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The '''Paris Institute of Political Studies''' (]: '''''Institut d'études politiques de Paris'''''), often referred to as '''''Sciences Po''''' (pronounced ''see-ahns po''), is a '']'' in ], ].

''Sciences Po'' was founded in February 1872 as '']'' (''ELSP'') by a group of French intellectuals, politicians, and businessmen. ''ELSP'' was meant to serve as “the breeding ground where nearly all the major, non-technical state commissioners were trained.” {{ref|purpose}}

On 9 October ], ] nationalized the ''ELSP''. The school was split into a teaching entity, Paris Institute of Political Studies, (]: ''Institut d'études politiques de Paris'', ''IEP'') and a research and administrative body, ] (]: ''Fondation nationale des sciences politiques'', ''FNSP''). Both entities are referred to as ''Sciences Po'', and were tasked by the French government to ensure “the progress and the diffusion, both within and outside France, of political science, economics, and sociology”{{ref|purpose}}

''Sciences Po'' is comprised of a series of 17th and 18th century mansions located on and around '']'' in the '']'' of the ]. Its main campus is just off the ], and within walking distance of '']'', '']'', and '']''.

==History of ''Sciences Po''==
The name ''Sciences Po'' refers to three distinct, yet complementary institutions:
* '']'' (''ELSP''), which was replaced in 1945 by
** '']'' (''FNSP''), a research foundation; and
** '']'' (''IEP''), a teaching school.

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===1872-1945===
''Sciences Po'' was established in February ] as the ''ELSP'' by a group of French intellectuals, politicians and businessmen led by ], and including ], ], ], ], and ]. Following defeat in the ] war, the demise of ], and the ], these men sought to reform the training of French politicians. Politically and economically, people feared France's international stature was waning due to inadequate teaching of its political and diplomatic corps.

''ELSP'' developed a ] and pragmatic teaching program: instructors included academics as well as ministers, high civil servants, and businessmen. New discipines such as ], ], ] and ] were introduced.
In August 1894, the ] spoke out for the need to advance the study of politics along the lines of ''ELSP''. ] and ] used the purpose and curriculum of ''Sciences Po'' as part of their inspiration for creating the ] in 1895.{{ref|Dahrendorf}}
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===The situation since 1945===
As per ordinance 45-2284, issued by ] on 9 October ], two entities were created from ''ELSP'': ] (]: ''Fondation nationale des sciences politiques'') or ''FNSP'' and Paris Institute of Political Studies (]: ''Institut d'études politiques de Paris'') or ''IEP Paris''.{{ref|1945ordinance}}
The epithet ''Sciences Po'' was applied to both entities, which inherited the reputation previously vested in ''ELSP''.{{ref|duality}}

France's Legislature entrusted ''FNSP'' with managing ''IEP Paris'', its library, and budget, and an administrative council assured the development of these activities.

The curriculum and methodology of the ''ELSP'' were also the template for creating an entire system of institutes of political studies (]: ]) across France.

''FNSP'' further strengthened its role as a scientific publication center with significant donations from the ]. ''FNSP'' periodicals such as ''la Revue française de science politique'', ''le Bulletin analytique de documentation'', ''la Chronologie politique africaine'', and the ''Cahiers de la Fondation'' as well as its seven research centres and main publishing house, '''', contribute to the notoriety attained by ''Sciences Po'' research.{{ref|purpose}}

===Recent Reforms===
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''Sciences Po'' has undergone myriad reforms under ], Director of ''Sciences Po'' (]-present). ''Sciences Po'' has introduced a compulsory year abroad component to its undergraduate degree, and now offers a multilingual curriculum in ], ], and other languages. New educational sites have been set up in ], ], ], and ]. ''Sciences Po'' also set the length of its undergradate program to three years and its graduate program to two years in line with the ].

''Sciences Po'' also implemented reforms in its admissions process. Previously, ''Sciences Po'' recruited its students almost exclusively from elite schools (mostly state-funded) in France, but in March 2001, the school's governing council widened its admissions policy.{{ref|NYUsource}} From September 2002, ''Sciences Po'' began accepting a small batch of students from economically depressed suburbs of Paris on the basis of their school record and a 45-minute interview, rather than the name-blind examination all other students must pass to be admitted. The reform is intended to broaden the socio-economic characteristics of ''Sciences Po'' student-body, and gained national and international media attention, though remains highly controversial.

==Method of Instruction==
''Sciences Po'''s curriculum focuses on the full-range of the ], including ], ], contemporary (modern) ], ], ], ], constitutional and administrative ], ], ], and ]. Students are given the opportunity to specialize in a social science discipline in their final two years of the five-year program, which leads to the ''Diplôme de Sciences Po''. Instruction is provided by a staff of around 1,400 teachers, a majority of whom are practitioners in their respective fields. Most recently, instructors included ], ], ], and ]. These instructors are anchored by around 800 tenured professors. As of 2004, approximately one third of the student body was foreign.

==Research==
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''FNSP'' manages the research faculty and facilities of ''Sciences Po'', and is one of the largest ] research bodies in Europe. ''FNSP'' manages research centres, a doctoral school, a library and a publishing house.

===Research centres===
The FNSP manages eight research centres (*five jointly with ]). The foundation of Sciences Po predates by a few decades the creation of ], as such the Institute focuses on all the social sciences that study the political field.

* ]
** ] : Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po
** ] :
*** OSC (Observatoire sociologique du changement)*
*** CSO (Centre de Sociologie des organisations)*
** ], including ]
*** GEM (Groupe d'économie mondiale)
*** OFCE (Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques)
* Branches of ]
** ]
*** CERI (Centre d’études et de recherches internationales)*
** ] in France and Europe
*** CEVIPOF (Centre d’étude de la vie politique française)*
*** OIP (Observatoire interrégional du politique)*

===Doctoral School===
The Doctoral School is headed by ] and includes 175 faculty members and 600 doctoral students.

===Library (Bibliothèque de Sciences Po)===

Founded in ], the nucleus of the school’s research is ''Bibliothèque de Sciences Po'', which houses a million-volume collection of works in the ]. The ''Bibliothèque'' is also the hub of the Documentary Service which maintains 16,000 press dossiers on a wide range of sub-topics, and which each years abstracts and indexes some 21,000 articles from 9,500 periodicals each year.{{ref|Sciences-Po-Paris}} In ], the ] made the ''Bibliothèque'' the Centre for Acquisition and Dissemination of Scientific and Technical Information in the field of ], and since ], it has been the antenna associated with '']''.{{ref|Sciences-Po-Paris}} ''Bibliothèque de Sciences Po'' is also the main French partner in the ], which is based at the ].{{ref|IBSS}}

===Publishing House===

'''' is the publishing house of ''Sciences Po''. It publishes academic works related to the ], and is the leading French publisher in the fields of ], ], ], ], and ].{{ref|Presses}} It publishes 6 French academic journals in the social sciences, and has 900 titles in its catalogue, with 30 new titles added annually.

==Global Public Policy Network==
''Sciences Po'' offers dual master’s degrees with the ] and the ] at ]. This collaboration has existed since the early 1990s, but was formalized in September 2005 with the official launch of the ] in ], ]. The partnership is meant to foster greater academic collaboration between students, faculty, and research centers of three leading public policy schools in what could arguably be termed the three world capital cities.{{ref|GPPN}} The network is further intended to facilitate collaboration on public policy research, student and faculty exchanges, and international conferences and fora with policymakers from the ], ], and ]. This alliance has produced five degree programs with LSE, including masters degrees in ], ], ], ], and the Practice of International Affairs, and two degree programs with Columbia, specifically a Masters of International Affairs and a Masters of Public Affairs.{{ref|joint-degrees}}

==Notable Faculty & Alumni==
:''See ]''

''Sciences Po'' alumni and former staff include twenty-eight heads of state or government, specifically three past or present French presidents, thirteen past or present French prime ministers, twelve past or present foreign heads of state or government, and a former United Nations Secretary-General. Nearly every French politician or diplomat has attended ''Sciences Po'' since its inception; however the school has also educated fourteen current CEO's of France's forty largest companies. Graduates of ''Sciences Po'' are usually referred to as ''Sciences Po'' but may be referred to as ''sciences-potistes'' or ''sciences-potiches''. Some French students further their studies at ] (ENA), which is often viewed as the compulsory educational step before serving in French politics or diplomacy.

==Notes==
#{{note|purpose}} “Sciences Po 1945-1979” ''''
#{{note|purpose}} “Sciences Po 1945-1979” ''''
#{{note|purpose}} “Sciences Po 1945-1979” ''''
#{{note|Dahrendorf}} "LSE: A History of the London School of Economics and Political Science, 1895-1995", '']'', June 1, 1995.
#{{note|1945ordinance}} "Consolidation de L'autonomie de Sciences Po" '''', 1996.
#{{note|duality}} "Le statut juridique de Sciences Po: la dualité FNSP et IEP de Paris" ''''
#{{note|Sciences-Po-Paris}} “Sciences Po Paris Overview: Introducing Sciences Po” '''', 2001.
#{{note|Sciences-Po-Paris}} “Sciences Po Paris Overview: Introducing Sciences Po” '''', 2001.
#{{note|Sciences-Po-Paris}} “Sciences Po Paris Overview: Introducing Sciences Po” '''', 2001.
#{{note|IBSS}} "IBSS Boosts Coverage of French Social Science Journals", '''', 2005.
#{{note|Presses}} "Presses de Sciences Po", '''', October 21, 2004.
#{{note|GPPN}} "Columbia University, LSE and Sciences Po launch Global Public Policy Network", '']'', September 19, 2005.
#{{note|joint-degrees}} "Sciences Po’s Joint Degrees", '''', October 21, 2004.
#{{note|NYUsource}} "Sciences Po ― an elite institution's introspection on its power, position and worth in French society" '''', September 09, 2003.

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