attitudes towards Covid-19 vaccination in online communities (ROHUVax)”

On January 19, 2023, the team of the research project “A pilot study on mapping the attitudes towards Covid-19…