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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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Data-Driven Technologies for the Social Sciences

Highlights from LSE’s CIVICA Research hackathon

The LSE Data Science Institute hosted a research hackathon in December 2021 to find out why societies have had such…

Nicoletta Balbo, Bocconi University
Data-Driven Technologies for the Social Sciences

Twitter reveals our emotions throughout the pandemic

The EmoMap project, coordinated by Nicoletta Balbo, brings together scholars from Bocconi University, Hertie School and…

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Education

Announcing winners of the Postdoctoral Mobility Scheme call

Eleven postdoctoral researchers have been selected to take part in the CIVICA Research Postdoctoral Mobility Scheme.

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Education

High schoolers get a first taste of university life at Hertie School social sciences event

Online discussion with pupils and CIVICA university students aims to promote access to higher education.

Julian Wucherpfennig, Hertie School
Democracy in the 21st Century

Research by Julian Wucherpfennig and co-authors explores how terrorism affects attitudes towards migration and democracy

The CIVICA Research project aims to inform decisions on national and international migration policy.

#CIVICAResearch Blog

CIVICA Research Highlights #1: explore our new newsletter

In the first edition, you can learn more about CIVICA Research, meet some of our researchers, and discover research…

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Research and innovation

CIVICA Research Highlights #1: explore our new newsletter (copy 1)

In the first edition, you can learn more about CIVICA Research, meet some of our researchers, and discover research…

Doctoral conference at the European University Institute
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Opening the boundaries of the academic job market

Flavia and Bastien, PhD candidates at Sciences Po, explain how the CIVICA Research doctoral conference helped them…

Participants at the CIVICA doctoral conference 2021
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Facilitating exchange: The first CIVICA Research Doctoral Conference

Fifteen PhD candidates from across the alliance met at the EUI for a training conference on how to prepare for the job…