Years 1-2-3

Lessons learned

Fundamental courses (CF)

Semester 1, 2 hours per week over 12 weeks:

CF1S1-5 Sociology

CF1S1-5 Macroeconomics and national accounting

CF1S1-5 Comparative Political Economy

CF1S1-5 Sociology of international relations (Geopolitics)

Semester 2, 2 hours per week over 12 weeks:

CF1S2-5 Transnational history of Europe in the 19th-20th centuries

CF1S2-5 Microeconomics and industrial organization

CF1S2-5 Political and administrative institutions

Semester 1 :

CF1S1 Sociology - Tuesday 1pm - 3pm
Sidonie Naulin
The aim of this course is to enable students to grasp the specific nature of sociological reasoning. It will present the main methods and theories that enable us to think about the social world through the study of objects central to sociology: norms and deviance, the economy, social stratification, inequalities, culture, the school, the family, the city, the state and gender. The theories of the discipline's classic authors (K. Marx, É. Durkheim, M. Weber, H. Becker, P. Bourdieu, etc.) will be studied through the themes that were central to their work. The aim is to show how it is possible to think scientifically about the social world and its evolution, and what results have been established after more than a century of sociological investigation.

Examination: written (session 1 in January, session 2 in June)

CF1S1 Macro-economics and national accounting - Friday 10.15am-12.15pm
Fanny Coulomb
Objective:
- Acquire fundamental economic notions and understand basic economic concepts.
- Understand the links and differences between the main currents of economic thought.
- Understand macroeconomic reasoning and acquire the first notions of economic policy.
- Know the basics of national accounting and understand the main summary economic tables.
Contents:
- Presentation of liberal and Keynesian theory, from the perspective of the history of economic thought.
- Some elements of contemporary economic history: Keynesianism and the neoliberal revolution of the 1980s; economic and financial globalization.
- Presentation of the IS/LM model and its use as a macroeconomic policy simulation tool.
- Discussions on the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy, with links to current events.
- Presentation of the basics of national accounting: institutional sectors, sector accounts, etc.
- The two main summary tables of national accounting: the overall economic table (TEE) and the input-output table (TES).

Examination: written exam (session 1 in January, session 2 in June)

CF1 S1 Comparative Politics (taught in French) - Wednesday 10.15am - 12.15pm
Politistes
This fundamental course is designed as an introduction to political science. Intended for first-year students, it aims to introduce the most classic objects and concepts of this discipline, which is concerned with the phenomena of power. The overall aim of the course is to provide a foundation of knowledge that will be useful in all other political science courses, and even in other disciplines. To achieve this, the course takes an open approach, giving equal place to all the sub-disciplines of political science: political institutions, political sociology, public action, international relations and political thought.
Course problematics: This course is organized around the dynamics of representation in the construction of the political field. Modern political institutions are born of a desire (benevolent or malevolent) to produce and efficiently administer common goods (security, fundamental rights, etc.). On this basis, they involve a delegation of power from citizens to public authorities, making it possible to administer and produce common goods over a wide territory. But at the same time, this delegation takes away a form of freedom from citizens, and can therefore be considered illegitimate, as it misrepresents citizens' interests. The course is structured around this tension, which lies at the heart of all political phenomena.
Course organization: This fundamental course offers a number of pedagogical innovations, such as the sharing of sessions between several teachers, flipped classroom sessions, the use of serious games, and an assessment based on presentations on scientific controversies.
Examination: The comparative politics examination will take place, as in previous years, during the January examination week, i.e. after the Christmas vacations. It consists of a presentation prepared in advance, followed by an MCQ.
Exam: written exam (session 1 in January, session 2 in June).

CF1S1 Comparative Political Economy - taught in English - Wednesday 10.15-12.15
Sophie Panel
Why are there so many states today? Do parliamentary regimes produce better outcomes than presidential regimes? Why are hereditary monarchies more stable than military dictatorships? Does it make sense to vote? This course covers twelve central topics in comparative political economy and the many questions they raise. "Comparative political economy" studies political institutions but analyzes them with tools borrowed from economics. It means that, from a theoretical perspective, the unit of analysis is the individual, who is motivated to achieve goals but must act under the constraint of political institutions. Therefore, the main aim of CPE is to understand how institutions affect individual behavior and produce specific outcomes. From a methodological perspective, knowledge about the origins and effects of political institutions is drawn from statistical analysis or from experiments. There are no prerequisites to attend this lecture, but you need to be somewhat comfortable in English (e.g., be able to take notes).
Exam : oral (in January or end of December)

CF1S1 Sociology of International Relations - Wednesday 3.15pm - 5.15pm
Franck Petiteville
This course provides an introduction to the sociology of international relations. Introducing the main currents in international relations theory (realism, liberalism, transnationalism), the first part of the course looks at the fundamentals of the international system and how they are evolving: state sovereignty, power, diplomacy, international organizations. In the second part, the course examines the changes in violence in international relations since the end of the Cold War: inter-state wars, civil wars, terrorism and the status of nuclear weapons. In this respect, it raises the debate on "just war" and the legitimization of the use of violence. The third part of the course looks at three major issues in contemporary international cooperation: the protection of human rights, the protection of the environment, and the regulation of migration.
Exam: MCQ (session 1 in January, session 2 in June)

Semester 2 :

CF1S2 Transnational history of Europe, XIXth-XXth century - Wednesday 1pm - 3pm
Nathan Rousselot
This course offers an introduction to the history of Europe from the 19th to the 20th century through the prism of transnational studies. Emphasizing the close links between subaltern studies and inter- and transnational networks, it will highlight the role of popular movements as actors in the construction of the European idea and European international institutions since 1848.
The course will be structured into four thematic blocks. The introduction will first look at semantic issues and the differences between the international or supranational experiences of contemporaries and the transnational analysis of historians. The first part of the course will address the question of European geographies (Europe of the Communists; Europe of the colonial empires). The second part will present the construction of Europe through culture, while the third will examine it through the social and environmental stakes of the development of a specifically European capitalism (social Europe; environmental history of Europe). Finally, the last part will highlight the contribution of networks of actors (women, young people, LGBTQ+ movements), inscribed in the "interstices of nations" (P.Y. Saunier), to the embodiment of European projects and ideas.
The aim is to break with the purely institutional perspective centered on the history of post-1951 European communities. Particular attention will be paid to the way in which Europe is constructed "from below", over the long term. The transition from ideas to European constructions will be analyzed from a truly transnational perspective, paying close attention to the circulation of men, women and ideas, as well as their hybridization across national borders, to give rise to a cultural and institutional system that distinguishes the European space from the rest of the world.
exam: written (session 1 in May, session 2 in June)

CF1S2 Microeconomics - Wednesday 10:15am - 12:15pm
Sophie Panel
The aim of this CF is to introduce the basic concepts of microeconomics and a few tools (market equilibrium, surplus, etc.) for analyzing how markets work and how governments intervene. The course begins by examining the behavior of consumers and producers under conditions of perfect competition, then moves on to the main market failures (public goods, information asymmetries and externalities) and finally to the different forms of industrial organization (monopoly, oligopoly, etc.).
exam: MCQs (session 1 in May, session 2 in June).

CF1S2 Political and administrative institutions - Tuesday 1pm - 3pm
Marie-Julie Bernard, Dorian Guinard
This two-part course introduces and examines the legal framework that defines our political and administrative institutions. With regard to elements relating to the law, the aim is to provide a basis for understanding what the law is, constitutional law: the various constituent powers and sovereignty, analysis of the power of judges, the EU and the relationship with the French constitution and the law. With regard to political institutions, the aim is to shed light on the characteristics of the Fifth Republic, in particular its dominant feature, presidentialization, and the situation of executive power. With regard to administrative institutions, once again, the aim is to address key themes/concepts in France's administrative organization: decentralization, deconcentration, new public management, independent administrative authorities.
After establishing a certain number of benchmarks (distinction between public and private law, presentation of France's jurisdictional organization), the aim is to examine the strategies and concepts designed to provide a framework for the exercise of political power (constitutionalism on the one hand, sovereignty on the other).
The next step is to question the legal singularities attributed to the Fifth Republic and its constitution. It will then be examined in terms of both its history and its evolution. We will examine the strengthening of the executive at the expense of the legislature.
Finally, we will look at administrative institutions. Two institutions in particular will attract our attention: the Conseil d'Etat, often presented as a French exception, and the Défenseur des droits, an independent administrative authority enshrined in our Constitution since 2008. The issues of local autonomy and State reform will also be addressed.
Examinations (session 1 in May, session 2 in June): The course is assessed by a final exam in the form of 2 questions. Both questions are treated as such. This is not a dissertation with an apparent plan in parts and sub-parts. 

Method conference

Method conferences (CM) = Method conferences enable students to deepen their knowledge and acquire a methodology. They are based on active participation by students, who are required to prepare reading sheets, presentations, plans, dissertations, controversies, dossiers, etc. They are compulsory. They are compulsory.

Method conferences cover the following subjects

• Introduction to Law
• Economics Politics
• History
• Social Science Methodology (> Syllabus, pdf)
• Political sociology
• Sociology

They take place either in the first or second semester, for 2 hours a week over 12 weeks. They are graded according to the conditions set out in the pedagogical contract drawn up with the teaching team responsible for each CM. (4 ECTS credits per CM)

Two conferences on foreign language methods

4 ECTS credits each (duration 36 hours - 2 x 3h per week - for each language in each semester)

• Language 1 - English required
• Language 2 - the language studied in high school is retained in 1st year.

Language lessons are organized by level. The student's level is determined by tests taken at the beginning of the year. There are 2 sessions per week of 1h and 2h respectively.

The aim of language teaching in the 1st year is to enable students to acquire a sufficient level for their stay in a European university during their 2nd year, and thus to follow and validate the courses they will be taking in this context.

• Sports = 2 ECTS credits

Sport is compulsory and therefore has the same characteristics as compulsory courses. 

Registration is online, at the beginning of each semester, on the SUAPS UGA website https://suaps.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/ (SUAPS = Service Universitaire des Activités Physiques et Sportives)

Possibility of registering :

- on a team sports activity

- on an individual sports activity,

- on a specific IEP activity (courses open only to IEP students - Outdoors, Men's and Women's Football)

- on an activity proposed by the UGA (course with all UGA campus students)

Exemption from sport: students exempted from sport for the year must enroll in 1 specialized course in place of sport.

Le certificat médical justifiant la dispense doit être transmis le plus rapidement possible à M. DRAMISSIOTIS Nicolas responsable du sport à Sciences Po Grenoble. En cas de dispense en cours d’année, contacter M. DRAMISSIOTIS Nicolas <nicolas.dramissiotis@iepg.fr>.

• Workshops on professionalization, office automation and digital tools =

Training in documentation and the Digital Working Environment (ENT) 

This training is compulsory. This element of the curriculum can lead to the award of an office automation and documentation skills passport.

Professionalization, office automation and digital tools workshops - 2 ECTS credits

Office automation and digital tools

Students will need to register for a MOOC offered on the France Université Numérique (FUN) website, enabling them to acquire skills tailored to their needs and levels.

Professionalization

Like the CMs, this workshop brings together a maximum of 20 students.

In A1, the aim of the "Professionalization" workshop is to help employees develop a professional project.

• Writing workshops = The aim of these workshops is to develop students' capacity for innovation, to encourage a diversity of talents within the curriculum, and to create an additional framework (in addition to thesis writing in 3rd year) for a personal production that can be valorized in the 1st cycle. More specifically, the aim is to put social issues into narrative form, drawing on the techniques of literature, journalism, the graphic and plastic arts, video and animated film.
• Photo workshop : with Pascal Auclair and Marielle Imbert
• Literary writing workshop with Isabelle D'Araquy and Anaïs Escot
• Plastic arts workshop : with l'École supérieure d'Art de l'Agglomération d'Annecy
• Animated film workshop With Cinéma art et essai Le Méliès
• Urban writing workshop : with Grenoble School of Architecture

Specialized course (CS)

Specialized course (CS) or student commitment (internship, associative commitment, FLE tutoring, civic service, SAH module) =

THIS INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION ONLY CONCERNS STUDENTS ON THE FRENCH DEGREE PROGRAMME. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR LIST OF COURS SPECIALISES (CS). 

Your UE/Specialized Courses, Sport, Workshops and/or Student Involvement (7 ECTS), includes the compulsory "Ateliers Créativité/Réactivité" subject (3 ECTS).
The other 4 ECTS of this UE can be obtained through sport (2 ECTS), a compulsory Specialized Course (2 ECTS), a Student commitment (2 ECTS).

You can therefore take a CS+Sport or an EE+sport, or a CS+EE

If you choose sport+CS, you have only one Compulsory CS to choose from for that year, whether it takes place in semester 1 or semester 2.

INFORMATION ON ECTS CREDITS IS FOR FRENCH STUDENTS ONLY.

This " student commitment This "student commitment" may take the form of an internship, community involvement, FLE tutoring (language support for international students by French students), civic service or a module organized by the Service Accueil Handicap. To be taken into account, a student must be a member of the board or an active member of an association, and must present a substantial report on his or her activities to a panel of judges. The procedures for recognizing this commitment are defined by the Director of Studies, after consulting the CEVIE.

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The choice between these different options is made in the 1st month of the year and becomes final, requiring the CS to sit the final exam and possibly the second session.

You can select Specialized Courses or a Student Commitment for the UE/Evuves Facultatives. In this case, only points above the average are taken into account. Please note that if you are enrolled in a Specialized Course or Optional Student Commitment, it will appear on your transcript, even if you are not present in class or during assessments.

Syllabus for specialized courses (CS)

Semester 1 :

CS S1 Action Européenne et Internationale des Collectivités Territoriales (vendredi 12h30 -14h30)
Bénédicte Fisher, Suzie Greneche, Eric Recoura 
Dans une volonté pédagogique d’allier des analyses universitaires nourries des recherches actuelles à des mises en situation, ce cours spécialisé propose un séminaire à trois voix permettant de confronter la théorie aux pratiques. En ce sens, la première partie de ce séminaire sera consacrée à l’étude de la construction du cadre français de l’AEICT dans l’objectif, au-delà d’en proposer une lecture claire pour les étudiant-e-s, de mettre en perspective toutes les tensions inhérentes à l’affirmation de cette politique publique en France dans un Etat unitaire et traditionnellement prévalant sur la scène internationale. Une fois ce cadre général posé, la suite du séminaire sera animée par deux professionnels des relations internationales des collectivités territoriales afin d’appréhender les enjeux contemporains des évolutions de l’AEICT, l’internationalisation des territoires à l’œuvre, ou encore les interactions entre politiques publiques. Ces interventions viseront à analyser les intérêts à agir et les acteurs en présence, à décrypter les modalités de mise en œuvre des projets, et à entrevoir les débouchés professionnels existants. Des mises en situation permettront de décrypter les relations élu/technicien, collectivité/association, entre régions du monde…
Evaluation : L’évaluation finale se fera sous la forme de la soutenance orale d’un court dossier préparé par groupes de trois à cinq étudiant.es. Le dossier portera sur une question de réflexion prospective sur l’AEICT invitant les étudiant.es à mobiliser l’ensemble des connaissances théoriques et pratiques abordées pendant le séminaire.
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CS S1 Droit International Public (Vendredi 12h30-14h30)
Ludovic Chan-Tung  
Ce cours a pour objectif d’appréhender les éléments fondateurs du droit international public qui est, par définition, le droit applicable aux relations entre Etats. Cependant, ces derniers n’ont pas cessé depuis la naissance de la notion de l’Etat moderne de brandir le principe de souveraineté comme un « droit fondamental » de chaque Etat face à toute tentative de création d’un pouvoir international centralisé supra-étatique apte à sanctionner les Etats en cas de violation des normes internationales.    
Il s’agira de comprendre à la fois la complexité et la contradiction de cette branche de droit car, paradoxalement, la « non-ingérence » et « le domaine réservé », qui sont deux principes fondamentaux du droit international, demeurent à ce jour un rempart laissant à l’Etat, en tant que sujet principal de ce droit, le champ libre d’action sur son propre territoire. Aujourd’hui, le droit international public est plus fragilisé que jamais et certains internationalistes en viennent même à douter de son efficacité.
Evaluation : L’évaluation prendra la forme d’une rédaction d’un papier par groupe de 3-4 étudiants d’environ 7-10 pages (Times New Roman, police 12) et qui inclura une bibliographie et des notes de bas de page. Les sujets seront attribués au début du semestre. Chaque papier identifiera précisément les parties écrites par chaque étudiant.
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CS S1 Enquêter sur les images. Enquêter par l’image. (Jeudi 12h30-14h30)
Olivier Ihl 
Ce cours d’iconographie politique propose de se familiariser avec une approche qui bouleverse les sciences sociales depuis vingt ans : les visual studies. Que ce soit en histoire, en sociologie ou en anthropologie, l’image tient une place centrale comme document et comme outil d’analyse, qu’il s’agisse de peinture, de sculpture, de photographie, de cinéma, de vidéo… Cet enseignement se propose à partir de cas pratiques d’en explorer les usages de nos jours comme hier. Qu’est-ce qu’une image ? Comment la regarder ? Que peut-elle nous apprendre, en particulier sur certains fonctionnements du politique ?    
Chaque séance se déroulera autour de trois temps forts : une fenêtre académique (les courants et controverses qui se sont constitués autour de l’étude des images), une fenêtre méthodologique (comment en faire une pièce démonstrative à part entière pour une recherche artistique ou un mémoire ?), une fenêtre pratique (comment retrouver les conditions de production de ces images et que veulent-elles dire si on les considère avec sérieux ?)
Les étudiants seront invités à proposer leurs propres supports iconographiques pour des exercices de visualisation en commun (photo, dessin, vidéo).
Evaluation : Dossier sur une image choisie par l’étudiant et à rendre à la fin de l’année
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CS S1: Environment, natural resources, and armed conflict (Jeudi 12h30-14h30) – IN ENGLISH
Sophie Panel 
This course analyzes the relationships between natural resource dependency, environmental degradation, and armed violence. It is divided into four parts. The first part focuses on non-renewable natural resources and discusses the political and economic reasons why major oil and gemstone exporters are more likely to experience civil war. The second part investigates to what extent resource scarcity and environmental degradation (driven, among others, by population growth and climate change) increase the risk of intrastate armed conflict, and discusses several theories that seek to explain why extreme weather events such as droughts or cold waves are often associated with political violence. The third part explores the possibility of interstate disputes around water and oil. Finally, the fourth part of the course is devoted to the environmental consequences of armed conflicts, and explores the various pathways linking warfare to environmental degradation.    
There are no prerequisites to attend this lecture, but you need to be somewhat comfortable in English (e.g., be able to take notes).
Evaluation : Oral exams (10 to 15 minutes) will take place in January.
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CSS1 Gender, Sexuality and Politics (Tuesday 17h30-19h30) – IN ENGLISH
Mireille Baurens  
Today’s gender issues are numerous and varied and their political impact widespread. They lead to controversy in private and public contexts, and provide an intersectional concern through which social inequalities can be re-assessed.
In this course, different angles will put forward the impact of gender on public policies as well as underline the hierarchy of masculine and feminine stereotyped representations and the impact of biological difference beliefs. The course will provide historical landmarks to help grasp the deconstruction of sex-differences, and will explore some of the bi-, transsexual and homosexual literature in this field.
The course will show how the notion of gender pervades diverse social and political contexts: education (schools, universities, popular education), language policy, prisons, the professional world (private companies, the public sector), the media, art and culture.  It will focus on fundamental concepts such as that of “empowerment”, without forgetting recurring issues like prostitution, abortion, violence against women, here and elsewhere in the world…
Assessment: attendance, group oral presentation and individual written report on the class content.
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CS S1 Geoeconomics of international security – IN ENGLISH (lundi 17h30 – 19h30)
Fanny Coulomb 
In 2013, cyber warfare (and thus economic espionage) was placed at the forefront of US security threats by the US administration, faced with the risk of terrorism. This testifies to the multiplicity of the current stakes of international security, which must no longer be considered solely from the political and military point of view, as in the Cold War era. The economy is now at the heart of security issues. National security requires the protection of strategic technologies, the securing of raw material supplies, economic counter-espionage, and so on. On the other hand, many past and contemporary conflicts can be analyzed from an economic point of view: what are the economic determinants of civil wars, of external operations? What are the economic benefits of wars, increases in defence budgets, military research and development? What are the strategies of the large multinational arms companies? Which countries are weapons’ largest exporters and to which destinations? Is it the economic logic that drives the privatization of security, with the proliferation of private military companies and the increasing use of mercenaries in conflict? More than ever, in a global economy where defence budgets have been on the increase (excluding Europe) since the late 1990s, the economy is at the centre of security issues.
Evaluation : Oral
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CS S1 Geopolitics – IN ENGLISH (Wednesday 17.30-19.30)
Daniel Meier 
This lecture intends to grasp the key questions of geopolitics today through the lens of certain themes. It will strive to understand world power relations in their spatial dimension and how power can shape territories. Political geography is focused on power practices, on how spatial issues are defined and on the geopolitical concepts that can be applied to various places/spaces.
The CS will first examine the emergence of geopolitics and its controversial origins due to its link with totalitarian regimes. It will assess how the “neutral” posture adopted by geopoliticians de-politicized the discipline and undermined its credibility. Then we will have a look at different institutions and stakeholders, like the state, borders, private companies and criminal organizations that have a changing weight on the relationship between power and territory. A geographical understanding of political issues is therefore at the heart of this lecture. Three case studies of different form will end the lecture: a global issue (water), a failed state (Iraq) and a non-state armed organization (Hizbullah) will be examined to highlight key spatial dimensions and their geopolitics.
Evaluation : Dossier
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CS S1 Gouvernance et grands enjeux urbains. Vendredi 12h30-14h30
> niveau C1 nécessaire pour suivre ce cours
Marine Bourgeois 
Plus de la moitié des habitants de la planète vit désormais dans les villes. L’urbain est devenu le cadre dominant des pratiques et des relations sociales au sein duquel les conflits se régulent et les politiques publiques se construisent. Au côté de l’espace national, les villes et les métropoles se sont imposées comme une échelle clé pour comprendre et agir sur les enjeux économiques, sociaux et environnementaux de notre temps. Les acteurs urbains, qu’ils soient élus, bureaucrates ou acteurs économiques, s’efforcent de leur donner du sens et d’y répondre par des propositions politiques. Cette relocalisation du politique donne lieu à une politisation sans précédent des grands choix stratégiques pour les villes.
Ce cours spécialisé traite des grandes transformations des villes européennes sous l’effet de la globalisation, des mutations des systèmes productifs, de l’européanisation et de la recomposition des Etats. Il propose un regard de sociologie politique sur la gouvernance et les politiques urbaines. Les réflexions qui y sont menées portent sur les recompositions de l’Etat et de ses rapports avec les villes, les transformations économiques et sociales des territoires, ainsi que les évolutions des formes de mobilisation politique et de production des politiques urbaines. Ces questions sont abordées à partir d’une série de grands enjeux socio-urbains et des politiques menées dans les villes européennes pour y répondre.
NB Cet enseignement s’inscrit dans le parcours intégré Architecture, Urbanisme, Etudes Politiques (AUEP) proposé par Sciences Po Grenoble, l’École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Grenoble (ENSAG) et l’Institut d’Urbanisme et de Géographie Alpine (IUGA). Les étudiants désireux de rejoindre ce parcours à la fin de la première année devront obligatoirement avoir suivi ce cours spécialisé.
Evaluation : un test de connaissances + une recension d’ouvrage ou un portrait de ville au choix.
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CS S1 Histoire des idées politiques : La raison et le sacré. Des Lumières à la république. (Mardi 17h30-19h30)
Olivier Ihl 
> niveau C1 nécessaire pour suivre ce cours
Ce cours d’histoire des idées politiques propose de se familiariser avec certaines œuvres (Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Tocqueville, Péguy, Foucault, Lefort…) et certains courants de pensée (l’utilitarisme, le libéralisme, le romantisme, le nationalisme…) qui constituent la trame de nos débats contemporains.
Le fil directeur de cet enseignement sera de comprendre comment la raison politique s’est émancipée, depuis la fin du XVIIIème siècle, des puissances et des tutelles de la tradition. Quelle place occupe-t-elle de nos jours dans un monde marqué par la montée des inégalités sociales, le développement des migrations mais aussi par la redéfinition du lien existant entre l’homme et les autres espèces vivantes. C’est l’occasion de renouer avec la force des grands textes pour interroger le rôle des idées en histoire. Qu’est-ce qui fait qu’un écrit devient une œuvre ? Quels rapports peut-on établir entre texte et contexte ? La notion d‘auteur est-elle une illusion ?
Evaluation : dissertation écrite d’une durée de 2 heures, sur table, à partir d’un sujet choisi parmi deux proposés.
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CSS1 Histoire des Maladies Industrielles 
CANCELLED in 2024-25
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CS S1 International issues in the Middle East: Egypt and Turkey, the two gates to the Middle East – IN ENGLISH 
CANCELLED in 2024-25
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CS S1 L’Amérique latine dans les relations internationales 
CANCELLED in 2024-25
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CS S1 Les élections en France (jeudi 12.30-14.30)
>Niveau C1 requis 
Florent Gougou 
La réélection d’Emmanuel Macron lors de l’élection présidentielle de 2022 et la compétition à trois qui semble désormais mettre aux prises la majorité présidentielle, l’opposition de gauche et l’opposition de droite radicale, ont pour beaucoup d’observateurs confirmé que la France est entrée dans un nouveau monde politique. Mais que cela signifie-t-il ?    
Dans ce cours spécialisé, je partagerai avec vous des clés de compréhension des évolutions électorales et partisanes sous la Cinquième République. Tout en restant résolument en prise avec les dynamiques les plus récentes, je présenterai les grands moments de l’histoire électorale française depuis 1958. Je ferai parfois référence aux élections locales, mais ma perspective prioritaire sera du côté des élections nationales.    
Ce cours s’adresse aussi bien à celles et ceux qui n’ont jamais fait d’analyse électorale qu’à celles et ceux qui ont déjà des connaissances sur les élections et le vote. Au-delà du cas de la France, mon objectif est de montrer qu’une partie des changements récents du paysage politique dans notre pays (baisse de la participation électorale, effondrement des partis de gouvernement, progression de la droite radicale, recompositions de la gauche, etc.) renvoie en fait à des tendances de long terme qui traversent toutes les démocraties occidentales.
Evaluation : Le cours est validé par un examen en temps limité en fin de semestre (janvier). Tous les documents imprimés sont autorisés pendant l’épreuve, y compris les dictionnaires bilingues pour les étudiantes et étudiants internationaux. Deux sujets sont proposés, une dissertation et un commentaire de documents.
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CS S1 L’autoritarisme dans le monde arabe : états, régimes, contestations et recompositions après 2011 (Mercredi 17.30-19.30)
>Niveau C1 requis 
Philippe Droz-Vincent 
Comprendre les mutations initiées en 2010-11 tout comme leurs limites et la faible moisson démocratique résultante ou celles ouvertes en 2019 suppose de saisir la nature et le fonctionnement des régimes politiques.    
Les deux premières séances seront consacrées à des rappels sur le Moyen-Orient et sa structuration politique pour permettre la participation de tous, « néophytes » comme « initiés».
Les séances ultérieures seront consacrées au phénomène de l’autoritarisme, ne serait-ce que parce que ces Etats sont marqués par le legs autoritaire, même quand ils entrent dans une phase de transition politique. Principalement les régimes, leur contestation (islamistes) et les résistances des sociétés.    
Dans la dernière partie, il s’agira de comprendre la nouveauté radicale des mouvements de contestation issus des sociétés dans les années 2010. Nous décrirons les différentes trajectoires depuis les plus favorables (Tunisie) aux chaotiques (Egypte) voire qui déraillent vers la guerre civile (Syrie). Tout revenant également sur l’Algérie ou le Soudan après 2019.
Evaluation : Examen sur table (questions de cours)
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CS S1 Politiques culturelles : le « modèle » français à la lumière des comparaisons internationales (mardi 17h30-19h30) 
Lisa Marx 
L’action des pouvoirs publics dans le domaine des affaires culturelles est souvent vue comme un projet de rassemblement du plus grand nombre dans la connaissance et l’admiration aussi bien du patrimoine historique commun que de la création contemporaine. Elle peut aussi apparaître comme une forme culturelle de l’État Providence qui proposerait d’élargir l’accès aux œuvres et services culturels dans une perspective globale d’égalisation des conditions.
L’objet de ce cours est de mettre à distance cette idéologie des politiques culturelles. Il s’agira au contraire de montrer que dans ce domaine, comme dans d’autres secteurs des politiques publiques,
l’action des pouvoirs publics est le produit des interactions entre acteurs et groupes sociaux. L’histoire et l’analyse de la période contemporaine montrent en effet que ce champ d’intervention est un espace de luttes matérielles et symboliques puissantes. Les évolutions observables ne sont pas seulement le fruit d’une évolution des idées mais aussi le résultat de rapports de forces entre des groupes porteurs de visions différenciées du rôle des pouvoirs publics à l’égard des questions culturelles. Des exemples de différents secteurs artistiques (musées, musique, cinéma, livre, grandes institutions, etc.) seront examinés au fil du cours, ainsi que les enjeux touchant à l’éducation culturelle et artistique et aux métiers de la culture.
Ce cours est susceptible d’intéresser tant les étudiant.es soucieux.ses de comprendre un domaine où, en France, les gouvernements nationaux et locaux sont particulièrement investis, que celles et ceux souhaitant poursuivre leur formation en se spécialisant sur les questions d’actions et de politiques publiques ou de sociologie politique. Enfin, s’il est partiellement centré sur le « modèle » français, ce cours l’analyse à l’aune des comparaisons internationales et évoque donc également l’action d’autres gouvernements, notamment mais pas exclusivement européens et nord-américains, en ce même domaine, du niveau régional à l’échelon supranational.
Evaluation : Assiduité au cours : préparation et participation
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CS S1 Préparation aux Ecoles de journalisme (Friday 12.30-14.30)
Sandy Plas
>Required C1 level
Objectives : The aim of this course is to prepare students for the competitive entrance exam to journalism schools. Methodology for the exams is worked on every week, with a particular focus on international, national and local news.
During the semester, students will be asked to present a press review and an exposé on a topical theme chosen during the first session.
The final assessment is based on mock exams based on the EJDG exams. The final session of the CS consists of a presentation of the tests to the students, for correction and discussion.
This course, which is highly specific and geared towards preparation for the EJDG competitive examination, is in no way an introduction to journalism.
Evaluation methods: 2-hour written test based on the themes covered in the sessions.

CS S1 Relations internationales, entre conflictualité et tentatives d'ordonnancement (Thursday 12.30-14.30)
>Required C1 level
Philippe Droz-Vincent
Organized around major themes, this course is designed to integrate those who have never studied IR before, those who are new to IR, and those who are looking for a deeper understanding of IR. The themes are also adapted according to current events.
Logics of power, the USA in IR, the rise of new players, China in IR, Russia in IR
Classical wars, transformations of wars and civil wars, the return of war to Europe?
Ideas, ideologies, the transformation of IR through democracy, US foreign policy
Intervention and IR, the UN or unilateral intervention, from the neo-conservatives in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya or Syria.
New actors in IR, NGOs in war and pacification.
Legalization of IR, international and transitional justice.
Religious divides, fragmentation of world identities.
Evaluation: Paper due (according to the modalities given in class)
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CS S1 UCP: Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping/Protection (Friday 12.30-14.30)
Mayeul Kauffmann
This course is about the study of UCP, that is, a coordinated set of actions by unarmed professionals aiming at keeping or building peace and/or protecting civilians. UCP is generally seen as the acronym for Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping or Unarmed Civilian Protection, sometimes for Unarmed Civilian Peacebuilding1. "UCP" is used in the course title to refer to the three concepts, given that they have close ties in theory and in field practice.
UCP refers to actions carried out by unarmed professionals, working in organized teams within a local community, which requested it. UCP missions (also named Third Party Non-violent Intervention - TPNI) include protection, international observation, reporting, security advice, ceasefire monitoring, rumour control, Early Warning Early Response, relationship building...
The diversity of Institutional UCP actors will be described in the course and the course will focus on the core methods shared by the main NGOs and IGOs doing UCPs. The evolution of UCP over the past 100 years will also be briefly studied in the course. The course will also compare armed and unarmed peacekeeping, in terms of history, principles, achievements, risks and failures.
In addition to the theoretical backgrounds and methodologies mentioned above, a few additional tools will be introduced:
● Open source intelligence (OSint)
● Mapping and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
● Data management, data privacy, cybersecurity
● Nonviolent Communication
Evaluation:
- a written test (in class), based on materials covered during the course
- an applied research assignment. Students are welcome to come with a research topic if they wish (this could be related to another IEP course, in agreement with the other instructor). Applied research topics will be proposed to the other students.
Language: The course will be given in English but students will have the possibility to do the research work and part of the evaluation in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese or French (as they prefer).
 

Semester 2

CS S2 Crisis communication (Monday 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm)
Camille Chaussinand

In this course on communication and crisis management, we'll explore the key elements for identifying the triggers of a crisis and the different stages of its management. You'll learn how to build an intelligence ecosystem so you're ready to react quickly, plan crisis scenarios and anticipate media and influencer reactions. By acquiring crisis management methods, you will be able to analyze, critique and develop effective communication strategies to manage critical situations with empathy and clarity.

The pedagogical objectives are as follows:
- Identify the triggers of a crisis.
- Identify the different stages of crisis communication management.
- Build a monitoring ecosystem, so as to be in a state of alert.
- Plan a crisis scenario.
- Memorize and apply the stages and methods of a media/influence anticipation strategy.
- Acquire and reproduce crisis management methods.
- Analyze and criticize crisis management.
- Gather information to establish the current situation and the consequences of the crisis.
- Develop a crisis communication strategy.

Assessment: the course is validated by assiduous attendance, with different stages of validation in the form of exercises:
- How to build a crisis analysis matrix
- How to build a mind map to anticipate a crisis by simulating different scenarios
- How to build a crisis unit
- How to lead a crisis unit
- How to build a RETEX
- Depending on how the course is structured, a crisis simulation is planned for the last 4 hours of the course.
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CS S2 Public Policy and the Indo-Pacific (Monday 17h30 -19h30) - IN ENGLISH
Reia Anquet

This course explores key challenges and debates in contemporary Indo-Pacific governance and their relationship to policy theory.

The Indo-Pacific region encompasses diverse cultures, economies, and political systems, each contributing to a complex policy landscape. This course investigates the role of international and domestic institutions, the governance of the Indo-Pacific and its commons, and policy implementation across various domains. We will examine the role of state and non-state actors, regional organisations and alliances, and policy tools relevant to the region. Using case studies, we will delve into international fishing, security and defence issues, cultural issues, indigenous peoples' concerns, sea governance, and the dynamics of regional organisations and alliances in the Indo-Pacific.
 

Subjects included in the CS include:
o Marine governance, International fishing regulations and their impact on the Indo-Pacific.
o Security and defence issues, including maritime security.
o Historical and cultural issues and their influence on public policy.
o Issues concerning indigenous peoples and their rights.
o Sea governance and legal frameworks.
o Role of regional organizations and alliances in policy formation.
o Case studies of specific Indo-Pacific countries and their policy challenges.
o Environmental and sustainability policies in the region.
o The impact of economic policies on regional development.
o Interconnections between regional and global policy issues.

Evaluation : Course journal, group presentation, oral exam
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CS S2 Petit Guide de Survie au travail (Tuesday 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm)
Laurent Labrot
When students graduate and start their first job, they are confronted with a world of work for which they were hardly prepared at university. Indeed, unless they have already been working, they lack essential knowledge of the rights and duties of an employee in the public or private sector, the finer points of deciphering a payslip, or the opportunities available for creating their own job.
The aim of this course is to provide an attractive overview of all the elements needed to start a professional life. The course will cover the history of the world of work, the basics of labor law and the social protection system, trade unionism and the defense of employees, types of company and their creation processes, careers in the civil service, not forgetting today's key issues such as the question of skills, validation of acquired experience, the social and environmental responsibility of structures etc... After a number of basic presentations, students will be asked which subjects they would like to study in greater depth, for an "à la carte" course that may include presentations by external professionals invited to take part in the course, films and practical work.
This course is likely to be of interest to any student wishing to gain a better understanding of all the practical issues and developments affecting the French workplace today. It is neither a course in labor law, although it does include certain legislative references, nor a course in corporate life, since it covers the full range of professional statuses and situations, both public and private.
Assessment: assignment on a topic of the student's choice, but with a link to the world of work.
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CS S2 Interest groups and collective action in the EU (Thursday 12.30 pm - 2.30 pm) - IN ENGLISH
Sabine Saurugger
The aim of this class is to study the organisation and functioning of public and private interest groups (such as trade unions, NGOs, business organisations, firms and social movements) in the European Union. We will look both at the establishment of groups as well as their internal and external working methods.
Public and private interests contribute to the generation, definition and in particular the perception of issues in the European Union policy making processes. This class will attempt to answer the following questions: Who is represented by interest groups at the EU level? Who intervenes in EU agenda-setting processes? How do problems emerge, and are framed by interest groups in the European Union realm? And finally, are interest groups a danger or a force for the European democratic system?
Starting from a conceptual and theoretical approach, analysing interest groups both as a notion and as actors in comparative political systems, in the second part of the class we will look at a number of case studies.
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CS S2 Contemporary theories of justice
CANCELLED in 2024-25
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CS S2 Othering and State Institutions (Wednesday 17h30 -19h30) - IN ENGLISH
Jeanne Bouyat
Global comparative perspectives on historical and contemporary forms of state-sponsored racism, xenophobia, sexism and related processes of alterisation.
This course offers a global comparative introduction to the political study of state-sponsored forms of othering, with special reference to racism, xenophobia and sexism. It draws on interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical research in social sciences - mainly in Political Science, History, Sociology, Anthropology and Geography - on various processes of othering, in order to provide historical and contemporary insights on the role of state institutions in the "making and unmaking of Others". The course uses a comparative approach to bring about similarities and differences between such processes across a variety of contexts, primarily located in Europe, Northern America, and Africa. In doing so, the course intends to both decentre the gaze from contexts and dynamics that students may be most familiar with, and to train students in the methods of Comparative Politics applied to the study of othering.
The course tackles three central aspects of state-sponsored forms of othering:
(1) state-formation through the making of Others;
(2) contemporary state practices of producing and reproducing Others; and
(3) the role of public action, and its politicisation, in the unmaking of Others.

Evaluation:
1) An oral grade for a short collective "radio talk" exercise taking place in the third and fourth sections of the course on a topic to choose from a suggested list. (10%)
2) A comparative final mini-research paper (12 pages) to do in small groups (2 to 3 students) on a topic of choice (to be approved, speaking to the themes of the course). (60%)
3) A short individual review (2 pages) of an academic publication that will help with the theoretical, methodological or empirical framing of the final paper. (30%)

CS S2 Economic globalization: successes and pitfalls IN ENGLISH (Friday 12h30-14h30)
Fanny COULOMB
For nearly half a century, the process of economic globalization has profoundly changed national economies and international relations. The financial crisis initiated in 2008 amplified the criticism of global finance, which is inextricably linked to the process of increasing global trade interdependencies. Recent political developments in several parts of the world suggest a trend towards more protectionism and interventionism, while the welfare state model is being challenged in industrialized countries and inequalities are increasing. International institutions and regional agreements aimed at making the world economy more liberal are in crisis (WTO, EU ...)
On the other hand, globalization has enabled many regions of the world to emerge from underdevelopment, as well as boost world production and lower prices. Multinational firms have been the driving force behind these transformations, favouring the international division of productive processes and the spread of technologies and know-how. But their tendency to escape taxation through tax evasion as well as their quest for profit which have led to restructuring and relocation have placed them in the firing line.
Our course focuses on all these aspects of economic and financial globalization: the role of multinational firms, regional agreements, international institutions, global trade, foreign direct investment, financial markets ... for a better understanding of contemporary political and economic issues.
Evaluation : oral.
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CS S2 Environmental Politics - IN ENGLISH (Tuesday 17h30-19h30)
Esther Hathaway
Scientific consensus is clear about the severity of climate and biodiversity crises, calling for ambitious and transformational changes to mitigate the consequences and adapt to inevitable changes wrought by these crises. Emerging environmental issues have led to the establishment of a broad range of institutions and policies, and Western democracies increasingly prioritize environmental issues such as air pollution, biodiversity threats and global climate change in their political agendas. Nevertheless, the effects of global environmental crises continue to accelerate, exacerbating vulnerabilities throughout social and natural systems, prompting Green social movements and political parties to contribute relevant critiques of the historical development and maintenance of industrialized economies.
The goal of this course is to explore the articulation between environmental attitudes and worldviews, and how they contribute to shaping green political action in a context in which the imminence of a global ecological crisis is no longer in doubt. Readings, lectures, and class work will help shed light on ecologism as a distinctive ideology that developed in reaction to the ecological crisis. Each course session will address one of the many state and non-state actors and political issues that characterize ecologism, and sessions will be divided into two distinct sections. The first section, " Ecology and society, " will introduce the concept of political ecology and its myriad forms within socio-political movements. The second section, " Environmental policy and institutions ", will focus on the actors and systems that govern environmental policymaking, nationally and globally. This course primarily addresses ecologism in Western democracies.
Evaluation :
Presentation (40%): A short video recording will be due halfway through the course, on one of the topics addressed in sessions 2, 3 or 4. More details will be given at the beginning of the course.
Final Essay (60%): The final project for this course is a short essay on the topic of your (limited but large) choice, based on three words selected from the list below-with a minimum of one from each of the two categories (see below).
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CS S2 ÖSTERREICH - ein kleines Land im Herzen Europas (Thursday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm) EN ALLEMAND - IN GERMAN
Hedwig Mesana
Von der politischen und kulturellen Großmacht zum relativ unbedeutenden Kleinstaat.
Geschichte, Kultur, Politik, soziale Verhältnisse und die Beziehungen zu den Nachbarn.
Dieser Kurs behandelt das Wesen des Staates Österreich, von den Anfängen bis zur großen Zeit des Habsburger Vielvölkerstaats, und schließlich die Stabilisierung als Nation nach 1945. Dabei wird auf ein umfassendes Bild Wert gelegt, das sowohl politische Bedingungen, sowie kulturelle und soziale Gegebenheiten erschließt. Besonderes Augenmerk erfährt die Beziehung zu den Nachbarstaaten, die europäischen Machtverhältnisse, Konflikte und bewaffnete oder diplomatische Auseinandersetzung.
Verschiedene Themenstellungen zur Anschauung:
● Österreich im Heiligen Römischen Reich deutscher Nation
● Das "Haus Habsburg"; Aufgeklärter Absolutismus in Österreich
● Die Grenzen Österreichs im Wandel
● Beziehungen zwischen Österreich und Deutschland im Wandel
● Österreich und Ungarn - ungleiche Brüder?
● Die (langwierige) Entstehung einer Demokratie in Österreich
● Die erste Österreichische Republik und ihr Untergang: vom Austrofaschismus zum Nationalsozialismus
● Die österreichische Neutralität - ein Konzept: von der Einführung bis heute
● Identität und politische Entwicklung im Österreich der Zweiten Republik
● Österreich heute in Europa

Benotung : mündliches Examen am Ende des Semesters

CS S2 Islam and Muslims in France: 8 dates (Wednesday 5.30pm-7.30pm)
Vincent Tournier
Islam is now part of the national landscape, but it is a highly sensitive and divisive subject, as is regularly demonstrated by a very busy news agenda. The intensification of polemics since the late 1980s indicates that the "Muslim question" (Bernard Godard) is far from over. On the contrary, it is taking on a growing importance, to the point of provoking profound societal and political recompositions, questioning French society and its "republican model" on the place of minorities, secularism, national identity, the question of women, the role of the State, not forgetting of course terrorism and radicalization.
This course aims to take a step back from current events by tracing the history of relations between France and Islam. To do so, it focuses on eight key dates, which we will use as starting points to decipher the main contemporary issues. The dates chosen are: 732 (The Battle of Poitiers); 1829 (Hugo created Orientalism); 1892 (The Ferry Report); 1926 (The inauguration of the Grande Mosquée de Paris); 1962 (Farewell to Algeria); 1989 (The Veil Affair); 2003 (The creation of the CFCM); 2015 (The Terrible Year).
The course slideshows are available on a dedicated website, which also features a number of complementary documents.
Assessment: The exam will take the form of 3 MCQs spread throughout the sessions.
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CS S2 State-building in the countries of the Arab Spring (Thursday 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm)
Jamil Sayah
In the Maghreb as in the Mashreq, the recent revolutions constitute a historical sequence of great importance. In some cases, they have enabled people to break with old regimes, while in others they have been subjected to the terrible violence of counter-revolution. Whatever the outcome, this event was the source of considerable political and legal upheaval. New regimes were born, while others struggled not to die. This course will focus on the study and analysis of this new configuration in its legal, political and geopolitical dimensions, involving a review of the institutional forms and practices of the old regimes. And it is this plurality and diversity that we will seek to grasp, and with them all the differentiations in the evolutionary processes of these regimes.
Evaluation : dossier (paper): in May (session 1), in June (session 2)
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CS S2 Multiculturalism in Modern France. IN ENGLISH
CANCELLED in 2024-25
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CS S2 Southern Europe Political Systems - IN ENGLISH
CANCELLED in 2024-25
 

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• An optional specialized course (CS) chosen from among the courses offered at Sciences Po Grenoble = Students may choose optional courses that may concern :
• Specialized Courses (CS) at Sciences Po Grenoble.
• A third modern language taught at Sciences Po Grenoble, if numbers allow, or at another higher education institution (funding in this case is at the student's expense).
• A student commitment.

Points above 10/20 obtained in optional tests are added to the overall total of points to determine the overall average for the year, calculated on 60 credits.

 1st year exams

Document currently being updated

Promotion to second year

To be admitted to 2nd year, students must obtain 60 credits. These credits are distributed as follows:

• 7 grades core courses (7 x 3 credits = 21 credits) ;
• 6 notes method conference (6 x 4 credits= 24 credits) ;
• 2 notes lectures in foreign language methods (2 x 4 credits = 8 credits) ;
• 1 grade sports (2 credits) and and 1 grade CS (2 credits) or 1 grade student engagement (4 credits)
• validation workshops (3 credits).

Contact

Would you like to find out more? Contact Sciences Po Grenoble's schooling department directly:

Mél : contact-scolarite1@sciencespo-grenoble.fr

If you have registration problems :

Mél : contact-inscription@sciencespo-grenoble.fr

All students who enroll at Sciences Po Grenoble in their first year are eligible for an academic stay abroad in their second year. This academic stay is part of the normal curriculum for Sciences Po Grenoble students, and the results obtained abroad will be validated as part of the second year of the Bachelor's degree. To validate this year abroad, students must pass their exams and earn a minimum of 60 ECTS (European credits).
If the academic year abroad is not validated, students must repeat their A2 year at a French university (there is no 2nd year curriculum at Sciences Po Grenoble).

Allocation of mobility places
The opinions and assessments of the teachers of the methods lectures and of the two compulsory languages will be taken into account in the selection process. As language proficiency criteria are imposed under bilateral agreements signed with our foreign partners, and a good level of language skills is necessary for students to pass their exams abroad, the student's language level at the end of the first semester of A1 will also be taken into account.
Applications are examined on an individual and competitive basis, as for many destinations there are more applications than places available. The destination selected by the Director of Studies and the Director of International Relations is final.

Choosing a destination
The first step towards securing a place at a university abroad is for students to express their choice of several destinations from our list of agreements. Students must enter a list of seven destinations on an online form. They may also indicate a particular motivating factor.

Study abroad
Academic stays abroad replace the year of study that the student would have spent at Sciences Po Grenoble. For this reason, a learning agreement will be drawn up prior to the student's departure, detailing the course program to be followed at our partner institution. This document will be signed by the student, by the Sciences Po Grenoble Pedagogical Director and by the partner university.
This academic stay is an integral part of the student's Bachelor's program, and the courses chosen must therefore follow the main themes of a Bachelor's degree in political studies (law, economics, history, political science, sociology or international relations), and be in line with the partnerships established between the foreign universities and Sciences Po Grenoble.

Failure to pass a course taken abroad may be compensated by passing an additional course taken on site, but not by additional work completed after the student's return from his/her academic stay. If the student does not manage to validate 60 ECTS over the year, the Sciences Po Grenoble jury will decide whether the student should repeat the year. It is therefore essential not to consider the academic stay as a simple linguistic stay.

Timetable for the selection process
-An information meeting dedicated entirely to the selection process will be held at the beginning of November.
-At the beginning of December: all students will receive an e-mail with their login details, enabling them to enter their letter of motivation and wish list online, according to the table of possible destinations.
-In January, the Pedagogical Council will meet to review the results of A1 students in the first semester's courses.
-The final destinations will be announced before the February pedagogical break. No appeal will be possible, except to withdraw from a project abroad and in cases of force majeure. Sciences Po reserves the right to cancel departures to destinations deemed unsafe by the MEAE.
It is imperative to respect the deadlines imposed for each stage.

All students get a destination of their choice, and all return delighted, whatever the destination.

ECTS credits and results
To complete a year of study at Sciences Po Grenoble or abroad, you need 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). Each semester corresponds to 30 ECTS. For your mobility year, you can organize your workload by leaving a slight imbalance between the two semesters (e.g.: 28 ECTS + 32 ECTS) unless our foreign colleagues do not allow it. However, it will not be possible to unbalance your academic year too much, as you may not be able to cope with the workload.
As you may encounter difficulties in one of your courses, we advise you to enrol in an additional 'back-up' course in an area with which you are familiar, in order to compensate for any failure in one of your other courses. However, this is not always possible, as in some countries courses are heavily credited.

Please note : in the UK, three other credit systems are used: 'CATS', 'CQFW' or 'SCQF'. These 'local' credits each correspond to ½ ECTS. For example, a 10 CATS course corresponds to 5 ECTS. You will therefore need to obtain at least 120 CATS to validate the 60 ECTS of your academic year.
As at the IEP, you must pass the tests and exams corresponding to the course to obtain the ECTS. Grading scales and types vary from country to country, but everywhere you need at least an average or a 'Pass' to validate your credits. The IR Department will validate your pass after your return to France, provided you send them your transcripts as soon as you receive them.
Only one address to send your transcripts: outgoingmobility@sciencespo-grenoble.fr

ECTS for language courses: The Direction des Etudes authorizes you to take language courses abroad. It has set the maximum number of credits that can correspond to these courses at 12 ECTS/year (if, for example, you want/are able to continue practicing your other foreign language). Sometimes your host university will offer you language courses for which you will have to pay: the Erasmus regulations prohibit you from validating them. You are of course free to take these courses if you wish.

Reminder: after your return, a jury will be held at the IEP to officially rule on the validation of your year abroad, and therefore on whether you should go on to A3 or repeat the year. This jury is sovereign (see 'Pass/Fail' below).

The course list or Learning Agreement
Your host university will ask you to send them a list of the courses you wish to take, and then the IEP will also have to give its opinion on this list before finally making it official. Here is some information to help you compile this list.

Field of study
On this question, the Direction des Etudes is very open-minded, considering that this year abroad is a year of openness and discovery that can enable students to tackle themes that are sometimes not offered at Sciences Po or, on the contrary, to already prepare for a career path
It is advisable to take first- or second-year courses on site.

List of courses
The titles, codes and ECTS of these courses must be entered by the student in an official document called a 'Learning Agreement', which must be validated and signed by your academic supervisor at Sciences Po Grenoble, and sent (PDF) to outgoingmobility@sciencespo-grenoble.fr before your departure.
You can choose the courses offered by the partner university according to the agreements made: you will find the list of these agreements in the destination table which will be sent to you once it has been updated.
This "learning agreement before the mobility" must be signed by the partner university and sent to outgoingmobility@sciencespo-grenoble.fr within three weeks of the start of the course, even if the course has to be changed afterwards.
If you need to change your course once you've arrived, you must complete the "during the mobility" section of the learning agreement. Your choices must be validated by e-mail by your academic supervisor and then returned to outgoingmobility@sciencespo-grenoble.fr signed by the partner university.
To validate your year of mobility, the course titles on your learning agreement and your transcript must be identical, and the ECTS must be validated.

Please note: A course change notified at the end of the year may be refused by the jury.
Please note that the Learning Agreement, even if requested at the same time as your scholarship application, is also used to validate your year abroad and not just to obtain a scholarship!

Success/failure of the year abroad
There are three possible scenarios:
You have passed all the exams corresponding to the courses listed on your official Learning Agreement. Your A2 is validated and you move up to A3.
You have followed the courses in your official Learning Agreement, but unfortunately you have not passed all your exams/tests, so you do not earn 60 ECTS. The jury will then decide that you must repeat your A2. Please note that this cannot be done at IEP. You will need to enroll at a French university of your choice. You cannot repeat a year abroad.
You have indeed obtained 60 ECTS, but some courses do not correspond to those on your official Learning Agreement. In this case, the IEP jury will decide whether or not to validate these courses. In the latter case, you will have to repeat your A2 under the conditions detailed above.

REMINDER: In all cases, the jury is sovereign.

IMPORTANT - Administrative registration at IEPG
You MUST register at IEP (for your A2) BEFORE leaving for abroad. This is very important, as without it you won't be eligible for Erasmus status or student social protection. What's more, your year will not be validated.
An early registration session will be held in mid-July to enable those who have to join their university during the summer to register. You can be represented at this session, but no registration is possible by correspondence.
All students going abroad as part of an IEP exchange program must register at IEP for the year spent abroad. As such, he/she pays the usual IEP registration fees, but benefits from a waiver of registration fees at the host university.
Please note! In rare cases, you may also have to pay tuition fees at your host university (see destinations table).

The pedagogical organization is based on common courses and courses specific to each field. The specificity of the 3rd year lies in the choice of seminar and the writing of a thesis.

Pedagogical organization
The pedagogical organization is based on common courses and courses specific to each field.
Fundamental courses (CF):
Semester 1, 2 hours per week over 12 weeks:
CF3S1-5 Public Policy
CF3S1-5 Institutional Economics
CF3S1-5 Contemporary Sociology
Semester 2, 2 hours per week over 12 weeks:
CF3S2-5 Global History of the Contemporary World (19th-20th centuries)
CF3S2-5 European Union Law

Semester 1
 

CF3S1 Public Policy - Monday 1pm - 3pm
Hélène Caune
The public policy course enables us to understand public action as a fundamental component of political power, and therefore of change in contemporary states. Part of the trilogy that defines political science - polity (the political system and its rules), politics (the political game and its elections) - public policies refer more generally to what the state does in society and under what conditions.
Course assessment
- A Multiple Choice Questionnaire: 40% of the final mark. Time limit 30 minutes.
- Cross reading (1,500 words): 60% of final grade.

CF3S1 Institutionalist economics - Tuesday 3:15pm-> 5:15pm
Arnaud Buchs
Since the 1980s, the idea that institutions matter in economics (North, 1989) has been widely accepted. Many authors, including several Nobel Prize winners (e.g. Ronald Coase in 1991, Douglass North in 1993, Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson in 2009, Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström in 2016, etc.), make more or less direct claims to institutionalist approaches. Today, even authors who have historically favored standard economics approaches recognize the importance of taking institutions into account (Tirole, 2017), whether to understand the formation of actors' rationality, to understand coordination mechanisms (in particular the market and the competitive modalities expressed therein) and the functioning of organizations (notably companies, whatever their form), or to understand the role of the state in the economy.
Considered as systems of formal and/or informal rules, institutions enable and constrain individual behavior, organizations and macroeconomic dynamics. Nevertheless, there is no single way of looking at institutions and their role in economic processes.
The aim of this course is therefore to situate, characterize and critique the main approaches in economics that focus on understanding the mechanisms of coordination, regulation and governance - in other words, collective action. By questioning fundamental categories in economics (market, money, actor, state, firm, etc.), it aims to provide theoretical and conceptual tools to shed light on a number of contemporary controversies, and to facilitate dialogue between economics and other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
Exam: a 3-hour test (essay or questions). For international students, the exam is the same, but it will be possible to write in English.

CF3S1 Contemporary Sociology - Wednesday 8am->10am
Gilles Bastin
The aim of this course is to approach the study of contemporary sociology through theoretical questioning of research traditions, concepts and methods that are the subject of discussion in the discipline as it is practiced today.
The aim of this course is both to describe change in contemporary societies and to question the tensions that these changes provoke in the discipline of sociology. In the course of the course, we will interrogate these tensions in an exercise in "sociological imagination": a reflection on the tools by which we can all try to understand the social world in which we live and - by doing so - act upon it.
The course is also motivated by the questions that have recently taken hold of the social sciences in a world marked by the resurgence of radical forms of criticism of society, notably through terrorism. Does sociology, which was born at the time of the great wave of anarchist attacks in Europe at the end of the 19th century, have anything to say about the crisis society is going through today? If so, why is it so little heard? These questions will serve as a thread running through the course, and will enable us to move forward little by little towards the formulation of the great secret of contemporary societies: the existence, maintenance and reproduction of inequalities.
Students can follow the hashtag #soc_cont and the @gillesbastin account on twitter for additional food for thought on the course between each session. Each week, they are invited to ask the teacher questions on twitter or by e-mail (gilles.bastin@iepg.fr). A discussion of the questions asked during the week is organized at each session.
Validation: This course leads to a 3-hour final exam. During this exam, students are required to answer fifteen questions, each graded on 1 point and calling for a brief response (so-called "course" questions), as well as one question graded on 5 points that calls for greater reasoning based in part on a commentary on a series of documents (statistical tables, texts, graphs, etc.). International students take the same exam, but can write in either French or English.
 

Semester 2

CF3S2 European Union Law - Tuesday 3:15pm->5:15pm
Fabien Terpan
Against a backdrop of economic and political crisis (Euroscepticism, Brexit), is the European Union increasingly influenced by states, and particularly by the most powerful states? Has the "Community method", which made the European model of regional integration original, given way to modes of operation that are more respectful of state sovereignty? On the contrary, is the expansion of competences transforming the Union into a quasi-federal organization? Although not a State, can the Union be a democracy and an international power? The aim of this course is to provide an analytical framework for answering these and other questions. The aim is not only to describe the European Union, but also and above all to analyze it, to explain its transformations, to grasp its main driving forces, beyond the caricatured debates opposing supporters of integration and sovereignists, defenders and critics of neo-liberalism.
Evaluation
- In the first and second sessions:
o Essay in 2 hours and four pages maximum.
o Two topics of your choice. These may be cross-cutting topics (covering several chapters of the course) or topics covering a specific chapter of the course (in the latter case, it is nevertheless advisable to use knowledge from other chapters, as long as it is relevant to the topic). Please indicate the titles of the parts and sub-parts, and write a conclusion.
o Compulsory readings, as well as the oral course, are part of the elements likely to be evaluated during the final exam.
o Use examples given in class or taken from your personal readings.
International students must take the same exam, but may write in French or English.

CF3S2 European Union Law - taught in English - Thursday 12.30-14.30
Fabien Terpan
In the context of economic and political crises (euroscepticism, Brexit), is the European Union increasingly influenced by its states, particularly the most powerful ones? Has the "Community method," which has been the hallmark of the European model of regional integration, given way to operating methods that are more respectful of state sovereignty? Conversely, is the expansion of competencies transforming the Union into a quasi-federal organization? Although not a state, can the Union be a democracy and an international power? The objective of this course is to provide an analytical framework to answer these and other questions. It is not only about describing the European Union but also, and above all, about analyzing it, explaining its transformations, and grasping its main drivers, beyond the caricatured debates between integration supporters and sovereigntists, defenders and critics of neoliberalism.

Evaluation: Essay in 2 hours and a maximum of four pages. Two topics to choose from. These can be cross-cutting topics (covering multiple chapters of the course) or topics focused on a specific chapter of the course (in the latter case, it is still advisable to use knowledge from other chapters, as long as it is relevant to the topic). Please include section and subsection titles, and write a conclusion. Mandatory readings, as well as the oral course content, are part of the elements that may be assessed during the final exam. Support your arguments with examples given in class or drawn from your personal readings.

CF3S2 Global history of the contemporary world (19th-20th centuries) - Monday 1-3pm
Claire Marynower
This course will present a social and political history centered on the Middle East North Africa (MENA) zone, from the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 21st century, on the eve of the "Arab Springs". The chosen perspective is that of global and connected history, but also of postcolonial studies: we will endeavor to study a history of modernity that is not written solely from and by Europe.
The course will focus on the endogenous processes of modernization in areas that remained outside the European empires (in the Ottoman Empire, then in Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt) or outside European influence (through the cultural movements of the Nahda, Islamism and Arabism). Europe will not be left out, however, as we study the circulation of its actors and influence in the area through colonialism and, more broadly, imperialism.
The course will also address the question of ethnic and religious minorities, the role of religion and ideologies, and social dynamics in general.
Exam for all students:
The fundamental course is based on a final examination: a 3-hour written exam (essay, choice of 2 subjects). Students are allowed to write in English.
 

Method conferences (CM )
4 ECTS credits each (duration 24h) - are specific to each field.
Method conferences offered in each section take place either in the first or second semester, for 2 hours per week over 12 weeks.
Language method conferences are organized by level. They take place at the rate of 1h30 per week over the two semesters. Two modern languages are compulsory.
The method conference is compulsory.
A continuous assessment mark is awarded in accordance with the terms of the teaching contract drawn up with the teacher.

+ 1 opening method lecture, in the second semester, to be chosen from among these 4 lectures:
Ideologies, culture and political sensibilities
European and political institutions
Marketing
International and comparative politics

Seminars:
11 ECTS credits (duration 36h per year)
Seminars provide students with an initial introduction to research, leading to the production of a scientific paper.
Seminars provide regular teaching based on a methodological approach to research and in-depth work on the theme of the seminar.
The seminar provides regular teaching based on a methodological approach to research and in-depth work on the theme of the seminar and the subject of the student's dissertation or other scientific production.
Below is the list of seminars available in the third year.

Specialized course or student commitment (internship, associative commitment, FLE tutoring, civic service, SAH module) =
INFORMATION ON ECTS CREDITS DOES NOT CONCERN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.
Your UE/Specialized Courses, Sport, Workshops and/or Student Involvement (7 ECTS), includes the compulsory "Ateliers Créativité/Réactivité" (3 ECTS).
The other 4 ECTS in this UE can be obtained through Sport (2 ECTS), a compulsory Specialized Course (2 ECTS), or Student Involvement (2 ECTS).
You can therefore take a CS+Sport or an EE+sport, or a CS+EE
If you choose sport+CS, you have only one Compulsory CS to choose from for this year, whether it takes place in semester 1 or semester 2.
This "student commitment" is likely to be an: internship, associative commitment, FLE tutoring (language support for international students by French students), civic service or module organized by the Service Accueil Handicap. To be taken into account, a student must be a member of the board or an active member of an association, and must present a substantial report on his or her activities to a panel of judges. The procedures for recognizing this commitment are defined by the Director of Studies, after consultation with the CEVIE.
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The choice between these different options is made in the 1st month of the year and becomes definitive, which means that CS students are obliged to sit the final exam and possibly the second session.
You can select Specialized Courses or Student Commitment for the UE/Epreuves Facultatives. In this case, only points above the average are taken into account. Please note that if you are enrolled in a Specialized Course or an Optional Student Commitment, it will appear on your transcript, even if you are not present in class or during assessments.

Sport
2 ECTS credits
Sport is compulsory and therefore has the same characteristics as compulsory courses.
Registration is online, at the beginning of each semester, on the SUAPS UGA website https://suaps.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/ (SUAPS = Service Universitaire des Activités Physiques et Sportives)

Possibilité de s’inscrire :
- sur une activité de sports collectifs
- sur une activité de sport individuel,
- sur une activité spécifique à l’IEP (cours ouverts uniquement aux étudiants de l’IEP  - Plein-air, Football Masculin et Féminin)
- sur une activité proposée par l’UGA (cours avec l’ensemble des étudiants du campus UGA)
Dispense de sport : les étudiants dispensés de sport pour l’année, devront obligatoirement s’inscrire à 1 cours spécialisé en remplacement du sport.
Le certificat médical justifiant la dispense doit être transmis le plus rapidement  possible à M. DRAMISSIOTIS Nicolas responsable du sport à Sciences Po Grenoble. En cas de dispense en cours d’année, contacter M. DRAMISSIOTIS Nicolas <nicolas.dramissiotis@iepg.fr>

The Grand Oral
3 ECTS credits
The Grand Oral is the culmination of the 1st cycle's multidisciplinary training. It draws on all the knowledge and skills acquired over the three years.

Workshops
4 ECTS credits
Professionalization workshops, focused on building a professional project and choosing a Master's degree, alternate every 6 weeks with office and digital tools workshops, focusing on documentary research and producing research papers.

Optional exams
Students may choose optional courses which may include:
specialized courses chosen from the list of specialized courses offered by Sciences Po Grenoble
physical and sports education, organized at Université Grenoble Alpes level
an internship
3rd year exams:
To validate their 3rd year, students must obtain 60 credits.
These credits are distributed as follows:
5 core course grades (5 x 4 credits = 20 credits);
6 method lecture grades (6 x 3 credits = 18 credits);
1 Grand oral grade (3 credits);
1 seminar grade (11 credits);
1 sport or equivalent grade (2 credits);
Workshop validation (4 credits);
1 CS or student commitment grade (2 credits).