Jean-Claude Casanova

Jean-Claude Casanova
Casanova in March 2021
President of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques
In office
2007–2016
Preceded byRené Rémond
Succeeded byOlivier Duhamel
Personal details
Born (1934-06-11) 11 June 1934 (age 90)
Ajaccio, Corsica
NationalityFrench
EducationLycée Carnot de Tunis
Alma materSciences Po
ProfessionEconomist

Jean-Claude Casanova (born 11 June 1934 in Ajaccio) is a French economist, educator and public intellectual with a lifetime involvement in French civic life. He was the chairman of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques between 2007 and 2016. A centrist in politics, he cofounded the journal Commentaire with Raymond Aron in 1978, and since then has been its editor and publisher (directeur).