ECPR Member Institutions

Political science in Bielefeld is traditionally embedded in the Faculty of Sociology. This organizational embedding is also expressed in a strong sociological orientation of political science research and teaching. Bielefeld offers specialized undergraduate and graduate programmes in political science. Moreover, political science forms an integral part of the undergraduate programme in social sciences, in some specialized graduate studies, and in the structured doctoral degree programmes of the Faculty. Disciplinary fields within political science represented by professorships are International Relations, Comparative Politics, Public Policy, Political Theory, European Studies, Political Sociology, and Global Social Policy. In addition to a strong sociological orientation, there also exists a long tradition of studying political processes in a global context, most notably in the Faculty’s interdisciplinary Institute for World Society Studies.

Bilkent University was founded on October 20, 1984 by İhsan Doğramacı (1915 – 2010) through the joint resolution of the İhsan Doğramacı Education Foundation, the İhsan Doğramacı Science and Research Foundation, and the İhsan Doğramacı Health Foundation. The aim was to create a center of excellence in higher education and research. The name “Bilkent” exemplifies the founder’s aim, since it is an acronym of bilim kenti Turkish for “city of science and knowledge.” The university is located in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara.

Undergraduate and graduate (MA and PhD) degree granting institution

The Politics Department at Cardiff covers a broad range of areas in the study of Politics, including political theory, EU and domestic political systems, public policy and International Relations.

Welcome to the Doctoral School in Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy. The school offers a doctoral program in political science which is accredited in the US and which have five areas of specialization: political theory, comparative politics, international relations, and public policy. Our students come from dozens of countries from all continents. We have a students faculty ratio of 3:1. Our faculty comes from more than a dozen countries. Our academic record is visible in our high placement in international rankings. CEU is a unique institution in a vibrant city in the heart of Europe.

The Centre for Social Studies (CES), founded in 1978 at the Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, is a scientific institution devoted to research and advanced training in the area of the social sciences and humanities. Headed since then by Professor Boaventura de Sousa Santos, CES now numbers 116 researchers, 48 associate researchers and 40 junior researchers. Many of these researchers work on a full time basis at the Centre. Remaining members combine research with lecturing (the vast majority at the Faculty of Economics, the Facultys of Humanities and the Faculty of Science and Technology) or with other professional activities. The team of researchers at CES include sociologists, economists, jurists, anthropologists, historians, specialists in the areas of education, literature, culture and international relations, geographers, architects, engineers, biologists and medical doctors. Over the past years, CES has seen its scientific activity expand to a significant degree. This can be noted in its increased number of researchers, in its academic progression, in the growth of research projects involving CES researchers, in the broadening of international cooperation networks, in activities carried out in cooperation with the outside sphere and in the vitality of its main instruments for scientific dissemination.

Charles University was founded in 1348 and is one of the world's oldest universities. The largest and most famous Czech university, it also ranks highest among Czech schools in international rankings. The modern, dynamic and cosmopolitan university has 17 faculties (14 in Prague, two in Hradec Králové and one in Pilsen), four university institutes, five other centres for educational, scientific, research, development and other creative activities, four university-wide special-purpose facilities and the Rector's Office as the executive management unit of the Charles University.

Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University is a centre of education, science and spirituality, a centre of knowledge, innovation and cultural enrichment, where every student and teacher is an integral part of a large academic family. The University provides unique opportunities for study and scientific research, contributing to the comprehensive development of the individual. We create conditions where every student can reveal their potential, achieve success and implement the boldest ideas. The university gate is open to everyone who seeks knowledge, self-realization and success!

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location. City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries. In the last decade, City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period, City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university. The School of Policy and Global Affairs is an internationally excellent centre of research and learning on the human condition in all its dimensions. It is home to about 2,500 students and over 100 staff in three departments (Economics, Sociology and Criminology, and International Politics). The School aims to attract outstanding members of academic staff who will produce world-leading and internationally excellent research of benefit to society; provide innovative and exciting programmes of study; and enrich the lives and enhance the career prospects of its students. The Department of International Politics in the School of Policy and Global Affairs is a leading centre for research and undergraduate and postgraduate education. It has strength in four core areas of research: Modern History, International Political Economy, Foreign Policy & Diplomacy, and Comparative Politics. The Department hosts the City Political Economy Research Center, the Centre for International Policy Studies, and the Centre for Modern History. We are committed to maintaining the high quality of our research and teaching.

The Department of Political Science at Concordia University is an exciting environment where faculty and students make real contributions to the University and to the discipline of Political Science. We pride ourselves on an open and transparent micro-political culture, and we encourage deliberative democracy in the classroom, in our academic functions, and in departmental decisions.

The Institute of Social and Political Sciences consist of several departments, including the Department of Political Science and the Department of Public Policy and Management. We run the Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA Program, as well as the Political Economy, Public Governance, and the Public Policy and Management MA programs.

Cyprus International University is an English-language private university in Northern Cyprus. It is located in the capital, North Nicosia and was established in 1997