How have advanced capitalist economies and their welfare systems evolved since the early 1990s? To answer this question, Bruno Palier, CNRS Research Director at Sciences Po’s Centre for European Studies, and Anke Hassel, Professor of Public Policy at the Hertie School, co-wrote the book Growth and Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies: How Have Growth Regimes Evolved?, recently published by Oxford University Press. The volume was discussed by distinguished scholars from CIVICA universities in a webinar on 29 March 2021. We asked the authors a few questions.

You applied for a Master’s programme at Sciences Po via the French procedure* and have been pre-selected? Congratulations! Next step: the interview. This final stage of the admissions procedure will take place remotely between 19 April and 30 April 2021 (from 13 April for the Journalism School only). For many students, the interview can be the most stressful element of their application: what kind of profile are we looking for, how can you demonstrate your motivation, how best defend your ideas? Preparation is key! We've laid out some simple guidelines to help get you succeed in this final stretch.

The Sciences Po Summer School provides a unique opportunity for students to discover academics at Sciences Po during the summer at the Paris campus or online, anywhere in the world! Here’s what you need to know before starting your application!

By Marie Mourad (Center for the Sociology of Organizations)

Since March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has caused severe economic downturn and generated a spike in food insecurity in the country. At the same time, farmers had to destroy significant quantities of food because they could not find markets for their products. The crisis has revealed weaknesses and contradictions in our food system – but also opens up opportunities for reform.

On 1 February 2021, just minutes before the swearing-in of newly elected members of parliament, Myanmar’s military junta seized power in a coup. The country erupted in a wave of protests that has mutated into multiple forms and, in particular, a mounting movement of civil disobedience. What is at stake in this politically volatile country, where post-colonial tensions were never resolved? We spoke to David Camroux, a senior researcher at the Centre for International Studies (CERI) and a specialist in Southeast Asian affairs.