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.

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.

The “key and timely” insights of Julia and co-laureate David Yanagizawa-Drott, on “the critical role of media and social media in motivating political beliefs and actions, as well as the dangers posed by controlled media”, compelled the jury.

His award-winning paper proposes a novel conceptual framework revealing close interactions between redistribution and social insurance policies with important implications for the design of better tax-benefit systems.

Listen to the lecture series he gave at MPIfG, "Technocrats, State Agency, and the Rise and Continued Expansion of the Shadow Banking System”

Which people are most at risk? In what context does such violence occur? Find out the results of the SAFEDUC survey, conducted among over 5,000 students.

With the loss of Dominique Colas, Sciences Po has lost a philosopher and political scientist who was an eminent figure in our permanent faculty. A tribute.

The yearly QS World University Rankings by Subjects confirms Sciences Po's leading international position.

What is the legacy of COP21? Why was its Agreement such a landmark climate accord? A look at the past, and the future, by some of its architects and expert researchers.

The end of an era: Trump’s pivot to Russia in dealing with the war in Ukraine closes a 75-year-old chapter. What will be the casualties? An analysis by Jacques Rupnik, CERI.

Donald Trump issued decrees freezing or cancelling tens of billions of dollars of research funding. Why is the mobilisation "Stand Up for Science" vital at the international level? Answers by Stéphanie Balme, CERI.