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Patrick Le Lidec is a CNRS Junior Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE) at Sciences Po, where he also serves as Co-director of the Evaluation of Democracy Research Group at LIEPP (Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies). He is the director of Sciences Po’s Master of Metropolitan Governance program. His institutional affiliations include Sciences Po and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), with previous research roles at Cersa, jointly supervised by Université Paris II and CNRS.
Research Interests: His work centers on public administration, the sociology of public action, and political sociology. He specializes in decentralization policies, local government reforms, territorial restructuring, multi-level and metropolitan governance, and the sociology of political work and public finance. His research adopts a comparative perspective, examining national trajectories of reform in France and beyond.
The recent articles reflect a strong focus on state transformation, administrative reorganization, and metropolitan governance, particularly in the context of the Greater Paris project and French structural reforms. His publications engage with themes of blame avoidance, institutional reform, and territorial politics, often using qualitative and process-tracing methodologies. The interdisciplinary nature of his work spans political science, public policy, and urban studies.
Scientific Awards:
- GRALE Prize for best paper (for his PhD dissertation)
Advising and Grants: Patrick Le Lidec directs the Master of Metropolitan Governance program, indicating a significant role in academic leadership and student mentorship. While no direct list of advisees is provided, his editorial and co-authorship roles (e.g., with Philippe Bezes and Didier Demazière) suggest active collaboration and academic supervision. He is involved in funded research through LIEPP and CEE, though specific grants are not listed in the provided text.
Labs and Teams: He is a core member of the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE) and the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP). He co-directs the Evaluation of Democracy research group within LIEPP, positioning him at the forefront of interdisciplinary research on democratic governance and public policy evaluation in France.
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