International Relations and Planetary Politics

About

The aim of this seminar is to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration and foster a sense of teamwork while respecting the differences between its members. 

The goal is to facilitate regular, formal meetings and exchanges between internationalists at CERI according to a fixed annual schedule.

The seminar has the following objectives:

• to enable all the driving forces behind IR at Sciences Po to meet regularly to discuss projects, research issues, scientific controversies and disciplinary challenges;
• to develop a collective identity in IR for CERI;
• to promote the work of CERI members in IR, both internally and externally;
• to provide a home for visiting IR lecturers and researchers;
• to encourage collaboration between colleagues on topics of common interest;
• involve doctoral students more closely in the scientific life of CERI to help strengthen the shared nature of their training;

Familiarise doctoral and postdoctoral students with the demands of international research by putting them in direct contact with leading colleagues in their fields of specialisation.

Encourage the development of collaborative research projects supported by external funding.

Program

Session schedule, 2025–2026 - Time: 12:30–2:00 p.m.
Address: Salle Pierre Hassner (28, Rue des Saints-Pères, CERI)

Spring semester 2026

20 January 
Albert Cano (LSE), “The Politics of Suicide and Conflict Containment:
Theorizing the Death Drive in International Relations.”

17 March
Augustin Normand (Sciences Po), "Operationalizing Phronesis. Building a
bridge between Practice Theory and Role Theory.”

14 April
Sarah Tegas (Sciences Po), “Conceptualizing Small Island States' Influence in Climate Diplomacy.”

5 May
Sonia Le Gouriellec (Université catholique de Lille) “La grande stratégie au-
delà des grandes puissances : le cas éthiopien.”

26 May
Thierry Balzacq (Sciences Po), “Mechanisms of Ritual Action in World Politics”

9 June
Nicolas Lemay-Hébert (University of Manchester), “The Colors of Intervention: Mapping the World, Shaping Resistance.”