Faculty & staff

The Department of European Political and Governance Studies relies on high-level academics and professionals to offer our students an intellectually stimulating and professionally enriching academic offer. Our professors come from numerous European and non-EU countries with diverse academic and professional backgrounds to ensure the highest academic standards on a broad range of topics.

POL staff 2023-2024

L. to R.: Aurélien MORNON AFONSO, Sanae YOUBI, Eness CIOBANU, Thijs VANDENBUSSCHE, Olivier COSTA, Nina GUIBÈRE, Íñigo MARTÍN MONTERRUBIO, Marie KETTERLIN, Thibault BESNIER.

The Department is directed by Prof. Olivier COSTA (FR, currently on leave), assisted by Prof. Michele CHANG (US), and by a team of young and dynamic academic assistants: Aurélien MORNON AFONSO (FR/PT), Thibault BESNIER (FR), Eness CIOBANU (RO), Nina GUIBÈRE (FR), Marie KETTERLIN (FR), Íñigo MARTÍN MONTERRUBIO (ES), Thijs VANDENBUSSCHE (BE) and Sanae YOUBI (IT). Prof. Sieglinde GSTÖHL acts as Director ad interim.

48 visiting professors teach our courses and workshops.