DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

The Political Science Department gathers a wide range of researchers that are leaders in various subfields of the discipline. Their research activity focuses on themes of major importance in real world politics and in political science. They can be clustered in the following research themes:

Migration and Diversity, Political Representation , Political Socialization, Democratic Innovations, Federalism, Nations and Nationalism, European Integration and Europeanisation, Political Parties and Elections, Climate and Energy Policy, Gender, Ethnicity and Religion, Brussels Politics and Policy, International Relations

The Department's researchers are engaged in a wide range of research projects, many of which are funded through competitive grants, awards and fellowships. Its members hold leadership roles in professional organizations, serve as editors or editorial board members of key journals and book series in the discipline, and actively participate in public scholarship and media appearances. In all its academic and societal activities, the Department holds itself to the highest standard.

To learn more about our Department’s activity by research topic, please see the description of the research themes. To learn more about the research conducted by each member of the department, please visit their personal profiles. For an overall presentation of our department’s publications, please see this page.