Denis Baranger

Denis Baranger is a Professor of Public Law at Université Panthéon-Assas. He serves as Director of the LL.M. Public Law and Democracy program and Director of the Institut Michel Villey. Baranger has held visiting positions at prestigious institutions including Melbourne Law School, University of Oxford, Penn Law, and Keio University.

• Education: Paris II, Sciences Po Paris, University of Cambridge (LLM)

His research focuses on constitutional law, jurisprudence, history of ideas, and participatory/deliberative democracy. He has contributed extensively to academic discourse through publications in French and English and is actively involved in French public service and policy debates.

• François Furet Prize (2001)
• Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques Prize (2018, 2023)
• Honorary Member of Institut Universitaire de France

Baranger previously served on the French National Assembly’s committee on constitutional reform (2014–2015) and frequently engages with media on public life. He leads the Institut Michel Villey, advancing research in his fields.