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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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What's new across CIVICA: check out the February newsletter

In this latest issue, you can learn more about the upcoming CIVICA Conference, hear from students who participated in…

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Student involvement

The European Student Assembly jumpstarts student participation in the European Union

The new initiative gathers students from European University alliances, including CIVICA, to deliberate the complex…

CIVICA Engage course at Sciences Po
Education

“An indelible mark on my student experience”: Spotlight on the CIVICA Engage course

In Sciences Po’s Engage course, students participate in an innovative independent project that uses field experience as…

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Data-Driven Technologies for the Social Sciences

Towards a European Polarisation Observatory

A unique partnership under CIVICA Research aims to examine ideologies and attitudes to issues of public debate.

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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…

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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.