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Section #election

Election calendar

  • 16/09/2025: Publication of electoral lists
  • 23/09/2025 at 12 noon (Paris time): Deadline for submitting candidacies
  • 29/09/2025 > 06/10/2025: Election campaign (1st round)
  • 7 October 2025 > 9 October 2025: Voting (first round)
  • 9 October 2025: Counting of votes
  • 10 October 2025: Announcement of results
  • 13 October 2025 at 12 noon: Deadline for candidates to withdraw (in the event of a second round)
  • 13/10/2025 > 20/10/2025: Election campaign (second round, if applicable)
  • 21/10/2025 > 23/10/2025: Polling (second round, if applicable)
  • 23/10/2025: Counting of votes
  • 24/10/2025: Announcement of results
Section #conseil

The Board

In accordance with the Ministerial Decree of 7 August 2006 (see the decree), the IEP's Board of Directors created the Board of the Graduate School on November 27, 2006. 

The Board assists the director of the Graduate School in implementing the School's action plan.  It reaches decisions on issues that affect the Graduate School, its organisation and its operations.  It considers requests for research grants and, when applicable, other types of financing for Ph.D. students.   

The Board includes the following: 

  • the director of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Paris Institute of Political Studies), the director of the Graduate School, the scientific director of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (National Foundation of Political Science),
  • four research professors in charge of Ph.D. programmes and appointed by the Graduate School's executive committee,
  • five directors of Sciences Po research centres, appointed by the director of IEP Paris on the basis of a proposal from the director of the FNSP,
  • four well-known figures from relevant industrial and socio-economic sectors, appointed by the director of IEP Paris on the basis of a proposal from the director of the Graduate School,
  • four well-known figures from the sciences, appointed by the director of IEP Paris on the basis of a proposal from the director of the Graduate School,
  • a Graduate School personnel representative, elected by peers,
  • five IEP Paris Ph.D. representatives, elected by peers.
Section #doctorants

Ph.D. student representatives

The Board includes five Ph.D. student representatives from IEP Paris elected by their peers.

Results of the 2025 elections -Doctoral School Board | Elections held from 7 to 9 October 2025

  • Number of seats to be filled: 5
  • Number of voters on the electoral roll: 268
  • Number of ballots cast: 131
  • Turnout: 48.88%
  • Number of valid votes cast: 128
  • Number of blank ballots: 3
  • Number of invalid ballots: 0
  • Electoral quotient: 25.60

The only list standing for election, ‘Collectif des doctorant·e·s de Sciences Po’ (Sciences Po Doctoral Students' Collective), obtained 128 votes (100%).

The following were elected as doctoral student representatives:

  • Marta DE LA RORRE CARREIRA with substitute: Gabrielle JOURDE
  • Marius PERRIN with substitute: Lucas LAM
  • Emile PASQUIER with substitute: Lucile TRUFFY
  • Tom AZOULAY with substitute: Valentin MALDERA - SOUDAN
  • Jianli PRONE with substitute: Ninon LE COZANNET-LAIDIN

Contact: elus.doctorants@sciencespo.fr

Section #personnel

Staff Representative

2025 election results - Doctoral School Board | Election held from 7 to 9 October 2025

  • Number of full seats: 2
  • Number of alternate seats: 2
  • Number of voters on the electoral roll: 120
  • Number of ballots cast: 75
  • Voter turnout: 62.50%
  • Number of valid votes cast: 61
  • Number of blank ballots: 14
  • Number of invalid ballots (excluding blank ballots): 0
  • Electoral quotient: 30.50

List 1, Audrey BANEYX and Miriam PERIER, Number of ballots: 53 (86.89%)

List 2, Fathim CISSE and Stéphanie SAMPER, Number of ballots: 36 (59.02%)

Number of seats to be filled: 2 alternate members and 2 full members

The following are elected as staff representatives:

  • Audrey BANEYX (Full member) and Miriam PERIER (Substitute member)
  • Fathim CISSE (Full member) and Stéphanie SAMPER (Substitute member)

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Section #cr