Sciences Po

The Paris Institute of Political Studies (French: Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, French pronunciation: ​[ɛ̃s.ti.ty de.tyd pɔ.li.tik də pa.ʁi]), commonly referred to as Sciences Po (French pronunciation: ​[sjɑ̃s po]), is a prestigious and influential academic institution in the social sciences in France (legally a grande école). It was founded in 1872 to promote a new class of French politicians in the aftermath of the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871, and remains the primary institution of higher learning for French political and administrative elite.

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