What is School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences?
{{Infobox University |name = École des hautes études en sciences sociales |image =Maison des sciences de l'homme, 54 boulevard Raspail, Paris 6e 2.jpg |established = 1947 |type = Public |students= |city = [[Paris]] | campus = |country = [[France]] |coor = {{coord|48|50|45.959|N|2|19|44.001|E|region:FR_type:edu}} |affiliations= |website = http://www.ehess.fr }} '''École des hautes études en sciences sociales''' (EHESS) is one of the most selective and prestigious social sciences [[Grande école|Grandes écoles]] in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref>[https://historyandliterature.columbia.edu/content/ecole-des-hautes-etudes-en-sciences-sociales The Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales]</ref> EHESS was originally a department of the [[École pratique des hautes études]], founded in 1868 to train academic researchers. It became an independent institution in 1975. Today, its research covers the fields of economics and finance, cognitive sciences, humanities, and politics, such as the sciences, applied mathematics and statistics, development studies, [[sociology]], [[anthropology]], history, musicology, and the [[philosophy]] of the social sciences.<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2016/03/26/l-ehess-une-grande-ecole-ouverte-aux-refugies_4890679_4401467.html L’EHESS, une grande école ouverte aux réfugiés]</ref> == Notable Teacher == * [[Roland Barthes]], French philosopher * [[Michel Chodkiewicz]], French author and a scholar of Sufism * [[Marc Ferro]], French historian * [[Gérard Genette]], French literary theorist * [[Jacques Mehler]], Spanish-born French-American influential cognitive psychologist * [[Pierre Nora]], French historian * [[Alain Touraine]], French sociologist == References == {{Reflist}} == Further reading == {{Commons|École des hautes études en sciences sociales}} * [http://www.ehess.fr/ Official website] {{Europe-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales}} [[Category:Universities in Paris]] [[Category:1947 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:1940s establishme