Prof. Kevin Parthenay: “The Romanticism of Latin America”
Latin America is a continent of writers, of passion, and of revolutions. But that’s not all! In his class “International Relations in Latin America”, Kevin Parthenay invites students on the Poitiers campus to take up a new perspective of this continent that, far from taking a back seat, is at the heart of many global dynamics.
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Prof. Marine Denis: the Geopolitics of Climate Change
What does it mean for a region such as South-East Asia to be simultaneously an agent and a victim of climate change? Or for a country like China to be recognised at once as one of the biggest polluters and one of the pioneers of environmental diplomacy? When large-scale international organisations can decide to survey… or to punish? The debate begins! This way to the “environmental galaxy”, where we find Marine Denis and her brilliant students...
Prof. Odile Goerg: On Africa’s complex history
“The idea is to do away with the myth that Africa had no history before colonisation”. Africa’s long and diverse history comes alive in this class by historian Odile Goerg, a storied traveller of the continent who teaches history armed with a catalogue of hundreds of adventures.
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A New Online Campus Starting Fall 2020
After a successful online spring 2020 semester despite an unprecedented emergency context, the start of the 2020/2021 academic year will allow all of our students to embark on a new year at Sciences Po in a safe and serene manner. With both physical campuses and an all-new digital campus available to them, courses have been redesigned to best suit all students.
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Prof. Sébastien Treyer: European Environmental Policies
“Restrictions”, “trade-offs”, and “frustrations”: environmental politics can feel like an uphill battle. But there is ever reason to keep climbing! While we may not be able to transform our power plants overnight, we have the power to drive forward our institutions in the fight against climate change. Pause the glossy reports and press play on action: for Professor Sébastien Treyer, sustainable development can take many possible routes, and is full of promise.
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Key takeaways from a semester unlike any other
The 2019/2020 academic year has come to an end, and our students have experienced a semester unlike any other. What takeaways can we draw from this unprecedented period? How did this hurried switchover go over for students and teachers? The verdict that we are able to draw today shows a successful adjustment for the vast majority and provides useful lessons for the upcoming semester.
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Prof. Anne Cullerre: “Ruling the seas”
Students both with and without previous military experience are able to enrol in Vice-Admiral Anne Cullerre’s course, “Ruling the seas”, provided that they have an interest in the “untamable realm” that is the ocean, with all of its geopolitical rivalries, territorial disputes, environmental challenges...and pirates. While “a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor”, a skilled sailor certainly makes a great teacher!
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Basic Relationships Between Epidemic, Economy, and Inequalities
The public debate on the current economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic has focused on rich countries. But how is this crisis truly “global”? What are the current inequalities with developing countries? Here is an overview with Jérôme Sgard, Professor of Political Economy at the Centre for International Studies (CERI) at Sciences Po and specialist in the construction and regulation of markets.
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A PhD in Economics: Interview with Sergeï Guriev
Are you interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics? A key discipline taught at the undergraduate level, economics is also one of the pillars of research at Sciences Po. Sergeï Guriev, Full Professor at the Economics Department in Sciences Po, director of studies in Economics at the Doctoral School, offers some advice and insights.
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