Director of the Center for International Studies at Sciences Po, Stéphanie Balme conducted a study for France Universités, an organisation whose members are presidents of universities, titled “Defending and promoting academic freedom. A global issue, an urgent matter for France and Europe. Findings and proposals for action.” She shares some of her insights here.

A new prize for “A Government of Insiders. The People Who Made the Affordable Care Act Possible” (John Hopkins University Press, 2024).

Congratulations to Camille Collin and Tristan Boursier, who have been selected by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Diversity and Democracy (CRIDAQ, UQAM) to undertake a postdoctoral fellowship during the 2025–2026 academic year.

Christos Zois will spend the next semester at LSE Law School as part of the Sciences Po - LSE doctoral exchange programme.

Discover the main advances and research findings at Sciences Po in 2024.

We are welcoming three scholars from the US and one from Palestine, whose research spans constitutional law, democratic citizenship, health inequalities, and authoritarianism.

Full Professor and leading specialist in the social and cultural history of World War II, the new director presents his ambitions for the centre.

Researchers Frank Dobbin and Michèle Lamont were invited by the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics to discuss inequalities and recognition.

In this article published in issue no. 3 of Understanding Our Times, Julie Saada, professor of legal philosophy at Sciences Po Law School, examines contemporary transformations in the relationship between war, peace, and law, drawing on the conflict in Ukraine.

First European school dedicated to ecological transition at Sciences Po with Laurence Tubiana, Dean

How can fiscal policies be designed to reduce inequality without compromising economic growth? That is the question at the heart of Axelle Ferrière’s research.

A journal of research at Sciences Po, "Understanding Your Time" aims to shed light on contemporary issues through the most recent research. This issue focuses on the new forms of conflicts that have emerged in recent years.

The researcher uncovers the pivotal role of a committed group of unelected governmental elites that shaped one of the most significant health care reforms in US history.

It is with great sadness that Sciences Po's Department of Economics announces the death of Professor Ghazala Azmat, who passed away this weekend. Ghazala was Professor of Economics at the Department since 2016.

People of foreign origin remain underrepresented in national parliaments across Europe, according to study involving our researcher Laura Morales.

An unprecedented database reveals the profiles of the economic elites of 16 countries representing half the world's GDP. Bruno Cousin, a researcher at the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics, contributed to the study.

In July 2024, the Centre for European and Comparative Policy Studies hosted a 1,200-strong urban planning research conference. This event gave rise to two group projects in 2024-2025.

How did four doctoral researchers in political theory design this academic event featuring international speakers, including the American philosopher Professor Nancy Fraser?

The Department of Economics’ first-time delegation made it to the final round at the University of Amsterdam’s Econometric Game, dubbed the World Championship of Econometrics.

For over two decades, the university has been welcoming leading international scholars, including two new researchers from Princeton and Cornell.

Who are the Americans that want to tear down social institutions? Answers through a national study led by political psychologists Kevin Arceneaux (CEVIPOF - Sciences Po) and Dannagal G. Young (University of Delaware).

CRIS welcomes Assistant Professor Ankit Sikarwar

How do we price lives? A short interview with the author of Pricing Lives, published by Oxford University Press.