Scuola Normale Superiore PhD thesis (SNS_Thesis_Template, A. Marinha)

\chapter{Sample Appendix}

Use appendices for supplementary tables, robustness checks, archival material, interview guides, or methodological details.

\chapter{Introduction}

This is a sample introduction chapter. Replace it with your own text once you start writing. The current version exists only to provide a working structure, section hierarchy, cross-references, and citations.

\section{Using the Template}

The template is designed for a straightforward workflow:

\begin{itemize}
\item edit `TemplateConfig.tex` first
\item replace the chapter files in `Chapters/`
\item update `References/references.bib`
\item compile with XeLaTeX and Biber
\end{itemize}

LaTeX remains a strong choice for long-form academic writing because it separates structure from formatting and handles references, tables, and cross-references reliably \parencite{lamport1994latex}.

\section{Example Figure and Table References}

\Cref{tab:sample-overview} shows a simple table that you can adapt to your own project.

\begin{table}[H]
\centering
\caption{Sample thesis overview}
\label{tab:sample-overview}
\begin{tabular}{@{}lll@{}}
\toprule
Part & Purpose & Replace with \\ \midrule
Front matter & Metadata and formal pages & Your thesis details \\
Chapters & Main argument and evidence & Your substantive chapters \\
Appendices & Supplementary material & Your appendices \\ \bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\chapter{Literature Review}

This chapter demonstrates a second numbered chapter and a citation pattern using `biblatex`. You can cite individual works with `\textcite{goossens1997latex}` or parenthetical references with `\parencite{mittelbach2004latex}`.

\section{Replacing Sample Content}

You can rename files, add new chapters, or reorder them directly in `main.tex`. The template avoids hidden build steps so colleagues can understand and adapt it quickly.

\chapter{Methods or Materials}

Use this chapter for methods, empirical strategy, data, sources, or case selection. The main point of this sample file is to preserve a realistic skeleton that is easy to extend.

\section{Practical Advice}

If your project grows, keep figures close to the chapter that uses them, and keep the bibliography in a single `.bib` file unless there is a strong reason to split it.

\chapter{Conclusion}

Use the final chapter to summarize the thesis contribution, limitations, and future research. The current placeholder keeps the template compact while still producing a complete thesis-shaped PDF.

\begin{titlepage}
\thispagestyle{empty}

\begin{flushleft}
\ifshowinstitutionlogo
\IfFileExists{\institutionLogoPath}{%
  \includegraphics[width=2.8cm]{\institutionLogoPath}
  \vspace*{2.5cm}
}{%
  \vspace*{2.5cm}
}
\else
\vspace*{2.5cm}
\fi

{\sffamily\bfseries\Huge
\thesisTitle\par}

\vspace{0.5cm}

{\sffamily\Large
\thesisSubtitle\par}

\vspace{1cm}

{\sffamily\Large
\thesisAuthor\par}

\vfill

{\sffamily\normalsize
\thesisSubmissionStatement\par}

\vfill

{\sffamily
\thesisCity, \thesisSubmissionDate\par}

\end{flushleft}
\end{titlepage}

\chapter*{Abstract}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract}

This template provides a clean starting point for a doctoral thesis at the Scuola Normale Superiore. It keeps the visual logic of a full thesis project while replacing personal content with reusable placeholders. The goal is to make adaptation easy: update the metadata, replace the sample chapters, and extend the bibliography as needed.

The sample text cites a small bibliography so the template compiles out of the box with `biblatex` and Biber \parencite{lamport1994latex,knuth1984texbook}.

\chapter*{Acknowledgements}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Acknowledgements}

Use this section for acknowledgements, funding notes, or institutional thanks. If you do not need it, disable it in `TemplateConfig.tex`.

\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{flushleft}
{\sffamily\bfseries\normalsize
\thesisDeclarationHeading\par}
{\sffamily\normalsize
\thesisFaculty, \thesisUniversity\par}
\end{flushleft}

\vspace*{0.5cm}

\noindent \thesisDeclarationText
\vspace*{0.5cm}

\noindent \thesisPermissionsStatement
\vspace*{0.5cm}

\noindent \thesisReuseStatement

\vspace*{0.5cm}

\noindent I declare that this work consists of \thesisWordCount\ words.

\vspace*{1cm}

\begin{flushleft}
\ifincludesignature
\IfFileExists{\signaturePath}{%
  \includegraphics[width=4cm]{\signaturePath}\\
  \vspace*{0.25cm}
}{}
\fi
\thesisCity, \thesisSubmissionDate
\end{flushleft}

\chapter*{Prologue}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Prologue}

Use this optional section for an epigraph, a short preface, or a brief framing note before the main chapters begin.

\begin{titlepage}
\thispagestyle{empty}

\begin{flushleft}
{\sffamily\bfseries\normalsize
\thesisUniversity\par}
{\sffamily\normalsize
\thesisFaculty\par}

\vspace{4cm}

{\sffamily\bfseries\Huge
\thesisTitle\par}

\vspace{0.5cm}

{\sffamily\Large
\thesisSubtitle\par}

\vspace{1cm}

{\sffamily\Large
\thesisAuthor\par}

\vspace*{2.5cm}

{\sffamily\normalsize
\thesisSubmissionStatement\par}

\vspace*{2cm}

{\sffamily\bfseries\normalsize
PhD Committee:\par}
{\sffamily\normalsize
\thesisCommittee}

\vspace*{2cm}

{\sffamily\normalsize
\copyright \thesisAuthor, \thesisYear\par}
\vspace*{0.15cm}
{\sffamily\normalsize
\thesisCopyrightNotice}

\vfill
\end{flushleft}
\end{titlepage}

% =============================
% Language and fonts
% =============================
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{TeX Gyre Pagella}
\setsansfont{TeX Gyre Heros}
\setmonofont{Latin Modern Mono}

% =============================
% Page layout
% =============================
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{
  a4paper,
  left=3.5cm,
  right=2.5cm,
  top=3cm,
  bottom=3cm,
  head=30pt
}

\usepackage{microtype}

% =============================
% Headings and captions
% =============================
\setkomafont{chapter}{\sffamily\bfseries\Huge}
\setkomafont{section}{\sffamily\bfseries\Large}
\setkomafont{subsection}{\sffamily\bfseries\large}
\setkomafont{subsubsection}{\sffamily\bfseries\normalsize}
\setkomafont{disposition}{\sffamily\bfseries}
\setkomafont{captionlabel}{\sffamily\bfseries}

\usepackage{caption}
\captionsetup[table]{
  justification=raggedright,
  singlelinecheck=false,
  labelfont={sf,bf},
  skip=10pt
}
\captionsetup[figure]{
  justification=raggedright,
  singlelinecheck=false,
  labelfont={sf,bf},
  skip=10pt
}

\KOMAoptions{numbers=enddot}
\renewcommand*\chapterformat{\thechapter\autodot\enskip}
\renewcommand*\sectionformat{\thesection\autodot\enskip}
\renewcommand*\subsectionformat{\thesubsection\autodot\enskip}

% =============================
% TOC, lists, appendices
% =============================
\usepackage{tocbasic}
\DeclareTOCStyleEntry[
  entryformat=\sffamily\bfseries,
  pagenumberformat=\sffamily\bfseries
]{tocline}{chapter}
\DeclareTOCStyleEntry[
  entryformat=\sffamily,
  pagenumberformat=\sffamily
]{tocline}{section}
\DeclareTOCStyleEntry[
  entryformat=\sffamily,
  pagenumberformat=\sffamily
]{tocline}{subsection}
\DeclareTOCStyleEntry[
  entryformat=\sffamily,
  pagenumberformat=\sffamily
]{tocline}{subsubsection}
\DeclareTOCStyleEntry[
  entryformat=\sffamily,
  pagenumberformat=\sffamily
]{tocline}{figure}
\DeclareTOCStyleEntry[
  entryformat=\sffamily,
  pagenumberformat=\sffamily
]{tocline}{table}

\addto\captionsenglish{%
  \renewcommand{\listfigurename}{List of Figures}%
  \renewcommand{\listtablename}{List of Tables}%
}

\newcommand{\setupappendix}{
  \cleardoublepage
  \addchap{Appendices}
  \appendix
}

% =============================
% Tables, figures, colours
% =============================
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{threeparttable}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage[dvipsnames,table,xcdraw]{xcolor}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\newcolumntype{Y}{>{\RaggedRight\arraybackslash}X}

% =============================
% Citations and references
% =============================
\usepackage{csquotes}
\usepackage[
  style=apa,
  backend=biber,
  sortcites=false,
  maxcitenames=2,
  maxbibnames=99
]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{References/references.bib}

\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{
  colorlinks=true,
  linkcolor=black,
  citecolor=blue,
  urlcolor=OrangeRed
}
\usepackage[nameinlink,noabbrev]{cleveref}

% =============================
% Running headers
% =============================
\usepackage[automark]{scrlayer-scrpage}
\clearpairofpagestyles
\cfoot[\pagemark]{\pagemark}
\automark[chapter]{chapter}
\renewcommand*\chaptermarkformat{}
\setkomafont{pagehead}{\normalfont}
\setkomafont{pagenumber}{\normalfont}
\lefoot{}\cefoot{}\refoot{}
\lofoot{}\cofoot{}\rofoot{}
\lehead[]{\pagemark\hspace{1em}\textsc{\thesisHeaderTitle}}
\rohead[]{\textsc{\headmark}\hspace{1em}\pagemark}

\raggedbottom

@book{knuth1984texbook,
  author    = {Knuth, Donald E.},
  title     = {The TeXbook},
  year      = {1984},
  publisher = {Addison-Wesley},
  address   = {Reading, MA}
}

@book{lamport1994latex,
  author    = {Lamport, Leslie},
  title     = {LaTeX: A Document Preparation System},
  edition   = {2},
  year      = {1994},
  publisher = {Addison-Wesley},
  address   = {Reading, MA}
}

@book{mittelbach2004latex,
  author    = {Mittelbach, Frank and Goossens, Michel},
  title     = {The LaTeX Companion},
  edition   = {2},
  year      = {2004},
  publisher = {Addison-Wesley},
  address   = {Boston}
}

@book{goossens1997latex,
  author    = {Goossens, Michel and Mittelbach, Frank and Samarin, Alexander},
  title     = {The LaTeX Companion},
  year      = {1997},
  publisher = {Addison-Wesley},
  address   = {Reading, MA}
}

% =============================
% SNS Thesis Template Configuration
% Edit this file first when adapting the template.
% =============================

% Core metadata
\newcommand{\thesisTitle}{Your Thesis Title}
\newcommand{\thesisSubtitle}{Optional subtitle}
\newcommand{\thesisAuthor}{Your Name}
\newcommand{\thesisUniversity}{Scuola Normale Superiore}
\newcommand{\thesisFaculty}{Faculty of Political and Social Sciences}
\newcommand{\thesisDegree}{Doctor of Political Science and Sociology}
\newcommand{\thesisCity}{Florence}
\newcommand{\thesisSubmissionDate}{Month Year}
\newcommand{\thesisYear}{2026}
\newcommand{\thesisWordCount}{00,000}

% Header metadata
\newcommand{\thesisHeaderTitle}{Your Short Title}

% Assets
\newcommand{\institutionLogoPath}{Assets/sns-logo.png}
\newcommand{\signaturePath}{Assets/signature.png}

% Boilerplate text
\newcommand{\thesisSubmissionStatement}{%
Thesis submitted for assessment with a view to\\
obtaining the degree of \thesisDegree\\
of the \thesisUniversity%
}

\newcommand{\thesisCommittee}{%
Professor Name, \thesisUniversity\ (Supervisor) \\
Professor Name, \thesisUniversity\ (Co-supervisor)%
}

\newcommand{\thesisCopyrightNotice}{%
No part of this thesis may be copied, reproduced or transmitted without prior permission of the author.%
}

\newcommand{\thesisDeclarationHeading}{Research declaration to accompany the submission of written work}
\newcommand{\thesisDeclarationText}{%
I \thesisAuthor\ certify that I am the author of the work \thesisTitle, submitted for examination for the Ph.D. in Political Science and Sociology at the \thesisUniversity. I also certify that, other than where clearly indicated that it is the work of others, this work is solely of my own responsibility.%
}

\newcommand{\thesisPermissionsStatement}{%
I warrant that I have obtained all the permissions required for using any material from other copyrighted publications.%
}

\newcommand{\thesisReuseStatement}{%
The copyright of this work lies with the author. Quotes from it are permitted, provided that full acknowledgment is made. This work may not be reproduced without prior written consent. This authorization does not, to the best of my knowledge, infringe the rights of any third party.%
}

% Optional sections and assets
\newif\ifshowinstitutionlogo
\newif\ifincludesignature
\newif\ifincludeinnertitlepage
\newif\ifincludedeclaration
\newif\ifincludeabstract
\newif\ifincludeacknowledgements
\newif\ifincludeprologue
\newif\ifincludelistoffigures
\newif\ifincludelistoftables
\newif\ifincludeappendices

\showinstitutionlogotrue
\includesignaturefalse
\includeinnertitlepagetrue
\includedeclarationtrue
\includeabstracttrue
\includeacknowledgementstrue
\includeprologuefalse
\includelistoffigurestrue
\includelistoftablestrue
\includeappendicestrue

% !TEX TS-program = xelatex
\documentclass[
  12pt,
  twoside,
  openright,
  headings=big,
  parskip=never,
  bibliography=totoc
]{scrreprt}

\setlength{\parindent}{1.5em}
\emergencystretch=2em

\input{TemplateConfig}
\input{Preamble}

\begin{document}

\pagestyle{plain}
\renewcommand*{\chapterpagestyle}{plain}

\input{Cover}
\ifincludeinnertitlepage
\input{FrontMatter/TitlePage}
\fi
\ifincludedeclaration
\input{FrontMatter/Declaration}
\fi

\cleardoublepage
\pagenumbering{roman}

\ifincludeabstract
\input{FrontMatter/Abstract}
\fi
\ifincludeacknowledgements
\input{FrontMatter/Acknowledgements}
\fi
\ifincludeprologue
\input{FrontMatter/Prologue}
\fi

\tableofcontents
\ifincludelistoffigures
\listoffigures
\fi
\ifincludelistoftables
\listoftables
\fi

\cleardoublepage
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\pagestyle{scrheadings}
\renewcommand*{\chapterpagestyle}{scrheadings}

\input{Chapters/01_Introduction}
\input{Chapters/02_Literature_Review}
\input{Chapters/03_Methods}
\input{Chapters/04_Conclusion}

\printbibliography

\ifincludeappendices
\setupappendix
\input{Appendices/Appendix_A}
\fi

\end{document}