Histoire politique de l'enseignement supérieur

Writing a political history of universities is an ambitious undertaking; it required the author to produce a work of scholarship that demanded both rigour and clarity. This work, which is both meticulous and lucid, could undoubtedly only have been the work of a lecturer and researcher who has also held the highest positions in university administration and on governing bodies, his experience having enriched both his understanding and his knowledge.

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Jean-Yves Mérindol, a mathematician, held senior positions within the French university system: President of Sorbonne-Paris-Cité University (2013–2016), the École normale supérieure de Cachan (2009–2012) and Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg (1997–2002). He also served as an adviser on higher education to the Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë (2005–2008), and on higher education and research in the office of the President of the Republic, François Hollande (2012–2013).