Jeremy Perelman appointed Director of International Affairs at Sciences Po

Jeremy Perelman is the new Director of International Affairs at Sciences Po. He will gradually take up his post from 1 June 2024 until 26 August, when he will be able to devote himself fully to his mission. He succeeds Vanessa Scherrer, who has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Fondation nationale Cité internationale universitaire de Paris.

At Sciences Po, Jeremy Perelman will be responsible for steering the institution's international policy and the strategy for international university partnerships. In this capacity, he will be responsible for representing the institution and enhancing its attractiveness within the various international networks.

A teacher and researcher with an international perspective 

Jeremy Perelman holds Master's degrees in international law (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University), international law (Stanford Law School), international relations (Fletcher School, Tufts University) and a Doctorate (Doctor of Juridical Science, Harvard Law School).

He taught in the United States before joining Sciences Po in 2011 as Associate Professor. His courses focus on human rights, social and economic rights, poverty, inequality, international investment and sustainable development. He teaches students at the Udergraduate College, the Law School and the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA).

He is also involved in numerous research, teaching, and advocacy projects in the fields of human rights, poverty alleviation and development in the United States, Africa and Latin America, which have resulted in numerous publications.

He is also a member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Human Rights and, since 2022, a member of IDDRI's scientific council.

Head of the Law School Clinic for the last 12 years

Since its creation in 2012, he has been Director of the Law School Clinic, which now welcomes students from the Law School, PSIA and the Urban School within six programmes.

In this capacity, he co-led a working group on pedagogical innovation at Sciences Po in 2015 for two years. In 2022, he was a visiting professor at Columbia Law School and New York University. Since September 2023, he has been in charge of international relations at the Law School.