Robert Schuman Institute – Institute of Political Science – University of Luxembourg
Country: Luxembourg 
Director: Professor David Howarth, Head of Institute
Website: https://wwwen.uni.lu/research/fhse/dsoc/research_areas/political_science
Contact: david.howarth@uni.lu
Institute of Political Science
The Institute of Political Science forms part of the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Luxembourg. The institute has taken over the TEPSA related activities of the former CERE Robert Schuman Luxembourg. The Institute of Political Science provides a methodologically pluralist and distinctively multilingual environment in which to pursue research into politics and governance.
The Institute has internationally recognised research strengths in the areas of:
- European Union economic governance,
- Political economy (notably finance),
- Human rights,
- Post-conflict politics,
- Institutions and policies of the European Union,
- Europeanization,
- Multi-level governance and federalism,
- Parliamentarism and legislative studies,
- Voters and elections,
- Lobbying and interest representation in the EU.
The Robert Schuman Institute of European Affairs (RSI) contributed regularly to various TEPSA projects such as EU Watch or the organization of the June 2015 TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference.
The Institute’s members are part of the University of Luxembourg’s interdisciplinary Robert Schuman Initiative which is recognised as a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and funded by the EU Commission for the 2016-2021 period. Many of the EU-focused activities of the Institute of Political Science are organised through the RSI.
Latest News:
- Members of the Institute organised an international workshop (IPS, Luxembourg)
- “The European Investment Bank and its role in financing public water”, Judith Clifton, Daniel Díaz-Fuentes and Helen Kavvadia (IPS, Luxembourg)
- “Shocks and Time: The Development of the European Financial Assistance Regime”, Moritz Rehm (IPS, Luxembourg)
- “Deciphering the European Investment Bank: History, Politics, and Economics”, Lucia Coppolaro and Helen Kavvadia (IPS, Luxembourg)
- “Bank Politics: Structural Reform in Comparative Perspective”, David Howarth and Scott James (IPS, Luxembourg)
- “The European Semester: An Ordoliberal Construct?”, Dimitrios Argyroulis (IPS, Luxembourg)
- “Using business models in hindsight”, Helen Kavvadia (IPS, Luxembourg)
- “Green Economy in the Post-pandemic Period: A Framework for Organizational Stakeholder Analysis”, Helen Kavvadia (IPS, Luxembourg)
- “Choosing Women in Postwar Elections: Exposure to War Violence, Ideology, and Voters’ Gender Bias”, Josip Glaurdić and Christophe Lesschaeve (IPS, Luxembourg)
- “The increasingly differentiated European Single Market?”, David Howarth (IPS, Luxembourg)
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