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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



Education

An interdisciplinary approach to reconstructing Europe: CIVICA Summer School

The 2022 CIVICA Summer School at Villa Vigoni gathered early career researchers across the social sciences and…

Students in lectures, Credits: Bocconi University
Education

European Week 2022: experiences and lessons learned by CIVICA students

Two CIVICA bachelor students tell their experiences of the European Week 2022, hosted by Bocconi University in Milan…

Martina Ferracane, EUI
Data-Driven Technologies for the Social Sciences

CIVICA Research team delivering on Digital Trade Integration

The 'Digital Trade Integration' research project draws on the expertise and experience of academics and practitioners…

Gavel with EU flag in background, Credits: Pixabay
#CIVICAResearch Blog

CIVICA Research project on the politics of the EU judiciary is focus of EUI-Hertie conference

Scholars from across the CIVICA European university alliance met on 16-17 June at the European University Institute…

Villa La Fonte, EUI
Education

EUI Summer Teacher Training: CIVICA researchers share insights and exchange practices

PhDs and postdocs met peers, shared skills, and received input in a four-day teacher training hosted by the EUI from 27…

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Open science

Three false starts on the road to open social science

The shift to ‘open’ working across the social sciences as a discipline group entails a welcome but demanding cultural…

Collage of archive's cabinets
#CIVICAResearch Blog

Exploring synergies in archival policies

The Historical Archives of the European Union at the EUI, along with CIVICA partners, carried out a survey for CIVICA…

Participants of the European Week 2022, Credits: Bocconi University
Education

CIVICA students focused on sports and its social impact during the European Week at Bocconi

Students from Bocconi, Sciences Po, SSE and LSE gathered in Milan on the topic of sports and social inclusion.

Auditorium, credits: Michal Matlon
Democracy in the 21st Century

How should we measure democracy in the 21st century? Reflections from the latest CIVICA Research hackathon

Organised by institutional partners and hosted by CEU, the recent CIVICA Research Collaborative Hackathon under the…