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Succession to Sciences Po: a rain of criticism and a complaint

2021-10-19T14:28:46.466Z


After hearing eight candidates, the institution is preparing to make its “short list” public. The name of the future director is expected to be known on November 10.


Sciences Po gives the impression of a besieged citadel.

This is a very bad sign.

When an institution retracts on itself, it means that it no longer has anything to say outside

», Asserts a prominent teacher of the school, while the procedure for appointing the future director is underway.

Officially launched on August 31 - the deadline for submitting 23 applications - it will end on November 9 and 10 by the vote of the two councils, that of the Institut de Sciences Po and that of the National Foundation for political science (FNSP), the two "heads" of the institution.

But the crisis dates back to the resignation of the presidency of the FNSP by political scientist Olivier Duhamel, accused of incest, which brought down the director of the IEP, Frédéric Mion, who also resigned, in February 2020.

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"

By choosing such a long procedure, Sciences Po has accumulated the difficulties and the risk of leaks

," continues this teacher.

But if it weren't for these leaks

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Source: lefigaro

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