Renaud Payre

Renaud Payre is a Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Lyon and Director of the Triangle Laboratory (UMR 5206) since 2012 (interim 2016 onwards). He holds a PhD from Sciences Po Lyon (2002) and a Habilitation (2008). His research focuses on urban governance, socio-historical approaches to public policy, and transnational municipal networks. He has directed Sciences Po Lyon since 2016.

Education: Graduate of IEP Grenoble (1997), PhD in Political Science (2002), Habilitation (2008).

Research Interests: Urban public action, socio-history of policy implementation, administrative reform networks, political temporalities, and municipal transnationalism. His work explores how urban governance strategies circulate across borders and transform local policies.

Key Contributions: Authored/co-authored books like Les territoires qui disent non! (2025), Socio-histoire de l’action publique (2013), and edited volumes on city networks and temporalities of political action. His research links historical analysis with contemporary urban policy challenges.

Grants: Secured funding from the Rhône-Alpes region (Cluster 14/ARC 8) for studies on Eurocities and Lyon’s internationalization.

Labs/Teams: Leads research at Triangle UMR 5206, focusing on public action and contemporary governance challenges.