An interesting story about the pioneering scheme run by Richard Descoings to promote social diversity at Sciences Po.
France’s famed meritocracy endangered by grandes écoles
By Ben Hall in Paris
Published: January 9 2010 02:00 | Last updated: January 9 2010 02:00France’s claim to be a meritocracy is based on its revolutionary heritage. However, for Anyss Arbib, a 21-year-old Frenchman of Moroccan descent who grew up in the tough Paris suburb of Bondy, the claim looks clearly wrong these days.
“It’s a myth, of course,” he says. “We should stop being hypocritical and talking about meritocracy. There will be no meritocracy until there is equality of opportunity.”
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