Serge Hurtig, born in 1927, was before his retirement in 1995 a member of the Graduate Department of Political Science of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, as well as Secretary General (1971-1991) and the Scientific Director (1991-1995) of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques – the two institutions known jointly as “Sciences Po”. His connection with IPSA dates back to 1952, when he attended the Hague Congress as assistant to Jean Meynaud, then Secretary General. He was IPSA’s Secretary General from 1960 to 1967, and Vice President of the Executive Committee from 1979 to 1985. He was appointed editor of the International Political Science Abstracts in 1963, and was joined in this position by Paul Godt in 2000. Paul Godt became editor in 2001 with Serge Hurtig remaining co-editor. He is vice-president of the French Committee of the French-American Foundation. Recent publications include : ed., Alain Savary : Politique et Honneur, Paris, 2002 ; “Teflon II, Président des Etats-Unis ? Bill Clinton et l’opinion publique américaine”, in B. Badie and P. Perrineau, eds., Le Citoyen, Mélanges offerts à Alain Lancelot, Paris, 2000 ; “Developments in the world of political science journals”, in E. Bort and R. Keat, eds., The Boundaries of Understanding : Essays in Honor of Malcolm Anderson, Edinburgh, 1999.