Management and governance
Simon Persico
Director, Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Simon Persico has been University Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA since September 2017, attached to the Pacte laboratory. His research focuses on four main themes: changing partisan systems in Western Europe, the impact of parties on public policy, the fulfillment of electoral promises, and developments in political ecology in partisan competition, opinion and social movements.
His work has appeared in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, Political Studies, French Politics, Revue Française de Science Politique, Gouvernement et Action Publique, Lien Social et Politique. His publications include: Sauver l'Europe? Citoyens, élections et gouvernance européennes par gros temps (co-edited with Sabine Saurugger, Dalloz 2019) and Partis Politiques (co-edited with Florence Haegel, Traités Larcier 2023).
Simon Persico is head of the Governance team and a member of the Pacte Laboratory Board. He co-founded and co-directs the Master in Ecological Transitions at Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA.
He graduated from IEP Grenoble in 2007.
Academic management team
Simon Persico, Director
Gilles Bastin, Deputy Director, in charge of training and research
Gilles Bastin, Vice President, Research
Hedwig Mesana, Vice-President Training
Caroline Bray, Vice-President, Student Life
Reia Anquet, Languages Manager
Yann Echinard, Vice-President, Lifelong Learning and Distance Education
Camille Morio, CPAG Director
Sonia Berrakama, Program Manager, Social Openness and Openness to People with Disabilities
Simon Persico (acting), Competitions Manager
Franck Petiteville, Vice President, International Relations
Anna Jeannesson, International Mobility Manager
Anne Bartel-Radic, Vice-President Human Resources
Laurent Labrot, External Partnerships Manager
Simon Persico (interim), Vice-President, Ecological Transformation
Management bodies
The 3 councils are made up of elected members representing staff, students and outside personalities. They sit under the responsibility of a chairman.
Board of Directors (BOD) - 30 members - Articles 10 and 22 of Decree no. 89-902 of December 18, 1989, concerning political studies institutes with the status of public administrative establishments associated with a university or a community of universities and establishments
The BOD determines the establishment's policy, in particular validating the establishment contract, voting on the budget and approving the accounts. The decisions of the Scientific Commission and the Board of Studies and Student Life are submitted to it for approval.
The Board of Directors comprises thirty members as follows:
1° The Director of the Civil Service, the President of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques and the Director of the Institut National du Service Public (ex-ENA), or their representatives, are ex officio members of the Board of Directors;
2° Seven outside personalities appointed for their expertise by the rector of the academy on the recommendation of the institute's board of directors;
3° Five representatives of university professors and staff belonging to assimilated categories within the meaning of article D. 719-4 of the Education Code, including at least three professors;
4° Five representatives of other teaching and research staff;
5° Nine student representatives in accordance with the internal regulations of each institute;
6° A representative of the engineers, technicians, administrative and service staff.
The president of each institution with which the institute is associated, or his or her representative, also sits ex officio on the Board of Directors.
The Director of the Institute and the Accounting Officer attend Board meetings in an advisory capacity.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors is elected by the Board for the duration of his or her term of office from among the outside personalities who are members of the Board.
The Board of Directors determines the general policy of Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA and deliberates, in particular, on:
teaching and research programs,
the general organization of studies,
the budget and financial accounts,
internal regulations.
The Board of Directors is composed of :
Chairman (voting rights) :
- Mr Jean-Luc NEVACHE
Ex officio members (voting rights) :
- Mrs Maryvonne LE BRIGNONEN, Director of INSP (ex ENA)
- Mrs Nathalie COLIN, or her representative
- Ms Catherine PRUDHOMME, Director of Administration and Civil Service
- Mrs Laurence BERTRAND-DORLEAC, President of the FNSP
Outside personalities (voting rights)
- Mrs Geneviève FIORASO, in her capacity as former Minister of Higher Education and Research, former Member of Parliament for the first constituency of Isère and former Deputy Mayor of Grenoble
- Mr Jérôme BELLION-JOURDAN, Senior Fellow, Institute for Global Negotiation
- Gérald MATTER, Organic Sales Gardener at PICTURE
- Mr Jean-Luc NEVACHE in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Ms Cécile PROST, in her capacity as Director of ABC Project
- Mrs Estelle CARRELET DE LOISY, in her capacity as member of staff of the European Commission in Brussels
Representatives of university professors and staff in assimilated categories within the meaning of article d. 719-4 of the French Education Code (voting rights)
- Mr Gilles BASTIN, Professor of Sociology, Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
- Mr. Aurélien LIGNEREUX, Professor of History at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
- Mr Franck PETITEVILLE, Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
- Ms Sonja ZMERLI, Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
- Mr Olivier LE VAN TRUOC, Associate Professor, Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Representatives of other teaching and research staff (voting rights)
- Mr Nordine HOCINE, PRAG in languages at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
- Ms Reia ANQUET, PRCE in languages at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
- Mr Dorian GUINARD, Senior Lecturer in Public Law at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
- Mr Simon GODARD, Senior Lecturer in History at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
- Sophie PANEL, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Student representatives 1st college (deliberative vote)
Mrs Alia BLANC, Ourse
Mrs Samara LABRECHE, Ourse
Mr Luc TEULIERE, Ourse
Mr Giulio CARIGNANO, Agora
Mr. Ranim RAHMOUNI, Solidaires étudiant.e.s
2nd cycle student representatives
Mrs Léonie MARCOUX, Ourse
Mrs Maëlis LECOMTE, Ourse
Ms Lucie CLAMENS, Solidaires étudiant.e.s
Mrs Alice LECUIT, Solidaires étudiant.e.s
Representative of engineering, technical, administrative and service staff (voting rights)
Mr Eric BRUN, Director of the steering assistance unit at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Board members
Mr Simon PERSICO, Director of Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Monsieur le Recteur de région académique or his representative
Permanent guests
Mrs Béatrice ANDURAND, President of the Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA Alumni Association
Mrs Agnès CASASSA, Executive Assistant, General Management, General Services Management, Deputy General Services Management of Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Ms Catherine SAINTAGNE, Head of Orientation and Careers at Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Mr Arnaud COEFFIER, Deputy Director General, Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Ms Hélène DESSAUX, Deputy Director General, Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Ms Pascale MARTINOT, Director General, Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Mr Emmanuel KALNINS, Director of Legal Affairs, Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA
Finally, depending on the agenda, the Chairman may invite other people to attend from time to time.
