Permanent faculty

Research Professor
Contact(s) :   -  fariba.adelkhah@sciencespo.fr
Anthropology of mobility (migration, contraband, exile), transnational religious and commercial networks, politics, land tenure issues
Middle East
Afghanistan, Iran
Anthropology
Religious anthropology, Political anthropology, Social anthropology
Identity and politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) : 01 45 49 77 40  -  claire.andrieu@sciencespo.fr
Social history of politics
Central and Eastern Europe, Global realm, Western Europe
History
History and memory, comparative politics and societies, social movements, Second World War
Political participation and mobilization, Violence and danger management
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Researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 29  -  adam.baczko@sciencespo.fr
Sociology of civil wars, Taliban courts in Afghanistan, armed conflict in Syria, Western military interventions
Caucasus / Central Asia, Middle East
Afghanistan, Syria
Political science
Political sociology
The State and the transformations of the State, Violence and danger management
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Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) :   -  bertrand.badie@sciencespo.fr
Sociology of international relations, human rights, multilateralism
International relations
Senior researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 74  -  francois.bafoil@sciencespo.fr
Comparative political economies, Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, Weber, Freud, Renewable energy in Europe
Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia
Sociology
Comparative political economy
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, The State and the transformations of the State
Research engineer (HDR), CNRS
Contact(s) :   -  bayram.balci@sciencespo.fr
Temporarily based at the French Institute of Anatolian Studies, Istanbul, Turkey
Islamism, migrations, pilgrimages, identity conflicts
Caucasus / Central Asia, Global realm, Middle East, Russia
Turkey
Political science
International relations, sociology of religions
Identity and politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Director of CERI - Research Professor, Sciences Po
Contact(s) : 0145497262  -  stephanie.balme@sciencespo.fr
Science Diplomacy, EU-China-US relations, emerging scientific powers, tech war, AI and social sciences, rule of Law
Central and Eastern Europe, North-East Asia, Western Europe
China
Political science
Political sociology
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Professeur des universités
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 14  -  thierry.balzacq@sciencespo.fr
Security, Diplomacy, Multilateralism, Epistemology, Ethics
Global realm, Western Europe
France
Political science
International Relations
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Full Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 33  -  richard.banegas@sciencespo.fr
Citizenship, political violence, mobilizations, crises and conflicts
Central Africa, West Africa
Political sociology
Identity and politics, Political participation and mobilization
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Senior researcher emeritus, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 01  -  jeanp.beja@sciencespo.fr
Political regime, dissidence, civil society, social movements, memory
North-East Asia
China, Hong Kong
Political science
Comparative politics, Political sociology
Identity and politics, Political participation and mobilization
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Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 71  -  romain.bertrand@sciencespo.fr
Historiography of colonialism, global history
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Political science
Identity and politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) : 01 45 49 50 22  -  didier.bigo@sciencespo.fr
Theory of international relations, sociology of mobilization, sociology of conflicts, sociology of the armed forces and of the police, surveillance, security, freedom
Global realm
Political science
International relations
Violence and danger management
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Researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) :   -  laurent.bonnefoy@sciencespo.fr
Social movements, mobilizations and transnational religious networks
Middle East
Yemen
Political science
Political sociology
Identity and politics, Violence and danger management
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Assistant Research Professor with tenure
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 39  -  antonela.capellepogacean@sciencespo.fr
Social history of citizenship, nationalism, religion, historical sociology of communism
Central and Eastern Europe
Hungary, Romania
History, Political science
Historical sociology of politics
Identity and politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Research Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) :   -  samy.cohen@sciencespo.fr
Foreign policy, defense, armed forces, war, democracy
Global realm, Middle East
Israel
Political science
International relations, political sociology
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, Political participation and mobilization
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Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) : 01 45 49 72 37  -  dominique.colas@sciencespo.fr
History of communism, Soviet regime, history of ideas
Russia
Russian Federation
Political science
Political philosophy, political history,political sociology
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, Violence and danger management
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Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 22  -  ariel.colonomos@sciencespo.fr
International norms, ethics of war, theory of international relations
Global realm
Political science
International relations, pholitical philosophy
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics
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CNRS Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 72  -  helene.combes@sciencespo.fr
Corruption, elections, political parties, social movements
Latin America and the Caribbean, Western Europe
Mexico, Spain
Political science
Political sociology
Political participation and mobilization
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Full Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 44  -  olivier.dabene@sciencespo.fr
Democracy, regional integration, regionalism
Latin America and the Caribbean
Political science
Political sociology
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, Political participation and mobilization
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Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) : 01 45 49 72 10  -  guillaume.devin@sciencespo.fr
International organizations, global governance, diplomacy, European integration, sociology of international relations
Global realm
History, Political science
International relations
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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CNRS Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 25  -  alain.dieckhoff@sciencespo.fr
Nation, nationalism, religion, State, democracy
Middle East
Israel, Palestine
Political science
Comparative politics
Identity and politics
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Research Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) : 06 61 29 53 26  -  jeanl.domenach@sciencespo.fr
Domestic and foreign policy of China, international relations in East Asia, the writing of History
North-East Asia
China
Political science
Comparative politics, political sociology
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics
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Contact(s) :   -  jerome.doyon@sciencespo.fr
Authoritarian regimes, Chinese Politics, Chinese Foreign Policy
North-East Asia
China
Political science
Comparative Politics, International Relations
Senior researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 70  -  gilles.favarelgarrigues@sciencespo.fr
Deviance, crime, moral crusades, police, policing, justice
Russia
Russian Federation
Political science
Political sociology
The State and the transformations of the State, Violence and danger management
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Full Professor
Contact(s) : 01 45 49 51 47  -  jeanpierre.filiu@sciencespo.fr
The Middle East in international relations; Social movements and revolutionary dynamics; For the Palestinian question to the Syrian question
Middle East, North Africa
History
Political science
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, Identity and politics, Political participation and mobilization
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Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 36  -  laurent.fourchard@sciencespo.fr
Historical sociology of the state, street level bureaucracy, policing, government of urban and metropolitan areas, unionism, history and historiography of contemporary Africa.
Southern Africa, West Africa
Nigeria, South Africa
Political science
Political sociology, social and political history
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Assistant Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 74  -  juliette.galonnier@sciencespo.fr
Religion, Islam, Secularism, Conversion, Qualitative Methods, International Comparison
North America, Western Europe
France, United States
Sociology
Sociology of religion, ethnic and racial studies
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, Identity and politics
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Senior researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 34  -  laurent.gayer@sciencespo.fr
Vigitanlism, Capitalism, Police
South Asia
India, Pakistan
Political science
Political sociology
Political participation and mobilization, Violence and danger management
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Lecturer
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 58  -  ronald.hatto@sciencespo.fr
International security, strategic studies, peacekeeping, US and French foreign policy, military sociology
Global realm
Political science
International relations
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics
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Senior researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 31  -  beatrice.hibou@sciencespo.fr
Historical sociology of the economy, domination, neo-liberalism, social movements
North Africa
Morocco, Tunisia
Sociology
Political economy
The State and the transformations of the State
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Senior researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 34  -  christophe.jaffrelot@sciencespo.fr
Nationalism, religion, ethnic conflicts
South Asia
India, Pakistan
Comparative politics
Identity and politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Senior researcher emeritus, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 35  -  riva.kastoryano@sciencespo.fr
Nationalism, identity, community, minorities, diaspora
Central and Eastern Europe, Global realm, Middle East, Western Europe
Sociology
Political sociology
Identity and politics, Political participation and mobilization
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Senior researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 54  -  eberhard.kienle@sciencespo.fr
Transformation of States and political regimes, “failed” States and “varieties” of States, political economy and political sociology of the Middle East
Middle East
Political science
Comparative politics, sociology, political economy
The State and the transformations of the State
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Assistant Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 73  -  carola.kloeck@sciencespo.fr
Adaptation to climate change, international climate negotiations, global environmental governance, small island developing states
Global realm
Political science
International Relations
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics
Research Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) : +33 1 58 71 70 01  -  denis.lacorne@sciencespo.fr
National identities, multiculturalism, religion and secularism, tolerance schemes
North America, Western Europe
United States
Political science
Compared politics, political history of the USA, political philosophy
Identity and politics, Political participation and mobilization
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Associate Professor
Contact(s) : 01 45 49 59 93  -  stephane.lacroix@sciencespo.fr
Islam and politics, Salafism, transnational movements, authoritarianism, social movements
Middle East
Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Political science
Politcal sociology
Identity and politics, Political participation and mobilization
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CNRS Research Professor
Contact(s) :   -  thomas.lacroix@sciencespo.fr
Theories of transnationalism, its relations to state and sovereignty; Formation of a local governance of international migration through the policies of cities and city networks undertaken with the support of international organisations
North Africa, South Asia, Western Europe
Algeria, France, India, Morocco, United Kingdom
Geography
Political geography
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, The State and the transformations of the State
Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 71 02  -  marc.lazar@sciencespo.fr
Italian politics, populism, the Left in Europe
Western Europe
Italy
History, Sociology
Histoire et sociologie politique
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Researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : +33 1 58 71 70 83  -  helene.lebail@sciencespo.fr
Migration policies, migrations and reproduction, migration and political participation
North-East Asia
China, France, Japan
Political science
Political sociology
Identity and politics, Political participation and mobilization
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Full Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 56  -  christian.lequesne@sciencespo.fr
Comparative study of actors and processes of foreign policy, diplomatic practices, relations between the EU and its member States
Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe
Political science
International relations and european studies
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Deputy Director for Scientific (CERI) - Associate Professor, Sciences Po
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 15  -  laurence.louer@sciencespo.fr
Shia Islam and politics, transformation of the Welfare State in the Gulf monarchies, minorities, policies of identity
Middle East
Bahrain
Political science
Political soclolgy
Identity and politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) :   -  roland.marchal@sciencespo.fr
Armed conflicts in Central Africa and in the Horn of Africa, great powers and Africa
Central Africa, East Africa and The Horn
Political science
Sociologie politique
The State and the transformations of the State
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Research Professor
Contact(s) : +33 1 58 71 70 28  -  luis.martinez@sciencespo.fr
The State in the Maghreb, Islamism and political violence, security policies in the Mediterranean, oil rent and democracy
North Africa
Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Political science
Political sociology
The State and the transformations of the State
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Researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : (+ 33) 1 58 71 70 67  -  nadia.marzouki@sciencespo.fr
Religious freedom, interfaith movements, populism, conversions, expertise, democratic transition, compromise building
North Africa, North America
Algeria, Tunisia, United States
Political science, Sociology
Political theory
Identity and politics, Political participation and mobilization
Senior researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : +33 1 58 71 70 79  -  elise.massicard@sciencespo.fr
Political sociology of Turkey, government intermediaries, Political territoriality
Middle East
Turkey
Political science
Political sociology
Political participation and mobilization, The State and the transformations of the State
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Deputy Director for Scientific Affairs (CERI) - CNRS Research Fellow
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 21  -  hugo.meijer@sciencespo.fr
Foreign Policy Analysis, Security Studies, US foreign policy in East Asia, US-China relations, transformation of defense policies in Europe
Global realm, North America, Western Europe
Political science
International Relations
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Researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : +33 1 58 71 70 45  -  marie.mendras@sciencespo.fr
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus Political regimes, elections and civic protest Russian foreign policy, European and American policies towards Russia and neighboring states
Central and Eastern Europe, Russia
Belarus, Russian Federation, Ukraine
Political science
Comparative politics, International relations, Election studies
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Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 46  -  francoise.mengin@sciencespo.fr
Imperial legacies and the formation of the State in the Chinese world, political economy of the partition of China, non-recognized States, international organizations
Global realm, North-East Asia
China, Taiwan
Political science
Compared politics, international relations
The State and the transformations of the State
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Associate Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 69  -  benoit.pelopidas@sciencespo.fr
Global nuclear history, French nuclear history, the role of expertise in the field of international security, construction, legitimation and contestation of the nuclear knowledge, the Anthropocene, international political theory (democracy in the nuclear age), memory and memorialization of nuclear events, oral history
Global realm
Political science
International relations
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, Violence and danger management
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Assistant Research Professor with tenure
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 65  -  catherine.perron@sciencespo.fr
Memory and identity, policies of history and policies of memory vis-à-vis territorial losses and forced migrations, policies of the past
Central and Eastern Europe
Germany
Political science
Political sociology and compared politics
Identity and politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Assistant Research Professor with tenure
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 81  -  sandrine.perrot@sciencespo.fr
Sociology of the vote, sociology of political parties, armed conflicts, violence
Central Africa, East Africa and The Horn
Uganda
Political science
Political sociology
Political participation and mobilization, Violence and danger management
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Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 48  -  karoline.postelvinay@sciencespo.fr
Narratives in international politics, from the global to the planetary, Japan in Northeast Asia, Connectivity geopolitics
Global realm, North-East Asia
Japan
Political science
International relations and planetary politics
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, Identity and politics
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CNRS Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 43  -  nadege.ragaru@sciencespo.fr
History and historiography of World War II and of the Holocaust in Southeastern Europe, historical sociology of communism and identities, arts and politics
Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe
Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia
History, Political science
Historical and political sociology, compared politics
Identity and politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Full Professor
Contact(s) : 01 45 49 54 26  -  frederic.ramel@sciencespo.fr
International organizations and multilateralism, international security, contemporary strategic concepts, art and international relations
Global realm
Political science
International relations
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, Violence and danger management
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Assistant Research Professor with tenure
Contact(s) :   -  david.recondo@sciencespo.fr
Politics of multiculturalism, legalization of Indian customs, Indian autonomy, "intercultural" justice
Latin America and the Caribbean
Bolivia, Mexico
Sociology
Sociologie politique
Identity and politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 49  -  sandrine.revet@sciencespo.fr
Catastrophes and risks, environment, international organizations
Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
Anthropology
Political and social anthropology
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, Violence and danger management
Full Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 19  -  jeanlouis.rocca@sciencespo.fr
Social stratification, emergence of the middle class, social contestation, democratization
North-East Asia
China
Political science
Political sociology
Political participation and mobilization, The State and the transformations of the State
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Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 50  -  kathy.rousselet@sciencespo.fr
Religion and politics; Russian Orthodox Church; The processes of memorialization (commemoration); Post-Soviet Russia
Russia
Russian Federation
Political science, Sociology
Compared politics
Identity and politics, Political participation and mobilization
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Professeure des universités
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 30  -  chiara.ruffa@sciencespo.fr
Peacekeeping, Multilateralism, Fieldwork, Military Organizations, Norms, Cultures, Global hierarchies
Caucasus / Central Asia, Central Africa, Middle East, West Africa, Western Europe
Afghanistan, Central African Republic, France, Italy, Lebanon, Mali
Political science
International Relations, security studies, political sociology
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Research Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 51  -  jacques.rupnik@sciencespo.fr
Democratic transition, European integration, EU enlargement, EU neighborhood policies, nationalism, democracy
Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe
Political science
Compared politics, political sociology
Identity and politics, Political participation and mobilization
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Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 52  -  daniel.sabbagh@sciencespo.fr
Discrimination and affirmative action, race issues in the US, law, politics, death penalty, in the US, US-China relations
North America
United States
Political science
Compared politics
Identity and politics
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Senior researcher emeritus, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 32  -  jacques.semelin@sciencespo.fr
Genocide and mass violence, survival and rescue in genocidal situations, civil resistance
Global realm
History, Political science
Histoire
Identity and politics, Violence and danger management
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Research Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 82  -  jerome.sgard@sciencespo.fr
History of the IMF, history of the "second globalization", history of global commercial arbitration and history of economic policies
Global realm
Economy
Economic history, political history
The State and the transformations of the State
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Researcher, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 45 49 70 47  -  helene.thiollet@sciencespo.fr
Migration policies in the South, global governance of mobilities
East Africa and The Horn, Global realm, Middle East
Geography, Political science
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, The State and the transformations of the State
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Professor Emeritus
Contact(s) :   -  anne.detinguy@sciencespo.fr
Foreign policy, strategies of influence, Russia-Eurasia and Russia-Europe relations, wars and conflicts in the post-Soviet space
Central and Eastern Europe, Global realm, Russia
Russian Federation, Ukraine
History, Political science
International relations
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics
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Full Professor
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 18  -  eric.verdeil@sciencespo.fr
Political ecology and crises of urban infrastructures, urban metabolism, cities and governance, energy issues in the South
Global realm, Middle East, North Africa
Lebanon, Tunisia
Geography
Urban Geography
Actors and levels of regulation in world politics, Identity and politics
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Full Professor
Contact(s) : 01 45 49 72 03  -  astrid.vonbusekist@sciencespo.fr
Linguistics policies, nationalism, borders, religion
Global realm
Political science
Political theory
Identity and politics
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Senior researcher emeritus, CNRS
Contact(s) : 01 58 71 70 57  -  catherine.wihtoldewenden@sciencespo.fr
Globalisation of migrations, Migration and international relations
Global realm
Political science
Globalisation of migrations, Migration and international relations
The State and the transformations of the State
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