27 February 2017

What elections do to political parties

Of course, studying elections involves the examination of political parties. Sciences Po researchers have fully devoted themselves to this pursuit and, building on René Rémond’s […]
27 February 2017

The “real” issues

Understanding votes is also about knowing the topics that mobilize voters and their influence on the ballot. Old chestnuts and new issues First, there is […]
27 February 2017

Does the media shape elections?

The media’s role in voting behavior is not limited to explosive revelations on any given candidate. It also play a “normal” role in “normal” campaigns, […]
20 February 2017
Agence ERA PROVAIX du centre commercial Neptuna aux abords de la RDn 8 Route de Violesi à Bouc Bel Air

What policies promote home ownership?

What are the paths to home ownership in Europe and how have they changed over the past forty years? How can the tenure structure and […]
16 February 2017

Tolerance in progress

Synthesizing 69 questions about minorities, the tolerance index ranges from 0 (maximum intolerance) to 100 (maximum tolerance). After falling during Nicolas Sarkozy’s five-year term, tolerance […]
15 February 2017
Light pollution in Europe, 2002.Crédits : NASA

The Post-crisis Legitimacy of the European Union

The financial crisis that the European Union experienced and the EU’s response to the crisis challenged its legitimacy. How can this be remedied? On what […]
15 February 2017

The making of urban projects in France

How are new urban neighborhoods developed and built? What policy goals do they meet and what constraints shape them? How do professionals, including architects, assert […]
14 February 2017
Dr. Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov / CC BY 2.0. David.

Vulnerability of Knowledge and Nuclear

At a time when all states with nuclear weapons are launching multi-decade programs to “modernize” their arsenal, it is important to recognize that our societies’ […]
11 February 2017
A cartoon from Punch from 1890: The phylloxera, a true gourmet, finds out the best vineyards and attaches itself to the best wines.

Stealing to Survive?

What impact do economic crises have on the level of crime? This is the classic but never really solved question that Roberto Galbiati, – Research […]