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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



CEU iLab to run online incubation program with EUvsVirus Hackathon winners
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CEU iLab to run online incubation program with EUvsVirus Hackathon winners

CEU's start up incubator iLab made pledges to 13 winning teams of the pan-European EUvsVirus Hackathon to include them…

The CIVICA alliance mobilises knowledge and action in response to COVID-19
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The CIVICA alliance mobilises knowledge and action in response to COVID-19

Researchers and communities across the CIVICA alliance are fully committed to engaging for the common good of Europe and…

Sciences Po holds CIVICA webinar on the welfare states and the COVID crisis
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Sciences Po holds CIVICA webinar on the welfare states and the COVID crisis

In an online webinar organised on 13 May 2020 by Sciences Po, professors and researchers Waltraud Schelke (LSE), Anke…

Future of Europe lecture series: Monetary solidarity and the Corona crisis
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Future of Europe lecture series: Monetary solidarity and the Corona crisis

What are possible and desirable scenarios for the future of the European Union? Professor Waltraud Schelkle opens the…

EUI's The State of the Union Conference addresses COVID-19 crisis
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EUI's The State of the Union Conference addresses COVID-19 crisis

On 8 May 2020, the European University Institute held a special online edition of its annual The State of the Union…

Work life balance
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Women’s work after the lockdown: it’s time to fundamentally rethink our welfare system in relation to work-family reconciliation

EUI's Sabrina d'Andrea researches how the division of labor between men and women lies at the root of gender…

Webinar Anke Hessel and Bruno Palier
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Joint webinar Sciences Po & Hertie School on the social impacts of confinement

On 27 April 2020, researchers Anke Hassel (Hertie School) and Bruno Palier (Sciences Po) presented in an online webinar…

Bocconi launches COVID CRISIS LAB
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Bocconi launches COVID CRISIS LAB

The Laboratory for Coronavirus Crisis Research draws faculty from all eight departments at Bocconi and is the…

Hertie School President Henrik Enderlein on European solidarity in crisis
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Hertie School President Henrik Enderlein on European solidarity in crisis

In an essay published in the German weekly Der Spiegel, Hertie School President Henrik Enderlein argues that Europe…