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.