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Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques

The Académie des sciences morales et politiques ([akademi de sjɑ̃s mɔʁal e pɔlitik], Academy of Moral and Political Sciences) is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.

The académie was founded in 1795, suppressed in 1803, and reestablished in 1832 through the appeal of Guizot to King Louis Philippe. It is divided into five sections and has for its chief purpose the discussion of mental philosophy, law and jurisprudence, political economy and statistics, general and philosophical history, and politics, administration, and finance. It has the Baujour, Faucher, Halphen, Bordin, and other prizes at its distribution, publishes Mémoires, and its annual meeting is held in December.

List of foreign associate members

  • Charles, Prince of Wales
  • Mario Monti
  • Juan Carlos I of Spain
  • Ismail Kadare
  • Roland Mortier
  • Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
  • Pope Benedict XVI
  • Jean Starobinski
  • Stephen Breyer
  • Prince Hassan of Jordan
  • Dora Bakoyannis
  • Jean-Claude Juncker
  • References

    Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques Wikipedia