PhD fellowship for the Business and Politics project

The EUBUSINESS project (PID2023-151112NA-I00, funded by the State Research Agency) of the Department of Political Science and Public Law of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) invites applications for a PhD student in the project ” Business and politicians” directed by Irina Ciornei.

Project “Business and politics” (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

The project involves research under the supervision of Professor Irina Ciornei and Manuel Hidalgo-Pérez.

We offer you a brief description of the required profile and the project. Do not hesitate to contact irina.ciornei@uab.cat if you need more information about the position.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The selected applicant will join the research team leb by Irina Ciornei (UAB) and Manuel Hidalgo-Perez (UPO Seville). The team closely collaborates with Alessandro Pellegata (University of Milan) and Zsofia Ignacz (University of Frankfurt).

In close collaboration with the principal investigator and the rest of the research team, the selected candidate will be able to:

• to write a thesis in the project framework
• to participate at academic conferences
• to assist the coordinating team with research-related tasks.

Profile:

• Master’s degree in political science, sociology, international relations, economics, European studies or a related field
• Excellent command fo quantitative techniques.
• Advanced level of English.
• Knowledge of Spanish, German or Italian as advantage.

The project

Abstract:

The EUBUSINESS project investigates the impact of Next Generation EU funds on economic
actors’ support for the EU. The study is based on surveys and survey experiments in small and
medium-sized enterprises located in Spain, Italy and Germany, the largest recipients of Next
Generation EU funds, albeit characterised by differences in socio-economic indicators and
business environment. The specific objectives of the project are the following:

• Assess the mechanisms through which EU market governance policies, and in particular Next Generation EU funds, influence economic actors support for the EU.
• Examine the reverse side of market governance policies, namely their impact on economic actors whose firms are not successful in securing Next Generation EU support.
• Inquire which market governance policies at the supranational level are more likely to elicit support from EU economic actors.