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100 Best universities for Political Science in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 4.06M citations received by 349K academic papers made by 128 universities in France was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Paris Institute of Political Studies

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2. Pierre and Marie Curie University

3. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

4. University of Aix-Marseilles

5. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

6. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

7. University of Bordeaux

8. Grenoble Alpes University

9. University of Montpellier

10. Paris Dauphine University

11. University of Lille

12. University of Strasbourg

13. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

14. University of Lorraine

15. Paris-Sud University

16. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

17. Polytechnic School

18. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

19. EHESP School of Public Health

20. University of Paris 8

21. University of Nantes

22. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

23. Paris Descartes University

24. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

25. University of Burgundy

26. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

27. University of Poitiers

28. University of Rouen Normandie

29. HEC School of Management

30. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

31. University of Angers

32. University of Franche-Comte

33. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

34. Francois Rabelais University

35. ESSEC Business School Paris

36. Normal Superior School of Lyon

37. EMLYON Business School

38. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

39. Paris Diderot University

40. University of Caen Normandy

41. University of Western Brittany

42. University of Limoges

43. University of Clermont Auvergne

44. University of Picardie Jules Verne

45. Catholic University of Lyon

46. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

47. Normal Superior School

48. University of Orleans

49. TELECOM ParisTech

50. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

51. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

52. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

53. University of Rennes 2

54. National School of Bridges and Roads

55. University of Toulon

56. Kedge Business School

57. Montpellier SupAgro

58. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

59. ESCP Europe

60. Audencia Nantes School of Management

61. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

62. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

63. Agrocampus Ouest

64. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

65. University of Technology of Compiegne

66. Upper Alsace University

67. Jean Monnet University

68. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

69. Artois University

70. EDHEC Business School

71. Grenoble Institute of Technology

72. SKEMA Business School

73. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

74. Lille Catholic University

75. Eurecom

76. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

77. Toulouse Business School

78. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

79. University of La Rochelle

80. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

81. CentraleSupelec

82. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

83. University of Southern Brittany

84. University of Le Havre

85. National Advanced School of Engineering

86. University of Technology of Troyes

87. University of Nimes

88. University of the French West Indies

89. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

90. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

91. Angers Graduate School of Business

92. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

93. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

94. Central School of Nantes

95. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

96. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

97. Catholic University of Paris

98. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

99. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

100. Central School of Lille

The best cities to study Political Science in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris , Marseille , Villeurbanne , and Bordeaux .

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Sciences Po Lyon is responsible for the academic and administrative management of the PhD in political science bringing together Lyon 2 and Lyon 3 Universities, Jean-Monnet Saint-Étienne University and the École Nationale Supérieure.

International students can apply for a PhD in political science (or in any of the other disciplines taught at Sciences Po Lyon, notably economics, law, history, information and communication) and be supervised by a member of teaching staff from Sciences Po Lyon or any other of the institutes within the group.

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The China Scholarship Council (CSC) and Sorbonne University have established a collaborative program offering excellent doctoral education to Chinese candidates in all disciplines represented at Sorbonne University. Doctoral candidates are hosted in a laboratory under the supervision of Sorbonne University and receive a scholarship funded by the CSC . This scholarship is for a maximum of 4 years. Its amount is currently 1350 €/month (amount periodically re-evaluated by the CSC). In addition, doctoral candidates will have to pay administrative fees. Candidates having obtained the CSC scholarship are required to commit to returning to China after the defense of the thesis or after a postdoctoral stay abroad (after agreement of the CSC).

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• A call for doctoral research projects is launched to researchers and academic researchers at Sorbonne University. The doctoral research projects are then validated by the doctoral schools and published.
• Chinese candidates send their applications to the project leaders , who forward the files of the candidates they have pre-selected to the doctoral schools. The candidates' files are examined by each doctoral school, which may issue a pre-admission letter subject to funding.
• The list of all candidates pre-selected by the Sorbonne University doctoral schools is sent to the CSC.
• Candidates must then apply in China on the CSC website . They are evaluated by the Chinese party, which notifies and awards the thesis scholarship if necessary.

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The CSC 2021 is only open to candidates of Chinese nationality who do not have any job outside the Chinese territory at the time of their application . They must demonstrate a very good level of English and, for some fields of humanities and social sciences, a very good level of French (B2 minimum, C1 recommended).

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• Be a student in the final year of a master's degree or have recently graduated or,
• Be in the first year of the PhD program, a letter of recommendation from the home university will be required.

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• Be a student in the final year of a master's degree or have graduated less than a year before applying for the scholarship.

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• October 1st: Postinf of  validated projects on the Sorbonne University website , opening of students applications, Chinese candidates contact the project leaders and send them an application file . Applicants  submit their application file under this   link .
• January 31 : Closing of applications. The project leaders sent the selected application after hearing the candidates at their doctoral school. 
• Until february 21 : after examination, the Doctoral schools send the signed and stamped pre-admission letters of the selected candidates to the doctoral college
• February 28 : The doctoral collège send the pre-admissions letters to the candidates
• Until March 31 : The candidates selected by Sorbonne Universite candidate on CSC website
• May 31 : Diffusion of results by the CSC to Sorbonne Université. Results are send to candidates as well as project leaders. 

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Sorbonne University / University of Bonn / University of Florence

The Universities of Bonn, Florence and Sorbonne have agreed on a jointly structured doctoral training course with the title "Founding Myths of Europe in Literature, Arts and Music". The disciplines concerned arethe various philologies and literatures, the history of art and music, history, political science, philosophy, sociology, without a priori restrictions. Doctoral candidates prepare a thesis on the founding myths of Europe.

• More information on the website of the University of Bonn

Italian Studies

Since 2006, the Universities of Florence, Bonn and Sorbonne have agreed on a doctoral Program with a common structure and the mention "International Doctorate in Italian Studies". The whole of Italian Studies (Literature, Language, Civilisation, Performing Arts, Cinema) is covered in this training.

Coordinator: Professor Andrea FABIANO (ED 020: Civilisations, Cultures, Literature and Societies)

• For more information, visit the Italian Literature and Culture Team website.

Humanism and Rebirth

Sorbonne University / University of Florence

Sorbonne University have signed a collaboration with the University of Florence (Università degli Studi di Firenze) that enables doctoral candidates working on the world of European Humanism, in all disciplines to enrolled in this framework.  The doctoral candidates will obtain the double title of Doctor of the University of Florence and Doctor of Sorbonne University, when they have defended their doctorate, directed in partnership by professors from both universities.

The language of the doctorate must be either French or Italian; the subject must be on the texts (literary forms, philosophy, art, aesthetics...) of Humanism and the Renaissance (14th-16th centuries), transmitting the ancient tradition, and/or their posterity.

Coordinator: Professor Hélène CASANOVA-ROBIN Professor of Latin Literature (specialist in Humanism) Director of the E.A. 4081 Rome and its renaissances ED 022 Ancient and Medieval Worlds

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With its 21 doctoral schools, Université Paris Cité offers many doctoral students the opportunity to train through research in all major disciplinary fields. At the national level, once fully operational, Université Paris Cité will offfer 5% of all PhD degrees in France.

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Mathematical science Paris Centre – ED 386 Director : M. Elisha FALBEL Co-director  : M. Pierre-Henri CHAUDOUARD Contact : Mrs Amina HARITI

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Knowledge, Science, Education – ED 623 Co-Director : Mr. Fabrice VANDEBROUCK Co-Director : Mrs Anne BARRERE Contact : Mrs Agathe TRAN

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France is currently among the 20 best performing countries in terms of the economy due to their excellent results-oriented higher education learning. Most of the courses at universities are offered in the French language. France has 60 public and 100 private universities.

Requirements for the PhD program often involve the student having already obtained a Master’s degree. Additionally, a thesis or dissertation primarily consisting of original academic research must be submitted. In some countries, this work may even need to be defended in front of a panel.

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The Political Science department recognizes that the Supreme Court issued a ruling in June 2023 about the consideration of certain types of demographic information as part of an admission review. All applications submitted during upcoming application cycles will be reviewed in conformance with that decision.

All questions regarding graduate admissions should be directed to politicalscience [at] stanford.edu (subject: Admissions%20Enquiry) ( politicalscience[at]stanford[dot]edu ) .

The principal goal of the Stanford Ph.D. program in political science is the training of scholars. Most students who receive doctorates in the program do research and teach at colleges or universities. We offer courses and research opportunities in a wide variety of fields in the discipline, including American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, and Political Methodology. The program is built around small seminars that analyze critically the literature of a field or focus on a research problem. These courses prepare students for the Ph.D. comprehensive exam requirement within a two-year period and for work on the doctoral dissertation.  

Admission to the graduate program in political science is highly selective. About twelve to fifteen students, chosen from a large pool of applicants, enter the program each year. The small size of our student body allows more individual work with members of the faculty than most graduate programs. It also makes possible financial assistance in one form or another to most students admitted to the Ph.D. program. 

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New insights on political polarization from professor adam berinsky, postdoc chloe wittenberg (phd '23) and professor teppei yamamoto.

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Does political polarization cause citizens to seek out partisan news sources, or do partisan media push them toward more polarized views? A study coauthored by MIT political science professor Adam Berinsky, postdoc Chloe Wittenberg (PhD '23), and MIT political science professor Teppei Yamamoto, pictured at left, finds that the answer is complicated. 

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Raise JobSeeker by $17 a day, advisory committee tells government

An expert panel tasked with advising the federal government on income supports says the JobSeeker unemployment payment must be increased by about $17 a day as a "first priority" in next month's budget, arguing any move would have a "negligible" inflationary impact.

The Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee was established in 2022 following negotiations with independent senator David Pocock over unrelated legislation.

It is chaired by former Labor minister Jenny Macklin and includes academics, community sector advocates, business representatives and unions and provides advice ahead of every budget.

In this year's report, the committee said the payments remain too low and have left many to forego essentials.

The federal government announced a $40-per-fortnight base rate increase in last year's budget, but the committee said the rate remained "seriously inadequate".

It found there had been some improvement in the economic security of recipients in the past 12 months following that increase, but it was limited.

The panel appealed for the government to increase JobSeeker and related income supports to 90 per cent of the age pension in next month's budget.

Based on the current rates, that would see the JobSeeker payment for single people with no dependent children increase from just over $54 a day to nearly $72 a day.

Previous committee analysis revealed as of 2019 Australia had the lowest benefits for short-term unemployed people in the OECD.

Increasing payments to 90 per cent of the aged pension would move Australia to the second lowest in the OECD, above New Zealand, the UK and US.

They also recommended a review of indexation arrangements for the payments to apply more consistency and labelled the current method unsatisfactory.

In their report the committee called for the government to outline a time frame for change, if increases are to be staged.

Inflation impact minimal, committee argues

The committee sought analysis of the inflationary impact of its proposal, noting the "heightened concern around inflation in Australia."

This analysis suggested the effect would be "small to negligible".

The committee estimated the cost of the change would be in the order of $4.6 billion a year. The smaller increase delivered in the last federal budget cost $1.3 billion a year.

In a media release, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said the advice would be an "important input" to budget deliberations but did not indicate whether it would adopt the recommendations.

"We will always do what we can for people where it is responsible and affordable, and weighed up against other priorities and fiscal challenges," the ministers said.

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European Union Policy Studies Concentration

James Madison University's M.A. in Political Science is a 10-month program with a concentration in European Union Policy Studies (EUPS). The program is based in Florence, Italy, though all coursework is held in English. While Florence is a global cultural destination, accessible to English speakers, students receive Italian language instruction in the fall at a level corresponding to their proficiency.

While in the program, students conduct applied assignments within their coursework and refine their cross-cultural competencies by working with a dynamic international faculty, by living abroad, and by talking with policy and political practitioners based in Europe and in the United States. These conversations take place in our facilities in Italy and via video conferencing. In addition, students participate in  academic trips to Brussels (in the fall) and Rome (in the spring) in which they meet with various political & policy practitioners in and out of government.

In the summer session, professional development is a key focus as our students hold mock job interviews; create a professional portfolio of policy and political analyses; and conduct either an internship or an applied research project. The EUPS program prepares students for careers in politics and policy, government agencies, policy research & advocacy, government relations, consulting for the private sector, and nonprofit organizations.

To learn more about this program, we welcome you to explore this website's content -- including the embedded 60-second video tied to the banner photo on the top of this page.

To speak with the program director, current students, and our alumni, click on the link below to register for the next virtual information session held on Zoom.

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New EUPS professor at JMU Florence campus, Christine Bakker, PhD, shares her professional journey, her experience working for the European Commission, and how she came to live in Florence, Italy full-time.

Married JMU alumni, Mr. Richard Shapiro and Mrs. Alexis Shapiro stop by Florence, Italy to lead a consulting workshop and share their professional advice with the EUPS cohort.

JMU Semester in Florence alumnus, Mr. Andrew Spannaus, speaks with students about his experience living in Milan and building a successful international career.

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