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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



Civic engagement

CEU hosts CIVICA universities to deepen service to society collaborations

On March 20 and 21, Central European University (CEU) hosted representatives from CIVICA universities to initiate the…

Partner highlights

Michael Becher on an IE University's contribution to the first annual CIVICA political behaviour and institutions conference

What is the outlook for democracy in the twenty-first century? Teams from across CIVICA universities explore the…

#CIVICAResearch Blog

From EUI to CEU: Gozde Kilic Reflects on CIVICA Postdoctoral Mobility

From October through December of 2022, EUI Max Weber postdoctoral fellow Gozde Kilic was embedded at CEU in Vienna as…

Student involvement

Three questions with Horacio Pezzelatto about his CIVICA summer internship experience

The Hertie School master of public policy (MPP) student took part in a 2022 digital policy internship for…

Societies in Transition, Crises of Earth

CIVICA Research STEADFAST workshop: The role of energy and food demand in climate change mitigation

In an online workshop held on 7 March 2023, a group of researchers presented their work on the CIVICA Research Project…

An interview with Aurélien Krejbich, our Executive Director

SGH Warsaw School of Economics interviewed Aurélien Krejbich on the achievements of the CIVICA alliance and its goals…

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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…

Partner highlights

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…