Curriculum Vitae
Maria Saridou
Political science · European social policy research
Education
MA, Political Science
University · 2023–2024
Thesis: The Moderating Role of Social Policy Regimes — Immigration and Unemployment in the EU, 2010–2019.
BA, Political Science & International Relations
University · 2019–2023
Research interests
Comparative political economy · European welfare states · Migration and labour markets · Unemployment · Social policy regimes · Quantitative political analysis.
Experience
Research Assistant
Research Centre · 2024–present
Comparative data work on EU labour market and social policy indicators.
Policy Research Intern
Policy institute · 2023
Contributed to briefings on European social policy and migration.
Skills
RStataPythonRegression analysisComparative methodsPolicy analysisAcademic writingEU-level data
Languages
Greek (native) · English (fluent) · French (intermediate)
Selected coursework
Comparative Welfare States · Political Economy of the EU · Quantitative Methods · Migration Politics · Research Design.
Publications
See the blog for a full list of writing and research.