• Professor: Caterina Froio
• Discipline: Political Science, Sociology

In this course, students will develop a solid conceptual knowledge of the role of media in contemporary politics, from theoretical and empirical perspectives.

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• Professor: Emanuele Ferragina
• Disciplines: Sociology, Political Economy 

This course will help students will understand how inequalities and social risks are tackled differently across the globe.

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• Professor: Charles Tenebaum
• Disciplines: International Relations, Political Science

Times of renewed global crises and growing instability call for renewed diplomatic efforts and creativity. Building on the history of diplomacy, its actors, and its practices, this course will provide students with the necessary tools to better understand and analyse the contemporary issues and challenges of the “art of negotiation”. The course includes discussions, encounters with diplomats and debates, to equip students with techniques of diplomatic negotiation.

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• Professor: Hélène Thiollet
• Disciplines: International Relations, Political Science

World Politics provides an interdisciplinary introduction to how power is organised, contested, and transformed across the globe. Drawing on history, political science, sociology, law, and international relations, the course equips students with tools to analyze the dynamics of states, empires, international organisations, and non‑state actors. Themes include sovereignty, war and peace, migration, environmental politics, and the architecture of multilateralism. Through debates, case studies, and data analysis, students will actively engage with contemporary crises while developing rigorous analytical skills.

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• Professors: Jan Rovny, Earl Wang
• Disciplines: International Relations, Public Policy

The aim of this course is to explore the role of the European Union in a rapidly shifting global ladnscape, shaped by the competing influences of internal European social and political dynamics, as well as global engagement with major powers, particularly the United States and China.

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• Professor: David Duhamel
• Disciplines: Economics, History

This course is an overview of how economic thought has risen over the centuries, and how since WWII, it has influenced neighbouring disciplines such as political philosophy, common law, political science, sociology, and psychology.

To learn more about this course, here's an interview with Professor Duhamel.

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• Professor: Steven Van Hauwaert
• Disciplines: Political Science, Sociology

The goal of this course is to understand the core components of democracy in a wide range of geo-political settings. Students will identify, measure, and compare various challenges to democracy and get insights into important contemporary issues and debates.

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• Professor: Eugénie Mérieau
• Disciplines: International Relations, Law

The goal of this course is to prepare students on how to successfully engage in human rights advocacy in various settings (courts, NGOs, United Nations), while being able to critically reflect on key legal and philosophical human rights controversies.

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• Professor: Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia
• Disciplines: International Relations, Public Policy, History

This course explores the complex relationship between diversity and identity, and how it shapes democratic governance worldwide. Students will gain a solid grounding in analytical approaches to diversity management, critically assess both democratic and undemocratic practices, and debate the experiences of ethno‑racial minorities across different countries. By engaging with evidence and case studies, participants will sharpen their ability to design policy‑oriented solutions to the identity crises faced by increasingly diverse societies.

To learn more about this course, here's an interview with Professor Chebel d’Appollonia. 

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• Professor: Tancrède Voituriez
• Disciplines: Public Policy, Economics, International Relations

This course will equip students with the intellectual tools to understand the rationale for, and the challenges of, sustainable development and climate action and inaction. Students will develop a critical understanding of the drivers of change, exploring the relationships between knowledge and beliefs, science-based policy prescriptions, and contemporary politics. They will also debate propositions made by policymakers, entrepreneurs, NGOs and scholars from different academic fields in order to address the most pressing environmental and development-related challenges of our time.

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• Professor: Emanuele Ferragina
• Disciplines: Sociology, Social Policy, Political Economy

The goal of this course is to equip students with critical tools to analyze the transformation of the political economy and the welfare state in contemporary societies.

To learn more about the two courses he is teaching this summer, here's an interview with Professor Ferragina.

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