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Understanding the Metaverse with Dominique Boullier

In this episode of FOCUS, Sciences Po's video series that invites professors to approach their field from an unexpected angle, Dominique Boullier, researcher ...

Digital Technology’s Effects on Journalism: FOCUS with Sylvain Parasie

What is data journalism? How does it affect our ways of receiving and sharing information? What consequences does it have on our perception ...

Immigration: Intractable Policy Problem or Symbolic Politics?

On 30 March 2022, professors James Hollifield, Nonna Mayer, and Virginie Guiraudon, came together to discuss the issue of immigration in our ...

2022 QS rankings: Sciences Po Named 3rd Best University in the World for “Politics and International Studies”

This year, Sciences Po was ranked third in the world for Politics and International Studies ...

“I saw the need to create new interpretative frameworks”: Guillaume Tusseau on Comparative Constitutional Litigation

In this article originally published in Cogito, Sciences Po’s research magazine, Guillaume ...

How does the brain choose its leaders?: FOCUS with Lou Safra

In this episode of FOCUS, Sciences Po's video series that invites professors to approach their field from an unexpected angle, Lou Safra, assistant ...

The Russian War against Ukraine: Geopolitical Implications

On Tuesday 22 March 2022, Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) gathered experts to discuss the implications of the war in ...

War in Ukraine: Sciences Po in Solidarity

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Sciences Po, as a European institution of higher education, has taken a firm stand against the conflict. It has instigated ...

How Did the Covid-19 Crisis Affect Energy Poverty?: CERI Researchers Share Their Findings

In the context of the health crisis brought on by Covid-19, in which a series of lockdowns led to a rise in energy ...

European Student Assembly: Two Sciences Po Panel Leaders Share their Experiences

On 3 and 4 March 2022, the first edition of the European Student Assembly took place in Strasbourg, bringing together students ...

Alex Mutura: "Going on a foreign exchange was the best decision I ever made"

Kenya native Alex Mutura is a student in Sciences Po's Europe-Africa undergraduate program, majoring in economics and societies ...

Where Ethnicity and Religion Collide: Christophe Jaffrelot on Hindu Nationalism in India

In this episode of FOCUS, Sciences Po's video series that invites professors to approach their field from an unexpected ...

Olivier Nakache on Cinema and the Power of Collectivity

On 17 March 2022, French director and screenwriter Olivier Nakache came to Sciences Po to discuss cinema, his path to success, creativity, and the ...

“Autocrats wield their power by the manipulation of information”: FOCUS with Sergei Guriev

What is the image of a modern autocrat? Why have dictatorships been replaced by “softer” autocracies? In this episode ...

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“Intersectional systems of domination fuel climate change”: Maxime Forest Explains

What is the link between climate change and gender-based inequalities? In this episode of FOCUS, Maxime Forest explains ...

Research on Africa: Spotlight on Economics

Benjamin Marx and Golvine de Rochambeau are both researchers at the Department of Economics. Benjamin Marx studies political economy and Golvine de Rochambeau ...

“Disability is a Cross-Cutting Issue”: Anne Revillard on Contemporary Disability Rights

In this sociological perspective on disability rights, Anne Revillard, professor of Sociology at the Observatoire ...

“Women in Conflict”: The Mechanisms of Patriarchy in Wartime

On Tuesday, 8 March 2022, on the occasion of International Women’s Day and in the context of the war in Ukraine, Sciences Po’s Paris School of ...

“Political Economics of Gender or Feminist Economics?”: Working Toward Equality

What differences and similarities exist between feminist economics and the political economics of gender? This is the question ...

The Board of Directors and the Academic Board of the IEP Condemn the War in Ukraine

On 24 February 2022, on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian army invaded Ukraine, instigating a high-intensity ...

“Africa is a Laboratory of Modernity”: Florence Bernault Shares her Expertise

Florence Bernault, professor and researcher in Sciences Po’s Centre for History and specialist in sub-saharan Africa, draws ...

Sciences Po and Women: Throughout the Years

Neither trailblazer nor latecomer, Sciences Po has evolved in line with advances made by women in the workplace throughout French society. In the 2000s, female ...

Hawa Diallo: "The diaspora has a crucial role to play in Guinea's development"

After spending the first part of her career as an international financial auditor, Hawa Diallo enrolled in the Executive Master's ...