Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
Encyclopedia
Sciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques (IEP) de Bordeaux, is a French political science
grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac
, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux
and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV
. It was established in 1948. Sciences Po Bordeaux is one of the nine Institutes of Political Studies of France, and a so-called "Grande Ecole".
The Institute has approximately 1,300 students, admitted after a rigorous selection. Academic studies last five years, at the end of which a student graduates with the Diploma of Sciences Po Bordeaux (which is equivalent to a Master’s degree) and with one of three Masters offered by the Institute.
Sciences Po Bordeaux has more than 200 exchange-agreements with universities throughout the world, including double degree-diploma programs with the universities of Stuttgart (Germany), Turin (Italy), Coimbra (Portugal), Granada (Spain), Cardiff (UK), Moscow (Russia) and Quebec (Canada).
was its first director. It obtained a statute of établissement public and took its present name with the decree of 18 January 1969 with the other Sciences-Po of Aix, Grenoble, Lyon, Strasbourg and Toulouse.
The historian and sociologist Jacques Ellul, and the future Minister, Secretary of the European Council and Vice-President of the European Parlament,Catherine Lalumière, were teachers in the institution. Until 1967 Sciences-Po Bordeaux was situated in the city center of Bordeaux at 4 Maréchal Joffre street, replaced by the current lower Court of Justice of Bordeaux.
By a decree in 1989, Sciences-Po Bordeaux has been attached to the University of Bordeaux IV.
Since september 2007, Vincent Hoffman Martinot is the current director of the school.
Sciences-Po Bordeaux is a member of the PRES of the University of Bordeaux.
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac
Pessac
Pessac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the southwest. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux...
, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV
Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV
Montesquieu University – Bordeaux IV is a French university, based in Pessac, the suburbs of Bordeaux, in the domaine universitaire. It is under the Academy of Bordeaux....
. It was established in 1948. Sciences Po Bordeaux is one of the nine Institutes of Political Studies of France, and a so-called "Grande Ecole".
The Institute has approximately 1,300 students, admitted after a rigorous selection. Academic studies last five years, at the end of which a student graduates with the Diploma of Sciences Po Bordeaux (which is equivalent to a Master’s degree) and with one of three Masters offered by the Institute.
Sciences Po Bordeaux has more than 200 exchange-agreements with universities throughout the world, including double degree-diploma programs with the universities of Stuttgart (Germany), Turin (Italy), Coimbra (Portugal), Granada (Spain), Cardiff (UK), Moscow (Russia) and Quebec (Canada).
History
The school was established by decree on 4 May 1948 under the name "Institut d'études politiques de l’université de Bordeaux"; Maurice DuvergerMaurice Duverger
Maurice Duverger is a French jurist, sociologist and politician. He was born in Angoulême, Charente.Starting his career as a jurist at the University of Bordeaux, Duverger became more and more involved in political science and in 1948 founded one of the first faculties for political science in...
was its first director. It obtained a statute of établissement public and took its present name with the decree of 18 January 1969 with the other Sciences-Po of Aix, Grenoble, Lyon, Strasbourg and Toulouse.
The historian and sociologist Jacques Ellul, and the future Minister, Secretary of the European Council and Vice-President of the European Parlament,Catherine Lalumière, were teachers in the institution. Until 1967 Sciences-Po Bordeaux was situated in the city center of Bordeaux at 4 Maréchal Joffre street, replaced by the current lower Court of Justice of Bordeaux.
By a decree in 1989, Sciences-Po Bordeaux has been attached to the University of Bordeaux IV.
Since september 2007, Vincent Hoffman Martinot is the current director of the school.
Sciences-Po Bordeaux is a member of the PRES of the University of Bordeaux.
Directors
- Maurice DuvergerMaurice DuvergerMaurice Duverger is a French jurist, sociologist and politician. He was born in Angoulême, Charente.Starting his career as a jurist at the University of Bordeaux, Duverger became more and more involved in political science and in 1948 founded one of the first faculties for political science in...
- Marcel Merle
- 1967-1977 : Albert Mabileau
- 1977-1985 : Claude Emery
- 1985-1998 : Pierre Sadran
- 1998-2007 : Robert Lafore
- Since 2007 : Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot