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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 students hone policymaking and research skills at summer fora across Europe

Ten CEU students had the opportunity to take part in policy, research and learning fora in Paris, London and Strasbourg…

Student involvement

Cities & ecological transitions: 90 students at CIVICA European Week 2023

Sciences Po hosted the CIVICA European Week 2023. We spoke to a Sciences Po student, Moyu Shimada, about her experience.

Student involvement

#ESA2023 at the VivaTech conference

The European Student Assembly (ESA) was present at the VivaTechnology Conference (VivaTech) in Paris on June 17 in order…

Data-Driven Technologies for the Social Sciences

Should we be concerned at the use of private tech in the management of migration?

Digital technology now plays an important role in migration and border enforcement across Europe. Ludivine Sarah Stewart…

Press release

SNSPA Hosts Annual CIVICA Presidents' Committee Meeting

The National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) recently hosted the annual CIVICA…

Data-Driven Technologies for the Social Sciences

Automation in Education: the use of EdTech in England

How are private providers of digital technology in education impacting traditional public values? This is the second…

Data-Driven Technologies for the Social Sciences

The digitisation of justice risks blurring the lines between public and private actors

Justice systems across Europe are increasingly becoming ‘digitised’, with greater use of technology in the…

Democracy in the 21st Century

CIVICA collaborative research project delves into populism and the COVID-19 pandemic

Alexandru Moise, Research Fellow at the EUI department of political and social sciences, describes his work in the…

CEU Hosts Cas Mudde Discussing the Far Right Today, a CIVICA Democracy in the 21st Century Seminar

On June 12, Central European University (CEU) hosted "The Far Right Today: Austria in Comparative Perspective" featuring…